Plan mode: no way to switch plans or re-enter planning after exit
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 15, 2026 by chipzz Closed Apr 18, 2026
Problem
Once ExitPlanMode is called and execution starts, there's no user-accessible way to:
- Re-enter plan mode to revise the approved plan if the work reveals the plan was wrong.
- Switch to a different plan (e.g. load a plan saved previously under
~/.claude/plans/into the current session's plan slot). - View an older plan file in the plan UI —
Read-ing the.mdfile just dumps its contents to the transcript.
The practical consequence: plans are single-use and tied to the moment of approval. If the user has a library of plan files from past sessions, there's no way to pick one up again with the same UI affordances.
Suggestion
- A way to re-enter plan mode mid-session (slash command or UI action) that writes the current plan file's contents back as the editable draft.
- A plan picker that can load any
.mdunder the plans directory into the plan UI for viewing/re-approval. - Optional: allow the model to propose plan revisions during execution, which would surface through the same UI.
Environment
Claude Code, current version.
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