Intro to Planning Mode | Windsurf University
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The video explains how to use planning mode in Windsurf, a collaboration tool called Cascade, to manage complex, long-term tasks effectively. Planning mode helps break down large features or major upgrades into manageable steps, generating a detailed, trackable implementation plan from a single prompt. The plan stays aligned with goals and can be updated dynamically throughout the project. The presenter demonstrates modernizing a contact form UI, showing how Cascade creates a markdown-based plan with clear action items, keeps work consistent with original goals, and allows users to maintain control by revising tasks as needed. This approach helps reduce errors, stay organized, and accelerate progress in complex projects.