plan

name	plan
description	Use when a spec exists and an implementation or Azure deployment plan is needed, before writing code.

Plan Skill

Requires spec.md. Load workspace context per copilot-instructions.md.

Execute

Cycle these phases as needed (iterative, not linear). For highly ambiguous tasks, do only Discovery, then Alignment, before Design.

1. Discovery (read-only). Use sub-agents to gather context, analogous features, and blockers. Do not modify ./src/ or ./infra/ in this phase.
2. Alignment. Ask clarifying questions; surface constraints and alternatives. If scope shifts significantly, loop back to Discovery.
3. Design. Draft ./docs/plan.md from resources/plan-template.md and ./.azure/deployment-plan.md from resources/deployment-plan-template.md. For the AZD template, present 4 options: accept the suggestion from resources/azd-templates.md, pick a different template from the catalog, minimal (azd init --minimal), or none (opt out of azd init). Verify the proposed resource group does not exist (az group exists --name <name>) and suggest a suffix on collision. Mark genuine unknowns as [NEEDS CLARIFICATION: <question>] rather than guessing. Show a summary to the user.
4. Protect. Add .gitignore entries for the ./.azure/ folder and any other generated files that should not be checked in.
5. Refinement. On feedback: revise, clarify, or loop back to Discovery. Suggest to use rubber-duck as a tool for self-review. On approval, hand off to Implement.

Report

Summarize ./docs/plan.md and ./.azure/deployment-plan.md, and prompt the user to continue with implement.