plan

Activate When

• /godmode:plan, "break down", "plan this"
• "create tasks", "what are the steps"
• .godmode/spec.md exists but no .godmode/plan.yaml

Workflow

1. Read Context

cat .godmode/spec.md
git ls-files | head -200
find . -maxdepth 3 -type f \
  \( -name "*.ts" -o -name "*.py" -o -name "*.go" \) \
  | head -80

IF no spec: ask user or run /godmode:think first.

2. Identify Boundaries

• Data layer (models, schemas, migrations)
• API/service layer (routes, controllers, services)
• UI layer (components, pages, styles)
• Configuration (env, configs, infrastructure)
• Tests (unit, integration, e2e)

Priority: data -> API/service -> UI -> config -> tests. NEVER mix layers in a single task unless < 10 lines.

3. Decompose into Tasks

- id: "task-01"
  title: "Add user preferences schema"
  skill: "build"
  files:
    - src/models/preferences.ts
    - src/migrations/003_add_preferences.sql
  depends_on: []
  agent: true
  test: "npx vitest run src/models/..."
  done_when: "npx vitest run ... | grep 'passed'"

Rules:

• One responsibility per task
• files[] max 5 (more = split into subtasks)
• done_when = shell command exiting 0 (never prose)
• Max 2 tasks per file across entire plan

4. Build Dependency Graph

Round 1 (parallel): task-01, task-02 (no deps)
Round 2 (parallel): task-03, task-04 (depend on R1)
Round 3 (sequential): task-05 (depends on 03+04)

Topological sort. Max 5 tasks per round. Enforce:

• Data before API before UI
• Schema/type before implementation
• No circular dependencies
• Same-file tasks in different rounds

5. Validate Plan

python3 -c "import yaml; yaml.safe_load(
  open('.godmode/plan.yaml'))"

Checks: files exist or parent dir exists, depends_on IDs valid (no cycles), no file overlap within same round, max 2 tasks per file.

IF >20 tasks: split into phases.

6. Write Plan

git add .godmode/plan.yaml
git commit -m "plan: decompose {feature} into {N} tasks"

Hard Rules

0. Inherits Default Activations per SKILL.md §14. Principles prelude, pre-commit audit, terse/stdio/tokens, DispatchContext validation, Progressive Disclosure routing, discard cost hierarchy all fire by default on every /godmode:plan invocation.
1. Declare a coordination pattern on the first line of every plan. Pick one of the 6 from docs/coordination-patterns.md: Pipeline, Fan-out/Fan-in, Expert Pool, Producer-Reviewer, Supervisor, Hierarchical Delegation. Plans without a declared pattern are invalid — the executor returns BLOCKED: invalid_plan. Example first line: Pattern: Producer-Reviewer.
2. EVERY task: done_when is shell command exiting 0.
3. Max 5 files per task.
4. No circular dependencies.
5. Same-round tasks: zero file overlap.
6. Commit plan to git, validate YAML before proceeding.

TSV Logging

Append .godmode/plan-log.tsv:

timestamp	feature	total_tasks	total_rounds	total_files	max_parallelism

Keep/Discard

KEEP if: YAML parses AND no circular deps
  AND no file overlaps AND all paths valid.
DISCARD if: validation fails on any check.

Stop Conditions

STOP when FIRST of:
  - plan.yaml written, validated, committed
  - >20 tasks (split into phases)
  - Decomposition produces no new independent tasks

Autonomous Operation

On failure: git reset --hard HEAD~1. Never pause.

Error Recovery

Failure	Action
No spec exists	Run /godmode:think first
YAML validation fails	Fix syntax, max 3 attempts
Circular dependency	Merge tasks or remove edge
File overlap in round	Move task to next round
>20 tasks	Split into phase-1 and phase-2