VFX Plan Skill

Purpose

Guides you to the right planning mode for a VFX task, helps clarify requirements before work begins, and optionally runs an adversarial review pass. Prevents the two most common planning failures: over-planning simple tasks and under-planning complex ones.

Usage

Invoke this skill when:

• Starting a new tool, script, or pipeline component
• Requirements feel ambiguous ("make it better", "set this up")
• The task touches multiple apps or files
• Getting it wrong means significant rework
• You don't fully understand the solution space yet

Simple questions with clear answers don't need planning. "What's the Python call to get selected objects in Blender?" - just ask.