A hierarchical project management framework that decomposes complex goals into executable tasks for AI agents and human teams.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install wbs-planner
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install wbs-planner using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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What is WBS Planner?
The WBS Planner is a technical framework designed to bring structure to multi-agent project management. It establishes a rigorous hierarchy consisting of Roadmaps, Epics, and Tasks, ensuring that high-level product visions are translated into manageable, quantifiable work units. By utilizing this skill within the ecosystem of Openclaw Skills, teams can maintain a single source of truth for project progress and documentation.
This skill is particularly effective for distributed teams and autonomous agents that require clear boundaries and specific acceptance criteria. It prevents the common pitfall of vague task definitions by enforcing a granularity standard that demands each task be independent, testable, and deliverable within a focused timeframe.
WBS Planner Use Cases
- Planning complex software projects by breaking features into a Roadmap → Epic → Task hierarchy.
- Standardizing project documentation structure for better discoverability and agent context.
- Ensuring task granularity is optimized for AI agent execution or developer dispatch.
- Tracking high-level priorities and timelines through a centralized roadmap file.
How WBS Planner Works
- Initialize the project roadmap to define priorities and the macro-level timeline.
- Identify major functional modules and categorize them as Epics with unique identifiers.
- Decompose each Epic into granular Tasks that satisfy the single-delivery and quantifiable-acceptance standards.
- Organize the filesystem using the defined directory structure to house roadmap, epic, and task markdown files.
- Follow the role-based workflows for PMs to dispatch work and for Devs to assess and execute tasks.
WBS Planner Setup
To implement this skill, create a directory structure in your project root using the following commands:
mkdir -p roadmap
touch roadmap/roadmap.md
# Example of creating an Epic and its first Task
mkdir -p roadmap/epic-001-initial-setup
touch roadmap/epic-001-initial-setup/task-001-env-config.md
Ensure you follow the naming convention epic-NNN-name/ and task-NNN-name.md for consistency within Openclaw Skills.
WBS Planner Data Schema & Taxonomy
The WBS Planner organizes data through a nested file system hierarchy:
| Level | Component | File/Folder Pattern | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | Roadmap | roadmap/roadmap.md |
High-level strategy and Epic prioritization |
| L2 | Epic | roadmap/epic-NNN-name/ |
Dedicated folders for major feature modules |
| L3 | Task | task-NNN-name.md |
Specific work units located inside Epic folders |
Each task file must include single-delivery objectives, quantifiable acceptance criteria, and 1-2 week effort estimates to maintain high-quality Openclaw Skills workflows.
WBS Planner Advanced Features
- Granularity Enforcement: Built-in checks to ensure tasks are not overly broad (e.g., separating 'Implement Farm System' into specific grid layouts).
- Role-Based Workflows: Separate references and guidance for Product Managers (planning/review) and Developers (execution/delivery).
- Team Orchestration Compatibility: Designed to work alongside agent-team-orchestration protocols for automated state transitions.
- Standardized Templates: Pre-defined Markdown templates for Epics and Tasks to ensure metadata consistency across the repository.
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