A developer wants Claude Code to produce a plan describing proposed re — Claude Code Certified Professional Practice — Claude Cert Academy

A developer wants Claude Code to produce a plan describing proposed refactoring steps without immediately executing any file changes. Which action accomplishes this?

• Press Shift+Tab to enter plan mode before describing the task
• Pass the --dry-run flag when invoking the claude command
• Type /plan as the first message in the session
• Pass --output=plan to generate a plan file instead of making edits

Answer: Press Shift+Tab to enter plan mode before describing the task

Pressing Shift+Tab before describing a task enters plan mode, in which Claude Code outlines the proposed steps for review before executing anything. There is no --dry-run flag in the Claude Code CLI. /plan is not a recognized built-in slash command. There is no --output=plan flag in the CLI.

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