Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.
Are you the author of Planning Design?
Add the live security badge to your README. It updates with every re-scan.
[](https://www.skillsdirectory.com/skills/a5c-ai-planning-design)
---
name: planning-design
description: Design technical architecture, select technology stack, and define implementation strategy from specifications and constitution constraints.
allowed-tools: Read, Bash, Grep, Glob, WebFetch, WebSearch, Agent, AskUserQuestion
---
# Planning Design
## Overview
Convert a specification into a concrete technical plan with architecture decisions, technology selections, implementation strategy, and risk assessment. All decisions must trace back to specification requirements and comply with constitution constraints.
## When to Use
- After specification is approved, before task decomposition
- When evaluating technology stack options for a feature
- When designing system architecture for new components
- When assessing implementation risks and defining mitigations
## Key Principle
Architecture decisions must be traceable to specification requirements. Technology choices must comply with constitution constraints. Trade-offs must be documented for every significant decision.
## Process
1. **Assess technology stack** - Evaluate options against constitution requirements
2. **Design architecture** - Components, interfaces, data model, integration points
3. **Define strategy** - Phases, milestones, testing strategy, deployment approach
4. **Assess risks** - Identify risks and define mitigations
5. **Human review** - Approve architecture and strategy before task breakdown
## Tool Use
Invoke via babysitter process: `methodologies/spec-kit/spec-kit-planning`
Full pipeline: `methodologies/spec-kit/spec-kit-orchestrator`
