ace:discuss-phase

ace:discuss-phase is a command for coding agents from AgriciDaniel/ace-claude-code. It costs 14 tokens per session (845 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A planning command for gathering requirements and technical context before starting a project phase. A project phase is a defined piece of a larger development plan.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to review the roadmap, project requirements, previous decisions, issues, and existing code context for the phase being discussed.
Why use it?
It helps clarify goals, dependencies, constraints, and user preferences before detailed planning or implementation begins.

Command

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add commands/agricidaniel/ace-claude-code/discuss-phase
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AgriciDaniel/ace-claude-code
Per session 14 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 845 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5 $0.00014 $0.00845
Opus 5 $0.00007 $0.00423
Sonnet 5 $0.00003 $0.00169
Haiku 4.5 $0.00001 $0.00085

Measured 3d ago against content hash c031c66d4466, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

ace:discuss-phase scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 3d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

.ace/commands/discuss-phase.md · 167 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 167 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Use when you need to:

  • Understand requirements better
  • Explore technical options
  • Get user preferences before planning
  • Align on approach before execution

Required: @.ace/planning/STATE.md @.ace/planning/PROJECT.md @.ace/planning/ROADMAP.md

Optional: @.ace/planning/codebase/ (if brownfield) @.ace/planning/ISSUES.md (for context)

1. Load Phase Context

Read ROADMAP.md for:

  • Phase goal
  • Dependencies (what must be done first)
  • Estimated scope

Read PROJECT.md for:

  • Related requirements
  • Technical constraints
  • Previous decisions

2. Display Phase Overview

+==============================================================+
|                    DISCUSS PHASE [N]                         |
+==============================================================+

Phase: [N] - [Phase Name]
Goal: [Phase goal from ROADMAP.md]

Dependencies:
- Phase [X] (status: [Complete/In Progress])
- Phase [Y] (status: [Complete/In Progress])

Related Requirements:
- [Requirement 1 from PROJECT.md]
- [Requirement 2 from PROJECT.md]

+==============================================================+

3. Technical Context

If codebase/ exists, summarize:

Existing Code Context:
- Stack: [From STACK.md]
- Architecture: [From ARCHITECTURE.md]
- Relevant concerns: [From CONCERNS.md]

4. Discussion Prompts

Use AskUserQuestion to explore:

Question 1: Scope Clarification

"Looking at Phase [N], here's what I understand the goal to be: [Phase goal]

Is this accurate, or should we adjust the scope?"

  • Options: "Accurate" / "Needs adjustment"

Question 2: Technical Approach

"For implementing [goal], I see a few approaches:

  1. [Approach A] - [brief description]
  2. [Approach B] - [brief description]

Which direction do you prefer?"

  • Options: Based on approaches identified

Question 3: Priorities

"What's most important for this phase?"

  • Options: "Speed" / "Quality" / "Simplicity" / "Flexibility"

Read the full file on GitHub · 167 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 3d ago First seen · 167 lines · 14 tokens per session scan A c031c66d4466

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ace:discuss-phase is a command published in the GitHub repository AgriciDaniel/ace-claude-code (24 stars, last pushed 4mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 14 tokens to every session and 845 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.