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Expand Up @@ -276,9 +276,9 @@ Plan mode helps you create a step-by-step plan before writing any code. Use the

> 💡 **Tip**: **Shift+Tab** cycles between modes: Interactive → Plan → Autopilot. Press it anytime during an interactive session to switch modes without typing a command.

> 💡 **Startup shortcut**: You can launch the CLI directly in Plan mode from your terminal using the `--plan` flag — great when you already know what you want to plan:
> 💡 **Startup shortcut**: You can launch the CLI directly in Plan mode from your terminal using the `--plan` flag.
> ```bash
> copilot --plan "Add a mark as read command to the book app"
> copilot --plan
> ```
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The startup shortcut example (copilot --plan) doesn’t show what the user should type next to actually create a plan. Consider either keeping the previous one-liner with an example prompt, or extending the snippet to include the first prompt entered after startup so readers can see the intended flow.

See below for a potential fix:

> 💡 **Startup shortcut**: You can launch the CLI directly in Plan mode from your terminal using the `--plan` flag, then enter your planning request:
> ```bash
> copilot --plan
>
> > Add a "mark as read" command to the book app

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