plan-write
The plan-write skill generates a detailed, self-contained implementation plan document saved to the plan/ directory based on a sketch or requirements file. Use it after you have initial requirements or design notes but before beginning code implementation, allowing for structured planning and optional critique in a separate step before development starts.
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/besimple-oss/broccoli /tmp/plan-write && cp -r /tmp/plan-write/prompt-templates/skills/plan-write ~/.claude/skills/plan-writeSKILL.md
# Write Plan Doc
## Preconditions
- Confirm you are in the intended repo: `git rev-parse --show-toplevel`
- Do not start implementation in this skill; only write/update the plan document.
- Plan critique is a separate step (use `plan-critique-loop`); `plan-write` does not run critique internally.
## Expected runtime
Typically runs 15–45 minutes. Callers should allow the full `--timeout` (default 3600s) before interrupting.
If you use `--progress-log`, do **not** `tail -f` it into the main context unless you must debug; prefer checking progress via log line counts (for example: `wc -l <progress-log>`) and/or the heartbeat counters.
## Workflow — Option A (external script, preferred)
Run the plan-write as a standalone CLI invocation:
```bash
resolve_skill_dir() {
local name="$1"
local repo_root=""
repo_root="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)"
local candidates=(
"$repo_root/.agents/skills/$name"
"$repo_root/.claude/skills/$name"
"$HOME/.agents/skills/$name"
"$HOME/.codex/skills/$name"
"$HOME/.claude/skills/$name"
)
for d in "${candidates[@]}"; do
if [[ -d "$d" ]]; then
echo "$d"
return 0
fi
done
echo "Error: skill '$name' not found in repo-scoped or user-scoped skill dirs." >&2
return 1
}
PLAN_WRITE_SKILL_DIR="$(resolve_skill_dir plan-write)"
python3 "$PLAN_WRITE_SKILL_DIR/scripts/run_plan_write.py" sketch/<generated-name>.md
```
Flags:
- `--cli codex|claude` — override auto-detected CLI
- `--model MODEL` — pass a specific model to the CLI
- `--reasoning-effort LEVEL` — pass explicit reasoning effort (`vhigh` aliases to `xhigh`)
- `--timeout N` — CLI invocation timeout in seconds (default: 3600)
- `--progress-log PATH` — optional path to append streamed subagent output
- `--heartbeat-seconds N` — heartbeat cadence in seconds (0 disables)
Default behavior:
- When using Codex and no overrides are provided, the script uses `--model gpt-5.2` with `high` reasoning effort.
- When using Codex, the script always runs with `--sandbox danger-full-access`, `-a never`, and `--search` so it can do bounded official-doc research when “latest” matters.
The first positional argument can be a sketch file path (for example under `sketch/`) or raw sketch text.
The script prints the created plan doc path to stdout on success.
## Workflow — Option B (inline, legacy)
1. Open `references/prompts/plan-output.md`.
2. Provide your sketch/notes/requirements as `$ARGUMENTS`.
3. Ensure the prompt writes a **new** file under `plan/` (kebab-case; do not overwrite).
4. In your response, clearly state the final path you wrote (for example: `plan/<generated-name>.md`).Deploy this repository to a new Google Cloud project using the repo's existing Cloud Run, Cloud Run Jobs, Cloud SQL, Secret Manager, and Artifact Registry scripts. Use when Codex needs to interpret a generic repo setup request as a deploy, discover the active gcloud operator/account/org/billing context, fail early on missing gcloud permissions or local prerequisites, or perform the actual Broccoli OSS GCP deployment behind an explicit apply step.
Non-interactive wrapper: plan-sketch -> auto-pick recommended options -> plan-write -> plan-critique-loop -> implement-from-plan -> claude-simplify-wrapper -> dedup -> code-review-loop. No PR creation and no Linear comments.
Small-change wrapper: implement → run repo checks → atomic commit → run dedup (BASE_SHA..HEAD).
Run Claude's built-in /simplify skill on BASE_SHA..HEAD, validate checks, and commit.
Iterative review+fix loop for BASE_SHA..HEAD: generate findings, apply accepted fixes, run checks, commit, and re-review up to 3 iterations or until clean.
Dedupe-only pass for BASE_SHA..HEAD: remove duplicate code introduced by the diff or reuse existing shared utils; applies changes + commits.
Implement an approved plan doc step-by-step in application or systems codebases, including Node/TS, Python, and C/C++ repos (build/lint/test per step, atomic commits, progress log hygiene). Use when you have a plan/*.md and want to execute it.
Critique and revise an existing plan doc up to 3 iterations, using accept/reject triage and stopping early when no important feedback remains. Use when refining a plan/*.md before implementation.