| name | plan |
| description | Use when you have a spec/decisions and need an executable plan — writes a lot-based BRANCH.md from the template and completes with track for realization state. |
harness/plan
Native sentropic planning. Turns an EVOL spec's decisions into an executable, scoped BRANCH.md. Open it
with harness plan "<spec>" [--lots <n>] (records a WorkEvent; harness writes BRANCH.md, then
track branch import indexes it).
Write BRANCH.md from the template
Use plan/BRANCH_TEMPLATE.md strictly — checkboxes only, no prose, no ###. First iteration must be
detailed:
- Objective + Scope / Guardrails.
- Branch Scope Boundaries:
Allowed / Forbidden / Conditional paths (default forbidden: Makefile,
docker-compose*.yml, .cursor/rules/**). Exceptions via BRxx-EXn (reason + impact + rollback).
- Lot-based plan: each lot is one logical change with a file-level test list and a lot gate.
- Feedback Loop for blockers/decisions.
Lots & commit discipline
- One logical change per lot/commit; max ~10–15 files and under 150 lines per commit.
- Selective staging (
git add <files> — never git add .); commit via make commit MSG="type: …".
- Update
BRANCH.md checkboxes WITHIN each commit.
- Multi-need work → multi-branch with a root
PLAN.md (waves ≤4 orthogonal branches).
Completes with track
harness OWNS the BRANCH.md (the master plan artifact) and EMITS WorkEvents; track ingests them and
owns the realization state — Items, links, Decisions, acceptance, and the AWAITED / DROPPED / DONE / TO-DO
projections. Don't duplicate status in BRANCH.md prose — let track project it. Execute lots in order
autonomously; only interrupt for a real fork or blocker.