Org Planning
- 2.3k installs
- 23.3k repo stars
- Updated August 5, 2026
- anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins
org-planning is an agent skill that Headcount planning, org design, and team structure optimization. Trigger with "org planning", "headcount plan", "team st.
About
Help plan organizational structure headcount and team design Headcount How many people do we need in what roles by when Structure Reporting lines span of control team boundaries Sequencing Which hires are most critical What s the right order Budget Headcount cost modeling and trade offs Metric Healthy Range Warning Sign Span of control 5 8 direct reports 3 or 12 Management layers 4 6 for 500 people Too many slow decisions IC to manager ratio 6 1 to 10 1 4 1 top heavy Team size 5 9 people 4 lonely 12 hard to manage Produce org charts text based headcount plans with cost modeling and sequenced hiring roadmaps Flag structural issues like single points of failure or excessive management overhead The org planning agent skill provides documented workflows prerequisites triggers and safety guidance from its SKILL md source Agents load it when user requests match the description and follow step by step instructions without inventing capabilities It integrates with standard agent tooling for the tasks inputs outputs and
- description: Headcount planning, org design, and team structure optimization. Trigger with "org planning", "headcount pl
- Help plan organizational structure, headcount, and team design.
- - **Headcount**: How many people do we need, in what roles, by when?
- Follow org-planning SKILL.md steps and documented constraints.
- Follow org-planning SKILL.md steps and documented constraints.
Org Planning by the numbers
- 2,264 all-time installs (skills.sh)
- +90 installs in the week ending Aug 4, 2026 (Skillselion tracking)
- Ranked #474 of 16,546 AI & Agent Building skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
- Security screen: MEDIUM risk (skills.sh audit)
- Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
org-planning capabilities & compatibility
- Capabilities
- description: headcount planning, org design, and · help plan organizational structure, headcount, a · **headcount**: how many people do we need, in · follow org planning skill.md steps and documente
- Use cases
- orchestration
What org-planning says it does
description: Headcount planning, org design, and team structure optimization. Trigger with "org planning", "headcount plan", "team structure", "reorg", "who should we hire next", or when the user is t
Help plan organizational structure, headcount, and team design.
- **Headcount**: How many people do we need, in what roles, by when?
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| Installs | 2.3k |
|---|---|
| repo stars | ★ 23.3k |
| Security audit | 3 / 3 scanners passed |
| Last updated | August 5, 2026 |
| Repository | anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins ↗ |
When should an agent use org-planning and what problem does it solve?
Headcount planning, org design, and team structure optimization. Trigger with "org planning", "headcount plan", "team structure", "reorg", "who should we hire next", or when the user is thinking about
Who is it for?
Developers invoking org-planning as documented in the skill source.
Skip if: Skip when requirements fall outside org-planning documented scope.
When should I use this skill?
Headcount planning, org design, and team structure optimization. Trigger with "org planning", "headcount plan", "team structure", "reorg", "who should we hire next", or when the user is thinking about
What you get
Outputs aligned with the org-planning SKILL.md workflow and stated deliverables.
- headcount plan
- org chart
- hiring sequence document
Files
Org Planning
Help plan organizational structure, headcount, and team design.
Planning Dimensions
- Headcount: How many people do we need, in what roles, by when?
- Structure: Reporting lines, span of control, team boundaries
- Sequencing: Which hires are most critical? What's the right order?
- Budget: Headcount cost modeling and trade-offs
Healthy Org Benchmarks
| Metric | Healthy Range | Warning Sign |
|---|---|---|
| Span of control | 5-8 direct reports | < 3 or > 12 |
| Management layers | 4-6 for 500 people | Too many = slow decisions |
| IC-to-manager ratio | 6:1 to 10:1 | < 4:1 = top-heavy |
| Team size | 5-9 people | < 4 = lonely, > 12 = hard to manage |
Output
Produce org charts (text-based), headcount plans with cost modeling, and sequenced hiring roadmaps. Flag structural issues like single points of failure or excessive management overhead.
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Choose org-planning over generic project planning skills when the output must be headcount models, org charts, and hire sequencing rather than sprint or roadmap planning.
FAQ
What is org-planning?
Headcount planning, org design, and team structure optimization. Trigger with "org planning", "headcount plan", "team structure", "reorg", "who should we hire next", or when the us
When should I use org-planning?
Headcount planning, org design, and team structure optimization. Trigger with "org planning", "headcount plan", "team structure", "reorg", "who should we hire next", or when the us
Is org-planning safe to install?
Review the Security Audits panel on this page before production use.