feat(ce-plan): add conditional visual aids to plan documents#440
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Add visual communication guidance to Phase 4 of ce:plan so plan documents can include dependency graphs, interaction diagrams, and comparison tables when the content warrants it. Triggers are content-pattern-based (4+ non-linear units, 3+ interacting surfaces, 3+ modes), not depth-based. Distinct from Section 3.4 which covers solution-level technical design diagrams -- this guidance covers plan-document readability aids. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <[email protected]>
Skills are self-contained and cannot reference each other's guidance. Restate the format selection framework with plan-appropriate detail (node counts, ASCII/box-drawing with vertical stacking, plan-structure level constraint) rather than referencing brainstorm's framework. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <[email protected]>
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Add a Visual communication subsection to Step 6 with content-pattern-based triggers for including mermaid diagrams, ASCII art, and comparison tables in PR descriptions. Follows the same conditional approach as ce:brainstorm (#437) and ce:plan (#440), calibrated for the PR scanning context with a higher trigger bar and smaller diagrams (5-10 nodes typical).
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Context
Extends the visual aids work from #437 (ce:brainstorm) to the planning level. Evidence from real plans (release automation, merge-deepen-into-plan, adversarial review agents) showed that plans with 5+ non-linear units and dense System-Wide Impact sections would benefit from inline visual aids for reader comprehension.
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bun testpasses (506 tests, all green)bun run release:validatepassesPost-Deploy Monitoring & Validation
No additional operational monitoring required -- this is a skill prompt change with no runtime infrastructure impact. Quality validation is behavioral: observe plan output documents for appropriate diagram inclusion over the next few uses.
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