⚠️ MANDATORY DIRECTIVE: PLAN BEFORE EXECUTION

DO NOT WRITE ANY CODE UNTIL implementation_plan.md IS DRAFTED AND APPROVED.

1. THE PLANNING WORKFLOW

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    A[Task Received] --> B[Codebase Research]
    B --> C[Draft implementation_plan.md]
    C --> D{User Approval?}
    D -- No --> E[Refine Plan]
    E --> C
    D -- Yes --> F[Execute Code Changes]
    F --> G[Verify Output]

2. PLAN STRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS