ace:validate-plan

Catches errors early to prevent execution failures, ensuring all required fields exist, zones are valid, and there are no conflicts.

Required: @.ace/planning/STATE.md (if no path provided) @.ace/project-types.json

Load: Target PLAN.md file

1. Locate Plan File

if $ARGUMENTS provided:
    plan_path = $ARGUMENTS
else:
    Read STATE.md for current plan path

if plan not found:
    Error: "No plan file found. Provide path or run /ace:plan-phase first"

2. Parse Plan Structure

Read the PLAN.md and extract:

• Header metadata (Plan ID, Phase, Name)
• Task blocks
• Checkpoint definitions (if any)

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|                    PLAN VALIDATION                           |
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Plan: [plan_path]
Parsing structure...

3. Validate Required Fields

For each task block, check required fields:

Required Task Fields

Field	Required	Format
Zone	YES	ALPHA, BETA, or GAMMA
Files	YES	List of file patterns
Action	YES	Description of what to do
Verify	YES	How to verify completion
Done when	YES	Completion criteria

Validation Process

FIELD VALIDATION:

Task 1: "Create user model"
  Line 15: [*] Zone: ALPHA
  Line 16: [*] Files: src/models/user.ts
  Line 17: [*] Action: Present
  Line 20: [*] Verify: Present
  Line 23: [*] Done when: Present

Task 2: "Add auth service"
  Line 30: [*] Zone: BETA
  Line 31: [X] Files: MISSING
  Line 32: [*] Action: Present
  Line 35: [X] Verify: MISSING
  Line 38: [*] Done when: Present

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