| name | plan-pipeline |
| description | Orchestrates the complete planning pipeline: product direction (ceo-review) -> architecture (eng-review) -> implementation plan (start) -> validation (validate) -> execution (execute). Run stages individually or let the orchestrator coordinate the full flow. |
| allowed-tools | Read Write Bash Task |
| effort | high |
Plan Pipeline Orchestrator
Orchestrates the complete plan-to-execution pipeline. Can run the full pipeline or a single isolated stage.
Stages
| Stage | Skill | Purpose |
|---|
| 1 | /plan-pipeline:ceo-review | Challenge the brief, lock product direction |
| 2 | /plan-pipeline:eng-review | Lock architecture, diagrams, and test matrix |
| 3 | /plan-pipeline:start | 5-phase planning: PRD, research, ADRs, task list |
| 4 | /plan-pipeline:validate | 2-layer validation before any code is written |
| 5 | /plan-pipeline:execute | Worktree isolation, parallel agents, quality gate, PR |
Usage
/plan-pipeline # full pipeline, asks for context
/plan-pipeline --from=start # skip gates, start from planning phase
/plan-pipeline --from=validate # validate an existing plan
/plan-pipeline --from=execute # execute a validated plan
When to Use Each Stage
ceo-review: use before any significant feature when the direction is not locked. Especially valuable when the request is specific (specificity signals collapsed solution space).
eng-review: use after direction is locked. Required for features with async components, external dependencies, or multi-step flows.
start: use for any non-trivial feature touching more than 2 files or involving architecture decisions.
validate: always before execute. The cost of validation is negligible against the cost of discovering issues mid-execution.
execute: after validate confirms all issues are resolved.
Workflow
- Collect context: what are we building, and what stage do we start from?
- ceo-review: product direction gate (can be skipped with
--from=eng-review or later)
- eng-review: architecture gate (can be skipped with
--from=start or later)
- CHECKPOINT: ask user to confirm direction and architecture before planning
- start: run 5-phase planning, produce
docs/plans/plan-{name}.md
- CHECKPOINT: present plan for review before validation
- validate: 2-layer validation (structural + specialist agents)
- execute: worktree isolation -> parallel agents -> quality gate -> PR
Dependency Graph
ceo-review
|
eng-review
|
start
|
validate
|
execute
Notes
Each stage writes its output to disk before the next stage begins. If the pipeline is interrupted, resume with --from=<stage> using the correct stage name. All decisions are recorded in docs/plans/plan-{name}.md and the corresponding ADRs in docs/adr/.
