Executing Plans Inline
obra/superpowers
Has the agent carry out an implementation plan itself, task by task in the current session, keeping a ledger, proving each step with a test and ending with one whole-branch review.
Create a new implementation plan file for new features, refactoring existing code or upgrading packages, design, architecture or infrastructure.
$ npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill create-implementation-plan -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install github/awesome-copilot create-implementation-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/github/awesome-copilot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/create-implementation-plan .claude/skills/create-implementation-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 "create-implementation-plan" agent skill from https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/main/skills/create-implementation-plan into .claude/skills/create-implementation-plan/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "create-implementation-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/github/awesome-copilot/tree/main/skills/create-implementation-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 github/awesome-copilot --skill create-implementation-plan -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install github/awesome-copilot create-implementation-plan --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/create-implementation-plan .agents/skills/create-implementation-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 "create-implementation-plan" agent skill from https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/main/skills/create-implementation-plan into .agents/skills/create-implementation-plan/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "create-implementation-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 github/awesome-copilot --skill create-implementation-plan -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install github/awesome-copilot create-implementation-plan --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/create-implementation-plan .cursor/skills/create-implementation-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 "create-implementation-plan" agent skill from https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/main/skills/create-implementation-plan into .cursor/skills/create-implementation-plan/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "create-implementation-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/github/awesome-copilot.git --path skills/create-implementation-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 github/awesome-copilot --skill create-implementation-plan -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install github/awesome-copilot create-implementation-plan --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/create-implementation-plan .gemini/skills/create-implementation-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 "create-implementation-plan" agent skill from https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/main/skills/create-implementation-plan into .gemini/skills/create-implementation-plan/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "create-implementation-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 github/awesome-copilot create-implementation-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 github/awesome-copilot --skill create-implementation-plan -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/create-implementation-plan .github/skills/create-implementation-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 "create-implementation-plan" agent skill from https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/main/skills/create-implementation-plan into .github/skills/create-implementation-plan/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "create-implementation-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 github/awesome-copilot --skill create-implementation-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 github/awesome-copilot create-implementation-plan --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/create-implementation-plan .opencode/skills/create-implementation-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 "create-implementation-plan" agent skill from https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/main/skills/create-implementation-plan into .opencode/skills/create-implementation-plan/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "create-implementation-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.
create-implementation-planCreate a new implementation plan file for new features, refactoring existing code or upgrading packages, design, architecture or infrastructure.
Create Implementation Plan is an agent skill from github/awesome-copilot, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Create a new implementation plan file for new features, refactoring existing code or upgrading packages, design, architecture or infrastructure.
Its SKILL.md is about 2.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Planning. The repository describes itself as: Community-contributed instructions, agents, skills, and configurations to help you make the most of GitHub Copilot. The licence is MIT.
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 727ff2e. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
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.
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash and markdown).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
img.shields.ioFrom URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Create Implementation Plan loads about 2.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 43 tokens; SKILL.md has 601 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.
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.
The full file from github/awesome-copilot at commit 727ff2e, republished under its MIT licence (© github). 601 words, ~2,091 tokens.
.claude/skills/create-implementation-plan/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).Your goal is to create a new implementation plan file for ${input:PlanPurpose}. Your output must be machine-readable, deterministic, and structured for autonomous execution by other AI systems or humans.
This prompt is designed for AI-to-AI communication and automated processing. All instructions must be interpreted literally and executed systematically without human interpretation or clarification.
Plans must consist of discrete, atomic phases containing executable tasks. Each phase must be independently processable by AI agents or humans without cross-phase dependencies unless explicitly declared.
/plan/ directory[purpose]-[component]-[version].mdupgrade|refactor|feature|data|infrastructure|process|architecture|designupgrade-system-command-4.md, feature-auth-module-1.mdAll implementation plans must strictly adhere to the following template. Each section is required and must be populated with specific, actionable content. AI agents must validate template compliance before execution.
