Executing Plans

Overview

Load the plan, review it critically, execute in batches with checkpoints, verify, and hand off.

Announce at start: "I'm using the executing-plans skill to implement this plan."

Prefer subagent-driven-development when you can. Fresh context per task and staged review (spec, quality, and security for security-relevant tasks) produce measurably better results than inline execution. Use this skill when subagents are unavailable, when tasks are too tightly coupled to isolate, or when the plan is small enough that dispatch overhead exceeds the benefit.

The Iron Law

NO EXECUTION WITHOUT A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE PLAN FIRST

Executing a flawed plan faithfully produces a flawed implementation efficiently. The review is not a formality — it is the only point where a bad plan costs minutes instead of hours.

Started executing without reviewing? Stop and review now. It is cheaper at task 2 than at task 9.