Finishing a Development Branch
obra/superpowers
Walks the last step of a branch: confirm tests pass, detect the git environment, ask how to integrate, carry out your choice and clean up the worktree.
Turns a sequential, ready-for-dev story backlog into conflict-free CONCURRENT WAVES.
Install Bmad Parallel Plan
$ npx skills add aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills --skill bmad-parallel-plan -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills bmad-parallel-plan --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/bmad-planning-orchestrator/skills/bmad-parallel-plan .claude/skills/bmad-parallel-plan && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "bmad-parallel-plan" agent skill from https://github.com/aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills/tree/main/bmad-planning-orchestrator/skills/bmad-parallel-plan into .claude/skills/bmad-parallel-plan/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "bmad-parallel-plan", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills/tree/main/bmad-planning-orchestrator/skills/bmad-parallel-planType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills --skill bmad-parallel-plan -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills bmad-parallel-plan --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/bmad-planning-orchestrator/skills/bmad-parallel-plan .agents/skills/bmad-parallel-plan && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "bmad-parallel-plan" agent skill from https://github.com/aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills/tree/main/bmad-planning-orchestrator/skills/bmad-parallel-plan into .agents/skills/bmad-parallel-plan/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "bmad-parallel-plan", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills --skill bmad-parallel-plan -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills bmad-parallel-plan --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/bmad-planning-orchestrator/skills/bmad-parallel-plan .cursor/skills/bmad-parallel-plan && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "bmad-parallel-plan" agent skill from https://github.com/aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills/tree/main/bmad-planning-orchestrator/skills/bmad-parallel-plan into .cursor/skills/bmad-parallel-plan/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "bmad-parallel-plan", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills.git --path bmad-planning-orchestrator/skills/bmad-parallel-plan--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills --skill bmad-parallel-plan -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills bmad-parallel-plan --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/bmad-planning-orchestrator/skills/bmad-parallel-plan .gemini/skills/bmad-parallel-plan && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "bmad-parallel-plan" agent skill from https://github.com/aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills/tree/main/bmad-planning-orchestrator/skills/bmad-parallel-plan into .gemini/skills/bmad-parallel-plan/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "bmad-parallel-plan", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills bmad-parallel-planInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills --skill bmad-parallel-plan -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/bmad-planning-orchestrator/skills/bmad-parallel-plan .github/skills/bmad-parallel-plan && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "bmad-parallel-plan" agent skill from https://github.com/aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills/tree/main/bmad-planning-orchestrator/skills/bmad-parallel-plan into .github/skills/bmad-parallel-plan/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "bmad-parallel-plan", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills --skill bmad-parallel-plan -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills bmad-parallel-plan --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/bmad-planning-orchestrator/skills/bmad-parallel-plan .opencode/skills/bmad-parallel-plan && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "bmad-parallel-plan" agent skill from https://github.com/aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills/tree/main/bmad-planning-orchestrator/skills/bmad-parallel-plan into .opencode/skills/bmad-parallel-plan/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "bmad-parallel-plan", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
bmad-parallel-plan- GitHub stars
- 488
- Token cost
- ~1.8k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 664 words
- Files
- 5 (incl. scripts)
- Skills in repo
- 20
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Turns a sequential, ready-for-dev story backlog into conflict-free CONCURRENT WAVES.
- Works in 4 steps: Lean on architecture for semantic… → Read each story's Owned File/Module… → Build the dependency DAG, then… → …
- The user says plan parallel work
- SKILL.md covers Scope (read first), Inputs, The four steps and Three intents, plus 4 more sections
- Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python3 and bash
What it does
Bmad Parallel Plan is an agent skill from aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills. Turns a sequential, ready-for-dev story backlog into conflict-free CONCURRENT WAVES. Builds a dependency DAG from epic order, per-story dependency maps, and Owned File/Module Scope overlaps, then topologically sorts it into parallel waves of mutually disjoint, dependency-satisfied stories (capped by maxParallel), and emits a parallelization-plan.md with per-story git-worktree branch names and an ordered merge sequence. Use when the user says "plan parallel work", "which stories can run in parallel", "parallelize…
Its SKILL.md is about 1.8k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files, including scripts (for example `REFERENCE.md`, `scripts/build-dependency-graph.py` and `scripts/plan-parallel-waves.py`).
