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Paperclip Plan-to-Task Converter

Turns an approved plan into well-scoped Paperclip tasks with owners and real dependencies

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Repository
paperclipai/paperclip
Stars
110,078
Licence
MIT
Files
1 file

What it does

This skill teaches an AI agent how to break an authorized plan into Paperclip work items only where a separate task is genuinely useful. Small, cohesive work stays in one task with one owner, while distinct owners, independent parallel output, true prerequisites, or independent review get their own tasks. It also tells the agent to link dependent tasks explicitly, check which agents are available before assigning, and confirm the saved relationships.

Great for

  • Teams using the Paperclip agent orchestration platform who want plans turned into tasks without over-splitting
  • Project leads who need clear ownership and dependency chains between agent-run work items
  • Reviewers who need their findings recorded on a dedicated review task

Skip it if

  • Users not running Paperclip, since the instructions depend on its task, dependency and approval mechanics
  • Plans that have not been authorized, because the skill says to honor existing approval boundaries and it does not grant new permission

Try asking

  • “Convert this approved migration plan into Paperclip tasks, keeping small steps together and only splitting where owners differ”
  • “Set up the review task for the security audit and make sure the reviewer's verdict reaches the engineer who must act on it”
  • “Create dependent tasks so the deployment waits for the database migration to finish”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Paperclip Plan-to-Task ConverterInstall, 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.

    paperclip-converting-plans-to-tasks.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip paperclip-converting-plans-to-tasks.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip paperclip-converting-plans-to-tasks.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 the agent an already-approved plan; the skill does not decide what work is authorized
  • Ask the agent to explain why each proposed separate task meets one of the stated boundary criteria
  • Check the saved dependency links in Paperclip after the agent finishes, as the skill itself requires

What's inside

  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from paperclipai/paperclip 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.