Sharpens and stress-tests an existing plan file through multiple codebase-grounded review passes, editing it in place and recording every finding and iteration in cross-referenced companion files. Use this skill whenever the user wants to iterate on, refine, tighten, or improve a plan — including terse commands like "iterate", "refine it", or "iterate for correctness" where a plan is present in context. Also use it when the user asks to verify, validate, or confirm feasibility of an approach (e.g., "can you verify this will work", "check this for correctness", "is this sound") — the defining signal is that the user wants critical evaluation of a proposed approach, not execution of it. Produces two companion files in an artifacts/ subfolder next to the plan: review-findings.md (every finding raised and how it was resolved) and review-iteration-history.md (round-by-round record of specialists engaged and plan changes applied). Do NOT use for implementing plan steps, generating new plans from scratch, writing test plans, code review, or bug investigation.
Iterative Plan Review includes pricing or quota commentary. At roughly 4,541 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.
License
MIT
Original author
testdouble
Indexed lastmod
Catalog position
General · general-misc
Indexed related skills
10
How Iterative Plan Review fits the catalog
Iterative Plan Review sits in the General category under the general-misc 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
Iterative Plan Review is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/iterative-plan-review/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.
Who uses this skill
The Iterative Plan Review Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 174,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).
Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/iterative-plan-review/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.
Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/iterative-plan-review/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\iterative-plan-review\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.
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How do I install the Iterative Plan Review Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/iterative-plan-review/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Iterative Plan Review skill do?
Sharpens and stress-tests an existing plan file through multiple codebase-grounded review passes, editing it in place and recording every finding and iteration in cross-referenced companion files. Use this skill whenever the user wants to iterate on, refine, tighten, or improve a plan — including terse commands like "iterate", "refine it", or "iterate for correctness" where a plan is present in context. Also use it when the user asks to verify, validate, or confirm feasibility of an approach (e.g., "can you verify this will work", "check this for correctness", "is this sound") — the defining signal is that the user wants critical evaluation of a proposed approach, not execution of it. Produces two companion files in an artifacts/ subfolder next to the plan: review-findings.md (every finding raised and how it was resolved) and review-iteration-history.md (round-by-round record of specialists engaged and plan changes applied). Do NOT use for implementing plan steps, generating new plans from scratch, writing test plans, code review, or bug investigation.
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 Iterative Plan Review skill?
Use Iterative Plan Review when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the general misc 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 Iterative Plan Review" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Iterative Plan Review 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. Iterative Plan Review is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.
If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:
APA
testdouble. (2026). Iterative Plan Review [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/iterative-plan-review/
BibTeX
@misc{iterative-plan-review-2026,
author = {testdouble},
title = {Iterative Plan Review [Claude Code skill]},
year = {2026},
publisher = {ClaudSkills},
url = {https://claudskills.com/skills/iterative-plan-review/}
}
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