Planning with Files: Revolutionize Your Claude Code Workflow Like Manus AI

In a stunning move, Meta acquired Manus AI for $2 billion in December 2025—just eight months after launch. What fueled this rocket ship to $100M+ revenue? Context engineering via persistent markdown files as 'working memory' on disk. Now, you can harness the same pattern with planning-with-files, a battle-tested Claude Code plugin that's garnered 9.2k stars and 803 forks on GitHub.

The AI Agent Pain Points It Solves

Claude Code and similar AI tools struggle with: - Volatile memory: Tool outputs vanish on context resets. - Goal drift: Original objectives fade after dozens of tool calls. - Hidden errors: Repeated mistakes without tracking. - Context stuffing: Cramming everything into limited windows.

Enter the 3-File Pattern—the core of this skill: 1. task_plan.md: Phases, checkboxes, and progress tracking. 2. findings.md: Research notes and key insights. 3. progress.md: Session logs, tests, and error history.

Principle: Treat your filesystem as unlimited disk storage, context as fleeting RAM. Write everything important to files.

Lightning-Fast Installation

In Claude Code, run:

/plugin marketplace add OthmanAdi/planning-with-files
/plugin install planning-with-files@planning-with-files

Supports manual install, Cursor IDE rules, Windows setups, and more. Check docs/installation.md.

How It Works: Seamless Automation

Once installed: - Auto-creates task_plan.md for complex tasks. - Hooks re-read plans before decisions (PreToolUse) and prompt updates post-actions (PostToolUse). - Logs errors and verifies completion (Stop hook). - Manual invoke: /planning-with-files.

Key Rules: - Plan first, always. - Save findings every 2 actions. - Log all failures to evolve.

When to Deploy It

Ideal for: - Multi-step research. - Project building. - Tasks with 50+ tool calls.

Skip for quick queries or single edits.

Community Buzz and Extensions

Forks like multi-manus-planning add multi-project support. MIT-licensed—fork, contribute, or star it here.

Version 2.1.2 fixes template caching for Claude Code v2.1 compatibility. Dive into quickstart.md for a 5-step launch.

Transform your AI workflow today. Work like Manus—persistent, efficient, unstoppable. 🚀