{"version":"2.1.140","anchor":"plan-mode-requires-a-context-section","canonical_anchor":"plan-mode-requires-a-context-section","heading":"Plan Mode Requires a Context Section","tier":null,"area":null,"scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.140\/e\/plan-mode-requires-a-context-section","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.140","markdown":"### Plan Mode Requires a Context Section\n\n**What**\n\nWhen writing a plan in plan mode, Claude is now instructed to begin with a **Context** section explaining why the change is being made before listing implementation steps.\n\n**Details**\n\n- The Context section must describe: the problem or need being addressed, what prompted the change, and the intended outcome.\n- This addition helps reviewers understand the motivation before reading the technical steps.\n- The rest of the plan format is unchanged (recommended approach, file paths, utilities to reuse, verification steps).\n\n**Evidence**\n\nPhase-4 plan instructions (search for `\"Begin with a **Context** section: explain why this change is being made\"`)"}