planning-with-files

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# Planning with Files

> 📣 **New in [v3.0.0](https://github.com/OthmanAdi/planning-with-files/releases/tag/v3.0.0):** opt-in autonomous and gated modes for long-running agent runs, with a completion gate that holds the agent until the plan is actually done. Existing setups change nothing.

> **Work like Manus** — the AI agent company Meta acquired for **$2 billion**.
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> Persistent file-based planning for long-running agentic tasks: crash-proof markdown plans, a deliberate completion gate, and multi-agent shared state on disk.

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<summary><strong>💬 A Note from the Author</strong></summary>

To everyone who starred, forked, and shared this skill — thank you. This project blew up in less than 24 hours, and the support from the community has been incredible.

If this skill helps you work smarter, that's all I wanted.

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<summary><strong>🌍 What the community shipped</strong></summary>

### Forks & Extensions

| Fork | Author | What They Built |
|------|--------|-----------------|
| [devis](https://github.com/st01cs/devis) | [@st01cs](https://github.com/st01cs) | Interview-first workflow, `/devis:intv` and `/devis:impl` commands, guaranteed activation |
| [multi-manus-planning](https://github.com/kmichels/multi-manus-planning) | [@kmichels](https://github.com/kmichels) | Multi-project support, SessionStart git sync |
| [plan-cascade](https://github.com/Taoidle/plan-cascade) | [@Taoidle](https://github.com/Taoidle) | Multi-level task orchestration, parallel execution, multi-agent collaboration |
| [agentfund-skill](https://github.com/RioTheGreat-ai/agentfund-skill) | [@RioTheGreat-ai](https://github.com/RioTheGreat-ai) | Crowdfunding for AI agents with milestone-based escrow on Base |
| [openclaw-github-repo-commander](https://github.com/wd041216-bit/openclaw-github-repo-commander) | [@wd041216-bit](https://github.com/wd041216-bit) | 7-stage GitHub repo audit, optimization, and cleanup workflow for OpenClaw |

### Used in the Wild

| Project | What It Is |
|---------|-----------|
| [lincolnwan/Planning-with-files-copilot-agent](https://github.com/lincolnwan/Planning-with-files-copilot-agent) | Entire Copilot agent repo built around the planning-with-files skill |
| [cooragent/ClarityFinance](https://github.com/cooragent/ClarityFinance) | AI finance agent framework — Planning-with-Files approach directly credited |
| [oeftimie/vv-claude-harness](https://github.com/oeftimie/vv-claude-harness) | Claude Code harness built on Manus-style persistent markdown planning |
| [jessepwj/CCteam-creator](https://github.com/jessepwj/CCteam-creator) | Multi-agent team orchestration skill using file-based planning |

### Skill Registries & Hubs

| Registry | What It Is |
|----------|-----------|
| [buzhangsan/skill-manager](https://github.com/buzhangsan/skill-manager) | Bilingual (EN/中文) skill hub indexing 31,000+ Claude Code skills — planning-with-files installable one-click. |

*Built something? [Open an issue](https://github.com/OthmanAdi/planning-with-files/issues) to get listed!*

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<summary><strong>🤝 Contributors</strong></summary>

See the full list of everyone who made this project better in [CONTRIBUTORS.md](./CONTRIBUTORS.md).

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<summary><strong>📦 Releases & Session Recovery</strong></summary>

