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Create Implementation Plan

Writes structured, step-by-step implementation plan files for features, refactors, upgrades, or infrastructure.

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Repository
github/awesome-copilot
Stars
40,703
Licence
MIT
Files
1 file

What it does

When installed, the agent can turn a description of a feature, refactor, package upgrade, or architecture/infrastructure change into a formal plan file saved in a /plan/ folder. The plan is split into phases with requirements, constraints, tasks in tables, and validation criteria so that another AI agent or a person can carry it out step by step. The skill is mainly a detailed template and set of formatting rules; it does not itself change your code.

Great for

  • Developers who want a consistent, detailed written plan before starting a large change
  • Teams that hand off work between AI agents and humans and need machine-readable task lists
  • Anyone upgrading packages or refactoring code who wants tracked phases and task status

Skip it if

  • Quick one-off edits or small bug fixes, where the template adds heavy overhead
  • Situations where you need a plan reviewed against your real codebase: the skill's instructions do not tell the agent to inspect files, so plans may contain guessed file paths and function names
  • Non-technical users looking for a general project plan, since the output is tailored to software implementation

Try asking

  • “Create an implementation plan for adding OAuth login to our web app”
  • “Make an implementation plan for upgrading from React 17 to React 18”
  • “Write a plan to refactor the billing module into separate services”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Create Implementation PlanInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    create-implementation-plan.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip create-implementation-plan.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip create-implementation-plan.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Give a specific purpose in your request (feature, refactor, upgrade, or infrastructure) so the agent picks the right file prefix such as feature- or upgrade-.
  • Review the generated file paths and function names against your repository before executing the plan, since the skill does not require the agent to verify them.
  • The skill includes an optional bash check for duplicate identifiers; you can run it yourself on the plan file, or ask the agent to do so.

What's inside

  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from github/awesome-copilot under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.