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Plan Mode.

2 min read·1 sections·Tier B

Plan Mode forces Claude Code to draft and approve a multi-step plan before executing. Use it for non-trivial changes (3+ steps); skip for trivial edits. The exam pattern: when do you require Plan Mode vs. direct execution. Full content in SCRUM-21 follow-up.

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Plan Mode forces Claude Code to draft and approve a multi-step plan before executing. Use it for non-trivial changes (3+ steps); skip for trivial edits. The exam pattern: when do you require Plan Mode vs. direct execution. Full content in SCRUM-21 follow-up.

3+ steps
Trigger threshold
D3
Exam domain
blast radius
Decision factor
B
Coverage tier
trivial edit
Skip case
Coverage tier B

This concept has a stub page — vault sources are catalogued but full content lands in a SCRUM-21 follow-up pass. Sources: ACP-T03 §4.3 plan mode; GAI-K04 §15 decision table; ASC-A01 Course 4.