# Planning Gate

A coding agent must complete this gate before writing an implementation plan.

## Required Output

```md
## Project Context Loaded

Read:
- {file path}

Relevant understanding:
- Project goal:
- Current focus:
- Active constraints:
- Decisions affecting this task:
- Evidence, reflections, or commitments affecting this task:
- Files or modules likely involved:
- Unknowns, stale docs, or conflicts:

Gate result:
- Passed or Blocked
```

## Pass Criteria

The gate passes only when:

- required documents were read
- `memory-index.md` was checked when present
- task-relevant decisions were checked
- relevant evidence, reflection, and commitment indexes were checked when applicable
- stale or conflicting docs were called out
- the plan respects project positioning and constraints

## Block Criteria

Block planning when:

- required documents are missing and cannot be inferred
- current state conflicts with the user request
- an existing decision appears to be violated
- the task changes project positioning or architecture without human confirmation