executing-plans
Execute Development Plans with Checkpoints
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Complex multi-step implementations are challenging to manage safely. This skill breaks development plans into manageable batches with review checkpoints, ensuring quality and catching issues early.
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Using "executing-plans". Execute the plan in 'user-dashboard-plan.md'
Expected outcome:
- Loaded plan with 12 tasks total
- First batch: Completed tasks 1-3 (database schema, API endpoints, tests)
- Verification: All tests passing, schema migration successful
- Ready for feedback before continuing
Using "executing-plans". Review and execute 'payment-integration-plan.md'
Expected outcome:
- Plan review: Found unclear error handling in step 7
- Clarified with team: Use custom exceptions for payment failures
- Executing batch 1: Payment gateway setup and configuration
- Completed with verification: Gateway connection test passed
Security Audit
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Risk Factors
🌐 Network access (1)
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What You Can Build
Implement Complex Features Safely
Break down large features into planned steps with quality checkpoints between implementation batches.
Standardize Implementation Process
Ensure consistent execution of technical plans with built-in review cycles and verification steps.
Learn Structured Development
Follow proven patterns for implementing complex tasks with proper verification and feedback loops.
Try These Prompts
I have a plan file called 'feature-plan.md'. Please use the executing-plans skill to implement it step by step.
Execute the plan in 'auth-system-plan.md' but be extra careful with the database migration steps. Check with me after each batch.
Review and execute the plan in 'api-redesign.md'. I wrote it based on our architecture discussion - flag any issues you see.
Load the plan from 'microservice-plan.md' and execute only 2 tasks per batch. This is critical infrastructure, so go slow.
Best Practices
- Always review the entire plan critically before starting execution
- Stop immediately when hitting blockers rather than making assumptions
- Run all verification steps exactly as specified in the plan
Avoid
- Do not skip the initial plan review step - critical issues may be missed
- Never guess or improvise when instructions are unclear - always ask
- Do not proceed to next batch without explicit feedback or approval