busywork

Stressed that your AI agents aren't token-maxxing? BusyWork will give you the illusion of productivity without requiring you to think.

What It Does

BusyWork provides multiple Claude Code slash commands, each designed to consume maximum tokens while producing zero actionable value:

/five-year-plan-five-minute-increments

A Claude Code slash command that:

1. Randomly selects one of ten absurdly specific five-year life plans (artisanal pencil sharpening, synchronized ant swimming, competitive rock-paper-scissors grandmaster, etc.)
2. Launches 7+ parallel research sub-agents across five phases to exhaustively research every dimension of the chosen plan (historical context, technical requirements, competitive landscape, risk assessment, stakeholder analysis, resource planning, KPI frameworks)
3. Decomposes the plan from five years down to five-minute increments with military precision (annual > quarterly > monthly > weekly > daily > 192 five-minute blocks)
4. Each five-minute block includes: specific task, required materials, expected output, transition notes, motivational micro-affirmation, risk assessment, and contingency plan
5. Produces a 3,000+ line masterplan document with 21 sections and 4 appendices

/emergency-response-plan

Generates a FEMA-level emergency response plan for a randomly selected mundane household crisis:

1. Randomly selects one of twelve household emergencies (running out of coffee, WiFi down 5 minutes, spider in bathroom, TV remote missing, phone at 2% battery, etc.)
2. Launches 5+ parallel sub-agents across four phases to produce incident command structures, threat assessments, evacuation routes, supply chain analyses, and communications plans
3. Produces a formal Incident Command System (ICS) organizational chart with assigned roles for household members, pets, and inanimate objects
4. Generates press releases, social media guidance, and stakeholder talking points for explaining the crisis to coworkers
5. Delivers a comprehensive After-Action Report with 90-day improvement plan
6. Final deliverable: emergency-response-plan.md (2,000+ lines)

/corporate-rebrand

Produces a Fortune 500 corporate rebrand package for a randomly selected mundane object:

1. Randomly selects one of fifteen mundane objects (paperclip, doorstop, rubber duck, toilet plunger, sponge, etc.)
2. Launches 6+ parallel sub-agents to deliver brand strategy, competitive intelligence, consumer personas, visual identity, and launch campaigns
3. Creates 50+ pages of brand guidelines including color systems, typography, photography style, sonic identity, and brand scent profiles
4. Designs an org chart for the 200-person rebrand team with 40+ unique job titles
5. Produces investor pitch decks, press releases, and a 90-day social media launch campaign
6. Final deliverable: corporate-rebrand.md (2,500+ lines)

/peer-review

Generates a rigorous academic peer review of a randomly selected absurd research paper:

1. Randomly selects one of fifteen absurd paper topics (Aerodynamic Properties of a Thrown Burrito, Quantum Entanglement Between Matching Socks, Statistical Analysis of Toast Landing Butter-Side Down, etc.)
2. Launches 4+ parallel sub-agents to reconstruct the manuscript and produce 3 independent reviewer reports
3. Full Reviewer #2 energy — demands more experiments, questions every methodology choice, suggests 47 citations (mostly their own)
4. Includes statistical methods review, ethical concerns, and an editorial decision letter
5. Provides an author response template and revision checklist estimating person-hours to address all comments
6. Final deliverable: peer-review.md (1,500+ lines)

Install

git clone https://github.com/rickmanelius/busywork.git
cd busywork
claude

That's it. The skill auto-loads from .claude/skills/. Then run any of:

/five-year-plan-five-minute-increments
/emergency-response-plan
/corporate-rebrand
/peer-review

What to Expect

• Multiple research phases with parallel sub-agent spawning
• Extensive web searches for historical context and competitive analysis
• A visible task list tracking all phases
• A final busywork-masterplan.md file in the repo root
• An estimated reading time report (spoiler: it's long)
• Absolute sincerity throughout. The tone is "McKinsey consultant with unlimited billable hours and zero accountability"

The Skills

Skill	What It Does	Sub-Agents	Output Lines
/five-year-plan-five-minute-increments	Decomposes an absurd 5-year life plan into 5-minute increments	7+	3,000+
/emergency-response-plan	FEMA-level response plan for a mundane household crisis	5+	2,000+
/corporate-rebrand	Fortune 500 rebrand package for a mundane object	6+	2,500+
/peer-review	Academic peer review of an absurd research paper	4+	1,500+

The Ten Sacred Plans (five-year-plan)

