Strategic Investigation: Plan Mode Recovery

CORE PRINCIPLE: After 1-2 failed attempts, STOP trying variations. Enter plan mode and investigate properly using parallel subagents.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:

• You've tried 1-2 approaches and they didn't work
• You don't understand WHY something isn't working
• You're tempted to try "just one more thing" or add a hacky workaround
• The error message doesn't make sense
• Multiple approaches seem valid and you're unsure which is idiomatic
• You find yourself guessing instead of knowing

Warning signs you should have used this earlier:

• You've been trying variations of the same approach for 5+ minutes
• You're adding workarounds or "temporary" hacks
• The code is getting messier instead of cleaner
• You're saying "this should work but doesn't"