What problem does it solve?
Engineering plans often have hidden architecture gaps, edge case oversights, or test coverage holes that only become obvious after hours of coding, leading to costly rework and delayed launches. This skill acts as an engineering manager to catch these issues before you write a single line of implementation code.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Interactive Plan Review: Walks through your architecture, data flow, diagrams, edge cases, test coverage, and performance considerations with opinionated, actionable recommendations.
- Proactive Triggering: Automatically suggests a review when you have a plan or design doc ready to start coding, so you never miss a critical pre-implementation check.
- Use Case: You just finished a design doc for a new payment processing feature. Run this skill to validate the architecture, confirm test coverage for failure scenarios like network timeouts, and lock in an executable plan before your team starts building.
Quick Start
Use the plan-eng-review skill to review the attached architecture plan for the new user onboarding flow.