planning-with-files
This skill implements a Manus-style persistent Markdown planning workflow, designed to enhance the work efficiency and planning capabilities of AI agents, drawing on the successful model of Manus, a company acquired by Meta for $2 billion.
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1 组When AI agents handle complex tasks, they lack structured and persistent planning mechanisms, leading to disorganized task decomposition, low execution efficiency, and often requiring manual intervention and multiple iterations.
By introducing persistent Markdown planning, AI agents can systematically formulate and adhere to task plans, significantly reducing the number of iterations and improving task execution accuracy and overall efficiency.
Planning with Files
Work like Manus — the AI agent company Meta acquired for $2 billion.
To everyone who starred, forked, and shared this skill — thank you. This project blew up in less than 24 hours, and the support from the community has been incredible.
If this skill helps you work smarter, that's all I wanted.
Forks & Extensions
| Fork | Author | What They Built |
|---|---|---|
| devis | @st01cs | Interview-first workflow, /devis:intv and /devis:impl commands, guaranteed activation |
| multi-manus-planning | @kmichels | Multi-project support, SessionStart git sync |
| plan-cascade | @Taoidle | Multi-level task orchestration, parallel execution, multi-agent collaboration |
| agentfund-skill | @RioTheGreat-ai | Crowdfunding for AI agents with milestone-based escrow on Base |
| openclaw-github-repo-commander | @wd041216-bit | 7-stage GitHub repo audit, optimization, and cleanup workflow for OpenClaw |
Used in the Wild
| Project | What It Is |
|---|---|
| lincolnwan/Planning-with-files-copilot-agent | Entire Copilot agent repo built around the planning-with-files skill |
| cooragent/ClarityFinance | AI finance agent framework — Planning-with-Files approach directly credited |
| oeftimie/vv-claude-harness | Claude Code harness built on Manus-style persistent markdown planning |
| jessepwj/CCteam-creator | Multi-agent team orchestration skill using file-based planning |
Built something? Open an issue to get listed!
See the full list of everyone who made this project better in CONTRIBUTORS.md.
Current Version: v2.37.0
| Version | Highlights |
|---|---|
| v2.37.0 | Hash attestation + parity bumper (closes #150, #151): /plan-attest locks task_plan.md with a SHA-256; hooks block injection on tamper. scripts/bump-version.py + parity test kill the "missed one variant" regression class behind v2.34.1, v2.36.0, v2.36.2, and v2.36.3. (thanks @oaabahussain!) |
| v2.36.3 | Parallel planning scripts now ship in the skill: resolve-plan-dir.sh and set-active-plan.sh were missing from the installed skill in v2.36.0; now in canonical + all IDE mirrors + SKILL.md docs updated |
| v2.36.2 | Canonical script sync (PR #149): skills/planning-with-files/scripts/init-session.sh was missing slug mode from v2.36.0; now synced with IDE mirrors + regression test. (thanks @voidborne-d!) |
| v2.36.1 | Security hardening: Stop hook cache search removed, ExecutionPolicy Bypass changed to RemoteSigned, prompt injection delimiters added. (Gen Agent Trust Hub FAIL resolved) |
| v2.36.0 | Parallel plan isolation + Codex session isolation (closes #146, #148): init-session.sh slug mode, set-active-plan.sh, resolve-plan-dir.sh, all Codex hooks route through resolver, session attachment gating. Hermes docs (closes #147): integration notes added to docs/hermes.md. 34 new tests. (thanks @githubYiheng, @09ashishkapoor, @shawnli1874!) |
| v2.35.1 | Shebang portability fix: changed /bin/bash to /usr/bin/env bash in hook scripts, fixing compatibility on NixOS and other systems where bash is not at /bin/bash. (thanks @Emin017!) |
| v2.35.0 | Hermes adapter + NLPM audit hardening: Hermes platform 17 support (thanks @bailob!), NLPM audit fixed Python PATH resolution, session-catchup injection cap, Pi PowerShell syntax (thanks @xiaolai!) |
| v2.34.1 | Stop hook Windows portability fix (closes #133): export SD= failed in Windows Git Bash hook context; fallback path was wrong for plugin cache structure. Fixed across all 13 SKILL.md variants. (thanks @nazeshinjite!) |
| v2.34.0 | Codex hooks fully restored (closes #132): .codex/hooks.json + lifecycle scripts back — SessionStart, UserPromptSubmit, PreToolUse, PostToolUse, Stop. Tessl CI for SKILL.md quality reviews. Exec bit fix. 4 missing contributors added. (thanks @Leon-Algo, @popey!) |
| v2.33.0 | Multi-language expansion: Arabic, German, and Spanish skill variants added (thanks to community contributors!) |
| v2.32.0 | Codex session catchup rewrite (thanks @ebrevdo!), Loaditout A-grade security badge, Stop hook Git Bash fix |
| v2.31.0 | Codex hooks.json integration with full lifecycle hooks (thanks @Leon-Algo!) |
| v2.30.1 | Fix: Codex script executable bits restored (thanks @Leon-Algo!) |
