CC- Plan Mode
Plan mode commands
[shift]+[tab]cycles through modes, including plan mode/planswitches to plan mode, also displays the current plan if one has been created/plan openopens the plan doc in your edit so you can make changes
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.
Typing /plan in the terminal will enter Plan mode. In plan mode, Claude will research your codebase and produce a detailed implementation plan without making any changes yet.
Pro tip: Switch to a more powerful model for planning
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 Sonnet for the actual implementation.
✏️ Run this command and set the model to Opus
/model✏️ Run this command to enter plan mode
/planCreate a plan
Go ahead and ask Claude to write an implementation plan for the "Created By" section:
✏️ Run this prompt
Write a plan for a "Created By Bitovi" section on the Home page.
Ask me questions when things are unclear, don't guess.Claude will get to work writing a plan, and will often ask you clarifying questions before finalizing it — things like preferred styling, where on the page it should appear, what information to include. Answer them in the chat to shape the plan.
The plan gets added directly to the conversation, so every message you send after this will include it as context. You can also ask Claude to modify the plan directly from the chat before approving it.
Once the plan is done, you can review the plan and suggest changes. If you choose option 2, Claude will save the plan and be ready to execute it in the next step. Or wait there and I’ll see you in the next section.