alt Hacker NewsSo my Claude Code workflow for a ticket is:
* Scoping discussion - do research and figure out approach (auto mode)
* Planning - take the scoping and convert it to a concrete plan for review (plan mode)
* Implementation - put the plan into action (auto mode)
I find this works really well for my workflow, and it is really easy to trigger each phase because the model has clean boundaries. (This workflow is articulated in my user CLAUDE.md) Plan mode is still useful to me as it forces the model to double-check its plans (I find even with Opus 5.5 it still discovers gaps), and it gives me an opportunity to clear context at a really good spot.
So I would still consider plan mode to be useful. It would make me sad to see it go.
PS- I have a Claude Marketplace directory submission for an MCP server that has been sitting in review hell for six(!) months. I've never received any outcome other than "In Review". I hope I'm not asking too much but would it be possible to put me in touch with someone who might be able to help here. Nobody has ever replied to messages sent to mcp-review@anthropic or the "Anthony at Platform Operations" inquiring about status, and we are getting frustrated
(Disclaimer, I work at github)
I tried plan mode when we first added it to github copilot and it didn’t stick for me, until very recently, when I used it the way you describe. I was just putting it too early in the process, turns out I have to do a bit of exploration and discovery on my own and most of the time I can skip plan but now I have an intuition for when to engage it so it can interview me to clarify the last few things it needs before implementation. This also made autopilot mode work a lot better for me.