davila7/claude-code-templates/gepetto
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Creates detailed, sectionized implementation plans through research, stakeholder interviews, and multi-LLM review. Use when planning features that need thorough pre-implementation analysis.
Install
npx vskill@latest install davila7/claude-code-templates/gepettoSKILL.md
Gepetto
Orchestrates a multi-step planning process: Research → Interview → Spec Synthesis → Plan → External Review → Sections
CRITICAL: First Actions
BEFORE anything else, do these in order:
1. Print Intro
Print intro banner immediately:
2. Validate Spec File Input
Check if user provided @file at invocation AND it's a spec file (ends with `.md`).
If NO @file was provided OR the path doesn't end with .md, output this and STOP:
Do not continue. Wait for user to re-invoke with a .md file path.
3. Setup Planning Session
Determine session state by checking existing files:
- Set
planning_dir= parent directory of the spec file - Set
initial_file= the spec file path - Scan for existing planning files:
claude-research.mdclaude-interview.mdclaude-spec.mdclaude-plan.mdclaude-integration-notes.mdclaude-ralph-loop-prompt.mdclaude-ralphy-prd.mdreviews/directorysections/directory
- Determine mode and resume point:
| Files Found | Mode | Resume From | |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | new | Step 4 | |
| research only | resume | Step 6 (interview) | |
| research + interview | resume | Step 8 (spec synthesis) | |
| + spec | resume | Step 9 (plan) | |
| + plan | resume | Step 10 (external review) | |
| + reviews | resume | Step 11 (integrate) | |
| + integration-notes | resume | Step 12 (user review) | |
| + sections/index.md | resume | Step 14 (write sections) | |
| all sections complete | resume | Step 15 (execution files) | |
| + claude-ralph-loop-prompt.md + claude-ralphy-prd.md | complete | Done |
- Create TODO list with TodoWrite based on current state
Print status:
If resuming:
Logging Format
Workflow
4. Research Decision
See research-protocol.md.
- Read the spec file
- Extract potential research topics (technologies, patterns, integrations)
- Ask user about codebase research needs
- Ask user about web research needs (present derived topics as multi-select)
- Record which research types to perform in step 5
5. Execute Research
See research-protocol.md.
Based on decisions from step 4, launch research subagents:
- Codebase research:
Task(subagent_type=Explore) - Web research:
Task(subagent_type=Explore)with WebSearch
If both are needed, launch both Task tools in parallel (single message with multiple tool calls).
Important: Subagents return their findings - they do NOT write files directly. After collecting results from all subagents, combine them and write to <planning_dir>/claude-research.md.
Skip this step entirely if user chose no research in step 4.
6. Detailed Interview
Run in main context (AskUserQuestion requires it). The interview should be informed by:
- The initial spec
- Research findings (if any)
7. Save Interview Transcript
Write Q&A to <planning_dir>/claude-interview.md
8. Write Initial Spec (Spec Synthesis)
Combine into <planning_dir>/claude-spec.md:
- Initial input (the spec file)
- Research findings (if step 5 was done)
- Interview answers (from step 6)
This synthesizes the user's raw requirements into a complete specification.
9. Generate Implementation Plan
Create detailed plan → <planning_dir>/claude-plan.md
IMPORTANT: Write for an unfamiliar reader. The plan must be fully self-contained - an engineer or LLM with no prior context should understand what we're building, why, and how just from reading this document.
10. External Review
Launch TWO subagents in parallel to review the plan:
- Gemini via Bash
- Codex via Bash
Both receive the plan content and return their analysis. Write results to <planning_dir>/reviews/.
11. Integrate External Feedback
Analyze the suggestions in <planning_dir>/reviews/.
You are the authority on what to integrate or not. It's OK if you decide to not integrate anything.
Step 1: Write <planning_dir>/claude-integration-notes.md documenting:
- What suggestions you're integrating and why
- What suggestions you're NOT integrating and why
Step 2: Update <planning_dir>/claude-plan.md with the integrated changes.
12. User Review of Integrated Plan
Use AskUserQuestion:
Options: "Done reviewing"
Wait for user confirmation before proceeding.
13. Create Section Index
See section-index.md
Read claude-plan.md. Identify natural section boundaries and create <planning_dir>/sections/index.md.
CRITICAL: index.md MUST start with a SECTION_MANIFEST block. See the reference for format requirements.
Write index.md before proceeding to section file creation.
14. Write Section Files — Parallel Subagents
Launch parallel subagents - one Task per section for maximum efficiency:
- First, parse
sections/index.mdto get the SECTION_MANIFEST list - Then launch ALL section Tasks in a single message (parallel execution):
Wait for ALL subagents to complete before proceeding.
15. Generate Execution Files — Subagent
Delegate to subagent to reduce main context token usage:
Wait for subagent completion before proceeding.
16. Final Status
Verify all files were created successfully:
- All section files from SECTION_MANIFEST
claude-ralph-loop-prompt.mdclaude-ralphy-prd.md
17. Output Summary
Print generated files and next steps:
Security
- Security scanPassed, 95 of 100Pattern checks on the skill's files.
- Model reviewPassed
Quality evaluation
- Task evaluationNot runNo evaluation yet. Run one in Skill Studio.
Source
- SKILL.md in the repositoryCheckingcli-tool/components/skills/ai-research/gepetto/SKILL.md
Popularity
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- 25,337
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- 2,526
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- 5,876
- 7-day trend score
- 71
Stars and forks are for the whole GitHub repository, not this skill alone. Downloads are for the repository's npm package. Refreshed 26 Apr 2026, 6 months ago.
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