plan-design

Productivity

Design an implementation approach for a single ticket.

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Plan Design

The Planner drives this workflow. Produce a detailed, actionable implementation plan for a single work item. The plan must be specific enough that the implementer does not need to guess at file paths, content structures, or sequencing.

Phase 1: Understand the Ticket

Gather context before designing.

Steps

Read the issue body and comments
Identify acceptance criteria and constraints
Read related files, prior ADRs, and architecture docs
Note the current state of the codebase relevant to this change

Output

Produce a ticket summary covering: what the ticket asks for, acceptance criteria, relevant current state.

Approval Required: No

Phase 2: Design the Approach

Produce a complete, file-level implementation plan.

Steps

Identify all files to create, modify, or delete
For each file change, specify:
- Exact file path
- What to change (with enough context to locate the edit)
- What the change should look like (new content or transformation)
Define the implementation sequence (what order to make changes)
Identify verification steps (how to confirm correctness)

Plan Quality Criteria

No guessing required: Every change specifies file path, location, and content
Sequenced: Changes are ordered so each step builds on the last
Verifiable: Each step has a way to confirm it worked
Scoped: Only changes needed for this ticket — nothing extra

Output

Produce an implementation plan covering: step-by-step file changes (file | action | details), verification steps, assumptions.

⛔ CHECKPOINT

STOP. Do not proceed until human approves the plan, verification steps, and assumptions.

Approval Required: Yes

Error Handling

Error	Recovery
Ticket scope unclear	Ask clarifying questions, refine acceptance criteria
Multiple valid approaches	Present top 2 options with trade-offs, recommend one
Dependencies on other tickets	Note the dependency, plan the work that can proceed independently
Missing context	Use `/skill:plan-research` to investigate before designing