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refactor(cli): rename plan lifecycle-list and lifecycle-apply to match specification
Renames `plan lifecycle-list` to `plan list` and `plan lifecycle-apply` to `plan apply` to align with the specification's canonical command names. Removes legacy V2 plan commands that occupied those names.

- Renamed CLI command registrations from lifecycle-list/lifecycle-apply to list/apply
- Removed legacy V2 apply and list commands (~200 lines)
- Updated apply shortcut in main.py to delegate to v3 lifecycle
- Added defensive null check for plan existence in apply command
- Updated 63+ test, doc, and benchmark files for consistency

Closes #881

Co-authored-by: Jeffrey Phillips Freeman <the@jeffreyfreeman.me>
Co-committed-by: Jeffrey Phillips Freeman <the@jeffreyfreeman.me>
2026-04-02 19:09:04 +00:00

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Plan CLI Reference

The agents plan command group manages plans in the CleverAgents v3 plan lifecycle.

Commands

Command Description
agents plan use Create plan from action + project(s)
agents plan list List plans with optional filters
agents plan status Show plan status / details
agents plan execute Run Strategize + Execute (auto-apply if profile permits)
agents plan apply Transition to Apply and complete it
agents plan cancel Cancel a non-terminal plan
agents plan diff Show ChangeSet as unified diff
agents plan artifacts Show ChangeSet ID, sandbox refs, summary
agents plan explain Explain a single decision
agents plan tree Display decision tree for a plan

agents plan use

Create a plan from an action template and one or more projects.

Synopsis

agents plan use <ACTION_NAME> [PROJECTS...] [OPTIONS]

Options

Flag Description
--project, -p Project name (repeatable for multiple projects)
--arg, -a Argument value in name=value format (repeatable)
--automation-profile Automation profile name (e.g., trusted, manual)
--invariant Invariant constraint text (repeatable)
--strategy-actor Override strategy actor (namespace/name format)
--execution-actor Override execution actor (namespace/name format)
--estimation-actor Override estimation actor (namespace/name format)
--invariant-actor Override invariant reconciliation actor
--format, -f Output format: json, yaml, plain, table, rich

Actor Override Validation

All actor override flags require namespaced format: namespace/name (e.g., openai/gpt-4, anthropic/claude-3). Invalid formats are rejected with a descriptive error.

Examples

# Basic usage with one project
agents plan use local/code-coverage my-project --arg target_coverage=80

# Multiple projects
agents plan use local/lint proj-1 proj-2

# With automation profile and invariants
agents plan use local/refactor my-project \
  --automation-profile trusted \
  --invariant "No new warnings" \
  --invariant "Maintain backward compatibility"

# With actor overrides
agents plan use local/code-coverage my-project \
  --strategy-actor openai/gpt-4 \
  --execution-actor anthropic/claude-3 \
  --estimation-actor openai/gpt-4

# JSON output
agents plan use local/lint my-project --format json

agents plan status

Show status of one or all v3 lifecycle plans.

Synopsis

agents plan status [PLAN_ID] [--format FORMAT]

When called without a plan ID, displays a summary table of all active plans including automation profile and invariant count columns.

Output Fields

  • ID: Truncated plan ULID
  • Name: Namespaced plan name
  • Phase: Current lifecycle phase
  • State: Processing state
  • Profile: Automation profile name (if set)
  • Invariants: Count of attached invariants
  • Terminal: Whether the plan is in a terminal state

agents plan list

List v3 lifecycle plans with optional filtering.

Synopsis

agents plan list [REGEX] [OPTIONS]

Options

Flag Description
--phase Filter by phase (strategize, execute, apply)
--state Filter by processing state
--processing-state Alias for --state
--project, -p Filter by project name
--action Filter by action name
--format, -f Output format

Output Fields

Includes Profile and Invariants columns in all output formats when present on the plan.

agents plan execute

Run the current plan phase synchronously. Detects the plan's current phase and processes it inline:

  • Strategize/queued — runs the strategize phase to completion, then auto-progresses to Execute if the automation profile permits.
  • Strategize/complete — transitions to Execute and runs it.
  • Execute/queued — runs the execute phase to completion.

When the automation profile's auto_apply threshold is met (< 1.0), the execute command also drives the plan through the Apply phase to the terminal applied state. This means plan execute with a ci or full-auto profile completes the full lifecycle in a single invocation: Strategize → Execute → Apply.

When no plan ID is given, auto-selects the single eligible plan.

agents plan execute [PLAN_ID] [--format FORMAT]

Internal Wiring

The CLI handler shares a single PlanLifecycleService instance between the command logic and the PlanExecutor to avoid stale in-memory cache reads after phase transitions. See CLI Executor Wiring for details.

agents plan apply

Transition a plan to Apply phase and complete it. Because Apply is a destructive operation (it merges sandbox changesets into real project resources), a confirmation prompt is displayed by default. Pass --yes / -y to skip the prompt in scripts or CI pipelines.

When the plan is in Execute/complete, transitions to Apply. When the plan is in Apply/queued (e.g. auto-progressed by plan execute), completes the apply processing, driving the plan to the terminal applied state. Apply is a metadata transition (no LLM call).

Synopsis

agents plan apply [--yes|-y] [PLAN_ID] [--format FORMAT]

Options

Flag Description
--yes, -y Skip the confirmation prompt and apply immediately
--format, -f Output format: json, yaml, plain, table, rich

Arguments

Argument Description
PLAN_ID Plan ID to apply (optional; auto-selects if only one eligible)

agents plan cancel

Cancel a non-terminal plan.

agents plan cancel PLAN_ID [--reason REASON] [--format FORMAT]

agents plan diff

Show ChangeSet as unified diff for a plan.

agents plan diff PLAN_ID [--correction ID] [--format FORMAT]

agents plan artifacts

Show plan artifacts including ChangeSet ID and sandbox references.

agents plan artifacts PLAN_ID [--format FORMAT]

agents plan explain

Explain a single decision in the plan decision tree.

Synopsis

agents plan explain <DECISION_ID> [OPTIONS]

Options

Flag Description
--format, -f Output format: json, yaml, plain, table, rich
--show-context Include context snapshot details
--show-reasoning Include rationale and actor reasoning

Alternatives considered are always included in the output.

Examples

# Default rich output
agents plan explain 01HXYZ1234567890ABCDEFGH

# JSON with full context
agents plan explain 01HXYZ1234567890ABCDEFGH --format json --show-context

# Show reasoning
agents plan explain 01HXYZ1234567890ABCDEFGH --show-reasoning

# YAML output with all details
agents plan explain 01HXYZ1234567890ABCDEFGH --format yaml \
  --show-context --show-reasoning

agents plan tree

Display the decision tree for a plan.

Synopsis

agents plan tree <PLAN_ID> [OPTIONS]

Options

Flag Description
--format, -f Output format: json, yaml, plain, table, rich
--show-superseded Include superseded decisions in the tree
--depth Maximum tree depth (0 = unlimited, default: 0)

Examples

# Default rich tree view
agents plan tree 01HXYZ1234567890ABCDEFGH

# Table format
agents plan tree 01HXYZ1234567890ABCDEFGH --format table

# Include superseded decisions
agents plan tree 01HXYZ1234567890ABCDEFGH --show-superseded

# Limit depth to 2 levels
agents plan tree 01HXYZ1234567890ABCDEFGH --depth 2

# JSON output for scripting
agents plan tree 01HXYZ1234567890ABCDEFGH --format json