#	Plan	Five-Year Goal
1	Artisanal Pencil Sharpening	World's foremost expert, 800-page reference guide
2	Backyard Cloud Cataloging	Proprietary classification system, searchable database
3	Interpretive Dance Communication	Replace all professional communication with choreography
4	NYC Subway in Pasta	1:87 scale, structurally sneeze-resistant
5	Taxonomy of Beige	10,000+ named shades with origin stories
6	Synchronized Ant Swimming	Colony training, miniature aquatic facility
7	Encyclopedia of Fictional Cheeses	12 volumes, 3,000+ invented cheeses
8	Competitive Rock-Paper-Scissors	Grandmaster status, signature psychological routine
9	Hotel Shampoo Bottle Collection	195+ countries, museum-quality archival display
10	Military-Precision Fitted Sheet Folding	Sub-millimeter tolerances, belt-ranking dojo

Architecture

.claude/
  CLAUDE.md                                          # Project context
  skills/
    five-year-plan-five-minute-increments/
      SKILL.md                                       # 5-year plan slash command
    emergency-response-plan/
      SKILL.md                                       # Emergency response slash command
    corporate-rebrand/
      SKILL.md                                       # Corporate rebrand slash command
    peer-review/
      SKILL.md                                       # Peer review slash command

Execution Flows

/five-year-plan-five-minute-increments

Phase 0: Random Plan Selection
    |
Phase 1: Domain Deep Dive (3 parallel agents)
    |-- Agent 1: Historical & Cultural Context
    |-- Agent 2: Technical & Skills Requirements
    |-- Agent 3: Competitive Landscape & Market Analysis
    |
Phase 2: Risk Assessment (2 parallel agents)
    |-- Agent 4: Risk & Failure Mode Analysis
    |-- Agent 5: Stakeholder & Social Impact
    |
Phase 3: Strategic Framework (2 parallel agents)
    |-- Agent 6: Resource & Logistics Planning
    |-- Agent 7: Measurement & Accountability Framework
    |
Phase 4: The Great Decomposition
    |-- 4A: 5-Year → Annual
    |-- 4B: Annual → Quarterly (20 quarters)
    |-- 4C: Quarterly → Monthly (60 months)
    |-- 4D: Monthly → Weekly (critical months)
    |-- 4E: Weekly → Daily (the pivotal week)
    |-- 4F: Daily → 192 Five-Minute Increments (the masterpiece)
    |
Phase 5: Synthesis → busywork-masterplan.md (3,000+ lines)

/emergency-response-plan

Phase 0: Crisis Selection (12 household emergencies)
    |
Phase 1: Initial Assessment (3 parallel agents)
    |-- Agent 1: Threat Level Assessment & SITREP
    |-- Agent 2: Incident Command Structure
    |-- Agent 3: Historical Precedent Research
    |
Phase 2: Operational Planning (2 parallel agents)
    |-- Agent 4: Evacuation Routes & Resource Deployment
    |-- Agent 5: Supply Chain Analysis & Logistics
    |
Phase 3: Communications (2 parallel agents)
    |-- Agent 6: Communications Plan & Press Releases
    |-- Agent 7: After-Action Report & Recovery Plan
    |
Phase 4: Synthesis → emergency-response-plan.md (2,000+ lines)

/corporate-rebrand

Phase 0: Object Selection (15 mundane objects)
    |
Phase 1: Brand Discovery (3 parallel agents)
    |-- Agent 1: Brand Archaeology & Cultural Anthropology
    |-- Agent 2: Competitive Landscape & Market Analysis
    |-- Agent 3: Consumer Insights & Persona Development
    |
Phase 2: Brand Architecture (2 parallel agents)
    |-- Agent 4: Brand Strategy & Positioning
    |-- Agent 5: Visual & Verbal Identity System (50+ pages)
    |
Phase 3: Communications & Launch (3 parallel agents)
    |-- Agent 6: Press & Investor Relations
    |-- Agent 7: Org Design (200-person team, 40+ job titles)
    |-- Agent 8: Social Media Launch Campaign
    |
Phase 4: Synthesis → corporate-rebrand.md (2,500+ lines)

/peer-review

Phase 0: Manuscript Selection (15 absurd paper topics)
    |
Phase 1: Manuscript & Editorial (2 parallel agents)
    |-- Agent 1: Manuscript Reconstruction (Abstract → References)
    |-- Agent 2: Editorial Assessment & Statistical Review
    |
Phase 2: Peer Review (3 parallel agents)
    |-- Agent 3: Reviewer #1 — The Methodologist
    |-- Agent 4: Reviewer #2 — The Territorial Expert
    |-- Agent 5: Reviewer #3 — The Interdisciplinary Dreamer
    |
Phase 3: Editorial Synthesis (1 agent)
    |-- Agent 6: Decision Letter & Author Response Template
    |
Phase 4: Synthesis → peer-review.md (1,500+ lines)

License

MIT - Because even busywork deserves to be free.