Writing Plans

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Creates clear, reviewable implementation plans before executing. Use after brainstorming and before writing any code.

Instructions available. Your AI can read the instructions. Execution depends on the setup they require.

Add ahel to your AI once: Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code or Codex. Then ask it to use this.

Then ask your AI: use the Writing Plans skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by archieindian/openclaw-superpowers in skills/core/writing-plans/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Plans prevent wasted work. Write one before implementing anything significant.

Plan Format

  1. Goal - one sentence, what success looks like
  2. Approach - which option from brainstorming, and why
  3. Steps - ordered list, each step verifiable
  4. Risks - what could go wrong, and mitigation
  5. Definition of Done - how you'll know it's complete

OpenClaw-Specific: Checkpoint Steps

For tasks that may span multiple sessions, add explicit checkpoint steps: [ ] Step 3: Create the API endpoint [CHECKPOINT - save progress here]

At each checkpoint, update memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md with current state.

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Source
github.com/archieindian/openclaw-superpowers