do
thedotmack/claude-mem
Execute phased implementation plans by orchestrating specialized subagents for each task.
What is do?
A skill for coordinating multi-phase project execution by deploying focused subagents to handle implementation, verification, anti-pattern checks, and code quality review. Use this when you have a plan (especially from make-plan) that needs to be carried out systematically with verification at each step.
- Deploy specialized subagents for implementation, verification, anti-pattern detection, and code quality review
- Enforce completion verification before advancing to the next phase
- Prevent common failure modes like inventing undocumented APIs or skipping validation
- Coordinate branch management and context handoff between phases
- Require evidence (commands run, outputs, files changed) from each subagent before proceeding
How to install do
npx skills add https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem --skill doHow to use do
- 1.Provide or reference a phased implementation plan (ideally created by make-plan)
- 2.The orchestrator will deploy an Implementation subagent for the first phase with a clear objective
- 3.After implementation, subagents are deployed for verification, anti-pattern checks, and code quality review
- 4.Review verification results; the Commit subagent only deploys if all checks pass
- 5.The Branch/Sync subagent pushes verified changes and prepares context for the next phase
- 6.Repeat for each subsequent phase until plan completion
Use cases
- Execute a multi-phase software implementation plan with verification at each stage
- Coordinate complex refactoring across multiple components with quality gates
- Run a deployment plan that requires validation and anti-pattern checks between phases
- Manage a phased feature rollout with verification and commit gates
- Execute infrastructure or configuration changes with documented checkpoints
- Engineering teams executing detailed implementation plans
- Developers managing complex multi-phase projects
- Teams requiring verification and quality gates before commits
- Projects using make-plan or similar planning tools
do FAQ
Use 'do' when you have a detailed multi-phase plan that requires verification, quality gates, and coordination across multiple concerns. It's especially useful with plans created by make-plan.
The orchestrator stops and does not advance to the next phase. The failing phase is not committed, and you can address the issue before retrying.
No. The skill enforces that verification passes before any Commit subagent is deployed. You can override with explicit orchestrator approval, but the default is to block.
The Implementation subagent is instructed to STOP and verify against documentation rather than assume the API exists. This prevents inventing undocumented parameters or non-existent functions.
A Branch/Sync subagent pushes verified changes and prepares a fresh context handoff so the next phase's subagents start with a clean slate but retain plan context.
Full instructions (SKILL.md)
Source of truth, from thedotmack/claude-mem.
name: do description: Execute a phased implementation plan using subagents. Use when asked to execute, run, or carry out a plan — especially one created by make-plan.
Do Plan
You are an ORCHESTRATOR. Deploy subagents to execute all work. Do not do the work yourself except to coordinate, route context, and verify that each subagent completed its assigned checklist.
Execution Protocol
Rules
- Each phase uses fresh subagents where noted (or when context is large/unclear)
- Assign one clear objective per subagent and require evidence (commands run, outputs, files changed)
- Do not advance to the next step until the assigned subagent reports completion and the orchestrator confirms it matches the plan
During Each Phase
Deploy an "Implementation" subagent to:
- Execute the implementation as specified
- COPY patterns from documentation, don't invent
- Cite documentation sources in code comments when using unfamiliar APIs
- If an API seems missing, STOP and verify — don't assume it exists
After Each Phase
Deploy subagents for each post-phase responsibility:
- Run verification checklist — Deploy a "Verification" subagent to prove the phase worked
- Anti-pattern check — Deploy an "Anti-pattern" subagent to grep for known bad patterns from the plan
- Code quality review — Deploy a "Code Quality" subagent to review changes
- Commit only if verified — Deploy a "Commit" subagent only after verification passes; otherwise, do not commit
Between Phases
Deploy a "Branch/Sync" subagent to:
- Push to working branch after each verified phase
- Prepare the next phase handoff so the next phase's subagents start fresh but have plan context
Failure Modes to Prevent
- Don't invent APIs that "should" exist — verify against docs
- Don't add undocumented parameters — copy exact signatures
- Don't skip verification — deploy a verification subagent and run the checklist
- Don't commit before verification passes (or without explicit orchestrator approval)
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