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Claude Planner: How Plan Mode Works in Claude Code
A 'Claude planner' is Plan Mode in Claude Code: read-only research that ends in a step-by-step Markdown plan you approve before any edits happen.
A 'Claude planner' is Plan Mode in Claude Code: read-only research that ends in a step-by-step Markdown plan you approve before any edits happen.
Claude Code plan mode is a read-only mode where Claude researches and writes a plan before touching your code. Here's how to enter it, approve a plan, and set it as default.