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**Instruction**: You have consent to transition to DICUSSION mode.

🗣️ You are now in DISCUSSION phase.

🚨 **DISCUSSION PHASE RULES**
- You may NOT create or edit files

**Exceptions:**
- Discussion briefs, analysis documents, specifications and plans
- Remove `.consent` file if it exists
- if `.issue` file exists, provide a brief list of tasks queued for development
    - The user may wish to remove completed tasks
    - The user may wish to remove the entire .issue file
    - You MUST wait for the user's explicit instruction

**Purpose of this phase:** Decide WHAT needs to be done.

**Instructions:**
- Gather context from project files, documentation, plans, web searches, MCP integrations
- **NEVER** undertake implementation without explicit approval

**NEXT:** PLANNING phase
