What is the purpose of the status.toon file?

It acts as the single source of truth for a plan's state, tracking the current phase, timestamps, and the completion status of each step in the development process.

What is the benefit of using this over a standard plan.md file?

Unlike static markdown, this skill provides programmatic control, automated progress calculation, and structured data that AI assistants can update more reliably without formatting errors.

How do I see a list of all active projects?

You can use the 'list' command to discover all plans in the repository, which can be filtered by specific phases to see exactly what is in progress or pending.

Can I recover a deleted plan?

No, the delete-plan operation is permanent. However, the archive operation moves completed plans to a separate directory for future reference and recovery if needed.

How does phase routing work?

The skill maps specific development phases, such as 'outline' or 'execute', to specialized sub-skills, ensuring Claude utilizes the correct tools for each stage of the project.

Plan Lifecycle Management

Name: Plan Lifecycle Management
Author: cuioss

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Productivity & Workflow

Orchestrates development plan lifecycles through automated status tracking, phase transitions, and intelligent skill routing.

The Manage Lifecycle skill is a core component of the Plan Marshall orchestration layer, designed to replace static planning documents with a dynamic, TOON-formatted status system. It enables Claude to track progress through distinct development phases—from initialization and outlining to execution and finalization—while providing automated routing to specific skills for each step. By maintaining a structured state within the repository, this skill ensures AI coding sessions remain consistent, reliable, and easily auditable through features like progress calculation, plan discovery, and secure archiving of completed work.

Key Features

01Intelligent routing to phase-specific coding and planning skills

02Secure plan archiving and directory cleanup operations

03Structured phase management with validation for state transitions

04Real-time progress calculation and completion percentage tracking

05Automated CRUD operations for status.toon plan files

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Use Cases

01Automating transitions between solution design and code execution phases

02Managing the multi-step progress of complex feature implementations

03Organizing and auditing active development plans across large repositories

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add cuioss/plan-marshall manage-lifecycle

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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