Structured rpi

Plan risky or ambiguous work before implementing. Use when refactoring, designing unclear features, comparing approaches, or needing user checkpoints.From its SKILL.md

Install

npx -y skills add spences10/skills --skill structured-rpi

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Structured RPI

A lightweight Research → Plan → Implement workflow for work where jumping straight to code is risky.

When to Use

Use for:

Multi-file refactors
Unclear feature requirements
Architecture or API design choices
Changes with migration, data, security, or compatibility risk
User asks to plan, think through, compare options, or checkpoint

Skip for obvious bug fixes, one-file edits, or "just do it" requests.

Workflow

Research — Inspect relevant code/docs and identify constraints.
Plan — Propose the smallest safe path with acceptance criteria.
Checkpoint — Ask for approval only when the approach is ambiguous, risky, or user-requested.
Implement — Make the changes in focused steps.
Verify — Run targeted validation and report remaining risks.

Output Shape

Keep artifacts short:

## Findings

- ...

## Plan

1. ...
2. ...

## Risks / Decisions

- ...

Rules

Do not force six phases when three bullets would do.
Ask clarifying questions only when blocked.
Prefer concrete files, commands, and acceptance criteria over abstract process.
Compress or skip phases when requirements are already clear.

References

phase-details.md - Detailed phase descriptions
structured-outputs.md - Artifact templates
exit-conditions.md - When to skip, go back, or exit

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