What is the main benefit of using the Create Plan skill?

It ensures a clear, validated technical design is established before coding starts, which reduces rework and prevents over-engineering.

How does the skill handle design validation?

It presents designs in small sections of 200-300 words and pauses for feedback after each part to ensure the user is aligned with the direction.

Does this skill write code?

No, it focuses exclusively on the planning and design phase, though it can trigger implementation tools once the plan is documented.

Where are the finalized plans stored?

Validated designs are automatically written to the docs/plans/ directory as dated Markdown files for future reference.

What principle does it use to keep designs lean?

It ruthlessly applies YAGNI (You Ain't Gonna Need It) to remove unnecessary features and focus strictly on success criteria.

Collaborative Design Architect

Name: Collaborative Design Architect
Author: himmelreich-it

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Guides users through a structured discovery and design process to create validated technical specifications before implementation.

The Collaborative Design Architect skill transforms vague ideas into production-ready technical designs through a structured, interactive dialogue. By engaging in a one-question-at-a-time refinement process, it ensures requirements are fully understood without overwhelming the user. The skill prioritizes lean development by applying YAGNI principles, presents multiple architectural approaches with trade-offs, and validates the final design in digestible increments. Once finalized, it automatically documents the plan and offers a seamless transition to the implementation phase, ensuring that code is built on a solid, agreed-upon foundation.

Key Features

01Incremental design validation in small, digestible sections

02Ruthless application of YAGNI principles to prevent over-engineering

03Comparative analysis of multiple technical approaches with trade-offs

04Automatic documentation of validated designs to markdown files

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06Interactive discovery via single-question refinement

Use Cases

01Architecting a new feature from a high-level concept

02Generating standardized technical documentation for team review

03Evaluating different implementation strategies for complex logic

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add himmelreich-it/agent-skill-converter create-plan

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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