Planning Methodology

Planning Methodology is an AI Engineering skill for Claude Code, published by VAMFI in claude-user-memory.

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Install Planning Methodology

Copy Planning Methodology into your Claude Code skills folder. Run the command in your terminal, or review the source on GitHub before installing.

terminal

npx degit https://github.com/VAMFI/claude-user-memory/tree/main/.claude/skills/planning-methodology ~/.claude/skills/planning-methodology

Requires Node.js. Downloads this skill only — not the rest of the repository — into your Claude Code skills folder.

Without Node.js

git clone https://github.com/VAMFI/claude-user-memory.git

Clones the whole repository, then copy the skill’s own directory into your skills folder yourself.

In this catalog

Source file: .claude/skills/planning-methodology/skill.md in VAMFI/claude-user-memory
Installs to: ~/.claude/skills/planning-methodology
Collection: One of 5 skills cataloged from this repository
Category: AI Engineering — 3101 skills

What Planning Methodology does

Planning Methodology creates minimal-change, reversible implementation plans for turning requirements or research into executable blueprints. Use it to map codebase discovery, risks, steps, and verification before implementation.

Planning Methodology is cataloged under AI Engineering on DirSkills. Planning Methodology comes from a repository tagged agent-orchestration, ai-agents, ai-coding-assistant, autonomous-agents and claude-ai.

Documentation

README

Excerpt

Planning Methodology Skill

This skill provides a systematic methodology for creating implementation plans that are surgical, reversible, and minimize risk while maximizing clarity.

When Claude Should Use This Skill

Claude will automatically invoke this skill when:

ResearchPack is ready and implementation planning is needed
User asks "how should we implement...", "create a plan for..."
Complex feature requires structured approach
Need to break down requirements into executable steps
Transforming research into actionable blueprint

Core Principles (BRAHMA Constitution)

This is the opening of the README. Read the full README on GitHub.

Frequently asked about Planning Methodology

What else does VAMFI publish alongside Planning Methodology?
Planning Methodology is one of 5 skills that DirSkills catalogs from VAMFI/claude-user-memory, the repository it ships in. Its siblings there include Context Engineering, Pattern Recognition and Quality Validation. Each one is a separate skill with its own page in this directory, installs the same way Planning Methodology does, and is maintained by VAMFI in that same repository. The rest of the collection is listed on the VAMFI/claude-user-memory page.
How does Planning Methodology compare to other AI Engineering skills?
Planning Methodology ranks #2789 by stars among the 3101 AI Engineering skills in this catalog. The most-starred ones next to it are Architecture Decision Records, AI-First Engineering and Agentic OS. DirSkills ranks by the star count of the repository each skill ships in, so that order reflects how popular those repositories are rather than any review of Planning Methodology against them. Open each page to compare what they document and how they install.