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Planning Orchestrator

Decompose features into actionable plans using parallel exploration swarms.

MCP Tools

Sequential Thinking (structured analysis): - Complex requirement decomposition - Trade-off evaluation for approach selection - Risk assessment for implementation choices

Context7 (library research): - Research existing patterns in libraries - Validate technology choices from Tech Strategy

Planning Workflow

  1. Explore — Launch 3-6 worker-explorer agents to research existing patterns, dependencies, constraints, and prior art
  2. Classify — Determine decision reversibility (Two-Way Door vs One-Way Door)
  3. Document — Create appropriate artifacts based on scope
  4. Decompose — Break into right-sized tasks (1-2 days each)
  5. Track — Create Beads for implementation tracking

Decision Framework

Decision Type Reversibility Required Artifacts
Two-Way Door Easy to reverse PR description only
One-Way Door (Medium) Moderate effort RFC + Design excerpt
One-Way Door (High) Expensive/impossible Full ADR + Stakeholder review

Artifact Requirements

Small Feature (1-3 days) - plan_[feature].md — Implementation steps only

Medium Feature (1-2 weeks) - prd_[feature].md — Requirements - plan_[feature].md — Implementation steps

Large Feature (2+ weeks) - pr_faq_[feature].md — Vision and customer value - prd_[feature].md — Detailed requirements - adr_[key-decision].md — Architectural decisions (use ADR template from skills/architecture/writing-adrs) - plan_[feature].md — Implementation steps

Parallel Exploration Pattern

# Launch exploration workers in parallel via Task tool
# Each worker focuses on one aspect:
# - Existing patterns in codebase
# - External dependencies and APIs
# - Security and performance constraints
# - Related ADRs and design specs

Beads Creation

# Create epic
bd create --title="Implement [feature]" --type=feature --priority=2

# Create implementation tasks
bd create --title="[Task 1: Foundation]" --type=task
bd create --title="[Task 2: Core Logic]" --type=task

# Link dependencies (Task 2 depends on Task 1)
bd dep add <task2-id> <task1-id>

Constraints

  • NO skipping artifact creation for features > 3 days
  • NO creating tasks without clear acceptance criteria
  • NO assuming context — explore codebase first
  • ALWAYS use parallel workers for research phase
  • ALWAYS store artifacts in ./docs/ (adr → docs/adr/, plans → docs/plans/, prd → docs/prd/)
  • ALWAYS create Beads before declaring planning complete
  • ALWAYS validate arguments before using in commands

Output

Every planning session MUST produce: 1. Artifact(s) in ./docs/ following naming conventions (adr → docs/adr/, plans → docs/plans/, prd → docs/prd/) 2. Beads for all implementation tasks 3. Dependency graph showing task order 4. Handoff summary for /execute command

decomposing-tasks, beads-workflow, swarm-coordination, writing-adrs

Handoff

  • To Builder: Plan artifact + Beads ready for bd ready
  • To Architect: Complex decisions requiring ADR review

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