| v2.30.0 | CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR variable, IDE configs moved to per-IDE branches, plugin.json bumped from 2.23.0 |
| v2.29.0 | Analytics workflow template: --template analytics flag for data exploration sessions (thanks @mvanhorn!) |
| v2.28.0 | Traditional Chinese (zh-TW) skill variant (thanks @waynelee2048!) |
| v2.26.2 | Fix: --- in hook commands broke YAML frontmatter parsing, hooks now register correctly |
| v2.26.1 | Fix: session catchup after /clear, path sanitization on Windows + content injection (thanks @tony-stark-eth!) |
| v2.26.0 | IDE audit: Factory hooks, Copilot errorOccurred hook, Gemini hooks, bug fixes |
| v2.18.2 | Mastra Code hooks fix (hooks.json + docs accuracy) |
| v2.18.1 | Copilot garbled characters complete fix |
| v2.18.0 | BoxLite sandbox runtime integration |
| v2.17.0 | Mastra Code support + all IDE SKILL.md spec fixes |
| v2.16.1 | Copilot garbled characters fix: PS1 UTF-8 encoding + bash ensure_ascii (thanks @Hexiaopi!) |
| v2.16.0 | GitHub Copilot hooks support (thanks @lincolnwan!) |
| v2.27.0 | Kiro Agent Skill layout (thanks @EListenX!) |
| v2.15.1 | Session catchup false-positive fix (thanks @gydx6!) |
| v2.15.0 | /plan:status command, OpenCode compatibility fix |
| v2.14.0 | Pi Agent support, OpenClaw docs update, Codex path fix |
| v2.11.0 | /plan command for easier autocomplete |
| v2.10.0 | Kiro steering files support |
| v2.7.0 | Gemini CLI support |
| v2.2.0 | Session recovery, Windows PowerShell, OS-aware hooks |
Parallel plan isolation (
.planning/YYYY-MM-DD-slug/directories) and Codex session isolation shipped in v2.36.0. Theexperimental/isolated-planningbranch was the earlier prototype; master is now the canonical location.
Session Recovery
When your context fills up and you run /clear, this skill automatically recovers your previous session.
How it works:
- Checks for previous session data in the active IDE's session store (
~/.claude/projects/for Claude Code,~/.codex/sessions/for Codex) - Finds when planning files were last updated
- Extracts conversation that happened after (potentially lost context)
- Shows a catchup report so you can sync
Pro tip: Disable auto-compact to maximize context before clearing:
{ "autoCompact": false }
Enhanced Support (hooks + lifecycle automation)
These IDEs have dedicated hook configurations that automatically re-read your plan before tool use, remind you to update progress, and verify completion before stopping:
| IDE | Installation Guide | Integration |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | Installation | Plugin + SKILL.md + Hooks |
| Cursor | Cursor Setup | Skills + hooks.json |
| GitHub Copilot | Copilot Setup | Hooks (incl. errorOccurred) |
| Mastra Code | Mastra Setup | Skills + Hooks |
| Gemini CLI | Gemini Setup | Skills + Hooks |
| Kiro | Kiro Setup | Agent Skills |
| Codex | Codex Setup | Skills + Hooks |
| Hermes Agent | Hermes Setup | Skill + Project Plugin |
| CodeBuddy | CodeBuddy Setup | Skills + Hooks |
| FactoryAI Droid | Factory Setup | Skills + Hooks |
| OpenCode | OpenCode Setup | Skills + Custom session storage |
Standard Agent Skills Support
These IDEs implement the Agent Skills open specification. Install with npx skills add — the installer places the skill in each IDE's discovery path automatically:
| IDE | Installation Guide | Skill Discovery Path |
|---|---|---|
| Continue | Continue Setup | .continue/skills/ + .prompt files |
| Pi Agent | Pi Agent Setup | .pi/skills/ (npm package) |
| OpenClaw | OpenClaw Setup | .openclaw/skills/ (docs) |
| Antigravity | Antigravity Setup | .agent/skills/ (docs) |
| Kilocode | Kilocode Setup | .kilocode/skills/ (docs) |
| AdaL CLI (Sylph AI) | AdaL Setup | .adal/skills/ (docs) |
Note: If your IDE uses the legacy Rules system instead of Skills, see the
legacy-rules-supportbranch.
| Runtime | Status | Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| BoxLite | ✅ Documented | BoxLite Setup | Run Claude Code + planning-with-files inside hardware-isolated micro-VMs |
Note: BoxLite is a sandbox runtime, not an IDE. Skills load via ClaudeBox — BoxLite’s official Claude Code integration layer.
A Claude Code plugin that transforms your workflow to use persistent markdown files for planning, progress tracking, and knowledge storage — the exact pattern that made Manus worth billions.
Quick Install
npx skills add OthmanAdi/planning-with-files --skill planning-with-files -g
🇸🇦 العربية / Arabic
npx skills add OthmanAdi/planning-with-files --skill planning-with-files-ar -g
🇩🇪 Deutsch / German
npx skills add OthmanAdi/planning-with-files --skill planning-with-files-de -g
🇪🇸 Español / Spanish
npx skills add OthmanAdi/planning-with-files --skill planning-with-files-es -g
🇨🇳 中文版 / Chinese (Simplified)
npx skills add OthmanAdi/planning-with-files --skill planning-with-files-zh
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