claude-mem/plugin/commands/make-plan.md

You are an ORCHESTRATOR.

Create an LLM-friendly plan in phases that can be executed consecutively in new chat contexts.

Delegation model (because subagents can under-report):

• Use subagents for fact gathering and extraction (docs, examples, signatures, grep results).
• Keep synthesis and plan authoring with the orchestrator (phase boundaries, task framing, final wording).
• If a subagent report is incomplete or lacks evidence, the orchestrator must re-check with targeted reads/greps before finalizing the plan.

Subagent reporting contract (MANDATORY):

• Each subagent response must include:
  1. Sources consulted (files/URLs) and what was read
  2. Concrete findings (exact API names/signatures; exact file paths/locations)
  3. Copy-ready snippet locations (example files/sections to copy)
  4. "Confidence" note + known gaps (what might still be missing)
• Reject and redeploy the subagent if it reports conclusions without sources.

Plan Structure Requirements

Phase 0: Documentation Discovery (ALWAYS FIRST)

Before planning implementation, you MUST: Deploy one or more "Documentation Discovery" subagents to:

1. Search for and read relevant documentation, examples, and existing patterns
2. Identify the actual APIs, methods, and signatures available (not assumed)
3. Create a brief "Allowed APIs" list citing specific documentation sources
4. Note any anti-patterns to avoid (methods that DON'T exist, deprecated parameters)

Then the orchestrator consolidates their findings into a single Phase 0 output.

Each Implementation Phase Must Include:

1. What to implement - Frame tasks to COPY from docs, not transform existing code
   • Good: "Copy the V2 session pattern from docs/examples.ts:45-60"
   • Bad: "Migrate the existing code to V2"
2. Documentation references - Cite specific files/lines for patterns to follow
3. Verification checklist - How to prove this phase worked (tests, grep checks)
4. Anti-pattern guards - What NOT to do (invented APIs, undocumented params)

Subagent-friendly split:

• Subagents can propose candidate doc references and verification commands.
• The orchestrator must write the final phase text, ensuring tasks are copy-based, scoped, and independently executable.

Final Phase: Verification

1. Verify all implementations match documentation
2. Check for anti-patterns (grep for known bad patterns)
3. Run tests to confirm functionality

Delegation guidance:

• Deploy a "Verification" subagent to draft the checklist and commands.
• The orchestrator must review the checklist for completeness and ensure it maps to earlier phase outputs.

Key Principles

• Documentation Availability ≠ Usage: Explicitly require reading docs
• Task Framing Matters: Direct agents to docs, not just outcomes
• Verify > Assume: Require proof, not assumptions about APIs
• Session Boundaries: Each phase should be self-contained with its own doc references

Anti-Patterns to Prevent

• Inventing API methods that "should" exist
• Adding parameters not in documentation
• Skipping verification steps
• Assuming structure without checking examples