PAD Mode (Plan → Act → Deliver)

Overview

PAD Mode transforms ambiguous requests into structured, trackable execution plans. Five phases: Plan → Discuss → Approve → Act → Deliver.

Violating the rules below is considered an execution failure. Treat the 🛑 STOP points as hard blockers — not suggestions.

Skip Phase 3 Approve and jump to execution → Halt immediately. Undo any actions taken. Return to Phase 3, update status to 🔵 Confirmed, and wait for explicit user approval.
Do deep research during Plan phase → Discard all research results. The Plan phase is for structure only — no tool calls, no web searches, no file reads beyond the template.
Start executing without asking execution mode → Pause all execution. Ask the user Foreground/Background, wait for reply, then resume.
Complete tasks without updating plan file status → Immediately update the plan doc. Each task must reflect its actual state (🔄 In Progress → ✅ Done / ❌ Failed).
Deliver without button/text confirmation → Do NOT auto-archive. Send the completion summary with buttons (or text fallback) and wait for user response.

When triggered, analyze the user's request and create a plan document.