## Summary
- Tightens Plan Mode to encourage exploration-first behavior and more
back-and-forth alignment.
- Adds a required TL;DR checkpoint before drafting the full plan.
- Clarifies client behavior that can cause premature “Implement this
plan?” prompts.
## What changed
- Require at least one targeted non-mutating exploration pass before the
first user question.
- Insert a TL;DR checkpoint between Phase 2 (intent) and Phase 3
(implementation).
- TL;DR checkpoint guidance:
- Label: “Proposed Plan (TL;DR)”
- Format: 3–5 bullets using `- `
- Options: exactly one option, “Approve”
- `isOther: true`, with explicit guidance that “None of the above” is
the edit path in the current UI.
- Require the final plan to include a TL;DR consistent with the approved
checkpoint.
## Why
- In Plan Mode, any normal assistant message at turn completion is
treated as plan content by the client. This can trigger premature
“Implement this plan?” prompts.
- The TL;DR checkpoint aligns on direction before Codex drafts a long,
decision-complete plan.
## Testing
- Manual: built the local CLI and verified the flow now explores first,
presents a TL;DR checkpoint, and only drafts the full plan after
approval.
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Co-authored-by: Nick Baumann <@openai.com>
