> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.docwriter.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Plans and long tasks

> Review a plan and follow work that uses tools or subagents.

## Ask for a plan

Enable **Plan first** in Chat or choose **Plan first** for selected text. The agent reads the relevant files without changing them, then opens **Plan from agent**.

Use **Run it** to approve the plan. **Dismiss** closes it. **Reject with feedback** sends your response and asks for a revised plan.

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## Follow long work

The agent can use file, shell, web research, code, and subagent tools. Tool calls and progress appear in the live agent dock. Subagent work appears under the relevant task description.

You can keep editing while the work runs. Open the full transcript when the short activity log does not contain enough detail.

## Use scratch space

The agent can place temporary work under `.docwriter/agent/scratch/`. Scratch files do not appear until a tool creates them. Starting a new session clears the scratch folder.

## Stop a task

Click the active agent pill to cancel the run and clear queued messages. Double clicking pauses all agent work until you resume.

Provider tool support differs. Read [Providers and tools](/contribute/providers-and-tools) for implementation details and [Provider errors](/help/provider-errors) for user facing failures.