### Current Version: v3.0.0

| Version | Highlights |
|---------|------------|
| **v3.0.0** | **Autonomous and gated modes for long-running agentic runs, structured run ledger, opt-in completion gate** (no breaking changes: with no mode marker the hooks produce byte-identical v2.43 output). `init-session --autonomous` drops the per-tool-call plan re-injection for strong models and keeps the turn-start injection; `--gated` adds a deliberate Stop-hook completion gate that blocks only when five conditions hold (gated mode, an `in_progress` phase, `stop_hook_active` false, block count under the cap, ledger progressed since the last block), so an incomplete plan alone never traps a session. New append-only JSONL run ledger (`ledger-append`, `ledger-summary`, `phase-status`, sh + ps1) replaces the raw `progress.md` tail in v3 modes with a fixed-shape summary. Attestation is default-on in v3 modes and unattested plan bodies are refused at injection. Per-session nonce delimiters, SHA cache moved to `$XDG_CACHE_HOME/pwf-sha`, realpath containment in the plan-dir resolver. Hook scalars replaced by thin dispatchers (`inject-plan.sh`, `gate-stop.sh`) shipped in both `scripts/` locations. New `templates/task_plan_autonomous.md` with `DependsOn`/`Owner`/`AcceptanceCheck` fields, v2-to-v3 migration guide in `MIGRATION.md`, host capability tiers documented (hard block, follow-up inject, notify only). Suite at 178 passed plus location-parity and gate/ledger/init-mode/containment tests. |
| **v2.43.0** | **CONTRIBUTING.md + OpenCode docs fix + `.continue`/`.gemini`/`.kiro` variant sync to parity** (PR #171 by @Skulli485, issue #172 by @luyanfeng, issues #159/#160/#161): first `CONTRIBUTING.md` at repo root, auto-surfaced by GitHub in the PR creation flow. `docs/opencode.md` Quick Install switched from \`git clone\` to \`npx skills add\` after the manual-install block was found referencing a doubled path (`planning-with-files/planning-with-files/SKILL.md`). Three historically lagging IDE SKILL.md variants brought to v2.43.0 parity: `.continue` from v2.34.0 (9 versions behind), `.gemini` from v2.34.0 (9 versions behind), `.kiro` from v2.32.0-kiro (11 versions behind), preserving IDE-specific frontmatter, hook shapes, and Kiro Agent Skill layout. |
| **v2.42.0** | **POSIX `init-session.sh` portability + plugin-vs-skill install transparency + Topic Handoff docs** (PR #169 and PR #170 by @carterusedulm2-maker): `init-session.sh` and its 7 mirrors swap the `[[ ]]` bashism for POSIX `[ ]` so `tests/test_init_session_slug.py` runs cleanly under `dash` (Ubuntu) when the test invokes the script via `sh` rather than the `bash` shebang. Canonical SKILL.md gains an install-scope clarification: `/plugin install` ships the `commands/` folder with `/plan-goal` and `/plan-loop`, but `npx skills add` (and ClawHub) do not. A manual fallback procedure for both wrappers is documented inline so skill-only sessions can produce the same effect by invoking Claude Code's native `/goal` and `/loop` primitives directly. `docs/quickstart.md` and `docs/workflow.md` add an optional Topic Handoff Pattern for very long-running operational topics (`handoffs/<topic>.md` alongside `progress.md`). |
| **v2.41.0** | **Windows exec-bit test skip + attestation-locking docs** (PR #167 by @gauravvojha, Issue #166; PR #168 by @CleanDev-Fix, Issue #165): `test_script_permissions.py` now skips on Windows with a class-level `pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform == "win32")` since NTFS does not store POSIX executable bits; the 2 pre-existing Windows exec-bit failures (present since v2.34.1) are resolved. New dedicated `docs/attestation-locking.md` page documents the `attest-plan.sh` write path, the atomic temp-rename guarantee, the optional `flock` advisory lock, and the recommended slug-mode workflow for parallel sessions. |
| **v2.40.1** | **Pi adapter SKILL.md sync gap + npm scope correction** (PR #158 by @TomXPRIME): the `.pi` SKILL.md lagged the canonical Claude Code copy after v2.39.0; v2.40.1 backports Rule 7 (Continue After Completion), the Security Boundary section, the expanded Scripts section covering `set-active-plan.sh`/`resolve-plan-dir.sh`/`attest-plan.sh` plus the parallel task workflow, and the "Write web content to task_plan.md" anti-pattern row. The Pi npm package is renamed from the unscoped `pi-planning-with-files` to `@tomxprime/planning-with-files`, matching the package author's namespace; install docs updated accordingly. Author, repository, license, and bugs URLs preserved. |
| **v2.40.0** | **Slug-mode resolution fixes + perf cache + KV-cache hygiene + Pi false-positive fix** (9 items from the v2.40 R&D experiment): hook resolution order inverted so slug-mode wins over legacy root, `.active_plan` target dir + content validated against a safe-identifier regex, `check-complete.sh` honors `$PLAN_ID` and `.active_plan`, Pi extension `isDangerousBashCommand` swapped to a word-boundary regex array so benign `git push origin <branch>` no longer fires the warning, mtime-keyed SHA-256 cache cuts attestation-hook latency on Windows Git Bash, `progress.md` tail timestamps normalized for KV-cache prefix stability, `resolve-plan-dir.sh` mti