Plan first, or feel your way?
The idea: Plan-and-execute is cheap and predictable but shatters when a step surprises you; step-by-step (ReAct) adapts but costs more and can wander. Match it to how predictable the task is.
What you'll be able to do: You can choose between planning up front and adapting step-by-step, and explain the trade-off.
The problem it solves: Lay out the whole plan up front, or decide the next step each turn? Both can go wrong.
Builds on: Inside one turn: reason, then act
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