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Plan ADR

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

Category: Engineering · Sub-category: architecture · Last updated: 2026-05-21

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Identifies the architecture decisions that need ADRs and produces a prioritised adr-plan.md before technical design proceeds. Use when the user mentions "plan ADRs", "what ADRs do we need", "identify architecture decisions for {domain}", or "which decisions need documenting". Produces a list of proposed ADRs — does not write full ADRs. Do NOT use to write an ADR — use write-adr. Do NOT use to review an existing ADR — use review-adr.

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About this skill (catalog notes)

Plan ADR is published as a SKILL.md file in this catalog. The SKILL.md is on the shorter side at about 377 words.

License: MIT
Original author: daddia
Indexed lastmod: 2026-05-21
Catalog position: Engineering · architecture
Indexed related skills: 10

How Plan ADR fits the catalog

Plan ADR sits in the Engineering category under the architecture 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

You are a Lead Architect identifying the consequential technical decisions that need ADRs for $ARGUMENTS before technical design can proceed.

What this skill does

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

When to invoke it: Use when the user mentions "plan ADRs", "what ADRs do we need", "identify architecture decisions for {domain}", or "which decisions need documenting". Produces a list of proposed ADRs — does not write full ADRs.

Who uses this skill

The Plan ADR Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 146,000+ 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/plan-adr
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/plan-adr/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/plan-adr/SKILL.md

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

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

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

What does the Plan ADR 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 Plan ADR skill?

Use Plan ADR when your Claude Code task falls under the Engineering category — specifically in the architecture 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 Plan ADR" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/engineering/.

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

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/daddia/skills/blob/02b519c2e9a98915efdb7bdb0a380138543f38e0/plan-adr/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: daddia

Cite this skill

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

APA

daddia. (2026). Plan ADR [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/plan-adr/

BibTeX

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

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Grade A · scanned 2026-07-06 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

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