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Plan Rules supports the Plan phase by personalizing how Verdent presents requirements, clarifications, and implementation plans. Use built-in role-based templates as starting points or create fully custom rules that match your thinking style and work habits.

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What You’ll Learn

  • How Plan Rules customize plan presentation
  • Built-in role templates (Frontend, Test, Product Manager)
  • Creating custom plan rules
  • When plan rules are applied

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What Plan Rules Can Customize

Plan Rules control how Verdent presents plans in Plan Mode:
  • Presentation Format
  • Content Depth
  • Visual Elements
  • Default Behaviors
  • Role-Specific
  • Summary-detail-summary - Executive summary upfront, detailed steps in middle, impact summary at end
  • Diagram-first - Visual representation leads, text provides supporting details
  • Tabular vs narrative - Structured tables for scannable data, prose for contextual explanations
  • Section ordering - Customize which sections appear first and define hierarchy
Use summary-detail-summary for stakeholder reviews where quick comprehension matters. Use diagram-first when architectural understanding is critical before diving into implementation.

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Role-Based Plan Templates

Verdent provides professional role templates that automatically adjust plan structure, content depth, and presentation style:
  • Frontend
  • Test
  • Product Manager (PM)
Focus: Technical implementation plans with visual structureKey Characteristics:
  • Comprehensive codebase research before planning
  • Mermaid flowcharts and state diagrams for interaction flows
  • DOM hierarchy in tree-style folder format
  • Style tables with merged cells for CSS properties
  • Omits: Testing content and styles by default (unless requested)
  • Provides: Definitive solutions without multiple options
Best For: Frontend developers needing visual architecture and clear implementation paths

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Custom Plan Rules

Create personalized plan rules by defining: Rule Components:
  • Presentation Style - Summary-detail-summary, diagram-first, or tabular format
  • Content Depth - High-level overview vs detailed implementation
  • Omissions - What to exclude by default (testing, styles, backward compatibility)
  • Required Elements - Mandatory sections (diagrams, acceptance criteria, data specs)
  • Interaction Preferences - Clarification approach, confirmation requirements
In Plan Mode, click the Plan Rules button in the Input Box to quickly access and modify your plan rules.
Rule Application:
  • Applies to all Plan Mode sessions
  • Persists across workspace sessions
  • Can be overridden with inline directives
  • Works with custom subagents
Learn More: Create or edit Plan.md in your workspace to define custom plan rules using Markdown format.

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See Also

Professional Plan

Transform ideas into implementation plans

Clarification Loop

Interactive requirement refinement