Pattern · Process

Plan mode

Boris Cherny · Claude Code

Plan mode = design document. Never let an agent write code until plan is approved. Reported effect: the more invested the plan, the higher the rate of one-shot implementations.

Boris Cherny (Claude Code) · Latent Space · Lenny's

Install as a hard team norm during pilots. Easy to measure: track % of agent PRs where the plan was approved before code was written.