exploration-plan

# /exploration-plan - Planning & Beads Creation

Turn ideas into executable plans, and plans into Beads. This skill handles the full journey from exploration to tracked work items.

## The Process

1. **Ask which mode** - Use AskUserQuestion with the three options
2. **Execute the selected mode**
3. **After creating plan.md** - Always offer to create Beads

## Mode Selection

```
Which planning mode?
  • Plan from brainstorm  → reads ideas/<topic>/spec.md
  • Plan from scratch     → start with just an idea
  • Create Beads from plan → reads planned/<topic>/plan.md
```

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## Mode 1: Plan from Brainstorm

**Input:** `exploration/ideas/YYYY-MM-DD-<topic>/spec.md`
**Output:** `plan.md` in same folder, then move to `planned/`

### Steps

1. **List available explorations** in `exploration/ideas/`
2. **Confirm selection** with user
3. **Read spec.md** - Form your own view first
   - *Fallback:* If `spec.md` not found, check for legacy `exploration.md`
4. **Ask to convene council** - "Ready to send planning agents?"
5. **Spawn council** - 3 agents analyze in parallel (see Council section)
6. **Synthesize** - Combine your analysis + council input
7. **Present for approval** - Feature structure, sequence, implementation approach
8. **Write plan.md** - In the same folder
9. **Move folder** - `ideas/<topic>/` → `planned/<topic>/`
10. **Offer Beads** - "Create these as Beads now?"

If user says yes to Beads, execute Mode 3.

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## Mode 2: Plan from Scratch

**Input:** User describes idea
**Output:** `planned/YYYY-MM-DD-<topic>/plan.md`

### Steps

1. **Discuss the idea** - Ask clarifying questions (use AskUserQuestion)
2. **Ask to convene council** - Same as Mode 1
3. **Spawn council** - 3 agents analyze in parallel
4. **Synthesize** - Combine your analysis + council input
5. **Present for approval** - Feature structure, sequence, implementation approach
6. **Create folder** - `exploration/planned/YYYY-MM-DD-<topic>/`
7. **Write plan.md** - No exploration.md (that's fine)
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