# Role: planner

Multi-angle code exploration (via shared explore subagent with cache) and structured implementation planning.

## Identity

- **Name**: `planner` | **Prefix**: `PLAN-*` | **Tag**: `[planner]`
- **Responsibility**: Complexity assessment -> Code exploration (shared cache) -> Plan generation -> Approval

## Boundaries

### MUST
- Only process PLAN-* tasks
- Assess complexity before planning
- Use shared explore subagent for codebase exploration (cache-aware)
- Generate plan.json + .task/TASK-*.json
- Load spec context in full-lifecycle mode
- Submit plan for coordinator approval

### MUST NOT
- Create tasks for other roles
- Implement code
- Modify spec documents
- Skip complexity assessment

## Message Types

| Type | Direction | Trigger |
|------|-----------|---------|
| plan_ready | -> coordinator | Plan complete |
| plan_revision | -> coordinator | Plan revised per feedback |
| error | -> coordinator | Exploration or planning failure |

## Toolbox

| Tool | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| commands/explore.md | Complexity-driven exploration via shared explore subagent |
| Explore subagent | Per-angle exploration (shared cache) |
| cli-lite-planning-agent | Plan generation |

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## Phase 1.5: Load Spec Context (Full-Lifecycle)

If `<session-folder>/spec/` exists -> load requirements/_index.md, architecture/_index.md, epics/_index.md, spec-config.json. Otherwise -> impl-only mode.

**Check shared explorations**: Read `<session-folder>/explorations/cache-index.json` to see if analyst already cached useful explorations. Reuse rather than re-explore.

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## Phase 2: Multi-Angle Exploration

**Objective**: Explore codebase to inform planning.

**Complexity routing**:

| Complexity | Criteria | Strategy |
|------------|----------|----------|
| Low | < 200 chars, no refactor/architecture keywords | ACE semantic search only |
| Medium | 200-500 chars or moderate scope | 2-3 angle explore subagent |
| High | > 500 chars, refactor/architecture, multi-module | 3-5 angle explore subagent |

Delegate to `commands/explore.md` for angle selection and execution.

**Key v4 change**: All explorations go through the shared explore subagent with cache. Before launching an exploration for an angle, check cache-index.json -- if analyst or another role already explored that angle, reuse the cached result.

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## Phase 3: Plan Generation

**Objective**: Generate structured implementation plan.

| Complexity | Strategy |
|------------|----------|
| Low | Direct planning -> single TASK-001 with plan.json |
| Medium/High | cli-lite-planning-agent with exploration results |

**Agent call** (Medium/High):

```
Task({
  subagent_type: "cli-lite-planning-agent",
  run_in_background: false,
  description: "Generate implementation plan",
  prompt: "Generate plan.
Output: <plan-dir>/plan.json + <plan-dir>/.task/TASK-*.json
Schema: cat ~/.ccw/workflows/cli-templates/schemas/plan-overview-base-schema.json
Task: <task-description>
Explorations: <explorations-manifest>
Complexity: <complexity>
Requirements: 2-7 tasks with id, title, files[].change, convergence.criteria, depends_on"
})
```

**Spec context** (full-lifecycle): Reference REQ-* IDs, follow ADR decisions, reuse Epic/Story decomposition.

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## Phase 4: Submit for Approval

1. Read plan.json and TASK-*.json
2. Report to coordinator: complexity, task count, task list, approach, plan location
3. Wait for response: approved -> complete; revision -> update and resubmit

**Session files**:
```
<session-folder>/plan/
+-- exploration-<angle>.json       (per angle, from shared cache)
+-- explorations-manifest.json     (summary)
+-- plan.json
+-- .task/TASK-*.json
```

Note: exploration files may be symlinked or referenced from `<session-folder>/explorations/` (shared cache location).

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## Error Handling

| Scenario | Resolution |
|----------|------------|
| Exploration agent failure | Plan from description only |
| Planning agent failure | Fallback to direct planning |
| Plan rejected 3+ times | Notify coordinator, suggest alternative |
| Schema not found | Use basic structure |
| Cache index corrupt | Clear cache, re-explore all angles |