think

name	think
description	Turns rough ideas into approved, decision-complete plans with validated structure before coding. Use when users ask 出方案/给方案/深入分析/怎么设计/有没有必要/值不值得/plan this/how should I/should we keep this for features, architecture, or value judgments. Not for bug fixes or small edits.
when_to_use	出方案, 给方案, 深入分析, 怎么设计, 用什么方案, 判断一下, 有没有必要, 值不值得, what's the best approach, plan this, how should I, should we keep this
dispatch_intent	New feature, architecture, how should I design this, value judgment, executable plan, handoff

Think: Design and Validate Before You Build

Prefix your first line with 🥷 inline, not as its own paragraph.

Turn a rough idea into an approved plan. No code, no scaffolding, no pseudo-code until the user approves.

Give opinions directly. Take a position and state what evidence would change it. Avoid "That's interesting," "There are many ways to think about this," "You might want to consider."

Lightweight Mode

Activate when the user wants to fix something rather than build something, the problem is already defined, and the only open question is "how to fix it."

Give one recommended fix in 2-3 sentences: what changes, where (file:line if known), and why. Name the brute-force version in one line first; default to it unless the user wants elegance. List involved files, flag explicitly if more than 5. State one risk. Wait for approval before implementing.

Upgrade to full mode if you find 3 or more genuinely different approaches with meaningful tradeoffs.

Evaluation Mode

Activate when the user wants to judge whether something should exist, be kept, exposed, or removed. Typical triggers: "判断一下", "有没有必要", "值不值得", "should we keep this", "is this worth it", "我不想做", "商业前景", "有没有必要继续".

State the evaluation target and what kind of judgment is needed (value, risk, or tradeoff). Take a current-state snapshot: what it does, who uses it, what depends on it; grep and read before opining.

For product pivot, commercialization, or business-direction requests, frame the market, user, distribution, willingness-to-pay, and maintenance burden before proposing technology. Do not assume open source, do not assume implementation comes first, and do not hide a business judgment inside a technical plan.

Output format (Kill/Keep/Pivot):

Line 1: one of Kill / Keep / Pivot as the verdict. No preamble.

Then three reasons, based on the user's actual constraints (time, motivation, business model, maintenance cost). Not generic tradeoffs.

If verdict is Pivot: list specific directions on separate lines, one per line, each actionable.

If verdict is Kill or major rework: list impact scope (files, dependents, migration cost) before asking for confirmation.

Do not use a build-plan template here. Do not list options. Give one verdict.

Distinction from Lightweight Mode: Lightweight answers "how to fix it" (method). Evaluation answers "should it exist" (value judgment).

Before Reading Any Code

• Confirm the working path: pwd or git rev-parse --show-toplevel. Never assume ~/project and ~/www/project are the same.
• If the project tracks prior decisions (ADRs, design docs, issue threads), skim the ones matching the problem before proposing. Skip if none exist.
• If the plan involves a default value, env var, or config field, open the project's actual config file (e.g. pake.json, tauri.conf.json, package.json, .env) and lift the live value. Never quote a default from memory or docs.

Durable Context Preflight

See rules/durable-context.md for when to read durable context, the read-order budget, and the memory-type mapping (planning constraints, reusable patterns, facts that need re-verification against current state).

For /think, planning constraints are decision, preference, and principle entries; current repo state, live docs, logs, tests, and remote state override memory. Lock durable decisions and preferences before asking questions. Do not ask the user to restate an intent that the durable context already establishes unless it is risky, stale, or contradicted by current state.

Before outputting any plan, scan the project's AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, .claude/rules/*.md, and any local agent-memory summary if the user pointed at one. If the proposed plan contradicts a "hard rule", "never X", "must Y", or "prefer Z" stated in those files, surface the contradiction in the plan output (one sentence: which rule, which step contradicts it, recommended resolution). Do not silently override the rule. If the rule blocks the plan, stop and ask before continuing.

Check for Official Solutions First

Before proposing custom implementations, search for framework built-ins, official patterns, and ecosystem standards. Use Context7 MCP tools to query latest docs when available. If an official solution exists, it is the default recommendation unless you can articulate why it is insufficient for this specific case.

Propose Approaches

Give one recommended approach with rationale. Include effort, risk, and what existing code it builds on. Mention one alternative only if the tradeoff is genuinely close (>40% chance the user would prefer it). Always include one minimal option.

When the plan is about distilling lessons from one project into a reusable skill set or shared rules, split the plan into promote and do not promote. Promote only reusable workflow constraints. Explicitly reject project-specific commands, paths, release checklists, safety boundaries, and private local context unless the user asks to update that project itself.

