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Plan Mode is a beta feature available as part of Issue Enrichment.

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Overview

CodeRabbit Plan Mode analyzes your issues and generates comprehensive implementation plans that you can copy-paste into your favorite coding agent or IDE copilot. When you request a plan, CodeRabbit provides:
  • 📋 Step-by-step implementation plan with detailed instructions
  • 📁 File-specific guidance on what needs to be changed
  • 💡 Code examples and patterns from your codebase
  • ✅ Testing recommendations to validate the implementation
See Issue Enrichment for other automatic insights like duplicate detection, similar issues, and suggested assignees.

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Configuration

Planning is enabled by default. To disable it, add this to your .coderabbit.yaml: 
issue_enrichment:
  planning:
    enabled: false

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Using Plan Mode

Once enabled, you’ll see a checkbox in the enrichment comment: 
## 📝 CodeRabbit Plan Mode

Generate an implementation plan and prompts that you can use with your favorite coding
agent.

- [ ] Create Plan
To generate a plan:
  1. Check the “Create Plan” checkbox, OR
  2. Comment @coderabbitai plan on the issue
What you’ll get: A step-by-step implementation plan with file-specific instructions, code examples and patterns, and testing recommendations.
Plan generation is asynchronous and can take up to ~10 minutes to complete. You’ll receive a notification when the plan is ready, or you can check back on the issue to see the updated comment.
Example plans:

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Auto-Planning

Automatically generate plans when specific labels are added to issues. 
issue_enrichment:
  planning:
    enabled: true
    auto_planning:
      enabled: true
      labels:
        - "plan-me" # Auto-plan issues with this label
        - "ready" # Also auto-plan these
        - "!no-plan" # Never auto-plan issues with this label
Label Matching Rules:
  • Inclusion labels (e.g., plan-me): Only plan issues with these labels
  • Exclusion labels (e.g., !no-plan): Never plan issues with these labels starting with an exclamation mark (takes priority)
  • Only exclusions: If you only configure exclusion labels, all issues except excluded ones will be auto-planned
  • Mixed: If you have both, issues must have an inclusion label AND not have any exclusion labels

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Frequently Asked Questions

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How long does plan generation take?

Plan generation is asynchronous and typically takes 5-10 minutes, depending on the complexity of the issue and your codebase size. You’ll receive a notification when the plan is ready.

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Can I regenerate a plan?

Yes! You can request a new plan at any time by checking the “Create Plan” checkbox again or commenting @coderabbitai plan. This is useful if you’ve updated the issue description or want fresh suggestions.

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What information does CodeRabbit use to generate plans?

CodeRabbit analyzes:
  • The issue description and comments
  • Your repository’s codebase structure
  • Similar resolved issues and PRs
  • Existing code patterns and conventions
  • Test coverage and patterns

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