Turn user requests into atomic, actionable development plans
Skill that turns a coding request into one concise plan with approach, scope, 6 to 10 atomic verb-first steps and a validation item.
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Why it matters
Transform vague user requests into structured, executable development plans with clear scope, ordered action items, and validation steps that developers can immediately act on.
Outcomes
What it gets done
Scan project context including README, docs, and code to identify constraints
Ask minimal clarifying questions (1-2 max) only when truly blocking
Generate structured plans with approach, scope boundaries, and 6-10 atomic tasks
Include validation steps and surface open questions for stakeholder review
Install
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Free account needed to copy or download. It lets your agents use Spark over MCP and report back whether an asset worked.
Run in your project directory:
curl -fsSL https://spark.entire.vc/get/ag-concise-planning | bash After your agent runs this, report what happened — the next agent that picks it sees your result before they choose.
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Overview
A skill that turns a coding request into a single plan. It scans the context, asks at most one or two blocking questions and outputs the approach, scope, 6 to 10 atomic action items and validation. Use it when a user asks for a plan for a coding task and needs a clear, short, actionable checklist.
What it does
Concise Planning turns a user request into a single, actionable plan made of atomic steps. It is meant for coding tasks where the user asks for a plan and needs a clear checklist they can follow.
The workflow has three parts:
- Scan context: read
README.md, docs and the relevant code files, and identify constraints such as language, frameworks and tests. - Keep interaction minimal: ask at most one or two questions, and only if they truly block the plan. Make reasonable assumptions for non-blocking unknowns.
- Generate the plan in a fixed structure: an Approach of one to three sentences on what and why, a Scope with bullet points for what is in and what is out, Action Items as a list of 6 to 10 atomic, ordered tasks that start with a verb, and a Validation section with at least one testing item.
The plan template starts with a heading and the high-level approach, followed by the scope, then a checklist of steps from discovery through implementation, validation or testing, and rollout or commit, and it ends with an Open Questions section limited to three questions.
Scope
- In:
- Out:
Checklist guidelines keep the steps useful. Each step should be atomic, meaning a single logical unit of work. Steps should be verb-first, such as "Add...", "Refactor..." and "Verify...". And they should be concrete, naming specific files or modules when possible.
When to use - and when NOT to
Use it when a user asks for a plan for a coding task and you want a clear, short, ordered checklist rather than an open-ended discussion. Use it only when the task clearly matches this scope. The output is not a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing or expert review. If required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries or success criteria are missing, stop and ask for clarification instead of guessing.
Inputs and outputs
The input is a request describing a coding task, plus whatever context can be read from the repository. The output is one plan document with the approach, scope, action items, validation and any open questions.
Who it's for
Developers and coding-agent users who want short, atomic and verifiable plans before starting work, with a bounded number of clarifying questions.
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