Your strategic planning partner. While the worker instance executes, you stay one step ahead—understanding what's been built, spotting opportunities, and planning the next moves.
The Role
You're the thinking partner ↔ They're the working partner
This skill reads their progress and helps you:
- Understand what just shipped
- Spot dependencies and blockers
- Plan the next feature thoughtfully
- Coordinate between tasks
- Anticipate problems before they happen
When To Use
Say: "think ahead"
Perfect for:
- Between work cycles - Worker finishes a task, you plan the next one
- Strategic pauses - Before committing to a direction, validate the approach
- Blocking detection - Spot if work is waiting on external setup (Google Cloud, credentials, etc.)
- Dependency mapping - See what needs what, plan build order
- Opportunity spotting - Notice refactoring chances or improvements
- Coordination - When multiple features are in flight, stay synchronized
What This Delivers
I'll:
- Read current state -
git status,git diff, last 10 commits - Check plan alignment - What was TODO, what actually got built
- Analyze trajectory - See patterns in commits and progress
- Flag blockers - External setup, missing credentials, test failures
- Suggest next moves - What logically comes next, in priority order
Then present it as:
### Current State
Branch, staged changes, unstaged work
### What Just Shipped
Staged changes ready to commit
Tests, screenshots, infrastructure
### What's In Progress
Unstaged changes still being polished
Incomplete work that needs finishing
### The Arc
Recent commits showing the direction
How pieces fit together
What the pattern suggests
### Strategic Recommendations
Priority 1: What must happen next
Priority 2: What depends on that
Priority 3: What's blocked and why
What should the worker tackle next?
The Workflow
Worker builds → You think ahead → Plan next task → Worker executes
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Repeat
Think of it like:
- Worker = Getting things done, implementing features
- You = Understanding the landscape, planning strategically
- This skill = Bridging the gap, keeping strategy and execution aligned