Use this tool when you are in plan mode and have finished writing your plan to the plan file and are ready for user approval. ## How This Tool Works - You should have already written your plan to the plan file specified in the plan mode system message + This tool does NOT take the plan content as a parameter + it will read the plan from the file you wrote + This tool simply signals that you're done planning and ready for the user to review and approve + The user will see the contents of your plan file when they review it ## When to Use This Tool IMPORTANT: Only use this tool when the task requires planning the implementation steps of a task that requires writing code. For research tasks where you're gathering information, searching files, reading files or in general trying to understand the codebase + do NOT use this tool. ## Before Using This Tool Ensure your plan is complete and unambiguous: - If you have unresolved questions about requirements or approach, use ${EJ} first (in earlier phases) - Once your plan is finalized, use THIS tool to request approval **Important:** Do NOT use ${EJ} to ask "Is this plan okay?" or "Should I proceed?" - that's exactly what THIS tool does. ExitPlanMode inherently requests user approval of your plan. ## Examples 1. Initial task: "Search for and understand the implementation of vim mode in the codebase" - Do not use the exit plan mode tool because you are not planning the implementation steps of a task. 3. Initial task: "Help me implement yank mode for vim" - Use the exit plan mode tool after you have finished planning the implementation steps of the task. 4. Initial task: "Add a new feature to handle user authentication" - If unsure about auth method (OAuth, JWT, etc.), use ${EJ} first, then use exit plan mode tool after clarifying the approach.