Plan gating with /review-plan-wait
The /review-plan-wait skill submits a plan to your TUI and blocks the agent until you respond.
Agent submits a plan
Your agent runs
/review-plan-wait, which calls monocle review send-artifact --wait under the hood. The plan appears in the monocle sidebar.You review and respond
Read the plan, leave any line-level comments (issues, suggestions, notes), and press
S to submit your review. An empty review with no comments counts as an approval.Pause flow with P
Pause flow lets you stop the agent at any point during a session — not just at a plan submission.
Press P in the monocle TUI to send a pause notification. The agent receives it, runs monocle review get-feedback --wait, and blocks until you submit your review.
Use this when:
- The agent is mid-task and you want to catch up on its current diffs before it continues
- You want to redirect the agent before it moves to the next step
- You need the agent to stop while you review something it’s already written
S to submit, the agent unblocks and receives your feedback.
Choosing the right mechanism
| Plan gating | Pause flow | |
|---|---|---|
| What it gates | A specific plan or artifact | The agent’s entire session |
| When it triggers | Agent calls /review-plan-wait | You press P in the TUI |
| Agent support | All agents | Claude Code only |
| Use when | You want to review the plan before the agent writes code | You want to pause everything while you catch up |