#Workflow

Plan before you build: getting the most out of plan mode

Plan mode makes Claude Code lay out its approach and wait for your sign-off before it touches a file. I use it to skip the expensive redo loop.

Sub-agents in Claude Code: smart model, cheap workers

Let a capable model plan and cheap models do the grunt work. How Claude Code sub-agents work, how to set one up, and the token math that makes them pay off.