REQ-NNN, SEC-NNN, CON-NNN, GUD-NNN, PAT-NNN, GOAL-NNN, TASK-NNN, ALT-NNN, DEP-NNN, FILE-NNN, TEST-NNN, RISK-NNN, ASSUMPTION-NNN) must be declared exactly once. A declaration is where the identifier introduces a row: the leading cell in a TASK/GOAL table row, or the bolded prefix in a bullet line like - **REQ-001**: .... The same identifier may then appear any number of times as a reference elsewhere in the plan (a TASK body citing a REQ, one TASK citing another TASK, the Dependencies section pointing at a DEP already declared upstream, etc.). References are expected and not collisions.Run these checks before finalizing the plan. Checks (1) and (2) target declarations and must return zero rows. Check (3) is a broad informational scan: it will surface valid references too, so use it for awareness rather than as a gate.
# Set PLAN_FILE to the plan being validated.
PLAN_FILE="/plan/<purpose>-<component>-<version>.md"
# 1) Duplicate TASK / GOAL declarations in table rows.
grep -oE '\| (TASK|GOAL)-[0-9]+ \|' "$PLAN_FILE" \
| sed -E 's/.*((TASK|GOAL)-[0-9]+).*/\1/' \
| sort | uniq -d
# 2) Duplicate declaration IDs in bullet-style spec lines.
grep -oE '^- \*\*(REQ|SEC|CON|GUD|RISK|ASSUMPTION|TASK|GOAL|FILE|TEST|PAT|ALT|DEP)-[0-9]+\*\*:' "$PLAN_FILE" \
| sed -E 's/^- \*\*([A-Z]+-[0-9]+)\*\*:.*/\1/' \
| sort | uniq -d
# 3) Broad duplicate scan (diagnostic only; may include valid references).
grep -oE '(REQ|SEC|CON|GUD|RISK|ASSUMPTION|TASK|GOAL|FILE|TEST|PAT|ALT|DEP)-[0-9]+' "$PLAN_FILE" \
| sort | uniq -dPrerequisites: a POSIX-compatible shell (sh / bash) with grep, sed, sort, and uniq. On Windows without these tools, use equivalent platform-native commands and preserve the same declaration-vs-reference logic.
If check (1) or (2) returns any row, re-number the duplicate so each identifier is declared exactly once, then re-run the checks until both are empty.
The status of the implementation plan must be clearly defined in the front matter and must reflect the current state of the plan. The status can be one of the following (status_color in brackets): Completed (bright green badge), In progress (yellow badge), Planned (blue badge), Deprecated (red badge), or On Hold (orange badge). It should also be displayed as a badge in the introduction section.
---
goal: [Concise Title Describing the Package Implementation Plan's Goal]
version: [Optional: e.g., 1.0, Date]
date_created: [YYYY-MM-DD]
last_updated: [Optional: YYYY-MM-DD]
owner: [Optional: Team/Individual responsible for this spec]
status: 'Completed'|'In progress'|'Planned'|'Deprecated'|'On Hold'
tags: [Optional: List of relevant tags or categories, e.g., `feature`, `upgrade`, `chore`, `architecture`, `migration`, `bug` etc]
---
# Introduction

[A short concise introduction to the plan and the goal it is intended to achieve.]
## 1. Requirements & Constraints
[Explicitly list all requirements & constraints that affect the plan and constrain how it is implemented. Use bullet points or tables for clarity.]
- **REQ-001**: Requirement 1
- **SEC-001**: Security Requirement 1
- **[3 LETTERS]-001**: Other Requirement 1
- **CON-001**: Constraint 1
- **GUD-001**: Guideline 1
- **PAT-001**: Pattern to follow 1
## 2. Implementation Steps
### Implementation Phase 1
- GOAL-001: [Describe the goal of this phase, e.g., "Implement feature X", "Refactor module Y", etc.]
| Task | Description | Completed | Date |
|------|-------------|-----------|------|
| TASK-001 | Description of task 1 | ✅ | 2025-04-25 |
| TASK-002 | Description of task 2 | | |
| TASK-003 | Description of task 3 | | |
### Implementation Phase 2
- GOAL-002: [Describe the goal of this phase, e.g., "Implement feature X", "Refactor module Y", etc.]
| Task | Description | Completed | Date |
|------|-------------|-----------|------|
| TASK-004 | Description of task 4 | | |
| TASK-005 | Description of task 5 | | |
| TASK-006 | Description of task 6 | | |
## 3. Alternatives
[A bullet point list of any alternative approaches that were considered and why they were not chosen. This helps to provide context and rationale for the chosen approach.]
