A structured framework to decompose technical designs into granular, 2-5 minute tasks with mandatory verification steps.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install writing-plans-2
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 writing-plans-2 using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Writing Plans?
The Writing Plans skill is a robust methodology designed to bridge the gap between high-level architectural design and the actual implementation phase. By leveraging this framework within Openclaw Skills, developers and AI agents can transform abstract approvals into a concrete, ordered sequence of micro-tasks. This approach minimizes technical debt and implementation errors by ensuring every single change is small, focused, and immediately verifiable.
This skill emphasizes precision over ambiguity. Each plan generated provides a clear roadmap that includes exact file paths, implementation snippets, and the specific commands needed to verify success. By adopting this workflow, teams can maintain a high velocity while ensuring that every step of the development lifecycle is documented and testable.
Writing Plans Use Cases
- Transitioning from a finalized design or brainstorming session to active coding.
- Creating detailed implementation roadmaps for complex features to be executed by Openclaw Skills agents.
- Onboarding new developers by providing a step-by-step guide with built-in verification.
- Managing large refactoring tasks by breaking them into manageable, 5-minute increments.
How Writing Plans Works
- Analyze the approved design or feature requirements after the brainstorming phase is complete.
- Decompose the implementation into a series of tasks, ensuring each task targets a specific goal.
- Assign exact file paths and provide implementation code or pseudo-code for every step.
- Define a verification command for each task along with the expected output to ensure correctness.
- Estimate the time for each task, splitting any task that exceeds the 5-minute threshold.
- Save the final implementation plan to the docs/plans/ directory using a standardized naming convention.
Writing Plans Setup
To start using this skill with your Openclaw Skills setup, ensure your project structure supports a documentation directory for plans.
mkdir -p docs/plans
You can then instruct your AI agent to follow the Writing Plans template when moving from the design phase to the implementation phase.
Writing Plans Data Schema & Taxonomy
The Writing Plans skill generates structured Markdown files stored in the project repository. Each file follows a specific taxonomy to ensure clarity for both humans and agents.
| Metadata Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Goal | A concise, one-sentence objective for the task. |
| Files | A list of exact file paths to be created or modified. |
| Implementation | Code snippets or pseudo-code representing the changes. |
| Verification | The bash command to run and the expected output to confirm success. |
| Estimated Time | The predicted duration of the task, ideally between 2-5 minutes. |
Files are organized by date and feature name: docs/plans/YYYY-MM-DD-feature-name.md.
Writing Plans Advanced Features
- Dependency-aware task ordering to ensure prerequisites are completed before dependent tasks.
- Quality checklist integration to prevent common anti-patterns like vague task descriptions or missing verification steps.
- Seamless hand-off for multi-agent workflows where one agent plans and another executes using Openclaw Skills.
- Time-boxed task management to prevent scope creep and ensure continuous integration of small changes.
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