Domain 1Cowork Foundations & Agentic Architecture
Execution Plan
TL;DR
The transparent to-do list that Cowork shows you before taking any action.
Definition
The transparent to-do list that Cowork shows you before taking any action. The plan details every read, write, move, and delete operation Claude intends to perform. Reviewing the plan is your primary safety mechanism — it takes 30 seconds and has prevented accidental data loss for many users.
Exam Context
Know that the plan appears before execution, that you must click "Allow" to proceed, and that skipping plan review is one of the most common mistakes new users make — especially with parallel execution, where errors multiply across sub-agents.