para-check
Decision helper to determine if PARA workflow should be used for a given request.
Skill by brian-lai
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What this skill can do and what it asks for, from its SKILL.md. Checked Oct 25, 2026.
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- Skill name
para-check- Description
- Decision helper to determine if PARA workflow should be used for a given request. Triages tasks into PARA-worthy vs direct-answer categories.
- License
- MIT
- Instructions
- 14 lines in SKILL.md · view on GitHub
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- SKILL.md
SKILL.md (first lines)
Triage the request against the project's branch/PR policy. ```text para-check "<request>" ``` - Tracked code changes, features, bug fixes, configuration or documentation edits: **USE PARA WORKFLOW**. Use the `para-plan` skill, reusing an active applicable plan. - Read-only questions, navigation, explanations or state inspection: **SKIP PARA** and answer directly. - Research/plan/progress/summary artifacts in primary context do not recursively require another plan. Continue the active workflow. - Unclear intent: inspect available context, then ask only if whether to change files remains consequentially ambiguous. Return the verdict, one-sentence reason and next action. Do not start implementation from a triage request.
From brian-lai/para-programming-agent-skills, MIT.
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- 0.565score
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Initialize PARA-Programming structure in the current project.
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para-execute
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Execute the active plan by creating an isolated git worktree and tracking todos.
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para-help
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Display the PARA-Programming quick-reference guide with all 11 skills and the Research→Plan→Review→Execute→Review→Summarize→Archive workflow.
SkillAFreshness: AClaude Code +9 - 0.561score
para-plan
brian-lai
Plan a repository change using inspected evidence and focused clarification; produce a simple or phased plan with concrete acceptance criteria before execution.
SkillAFreshness: AClaude Code +9 - 0.561score
para-archive
brian-lai
Archive completed plans and context, remove verified worktrees, and reset context while preserving summaries and recoverable state.
SkillAFreshness: AClaude Code +9 - 0.561score
para-status
brian-lai
Display the current state of PARA context and workflow progress.
SkillAFreshness: AClaude Code +9 - 0.561score
para-workflow
brian-lai
Orchestrate simple or phased plans through execution, PR preparation, review, summary, merge and archival, with resumable evidence and optional auto mode.
SkillAFreshness: AClaude Code +9 - 0.561score
para-review
brian-lai
Independently review a plan or existing PR against requirements and evidence, with target-bound results and a capped correction loop.
SkillAFreshness: AClaude Code +9 - 0.556score
para-research
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Investigate relevant code, contracts and uncertainties before planning; produce a compact research snapshot with evidence and freshness guidance.
SkillAFreshness: AClaude Code +9 - 0.556score
para-summarize
brian-lai
Summarize actual branch changes and validation for a task or phase, preserving unmerged work and returning the report to its caller.
SkillAFreshness: AClaude Code +9
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- Last commit (this folder)
- Oct 12, 2026 (21 days ago)
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Details
- License
- MIT
- First seen
- Oct 24, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 24, 2026
- Source
- GitHubgithub-graphql
More from brian-lai
- 0.565score
para-init
brian-lai
Initialize PARA-Programming structure in the current project.
SkillAFreshness: AClaude Code +9 - 0.561score
para-execute
brian-lai
Execute the active plan by creating an isolated git worktree and tracking todos.
SkillAFreshness: AClaude Code +9 - 0.561score
para-help
brian-lai
Display the PARA-Programming quick-reference guide with all 11 skills and the Research→Plan→Review→Execute→Review→Summarize→Archive workflow.
SkillAFreshness: AClaude Code +9 - 0.561score
para-archive
brian-lai
Archive completed plans and context, remove verified worktrees, and reset context while preserving summaries and recoverable state.
SkillAFreshness: AClaude Code +9 - 0.561score
para-plan
brian-lai
Plan a repository change using inspected evidence and focused clarification; produce a simple or phased plan with concrete acceptance criteria before execution.
SkillAFreshness: AClaude Code +9 - 0.561score
para-review
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Independently review a plan or existing PR against requirements and evidence, with target-bound results and a capped correction loop.
SkillAFreshness: AClaude Code +9
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para-check skill. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/skills/brian-lai-para-check (last updated 2026-10-24)