> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.neo.projectdiscovery.io/llms.txt
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# Planner Agent

> Strategic planning agent that gathers intelligence and builds execution plans before action is taken

The Planner agent runs before any active testing begins. It receives your objective, gathers context, and produces a structured execution plan that other agents follow. Nothing is executed until the plan is ready and, in Thorough mode, until you have had a chance to review it.

## What it does

* **Intelligence gathering**: spawns up to three Explore agents in parallel to research the target before planning begins
* **Plan creation and editing**: produces a structured, step-by-step execution plan scoped to your objective and project context
* **Workflow template discovery**: surfaces relevant prompt library templates to guide the plan
* **Scope awareness**: reads project settings, prior task results, and uploaded files to inform the plan
* **Browser delegation**: spawns Browser agent when visual or interactive reconnaissance is needed during planning

## How it fits in

Planner is the first agent to run in Thorough mode. It is strictly information-gathering only: it does not run scans, exploit anything, or produce findings. Its output is a plan that the orchestrator hands to the appropriate testing agents to execute.

In Fast mode, Planner is skipped entirely and Neo dispatches agents directly.