How does it handle web-based projects?

It prioritizes automation-friendly designs, preferring CLI/API-based verification over manual browser testing to ensure the plan can be executed by AI.

Does this skill work with autonomous agents?

Yes, the generated plan.md is specifically formatted to be TaskSwarm-compatible, allowing for automated execution and progress tracking.

What is the primary purpose of the intent-plan skill?

It converts a reviewed 'Intent' document into a phased, executable development plan that follows strict Test-Driven Development (TDD) principles.

What happens if my intent hasn't been critiqued yet?

The skill will fail at Gate 2 (Critique Check) and prompt you to run /intent-critique to prevent over-engineering before planning begins.

Intent Plan

Name: Intent Plan
Author: ArcBlock

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Productivity & Workflow

Transforms approved intents into structured, phased development plans with mandatory TDD discipline and automated verification gates.

Intent Plan is a cornerstone of the Intent-Driven Development (IDD) toolkit, designed to convert high-level architectural intents into granular, executable engineering roadmaps. It enforces a rigorous quality standard by requiring three mandatory pre-plan gates—Interview, Critique, and Dependency checks—ensuring that no development begins on vague or over-engineered specs. The skill generates TaskSwarm-compatible plans that mandate six categories of testing for every phase, including security and data integrity, and integrates automated E2E verification scripts to guarantee that each milestone is truly production-ready.

Key Features

01Multi-Gate Validation: Enforces requirement completeness and dependency checks before generating plans.

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03Phased Execution: Breaks complex tasks into 0-indexed phases with independent acceptance criteria.

04TaskSwarm Compatibility: Produces execution plans specifically formatted for autonomous AI agent workflows.

05Automated E2E Gates: Defines CLI-based scripts for objective, non-manual verification of development progress.

06Comprehensive TDD Framework: Generates test cases for Happy Path, Bad Path, Edge Cases, Security, Data Leak, and Data Damage.

Use Cases

01Bridging the gap between architectural design and implementation for complex software features.

02Standardizing testing and security protocols across distributed or AI-augmented development teams.

03Managing complex project dependencies by verifying prerequisite tasks before starting new development phases.

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add arcblock/idd intent-plan

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