Can it incorporate existing project guidelines?

Yes, it automatically checks for a .ed3d/design-plan-guidance.md file to ensure all designs follow your specific project's architectural standards.

What is the main benefit of using this skill?

It provides a rigorous, repeatable framework that ensures all technical requirements and constraints are captured and validated before implementation begins, reducing rework.

Where are the design documents stored?

The skill automatically creates and organizes documents within the docs/design-plans/ directory of your repository using standardized naming conventions.

Does it create the actual source code?

No, it focuses on the design and documentation phase, producing a detailed markdown plan that guides the subsequent coding process.

Starting a Design Plan

Name: Starting a Design Plan
Author: ed3dai

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Productivity & Workflow

Orchestrates the complete software design workflow from initial requirements gathering to implementation-ready documentation.

This skill provides a structured, six-phase framework for moving from a raw idea to a finalized technical design. It guides developers through context gathering, requirement clarification using specialized sub-agents, defining success criteria, collaborative brainstorming, and the automated generation of standardized design plans. By ensuring all constraints and goals are validated before implementation starts, it minimizes technical debt and ensures architectural consistency across projects.

Key Features

01Structured six-phase design orchestration workflow

02Automated task tracking and progress management

03Formalized 'Definition of Done' capture and validation

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05Integrated requirement clarification and disambiguation

06Standardized design document generation with version control integration

Use Cases

01Formalizing rough ideas into implementation-ready specifications

02Architecting new software features or service integrations

03Ensuring consistent design documentation across a development team

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add ed3dai/ed3d-plugins-testing starting-a-design-plan

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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