- **ALT-001**: Alternative approach 1
- **ALT-002**: Alternative approach 2
## 4. Dependencies
[List any dependencies that need to be addressed, such as libraries, frameworks, or other components that the plan relies on.]
- **DEP-001**: Dependency 1
- **DEP-002**: Dependency 2
## 5. Files
[List the files that will be affected by the feature or refactoring task.]
- **FILE-001**: Description of file 1
- **FILE-002**: Description of file 2
## 6. Testing
[List the tests that need to be implemented to verify the feature or refactoring task.]
- **TEST-001**: Description of test 1
- **TEST-002**: Description of test 2
## 7. Risks & Assumptions
[List any risks or assumptions related to the implementation of the plan.]
- **RISK-001**: Risk 1
- **ASSUMPTION-001**: Assumption 1
## 8. Related Specifications / Further Reading
[Link to related spec 1]
[Link to relevant external documentation]© github, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Just SKILL.md in skills/create-implementation-plan of github/awesome-copilot.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 727ff2e
We found 8 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 4 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in github/awesome-copilot, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
Create Implementation Plan next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create Implementation Plan this skillgithub/awesome-copilot | 40k | 4 repos | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Executing Plans Inlineobra/superpowers | 296k | 2 repos | ~5.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Interview Meaddyosmani/agent-skills | 102k | 6 repos | ~3.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| OpenSpec Guided OnboardingFission-AI/OpenSpec | 71k | 1 repos | ~4.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Writing Plansgeeksblabla/stateofdev.ma | 163 | 56 repos | ~661 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Subagent Driven DevelopmentAsvarox/allkaraoke | 261 | 37 repos | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | None |
obra/superpowers
Has the agent carry out an implementation plan itself, task by task in the current session, keeping a ledger, proving each step with a test and ending with one whole-branch review.
addyosmani/agent-skills
Asks one question at a time, each with a best guess attached, until the agent is about 95 percent sure what you really want, before any plan, spec or code.
Fission-AI/OpenSpec
Walks you through a complete OpenSpec workflow cycle with narration while doing real work in your codebase.
geeksblabla/stateofdev.ma
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Create a new implementation plan file for new features, refactoring existing code or upgrading packages, design, architecture or infrastructure. Create Implementation Plan is an agent skill from github/awesome-copilot, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Create a new implementation plan file for new features, refactoring existing code or upgrading packages, design, architecture or infrastructure.
Create Implementation Plan fits situations like: tasks that involve Planning.
Run `npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill create-implementation-plan -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/create-implementation-plan in github/awesome-copilot) into .claude/skills/create-implementation-plan in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill create-implementation-plan -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/create-implementation-plan in github/awesome-copilot) into .agents/skills/create-implementation-plan in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill create-implementation-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/create-implementation-plan, .gemini/skills/create-implementation-plan, .github/skills/create-implementation-plan and .opencode/skills/create-implementation-plan in your project.
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Create Implementation Plan is instructions for the agent only.
SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: img.shields.io; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
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.
Create Implementation Plan is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
About 2.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Create Implementation Plan: Executing Plans Inline (obra/superpowers, 296k stars), Interview Me (addyosmani/agent-skills, 102k stars), OpenSpec Guided Onboarding (Fission-AI/OpenSpec, 71k stars) and Writing Plans (geeksblabla/stateofdev.ma, 163 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
github (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in github/awesome-copilot, which has 39,748 GitHub stars. The repository holds 417 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.
Source: github/awesome-copilot on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.