Discovery Planning

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Discovery Planning skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Discovery Planning is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Product category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Product · Sub-category: discovery · Last updated: 2026-05-21

Guides a Subject Matter Expert through a structured discovery session to create and approve a Discovery Plan before any building begins. This is the HARD-GATE brainstorming skill — no prototype can be built until the SME explicitly approves the plan. Trigger phrases: "start a discovery session", "let's plan this out", "help me figure out what we're building", "I have an idea I want to explore", "let's start from scratch"

About this skill (catalog notes)

Discovery Planning includes pricing or quota commentary; at least one code block. At roughly 3,492 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

Original author: obra
Indexed lastmod: 2026-05-21
Catalog position: Product · discovery
Indexed related skills: 10

How Discovery Planning fits the catalog

Discovery Planning sits in the Product category under the discovery sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

What this skill does

Discovery Planning is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the discovery sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/discovery-planning/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Discovery Planning Claude Code skill is built for product managers, product designers, and cross-functional teams planning, shipping, and measuring product features. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 116,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/discovery-planning
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/discovery-planning/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/discovery-planning/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/discovery-planning/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/discovery-planning/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\discovery-planning\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Discovery Planning Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/discovery-planning/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Discovery Planning skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Discovery Planning skill?

Use Discovery Planning when your Claude Code task falls under the Product category — specifically in the discovery area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Discovery Planning" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/product/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Discovery Planning skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Discovery Planning is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Product category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/obra/superpowers
Author: obra

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

obra. (2026). Discovery Planning [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/discovery-planning/

BibTeX

@misc{discovery-planning-2026,
  author    = {obra},
  title     = {Discovery Planning [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/discovery-planning/}
}

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