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Task Planning

Write or revise a clear Paperclip plan with an outcome, approach and verification steps

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

What it does

This skill teaches an AI agent how to write a useful plan inside Paperclip, a task-management system for AI agents. The plan states the intended outcome, constraints, chosen approach and how success will be checked, and is saved as a document on the issue so it can be reviewed and updated later. It also tells the agent to avoid over-planning, to wait for approval when a process requires it, and to split work into separate tasks only when there is a good reason.

Great for

  • Managers or leads who want an AI agent to produce a structured plan before work starts
  • Engineers using Paperclip who need a clear, verifiable approach documented on an issue
  • Teams that use approval gates and want the agent to request sign-off on the latest plan revision

Skip it if

  • Users who are not running Paperclip, since the skill relies on Paperclip's issue, document and planning tools (the skill itself is only a text instruction file)
  • Simple one-off questions where a plan is unnecessary; the skill itself warns against over-planning

Try asking

  • “Write a plan for migrating our login service to the new auth provider, including how we will verify it works”
  • “Revise the current plan on this issue to add the database rollback steps and save it as the plan document”
  • “Before starting, outline the approach for this bug fix and list any decisions I need to make”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Task PlanningInstall, 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.

    task-planning.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip task-planning.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip task-planning.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 a clear outcome and any constraints up front so the plan can state how success is verified
  • If your team uses approvals, say so explicitly so the agent requests confirmation of the latest plan revision before executing
  • Ask for a specific format if you prefer one, since the skill tells the agent to follow your preferred format

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.