planning-patterns

1- Search for existing solutions and patterns
2- Identify relevant libraries and tools
3- Find best practices in the domain
4- Check for known pitfalls
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6### 2. Brainstorming Phase
7- Generate at least 3 alternative approaches
8- Evaluate trade-offs: complexity, time, risk, scalability
9- Consider build-vs-buy decisions
10- Rank by feasibility and alignment
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12### 3. Plan Creation
13- Structure with phases, tasks, and milestones
14- Define acceptance criteria per phase
15- Map dependencies between tasks
16- Include risk assessment with mitigations
17- Define TDD strategy per coding phase
18- Estimate effort and timeline
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20### 4. Review Gate
21- Verify completeness against original request
22- Validate logical phase ordering
23- Check actionability of risk mitigations
24- Score plan completeness (>=80 to pass)
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26## Plan-to-Build Continuity
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28- Save plans to `docs/plans/` directory
29- Reference plan file in session memory
30- BUILD workflow reads plan during requirements clarification
31- Component-builder follows documented phases
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33## When to Use
34 
35- PLAN workflow (primary)
36- Any task requiring strategic thinking before execution
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38## Agents Used
39 
40- `planner` (primary consumer)
41- `github-researcher` (research phase)