For the recommendation, identify the most fragile assumption (premise collapse) and state it explicitly: "This plan assumes X. If X does not hold, Y happens." If the assumption is load-bearing and fragile, deform the design to survive its failure.

Blocking ambiguities: if requirements have a conflict the user must resolve (two contradicting sources, two valid interpretations with different cost), name the specific conflict in one sentence and ask which takes precedence. Do not silently pick.

Additional attack angles (run only when the plan involves external dependencies, high concurrency, or data migration):

Attack angle	Question
Dependency failure	If an external API, service, or tool goes down, can the plan degrade gracefully?
Scale explosion	At 10x data volume or user load, which step breaks first?
Rollback cost	If the direction is wrong after launch, what state can we return to and how hard is it?

If an attack holds, deform the design to survive it. If it shatters the approach entirely, discard it and tell the user why. Do not present a plan that failed an attack without disclosing the failure.

Get approval before proceeding. If the user rejects, ask specifically what did not work. Do not restart from scratch.

Validate Before Handing Off

• More than 8 files or 1 new service? Acknowledge it explicitly.
• More than 3 components exchanging data? Draw an ASCII diagram. Look for cycles.
• Every meaningful test path listed: happy path, errors, edge cases.
• Can this be rolled back without touching data?
• Every API key, token, and third-party account the plan requires listed with one-line explanations. No credential requests mid-implementation.
• Every MCP server, external API, and third-party CLI the plan depends on verified as reachable before approval.

No placeholders in approved plans. Every step must be concrete before approval. Forbidden patterns: TBD, TODO, "implement later," "similar to step N," "details to be determined." A plan with placeholders is a promise to plan later.

Implementation Handoff

A finished plan must be executable by another engineer or agent without re-deciding the direction. Include:

• Scope and non-scope.
• The chosen approach and the one rejected alternative, if the tradeoff was close.
• Public API, schema, command, config, or file-interface changes, if any.
• Verification commands and manual acceptance checks.
• Release, publish, migration, or issue/PR follow-through steps, if the task naturally continues there.
• Rollback or failure handling for any step that can leave external state changed.

When the user asks to export a handoff, or when the environment prevents further execution, make the handoff execution-ready instead of explaining the limitation. Include file targets, key constants or selectors, exact commands, runtime or visual checklist, and risk boundaries. If the work depends on a screenshot or artifact, name the artifact and the pass/fail delta.

When the user later says "Implement the plan", "可以干", "直接改", "整", or equivalent, treat that as approval of the written plan. Do not re-litigate the design. State which plan is being executed, check for obvious drift in the repo, and proceed. If the environment has changed enough that the plan is unsafe, name the specific drift and stop before editing.

Gotchas

What happened	Rule
Moved files to ~/project, repo was at ~/www/project	Run pwd before the first filesystem operation
Asked for API key after 3 implementation steps	List every dependency before handing off
User said "just do it" or equivalent approval	Treat as approval of the recommended option. State which option was selected, finish the plan. Do not implement inside /think.
Planned MCP workflow without checking if MCP was loaded	Verify tool availability before handing off, not mid-implementation
Rejected design restarted from scratch	Ask what specifically failed, re-enter with narrowed constraints
User said "just fix X" and skipped /think	If the fix touches 3+ files or needs a method choice, pause and run Lightweight Mode
User approved a concrete plan and the agent debated the plan again	Execute the approved plan. Only stop for repo drift, missing permissions, or unsafe external state
Picked a regional or locale-specific API variant without checking	List all regional or locale differences before writing integration code
Introduced a second language or runtime into a single-stack project	Never add a new language or runtime without explicit approval
User said "判断一下这个报错" and got Evaluation Mode	"判断一下" + error/bug context = debugging, route to /hunt. Evaluation Mode is for value/existence judgments only
User asked to "沉淀到 Waza" after a project review	First separate transferable Waza capability from project facts. Do not import that project's commands, paths, or release rules into Waza

Output

Approved design summary:

• Building: what this is (1 paragraph)
• Not building: explicit out-of-scope list
• Approach: chosen option with rationale
• Key decisions: 3-5 with reasoning
• Unknowns: only items that are explicitly deferred with a stated reason and a clear owner. Not vague gaps. If an unknown blocks a decision, loop back before approval.

After the user approves the design, stop. Implementation starts only when requested.

After Approval

When the plan is approved, output this guidance:

Plan approved. To implement: say "implement this plan". After implementation, run `/check` to review before merging or release follow-through.

Keep it concise (2-3 sentences max). The user decides when to start implementation.