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planning
Software implementation planning with file-based persistence (task_plan.md, findings.md, progress.md). Use when asked to "plan", "break down this feature", "implementation plan", or starting complex tasks needing >5 tool calls. Apply proactively before non-trivial coding.
distillery/generated-skills/planning/SKILL.md
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# Planning
## Core Principle
```
Context window = RAM (volatile, limited)
Filesystem = Disk (persistent, unlimited)
→ Anything important gets written to disk.
```
Planning tokens are cheaper than implementation tokens. Front-load thinking; scale effort to complexity.
## When to Plan