Plan Mode
Plan Mode — Planning the Implementation
Now that we've explored the app and have a sense of what we want to change, let's make a plan before touching any code. This is important — AI agents work best when they have a clear, specific plan to follow.
Switch over to Plan mode using the mode dropdown. This mode is specifically optimized for creating implementation plans. It has its own set of tools and instructions tuned for this kind of work.
Pro tip: this is a good time to switch to a more powerful model.
The planning phase involves a lot of reasoning and research — getting the plan right is the most important part of the whole process. Once the plan is done, you can switch back to a cheaper model for the actual implementation.
Go ahead and ask Copilot to write an implementation plan for the “Created By” section. It'll break the work down into phases — it might also do some research on any existing code you have, and it'll map out exactly what needs to be built.
✏️ Run this prompt
Write a plan for a "Created By Bitovi" section on the Home page.
Copilot will get to work writing a plan, and oftentimes uses the #askQuestions tool to get more info from you about what to build.
The plan gets added directly to the chat, so every message you send after this will include it as context. If you want, you can also ask Copilot to modify the plan directly from the chat.
Once the plan is ready, Copilot will give you some options — you can start the implementation, open the plan in the editor, etc.
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