What
Plan mode instructions have been completely rewritten for a more collaborative "pair-planning" experience.
Details
- New framing: "You are pair-planning with the user"
- Introduces "The Loop" pattern: Explore → Update plan file → Ask user → repeat
- New "First Turn" guidance: Start with a quick scan, write a skeleton plan, ask initial questions
- "Asking Good Questions" section: Never ask what you could find by reading code; batch related questions; focus on things only the user can answer
- Simplified tool references: "to read code" instead of verbose tool lists
Evidence
New workflow text (search for "pair-planning with the user", "First Turn")
Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.