Turboplan Agent Skill
Analyze task complexity and route to a mode by artifact: direct fix for clear-scope changes, plan file when the approach needs to be written down, or spec and shells for multi-session projects. Use when the user asks to \"turboplan\", \"run turboplan\", \"plan this task\", \"turbo plan mode\", \"plan and implement\", or \"use turboplan instead of plan mode\".
Install
one command, takes just this skill from the repositorynpx skills add https://github.com/tobihagemann/turbo --skill turboplanThe instruction itself
3 sections, as written by the authorTurboplan
Analyze task complexity to recommend an execution mode, then let the user set the final route.
Categorize the user-supplied task along these dimensions using subjective judgment. This analysis makes the recommendation informed:
- Scope: single feature / single subsystem vs multi-feature / multi-subsystem
- Stakes: one-off change vs long-lived project with architectural implications
- Unknowns: clear approach vs needs exploration and product decisions
Modes are named by what they produce: no plan, a plan file, or a spec plus shells.
| Mode | Criteria | Route |
|---|---|---|
| Direct | Clear scope, with any remaining decisions small enough to settle in conversation rather than write down. Aligns on the shape, then implements. | Read references/direct-mode.md and follow its steps. |
| Plan | The approach warrants writing down before implementing — to survey patterns or survive a fresh session. Fits a single implementation session and touches one or two related subsystems. Produces a plan file. | Read references/plan-mode.md and follow its steps. |
| Spec | Spans multiple subsystems, requires multiple implementation sessions, or has architectural decisions that need a spec-level discussion before planning begins. Produces a spec plus shells. | Read references/spec-mode.md and follow its steps. |
Recommend and Confirm the Route
Form a recommended route from the dimensions and criteria above. Output the recommendation as text: the recommended mode and a line or two on why it fits over its neighbors.
Then use AskUserQuestion to have the user set the final route. Offer the recommended mode first, marked "(Recommended)", alongside the other two modes; the auto-appended "Other" lets the user describe a different path.
Carry the confirmed route into its reference file from the table above and follow its steps.
Rules
- Diff size, perceived task simplicity, and context window concerns are not reasons to skip the chosen mode's phases.
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How to use it
Take tobihagemann/turboplan from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal
use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.
The agent identifies a skill by the name field in its header. Two skills with the
same name cannot sit side by side — one of them will be ignored.