msd-core/commands/gsd/plan-phase.md

name, description, argument-hint, allowed-tools

name	description	argument-hint	allowed-tools
gsd:plan-phase	Create detailed execution plan for a phase (PLAN.md)	[phase] [--gaps]	Read Bash Write Glob Grep AskUserQuestion WebFetch mcp__context7__*

Create executable phase prompt with discovery, context injection, and task breakdown.

Purpose: Break down roadmap phases into concrete, executable PLAN.md files that Claude can execute. Output: One or more PLAN.md files in the phase directory (.planning/phases/XX-name/{phase}-{plan}-PLAN.md)

Gap closure mode (--gaps flag): When invoked with --gaps, plans address gaps identified by the verifier. Load VERIFICATION.md, create plans to close specific gaps.

<execution_context> @/.claude/get-shit-done/references/principles.md @/.claude/get-shit-done/workflows/plan-phase.md @/.claude/get-shit-done/templates/phase-prompt.md @/.claude/get-shit-done/references/plan-format.md @/.claude/get-shit-done/references/scope-estimation.md @/.claude/get-shit-done/references/checkpoints.md @/.claude/get-shit-done/references/tdd.md @/.claude/get-shit-done/references/goal-backward.md </execution_context>

Phase number: $ARGUMENTS (optional - auto-detects next unplanned phase if not provided) Gap closure mode: `--gaps` flag triggers gap closure workflow

Load project state first: @.planning/STATE.md

Load roadmap: @.planning/ROADMAP.md

Load requirements: @.planning/REQUIREMENTS.md

After loading, extract the requirements for the current phase:

1. Find the phase in ROADMAP.md, get its Requirements: list (e.g., "PROF-01, PROF-02, PROF-03")
2. Look up each REQ-ID in REQUIREMENTS.md to get the full description
3. Present the requirements this phase must satisfy:

   Phase [N] Requirements:
   - PROF-01: User can create profile with display name
   - PROF-02: User can upload avatar image
   - PROF-03: User can write bio (max 500 chars)
   

Load phase context if exists (created by /gsd:discuss-phase): Check for and read .planning/phases/XX-name/{phase}-CONTEXT.md - contains research findings, clarifications, and decisions from phase discussion.

Load codebase context if exists: Check for .planning/codebase/ and load relevant documents based on phase type.

If --gaps flag present, also load: @.planning/phases/XX-name/{phase}-VERIFICATION.md — contains structured gaps in YAML frontmatter

1. Check .planning/ directory exists (error if not - user should run /gsd:new-project) 2. Parse arguments: extract phase number and check for `--gaps` flag 3. If phase number provided, validate it exists in roadmap 4. If no phase number, detect next unplanned phase from roadmap

Standard mode (no --gaps flag): 5. Follow plan-phase.md workflow:

• Load project state and accumulated decisions
• Perform mandatory discovery (Level 0-3 as appropriate)
• Read project history (prior decisions, issues, concerns)
• Break phase into tasks
• Estimate scope and split into multiple plans if needed
• Create PLAN.md file(s) with executable structure

Gap closure mode (--gaps flag): 5. Follow plan-phase.md workflow with gap_closure_mode:

• Load VERIFICATION.md and parse gaps: YAML from frontmatter
• Read existing SUMMARYs to understand what's already built
• Create tasks from gaps (each gap.missing item → task candidates)
• Number plans sequentially after existing (if 01-03 exist, create 04, 05...)
• Create PLAN.md file(s) focused on closing specific gaps

<success_criteria>

• One or more PLAN.md files created in .planning/phases/XX-name/
• Each plan has: objective, execution_context, context, tasks, verification, success_criteria, output
• must_haves derived from phase goal and documented in frontmatter (truths, artifacts, key_links)
• Tasks are specific enough for Claude to execute
• User knows next steps (execute plan or review/adjust) </success_criteria>