Deep Planning
Investigate → discuss → plan → implement
Deep Planning follows a strict four-step process: silent investigation of your vault, targeted clarifying questions, comprehensive plan creation, and trackable task breakdown. No rushing to answers.
How it works
Four disciplined steps from
question to implementation plan
No rushing to answers. Deep Planning investigates your vault silently, asks the right questions, creates a comprehensive plan, then breaks it into trackable tasks with acceptance criteria.
1. Silent Investigation
Explore the vault for relevant documents, patterns, and prior art. No output yet — just deep research. The AI reads everything before saying anything.
2. Targeted Discussion
Ask specific clarifying questions about requirements, constraints, and approach. Not generic questions — pointed ones that reveal the real constraints.
3. Comprehensive Plan
Generate a full plan with objectives, approach, task breakdown, dependencies, risks, and success criteria. Informed by investigation and discussion.
4. Task Checklist
Create trackable implementation steps with clear acceptance criteria for each. Not vague tasks — specific, testable, assignable work items.
Think before you build
Not "let me start coding."
The best builders investigate before they execute.
Any complex initiative
Plan first. Build with confidence.
Anything worth building is worth planning properly.
Software Projects
Feature development, migrations, refactors, integrations
Research Initiatives
Literature reviews, experiment design, grant proposals
Business Launches
Product launches, market entry, partnership programs
Content Series
Book outlines, article series, course curricula
Legal Cases
Case strategy, discovery plans, motion timelines, deposition prep
Team Initiatives
Hiring plans, onboarding programs, process redesigns, culture projects