Plan Mode

This skill creates or edits a high-level plan for documenting approach and design before implementation.

When to Use

• 📝 Design já definido, precisa documentar
• 🔄 Converter brainstorm em plano executável
• 📋 Feature complexa que precisa de spec
• 👥 Precisa de review/aprovação antes de implementar

Arguments

$ARGUMENTS

Can be:

• A title for a new plan: /plan "Refactor payment module"
• A plan ID to edit: /plan PL-5
• A brainstorm ID to convert: /plan BS-3

Instructions

If argument is a Brainstorm ID (BS-N)

Convert the brainstorm to a plan:

mcp__cortex__brainstorm(action="to_plan", id="BS-N")

This creates a new plan with the brainstorm's selected ideas and decisions.

If argument is a Plan ID (PL-N)

Get the existing plan:

mcp__cortex__highlevel_plan(action="get", id="PL-N")

If argument is a title (new plan)

Create a new plan:

mcp__cortex__highlevel_plan(action="create", title="$ARGUMENTS")

Step 2: Help write the plan content

A good plan includes:

## Overview
Brief description of what this plan achieves.

## Goals
- Goal 1
- Goal 2

## Approach
How we will implement this:
1. Step one
2. Step two
3. Step three

## Technical Design
### Architecture
- Component A: responsibility
- Component B: responsibility

### Data Model
- Entity changes
- New tables/fields

### API Changes
- New endpoints
- Modified endpoints

## Tasks
- [ ] Task 1: description
- [ ] Task 2: description
- [ ] Task 3: description

## Risks & Mitigations
| Risk | Mitigation |
|------|------------|
| Risk 1 | How to handle |

## Open Questions
- Question 1?
- Question 2?

Update the plan content:

mcp__cortex__highlevel_plan(action="update", id="PL-N", content="<markdown content>")

Step 3: Link to epics (optional)

If this plan relates to an epic:

mcp__cortex__highlevel_plan(action="link_epic", id="PL-N", epic_id="CX-E")

Step 4: Review and approve

When the plan is ready:

mcp__cortex__highlevel_plan(action="update", id="PL-N", status="approved")

Example Session

User: /plan Implement caching layer

Claude: Creates PL-1 "Implement caching layer"
        Asks: "What's the main goal? Performance? Reducing DB load?"

User: Both, we're getting too many DB hits on the product catalog

Claude: Writes plan with:
        - Overview: Add Redis caching for product catalog
        - Goals: Reduce DB load by 80%, sub-100ms response times
        - Approach: Cache-aside pattern with TTL
        - Technical Design: Redis, cache keys, invalidation strategy
        - Tasks: Setup Redis, Add cache layer, Add invalidation, Add metrics

User: Looks good, but add a task for testing cache invalidation

Claude: Updates plan with new task
        Asks: "Ready to approve and create tasks?"

User: Yes, approve it

Claude: Approves PL-1
        Offers to create tasks from the plan

Interactive Mode

This skill is interactive - engage with the user to:

• Ask clarifying questions about scope
• Suggest sections they might have missed
• Help break down into concrete tasks
• Identify risks and open questions

Next Steps

After planning, the user can:

1. Create tasks from the plan's task list
2. /implement CX-N - Start implementing
3. Link the plan to an epic for tracking