Writing Plans

A plan request authorizes creating or revising the plan artifact, not implementing it. Execute only when the user requests execution or an active workflow already authorizes the planned work.

Start

Inspect local evidence before asking a question. State only assumptions or unknowns that affect execution or validation, and ask at most one question when proceeding would otherwise require a risky guess.

Save a drafted plan to the repository unless the user requests chat-only output. Default to docs/plans/YYYY-MM-DD_<topic>-plan.md; derive a concise lowercase kebab-case topic and create the directory when needed. Update an existing plan in place during execution.

Shape

Always include Goal, Plan, and Completion Checklist. Add only useful sections from: