Planning Workflow
Overview
planning-workflow orchestrates complete planning from requirements through tasks to tracking setup.
Component Skills (3):
- planning-architect - Architecture and structure planning
- task-development - Task breakdown with estimates
- todo-management - Setup progress tracking
Workflow (3 steps):
- Plan Architecture - Create comprehensive skill plan
- Break Down Tasks - Convert plan into concrete tasks
- Setup Tracking - Initialize todo list for execution
Result: Complete planning artifacts ready for implementation
When to Use
- Planning complex skills (need comprehensive planning)
- Large projects (detailed breakdown needed)
- Team projects (clear task assignment)
- When thoroughness more important than speed
Planning Workflow
Step 1: Plan Architecture (planning-architect)
Process: Run planning-architect 6-step workflow
- Analyze requirements
- Choose pattern
- Design structure
- Plan content
- Estimate complexity
- Create plan document
Output: skill-architecture-plan.md
Time: 3-5 hours
Step 2: Break Down Tasks (task-development)
Process: Run task-development 5-step workflow using plan from Step 1
- Analyze plan
- Identify components
- Break into tasks
- Sequence and dependencies
- Create task document
Output: task-breakdown.md
Time: 2-4 hours
Step 3: Setup Tracking (todo-management)
Process: Use todo-management Operation 1 (Initialize)
- Create todo list from task breakdown
- Set initial states (all pending)
- Ready for execution
Output: todo-list.md (ready to track)
Time: 15-30 minutes
Post-Workflow: Begin Implementation
With complete planning artifacts:
- Architecture plan guides what to build
- Task breakdown guides how to sequence
- Todo list tracks progress
Next: Execute implementation following plan and tasks
Quick Reference
The 3-Step Planning Workflow
| Step | Skill | Time | Output |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | planning-architect | 3-5h | skill-architecture-plan.md |
| 2 | task-development | 2-4h | task-breakdown.md |
| 3 | todo-management | 15-30m | todo-list.md |
Total Time: 5.5-9.5 hours
When to Use: Complex skills needing thorough planning
Alternative: For simple skills, use planning-architect only (skip task-development)
planning-workflow provides complete planning from requirements to ready-to-execute task list.