planning-with-files

You can persist planning state to disk using task_plan.md, findings.md, and progress.md files. This external memory approach ensures goals and decisions survive memory resets or reboots during long-running, multi-step workflows.

On-disk planning is a method of organizing complex workflows by writing requirements, decisions, and progress to markdown files. It creates a structured, replayable format that guides decisions across many tool calls.

Use markdown planning templates for projects requiring 5 or more tool calls, long-running research, or workflows needing phase tracking. They provide external memory to document requirements and outcomes in a structured format.

To begin planning, create a task_plan.md file in your project directory using the provided sample template as a reference. You can use the included scripts to initialize and monitor your planning session.

Yes, the system satisfies requirements for phase tracking, planning templates, and automation hooks. It includes sample templates and scripts designed to initialize and monitor automated planning sessions.

Yes, the system provides collaboration-friendly templates that document decisions and outcomes in a structured format. Teams and agents can use these standard files to maintain a replayable decision log.