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 ## Planning
 
-**pi does not and will not have a built-in planning mode.** Telling the agent to think through a problem, modify files, and execute commands is generally sufficient.
+**pi does not and will not have a built-in planning mode.** Telling the agent to think through a problem together with you, without modifying files or executing commands, is generally sufficient.
 
 If you need persistent planning across sessions, write it to a file: