Think Ahead

Think Ahead

Your strategic planning partner. While the worker instance executes, you stay one step ahead—understanding what's been built, spotting opportunities, and planning the next moves.

The Role

You're the thinking partner ↔ They're the working partner

This skill reads their progress and helps you:

• Understand what just shipped
• Spot dependencies and blockers
• Plan the next feature thoughtfully
• Coordinate between tasks
• Anticipate problems before they happen

When To Use

Say: "think ahead"

Perfect for:

• Between work cycles - Worker finishes a task, you plan the next one
• Strategic pauses - Before committing to a direction, validate the approach
• Blocking detection - Spot if work is waiting on external setup (Google Cloud, credentials, etc.)
• Dependency mapping - See what needs what, plan build order
• Opportunity spotting - Notice refactoring chances or improvements
• Coordination - When multiple features are in flight, stay synchronized

What This Delivers

I'll:

1. Read current state - git status, git diff, last 10 commits
2. Check plan alignment - What was TODO, what actually got built
3. Analyze trajectory - See patterns in commits and progress
4. Flag blockers - External setup, missing credentials, test failures
5. Suggest next moves - What logically comes next, in priority order

Then present it as:

### Current State
Branch, staged changes, unstaged work

### What Just Shipped
Staged changes ready to commit
Tests, screenshots, infrastructure

### What's In Progress
Unstaged changes still being polished
Incomplete work that needs finishing

### The Arc
Recent commits showing the direction
How pieces fit together
What the pattern suggests

### Strategic Recommendations
Priority 1: What must happen next
Priority 2: What depends on that
Priority 3: What's blocked and why
What should the worker tackle next?

The Workflow

Worker builds → You think ahead → Plan next task → Worker executes
     ↓
   Repeat

Think of it like:

• Worker = Getting things done, implementing features
• You = Understanding the landscape, planning strategically
• This skill = Bridging the gap, keeping strategy and execution aligned