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Kitty Plan

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Kitty Plan 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. Kitty Plan is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Science & Research · Sub-category: science-misc · Last updated: 2026-06-13

ai:agent

Create technical implementation plans using Cartographing Kittens research agent swarms for deep codebase understanding. Use when the user says "plan this", "create a plan", "how should we build this", or after brainstorming to turn requirements into an actionable plan. Uses inline-first research and optional delegation for comprehensive analysis. Requires the Cartographing Kittens MCP server (`uvx cartographing-kittens`).

About this skill (catalog notes)

Kitty Plan includes at least one code block. At roughly 1,643 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

License: MIT
Original author: Kakise
Indexed lastmod: 2026-06-13
Catalog position: Science & Research · science-misc
Indexed related skills: 10

How Kitty Plan fits the catalog

Kitty Plan sits in the Science & Research category under the science-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.

From the source SKILL.md

Define HOW to build through Cartographing Kittens-powered research and structured planning. Produces an implementation plan that feeds into kitty:work.

What this skill does

Kitty Plan is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the science-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/kitty-plan/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when the user says "plan this", "create a plan", "how should we build this", or after brainstorming to turn requirements into an actionable plan. Uses inline-first research and optional delegation for comprehensive analysis.

Who uses this skill

The Kitty Plan Claude Code skill is built for researchers, data scientists, academics, and analysts working with complex data and scientific literature. 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/kitty-plan
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/kitty-plan/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/kitty-plan/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/kitty-plan/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\kitty-plan\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 Kitty Plan Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Kitty Plan 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 Kitty Plan skill?

Use Kitty Plan when your Claude Code task falls under the Science & Research category — specifically in the science 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 Kitty Plan" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/science/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Kitty Plan 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. Kitty Plan is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/Kakise/cartographing-kitties-plugin/blob/63f926605a06646cbea9e3be65c714411246b100/plugins/kitty/skills/kitty-plan/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: Kakise

Cite this skill

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

APA

Kakise. (2026). Kitty Plan [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/kitty-plan/

BibTeX

@misc{kitty-plan-2026,
  author    = {Kakise},
  title     = {Kitty Plan [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/kitty-plan/}
}

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