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Claude Code plugin

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Recently I built a Claude Code plugin that can take a task number, fetch the ticket, check the repository to see what's already there, and plan the work before writing anything. It also updates the task status when it's done and can point out blockers before implementation starts. Honestly the planning part is more useful than the coding part.

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“Honestly the planning part is more useful than the coding part.”

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“It can take a task number, fetch the ticket, check the repository to see what's already there, and plan the work before writing anything.”
“It can point out blockers before implementation starts.”

I'll ask before I write anything I don't know.

I found 3 different posts in this.

They overlap, so I'd write one now and keep the others for later.

I stopped manually preparing every development ticket
Angle: Workflow automation
MarginWhy it could work
Before/after workflow posts are easy to relate to. Most engineers know the ticket-prep routine you described, so they'll recognise themselves in it.
The best thing my AI plugin does isn't writing code
Angle: Contrarian / insight
MarginWhy it could work
It goes against the usual “AI writes my code” story — and it's grounded in your own tool, so it reads as experience, not a hot take.
MarginA stronger angle?
You're focusing on what the plugin does: fetch the ticket, check the repo, plan, update the status. The more interesting story may be what changed in how you start work, now that planning comes first.A feature list describes a tool. A change in how you work is something other engineers recognise in themselves.
How do you want to approach it?
Lead with the claim: the plan beats the code. · I'd go with this
Before I write this, I'd like to understand it better.
What's different about how you start a task now?
I'll ask rather than invent it · ⌘↵
AI should understand the task before writing code
Angle: AI-assisted engineering
Open draft
MarginWhy it could work
It comes from something you actually built, and it supports the positioning you want around AI-era software engineering.

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I stopped manually preparing every development ticket

The best thing my AI plugin does isn't writing code

AI should understand the task before writing code