add_todo
Add a new todo item to the current plan
LABSCO SUMMARY
A plan the agent keeps, rather than one it writes once.
What it takes off you is the bookkeeping between steps: the goal, the work it implies, what is done and what is left all sit in one place the agent can re-read, so a long session does not have to carry the plan in the conversation above it.
What it is
A small planning server. You open a session against a stated goal, and the plan that follows is a list of todo items the agent maintains between calls instead of restating in every prompt.
What you get
- A planning session opened against one goal
- Todo items carrying a title, a description, a complexity rating and a code example
- The current plan read back as a list
- A completion status per item, and removal of items that no longer apply
- The plan saved as it stands
Requirements
npx on your PATH. Every other tool works against the current planning session, so a session has to be started before the rest have anything to act on.
Setup effort
One command — npx -y software-planning-tool
USE CASES
01
Breaking a feature into steps you can actually start
State the goal once and let the plan build under it: each item gets a title, a description, a complexity rating and a code example, so what comes back is a list you can pick the first thing off.
02
Working through a plan over a long session
Read the list back at any point and mark items done as they land, so the state of the work lives in the plan rather than in the conversation above it.
03
Revising a plan once the code disagrees with it
Drop the items that turned out to be wrong and add the ones the work uncovered, against the same goal, without starting the plan over.
04
Writing the plan down before you hand it on
Save the plan as it stands and read it back as a list someone else can pick up — the goal, the steps, and which of them are already complete.
6 tools
Counted once with only startup setup. Other versions, modes or optional credentials may expose a different list.
get_todos
Get all todos in the current plan
remove_todo
Remove a todo item from the current plan
save_plan
Save the current implementation plan
start_planning
Start a new planning session with a goal
update_todo_status
Update the completion status of a todo item
BEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
6 tools when we connected.
Requires
npx on PATH
CONTEXT COST
Light Standing cost
Rated by the size of the 6 tool definitions that ride along on every turn, not by how many there are
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Add the block to your client, or run the command directly.
Server setup
Configuration file
JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"software-planning-tool": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"software-planning-tool"
]
}
}
}npx
TERMINAL
npx -y software-planning-tool