It sits in Development, covering Git worktrees. It works with Git. The repository describes itself as: BMAD Method skills for Claude Code - Auto-detection, Memory integration, Slash commands. Transform Claude Code into a BMAD-powered development environment.
When your agent uses it
- The user says plan parallel work
- Which stories can run in parallel
- Parallelize the backlog
- Build the wave plan
Example prompts
- “plan parallel work”
- “which stories can run in parallel”
- “parallelize the backlog”
- “/bmad-parallel-plan”
Requirements
- Python 3
- Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, TodoWrite
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Lean on architecture for semantic safety. Read architecture.md. Architecture is
- Read each story's Owned File/Module Scope. Every ready story declares the explicit
- Build the dependency DAG, then topologically sort into waves. Edges come from three
- Emit parallelization-plan.md. For each wave, list the ready-for-dev stories; give
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 27dca0e. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
ReadWriteEditBashGlobGrepTodoWrite
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Ships 2 files in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
python3bash
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
github.com
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Bmad Parallel Plan loads about 1.8k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 250 tokens; SKILL.md has 664 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check: notes
The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.
- NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, TodoWrite
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 664 words (~1,822 tokens).
“Convert a linear backlog into waves of stories that can be developed at the same time without colliding — then describe exactly how to merge them back together. This skill produces a plan. Your external dev tools execute it.”
- name
- bmad-parallel-plan
- allowed-tools
- Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, TodoWrite
Files
SKILL.md and 4 other files (scripts) in bmad-planning-orchestrator/skills/bmad-parallel-plan of aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills.
- SKILL.md
- REFERENCE.md
- scripts/build-dependency-graph.py
- scripts/plan-parallel-waves.py
- templates/parallelization-plan.template.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 27dca0e
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bmad Parallel Plan this skillaj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills | 488 | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Notes | Custom licence | |
| Finishing a Development Branchobra/superpowers | 297k | 5 repos | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Finishing A Development Branchfarm-fe/farm | 5.6k | 34 repos | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Git Worktree Cleanuplobehub/lobehub | 83k | — | ~2.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Pre-Release PR Triagejamiepine/voicebox | 57k | — | ~3.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Ccmanager Configkbwo/ccmanager | 1.3k | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Bmad Parallel Plan
What does Bmad Parallel Plan do?
Turns a sequential, ready-for-dev story backlog into conflict-free CONCURRENT WAVES. Bmad Parallel Plan is an agent skill from aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills. Turns a sequential, ready-for-dev story backlog into conflict-free CONCURRENT WAVES.
When should I use Bmad Parallel Plan?
Bmad Parallel Plan fits situations like: the user says plan parallel work; which stories can run in parallel; parallelize the backlog; build the wave plan.
How do I install Bmad Parallel Plan in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills --skill bmad-parallel-plan -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (bmad-planning-orchestrator/skills/bmad-parallel-plan in aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills) into .claude/skills/bmad-parallel-plan in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Bmad Parallel Plan in Codex?
Run `npx skills add aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills --skill bmad-parallel-plan -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (bmad-planning-orchestrator/skills/bmad-parallel-plan in aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills) into .agents/skills/bmad-parallel-plan in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Bmad Parallel Plan in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills --skill bmad-parallel-plan -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/bmad-parallel-plan, .gemini/skills/bmad-parallel-plan, .github/skills/bmad-parallel-plan and .opencode/skills/bmad-parallel-plan in your project.
What does Bmad Parallel Plan need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Bmad Parallel Plan needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python3 and bash). Our summary lists: Python 3. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, TodoWrite.
Does Bmad Parallel Plan access the network?
SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Bmad Parallel Plan safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
What licence does Bmad Parallel Plan use?
Bmad Parallel Plan has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Bmad Parallel Plan use?
About 1.8k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Bmad Parallel Plan?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Bmad Parallel Plan: Finishing a Development Branch (obra/superpowers, 297k stars), Finishing A Development Branch (farm-fe/farm, 5.6k stars), Git Worktree Cleanup (lobehub/lobehub, 83k stars) and Pre-Release PR Triage (jamiepine/voicebox, 57k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Bmad Parallel Plan?
aj-geddes (a GitHub user) maintains it in aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills, which has 488 GitHub stars. The repository holds 20 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 20, 2026.
Source: aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.