Agent skill

Ab Create Roadmap

by ayoubben18 in ayoubben18/ab-method

Turn a larger idea into a dependency-ordered roadmap of tasks — the layer above create-task.

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Install Ab Create Roadmap

skills CLI
$ npx skills add ayoubben18/ab-method --skill ab-create-roadmap -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install ayoubben18/ab-method ab-create-roadmap --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ayoubben18/ab-method.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/ab-create-roadmap .claude/skills/ab-create-roadmap && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
ab-create-roadmap
GitHub stars
192
Token cost
~539 tokens
SKILL.md length
244 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
26
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Turn a larger idea into a dependency-ordered roadmap of tasks — the layer above create-task.

  • Works in 2 steps: The project root (the current working… → Only if the project has no such file (AB…
  • The work is several distinct tasks with real ordering between them (schema before API before UI)
  • Calls npx
  • You want the whole task graph drawn before implementing

What it does

Ab Create Roadmap is an agent skill from ayoubben18/ab-method. Turn a larger idea into a dependency-ordered roadmap of tasks — the layer above create-task. Use when the work is several distinct tasks with real ordering between them (schema before API before UI), and you want the whole task graph drawn before implementing. Producer only; ab-start-roadmap executes it.

Its SKILL.md is about 540 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: A workflow system for Claude Code and Codex. It grills a problem into a domain-grounded plan, then either drives it through test-driven missions you review one at a time, or… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • The work is several distinct tasks with real ordering between them (schema before API before UI)
  • You want the whole task graph drawn before implementing

Example prompts

  • “/ab-create-roadmap”

Requirements

  • Node.js

Workflow steps

2 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. The project root (the current working directory) first. If /.ab-method/... exists, use it. A project's own .ab-method/structure/index.yaml…
  2. Only if the project has no such file (AB Method installed as a plugin rather than with npx ab-method), read the bundled copy…

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 85946e3. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • npx

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    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

Ab Create Roadmap loads about 539 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 81 tokens; SKILL.md has 244 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~81
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~539

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

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The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from ayoubben18/ab-method at commit 85946e3, republished under its MIT licence (© ayoubben18). 244 words, ~539 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/ab-create-roadmap/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
ab-create-roadmap
description
Turn a larger idea into a dependency-ordered roadmap of tasks — the layer above create-task. Use when the work is several distinct tasks with real ordering between them (schema before API before UI), and you want the whole task graph drawn before implementing. Producer only; ab-start-roadmap executes it.

This skill runs the AB Method create-roadmap workflow.

Follow the workflow defined in .ab-method/core/create-roadmap.md exactly — it contains the decomposition grill, the roadmap.md format, the dependency-graph rules, and the per-task planning-prompt process.

Before doing anything, check .ab-method/structure/index.yaml. It defines where roadmaps and tasks are stored and how they reference each other (the relationships section). Paths are user-configurable; never hardcode them.

Locating .ab-method/. Every .ab-method/... path — here and inside the workflow files — is resolved in this order:

  1. The project root (the current working directory) first. If <project>/.ab-method/... exists, use it. A project's own .ab-method/structure/index.yaml is how it customises its paths, so it always wins — check for it even when the bundled copy is right there.
  2. Only if the project has no such file (AB Method installed as a plugin rather than with npx ab-method), read the bundled copy: ../../../.ab-method/ relative to this SKILL.md.

The bundled copy is read-only reference material. Every path the index or a workflow names (docs/..., CONTEXT.md, UBIQUITOUS_LANGUAGE.md, ...) is relative to the project root — never to the folder the bundled files live in. Never write inside that folder.

Key points: grill the idea once to draw the task DAG (coarse tasks, no missions); write docs/roadmaps/<name>/roadmap.md as the roadmap-level source of truth; hand back a /create-task prompt per task in dependency order (foundational first), recommending a fresh session each and warning about context bloat if planning inline. Do not execute — ab-start-roadmap does that. ab-create-task is roadmap-aware and keeps roadmap.md in sync automatically.

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Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/ab-create-roadmap of ayoubben18/ab-method.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 85946e3

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Questions about Ab Create Roadmap

What does Ab Create Roadmap do?

Turn a larger idea into a dependency-ordered roadmap of tasks — the layer above create-task. Ab Create Roadmap is an agent skill from ayoubben18/ab-method. Turn a larger idea into a dependency-ordered roadmap of tasks — the layer above create-task.

When should I use Ab Create Roadmap?

Ab Create Roadmap fits situations like: the work is several distinct tasks with real ordering between them (schema before API before UI); you want the whole task graph drawn before implementing.

How do I install Ab Create Roadmap in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add ayoubben18/ab-method --skill ab-create-roadmap -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/ab-create-roadmap in ayoubben18/ab-method) into .claude/skills/ab-create-roadmap in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Ab Create Roadmap in Codex?

Run `npx skills add ayoubben18/ab-method --skill ab-create-roadmap -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/ab-create-roadmap in ayoubben18/ab-method) into .agents/skills/ab-create-roadmap in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Ab Create Roadmap 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 ayoubben18/ab-method --skill ab-create-roadmap -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/ab-create-roadmap, .gemini/skills/ab-create-roadmap, .github/skills/ab-create-roadmap and .opencode/skills/ab-create-roadmap in your project.

What does Ab Create Roadmap need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Ab Create Roadmap needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npx). Our summary lists: Node.js.

Does Ab Create Roadmap access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Ab Create Roadmap safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Ab Create Roadmap use?

Ab Create Roadmap is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Ab Create Roadmap use?

About 539 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.2k 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 Ab Create Roadmap?

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Who maintains Ab Create Roadmap?

ayoubben18 (a GitHub user) maintains it in ayoubben18/ab-method, which has 192 GitHub stars. The repository holds 26 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 1, 2026.

Source: ayoubben18/ab-method on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.