# blueprint-generate

Ends the Blueprint Q&A interview and writes a structured implementation plan into a dedicated project directory.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 80
- Author: imbue-ai
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/imbue-ai/blueprint/tree/HEAD/skills/blueprint-generate/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-08-11
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/blueprint-generate

## What it does

This skill takes over once the blueprint Q&A conversation collects enough context. It retrieves the matching template from `references/templates.json`, builds a 2-5 word kebab-case slug under 50 characters, and creates a directory at `blueprint/<slug>`. If that folder already exists, it appends `-2` or `-3` instead of overwriting existing work.

Next, the agent pulls the most recent refined prompt or drafts one using `references/refine-prompt.md`. During the writing stage, the skill appends a status line `✓ Explore  ✓ Plan  ● Write  ○ Refine` to the end of every message, then transitions into refinement.

Running this skill without prior Q&A context breaks the workflow, because the agent cannot resolve the template or feature scope out of thin air.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add imbue-ai/blueprint --skill blueprint-generate -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/blueprint-generate/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/blueprint-generate/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add imbue-ai/blueprint --skill blueprint-generate -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/blueprint-generate/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add imbue-ai/blueprint --skill blueprint-generate -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/blueprint-generate/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install imbue-ai/blueprint blueprint-generate
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/blueprint-generate/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add imbue-ai/blueprint --skill blueprint-generate -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/imbue-ai/blueprint --path skills/blueprint-generate
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/blueprint-generate/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add imbue-ai/blueprint --skill blueprint-generate -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/imbue-ai/blueprint/tree/HEAD/skills/blueprint-generate/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- turn Q&A interview answers into an actionable engineering plan
- pick the matching feature template from `references/templates.json`
- organize implementation specs inside an isolated `blueprint/<slug>` directory
- display phase progress using the built-in status tracker

## Example prompts
- Stop the Q&A session and generate the implementation plan
- We have gathered enough context, create the blueprint plan now
- Wrap up the interview and write the plan to blueprint/<slug>

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: blueprint-generate
description: End the Q&A phase and generate the plan. Use after the blueprint skill has gathered enough context.
---

## Blueprint — Generate plan

Generate an implementation plan from the Q&A session.

### Step 1: Resolve template

Recall the template name from the blueprint Q&A conversation. Read [references/templates.json](references/templates.json) and find the matching template.

### Step 2: Generate slug

Create a concise 2-5 word kebab-case slug (max 50 chars) for the feature. Sanitize: lowercase, alphanumeric + hyphens only, no leading/trailing hyphens. If `blueprint/<slug>` already exists, append `-2`, `-3`, etc.

### Step 3: Create plan directory

```bash
mkdir -p blueprint/<slug>
```

### Step 4: Refine the prompt

Use the most recent refined prompt from the Q&A conversation. If for any reason it wasn't shown during Q&A, generate it now — see [references/refine-prompt.md](references/refine-prompt.md).

### Step 5: Write the plan

See [references/write-plan.md](references/write-plan.md).

Append this progress line at the end of **every** message during the Write phase:

```
✓ Explore  ✓ Plan  ● Write  ○ Refine
```

Place the line after all other content, separated by a blank line.

### Step 6: Refinement

See [references/refinement.md](references/refinement.md).
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© imbue-ai · MIT · https://github.com/imbue-ai/blueprint/tree/HEAD/skills/blueprint-generate/SKILL.md

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