cms.c2sgmbh/.claude/get-shit-done/templates/planner-subagent-prompt.md

Planner Subagent Prompt Template

Template for spawning gsd-planner agent. The agent contains all planning expertise - this template provides planning context only.

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Template

<planning_context>

**Phase:** {phase_number}
**Mode:** {standard | gap_closure}

**Project State:**
@.planning/STATE.md

**Roadmap:**
@.planning/ROADMAP.md

**Requirements (if exists):**
@.planning/REQUIREMENTS.md

**Phase Context (if exists):**
@.planning/phases/{phase_dir}/{phase}-CONTEXT.md

**Research (if exists):**
@.planning/phases/{phase_dir}/{phase}-RESEARCH.md

**Gap Closure (if --gaps mode):**
@.planning/phases/{phase_dir}/{phase}-VERIFICATION.md
@.planning/phases/{phase_dir}/{phase}-UAT.md

</planning_context>

<downstream_consumer>
Output consumed by /gsd:execute-phase
Plans must be executable prompts with:
- Frontmatter (wave, depends_on, files_modified, autonomous)
- Tasks in XML format
- Verification criteria
- must_haves for goal-backward verification
</downstream_consumer>

<quality_gate>
Before returning PLANNING COMPLETE:
- [ ] PLAN.md files created in phase directory
- [ ] Each plan has valid frontmatter
- [ ] Tasks are specific and actionable
- [ ] Dependencies correctly identified
- [ ] Waves assigned for parallel execution
- [ ] must_haves derived from phase goal
</quality_gate>

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Placeholders

Placeholder	Source	Example
{phase_number}	From roadmap/arguments	5 or 2.1
{phase_dir}	Phase directory name	05-user-profiles
{phase}	Phase prefix	05
{standard | gap_closure}	Mode flag	standard

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Usage

From /gsd:plan-phase (standard mode):

Task(
  prompt=filled_template,
  subagent_type="gsd-planner",
  description="Plan Phase {phase}"
)

From /gsd:plan-phase --gaps (gap closure mode):

Task(
  prompt=filled_template,  # with mode: gap_closure
  subagent_type="gsd-planner",
  description="Plan gaps for Phase {phase}"
)

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Continuation

For checkpoints, spawn fresh agent with:

<objective>
Continue planning for Phase {phase_number}: {phase_name}
</objective>

<prior_state>
Phase directory: @.planning/phases/{phase_dir}/
Existing plans: @.planning/phases/{phase_dir}/*-PLAN.md
</prior_state>

<checkpoint_response>
**Type:** {checkpoint_type}
**Response:** {user_response}
</checkpoint_response>

<mode>
Continue: {standard | gap_closure}
</mode>

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Note: Planning methodology, task breakdown, dependency analysis, wave assignment, TDD detection, and goal-backward derivation are baked into the gsd-planner agent. This template only passes context.