Continue Setup

How to use planning-with-files with Continue (VS Code / JetBrains).

What This Integration Adds

• Project-level skill: .continue/skills/planning-with-files/
• Project-level slash command prompt: .continue/prompts/planning-with-files.prompt (Markdown)

Continue supports both project-level (<repo>/.continue/...) and global (~/.continue/...) locations.

Installation (Project-level, recommended)

In your project root:

git clone https://github.com/OthmanAdi/planning-with-files.git
cp -r planning-with-files/.continue .continue

Restart Continue (or reload the IDE) so it picks up the new files.

Installation (Global)

Copy the skill and prompt into your global Continue directory:

git clone https://github.com/OthmanAdi/planning-with-files.git
mkdir -p ~/.continue/skills ~/.continue/prompts
cp -r planning-with-files/.continue/skills/planning-with-files ~/.continue/skills/
cp planning-with-files/.continue/prompts/planning-with-files.prompt ~/.continue/prompts/

Restart Continue (or reload the IDE) so it picks up the new files.

Usage

1. In Continue chat, run:
   • /planning-with-files
2. The prompt will guide you to:
   • Ensure task_plan.md, findings.md, progress.md exist in your repo root
   • Update these files throughout the task

Helper Scripts (Optional)

From your project root:

# Create task_plan.md / findings.md / progress.md (if missing)
bash .continue/skills/planning-with-files/scripts/init-session.sh

# Verify all phases marked complete (expects task_plan.md format)
bash .continue/skills/planning-with-files/scripts/check-complete.sh

# Recover unsynced context from last Claude Code session (if you also use Claude Code)
python3 .continue/skills/planning-with-files/scripts/session-catchup.py "$(pwd)"

Notes & Limitations

• Continue does not run Claude Code hooks (PreToolUse/PostToolUse/Stop). The workflow is manual: re-read task_plan.md before decisions and update it after each phase.
• The three planning files are tool-agnostic and can be used across Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, and Continue.