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title: Guides
description: Step-by-step guides for each stage of the OpenPlanr loop, from the first spec to the operating review.
url: https://openplanr.dev/docs/guides
updated: 2026-10-06
related: []
---

# Guides

Plan. Design. Build. Review. Operate. Each stage of the loop has a guide that shows which skills to use, what each one writes, and where to go next.

## The loop

- [Plan a feature](https://openplanr.dev/docs/guides/plan.md): turn an idea into a spec, then into stories and tasks your agent can build.
- [Design before you build](https://openplanr.dev/docs/guides/design.md): design the screens in a review studio and hand Plan a design spec.
- [Build one task at a time](https://openplanr.dev/docs/guides/build.md): ship one task per change, or hand a task to another coding agent.
- [Review before it lands](https://openplanr.dev/docs/guides/review.md): review the plan, test the running app, and check readiness before merge.
- [Track delivery and run operating reviews](https://openplanr.dev/docs/guides/operate.md): see what is done and blocked, and turn reviews into decisions.

## Planning for coding agents

- [Plan mode or a written plan?](https://openplanr.dev/docs/guides/plan-mode-vs-written-plan.md): when your agent's plan mode is enough, and when a plan in the repository pays off.
- [User stories your coding agent can build and check](https://openplanr.dev/docs/guides/user-stories-for-coding-agents.md): acceptance criteria and tasks an agent can verify.

## More guides

- [Delegate implementation through a native coding CLI](https://openplanr.dev/docs/guides/delegation.md)
- [Artifact review and private sharing](https://openplanr.dev/docs/guides/artifact-review.md)