Plan Two

[IMPORTANT] Use TaskCreate to break ALL work into small tasks BEFORE starting — including tasks for each file read. This prevents context loss from long files. For simple tasks, AI may ask user whether to skip.

Prerequisites: MUST READ .claude/skills/shared/understand-code-first-protocol.md before executing.

Skill Variant: Variant of /plan — creates two alternative implementation approaches for comparison.

Quick Summary

Goal: Research and create an implementation plan with 2 distinct approaches for the user to compare and choose.

Workflow:

1. Research — Deep investigation of the problem space
2. Approach A — Design first implementation approach with trade-offs
3. Approach B — Design alternative approach with trade-offs
4. Compare — Present side-by-side comparison for user decision

Key Rules:

• PLANNING-ONLY: do not implement, only create comparison plan
• Both approaches must be genuinely viable, not strawman vs real
• Always offer /plan-review after plan creation

Activate planning skill.

PLANNING-ONLY — Collaboration Required

DO NOT use the EnterPlanMode tool — you are ALREADY in a planning workflow. DO NOT implement or execute any code changes. COLLABORATE with the user: ask decision questions, present options with recommendations. After plan creation, ALWAYS run /plan-review to validate the plan. ASK user to confirm the plan before any next step.

Your mission

Use the planner subagent to create 2 detailed implementation plans for this following task: $ARGUMENTS

Workflow

1. First: Create a directory using naming pattern from ## Naming section in injected context. Make sure you pass the directory path to every subagent during the process.
2. Follow strictly to the "Plan Creation & Organization" rules of planning skill.
3. Use multiple researcher agents in parallel to research for this task, each agent research for a different aspect of the task and perform max 5 researches (max 5 tool calls).
4. Use scout agent to search the codebase for files needed to complete the task.
5. Main agent gathers all research and scout report filepaths, and pass them to planner subagent with the detailed instructions prompt to create an implementation plan of this task. Output: Provide at least 2 implementation approaches with clear trade-offs, and explain the pros and cons of each approach, and provide a recommended approach.
6. Main agent receives the implementation plan from planner subagent, and ask user to review the plan

Plan File Specification

• Every plan.md MUST start with YAML frontmatter:

  ---
  title: '{Brief title}'
  description: '{One sentence for card preview}'
  status: pending
  priority: P2
  effort: { sum of phases, e.g., 4h }
  branch: { current git branch }
  tags: [relevant, tags]
  created: { YYYY-MM-DD }
  ---
  

IMPORTANT Task Planning Notes (MUST FOLLOW)

• Always plan and break work into many small todo tasks using TaskCreate
• Always add a final review todo task to verify work quality and identify fixes/enhancements
• MANDATORY FINAL TASKS: After creating all planning todo tasks, ALWAYS add these two final tasks:
  1. Task: "Run /plan-validate" — Trigger /plan-validate skill to interview the user with critical questions and validate plan assumptions
  2. Task: "Run /plan-review" — Trigger /plan-review skill to auto-review plan for validity, correctness, and best practices

Important Notes

IMPORTANT: Analyze the skills catalog and activate the skills that are needed for the task during the process. IMPORTANT: Sacrifice grammar for the sake of concision when writing reports. IMPORTANT: Ensure token efficiency while maintaining high quality. IMPORTANT: In reports, list any unresolved questions at the end, if any.

Post-Plan Validation

After plan creation, use the AskUserQuestion tool to ask: "Want me to run /plan-review to validate, or proceed to implementation?" with options:

• "Run /plan-review (Recommended)" — Execute /plan-review to validate the plan
• "Proceed to implementation" — Skip validation and start implementing

REMINDER — Planning-Only Command

DO NOT use EnterPlanMode tool. DO NOT start implementing. ALWAYS validate with /plan-review after plan creation. ASK user to confirm the plan before any implementation begins. ASK user decision questions with your recommendations when multiple approaches exist.