pddl-skills
Automated Planning utilities for loading PDDL domains and problems, generating plans using classical planners, validating plans, and saving plan outputs. Supports standard PDDL parsing, plan synthesis, and correctness verification.
Install / Use
npx skills add benchflow-ai/skillsbench --skill pddl-skillsInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
Quality Score
Category
AutomationSupported Platforms
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Our assessment of pddl-skills
pddl-skills scores 89/100 on our quality scale, 1343rd of 2,877 Automation skills we index (top 47%).
Its SKILL.md is 3.0 KB long, well organised into 19 sections with 5 code examples: a solid amount of guidance for an agent.
With 1,813 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated about 2 months ago, so pddl-skills is actively maintained.
- It is released under the Apache-2.0 license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
- Its trust signals score 100/100, with no cautions. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
Safety scan
No issues foundOur scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands.
Automated pattern scan on 2026-10-06. It catches known dangerous patterns, not every risk — read a skill before letting an agent act on it.
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I install pddl-skills?
- Run
npx skills add benchflow-ai/skillsbench --skill pddl-skills. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does pddl-skills work with?
- It is written for Universal, as a SKILL.md file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is pddl-skills safe to use?
- Our scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands. It is Apache-2.0-licensed and scores 100/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is pddl-skills still maintained?
- The repository was last updated about 2 months ago, so pddl-skills is actively maintained.
Skill content
View source on GitHubname: pddl-skills description: "Automated Planning utilities for loading PDDL domains and problems, generating plans using classical planners, validating plans, and saving plan outputs. Supports standard PDDL parsing, plan synthesis, and correctness verification." license: Proprietary. LICENSE.txt has complete terms
Requirements for Outputs
General Guidelines
PDDL Files
- Domain files must follow PDDL standard syntax.
- Problem files must reference the correct domain.
- Plans must be sequential classical plans.
Planner Behavior
- Planning must terminate within timeout.
- If no plan exists, return an empty plan or explicit failure flag.
- Validation must confirm goal satisfaction.
PDDL Skills
1. Load Domain and Problem
load-problem(domain_path, problem_path)
Description:
Loads a PDDL domain file and problem file into a unified planning problem object.
Parameters:
domain_path(str): Path to PDDL domain file.problem_path(str): Path to PDDL problem file.
Returns:
problem_object: Aunified_planning.model.Probleminstance.
Example:
problem = load_problem("domain.pddl", "task01.pddl")
Notes:
- Uses unified_planning.io.PDDLReader.
- Raises an error if parsing fails.
2. Plan Generation
generate-plan(problem_object)
Description: Generates a plan for the given planning problem using a classical planner.
Parameters:
problem_object: A unified planning problem instance.
Returns:
plan_object: A sequential plan.
Example:
plan = generate_plan(problem)
Notes:
- Uses
unified_planning.shortcuts.OneshotPlanner. - Default planner:
pyperplan. - If no plan exists, returns None.
3. Plan Saving
save-plan(plan_object, output_path)
Description: Writes a plan object to disk in standard PDDL plan format.
Parameters:
-
plan_object: A unified planning plan. -
output_path(str): Output file path.
Example:
save_plan(plan, "solution.plan")
Notes:
- Uses
unified_planning.io.PDDLWriter. - Output is a text plan file.
4. Plan Validation
validate(problem_object, plan_object)
Description: Validates that a plan correctly solves the given PDDL problem.
Parameters:
problem_object: The planning problem.plan_object: The generated plan.
Returns:
- bool: True if the plan is valid, False otherwise.
Example:
ok = validate(problem, plan)
Notes:
- Uses
unified_planning.shortcuts.SequentialPlanValidator. - Ensures goal satisfaction and action correctness.
Example Workflow
# Load
problem = load_problem("domain.pddl", "task01.pddl")
# Generate plan
plan = generate_plan(problem)
# Validate plan
if not validate(problem, plan):
raise ValueError("Generated plan is invalid")
# Save plan
save_plan(plan, "task01.plan")
Notes
- This skill set enables reproducible planning pipelines.
- Designed for PDDL benchmarks and automated plan synthesis tasks.
- Ensures oracle solutions are fully verifiable.
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