crafting a solid plan does 80% of the job when building with AI...
it's the only real thinking part, pretty much the only step where the agent needs you for real
here are 3 very simple ways to improve your plans, and with them your outputs...
use a plugin like Compound Engineering or Matt Pocock's grilling skill:
> this is reverse prompting, so use a BIG model (Fable 5 or GPT-5.6 Sol, always on high for planning)
> brainstorm by answering its questions, go as deep as you can on why you're building this, don't focus on the how
> ground your decisions in websearch: what's the best tool for the task, is there an API or CLI to automate it
then be very specific about the harnesses you'll run, the models you need and their effort levels
finally, always call another agent to review the plan, and iterate until it's perfect
from there you run a goal and loops, and watch the agents ship the vision