Survey Patterns

Search the codebase for analogous features and reusable building blocks before planning a change. Returns structured findings. Does not write code or plans.

Step 1: Identify the Task

Determine what the change is about:

• If a task description was passed in, use it
• Otherwise, derive it from conversation context (the user's latest request)

State the task back in one sentence to confirm scope before searching.

Step 2: Spawn Pattern Survey Subagent

Spawn a single subagent (model: "opus", do not set run_in_background). The subagent's prompt must include:

1. The confirmed task description from Step 1
2. An instruction to read references/pattern-surveyor.md for survey guidelines, categories, and output format before searching

The subagent covers all three categories (Analogous Features, Reusable Utilities, Convention Anchors) in one sweep and returns a single structured report.

Step 3: Output Findings

Output the subagent's report verbatim. Do not reformat or re-synthesize — references/pattern-surveyor.md specifies the exact output format the subagent produces.

Then use the TaskList tool and proceed to any remaining task.

Rules

• Do not write files.
• Do not propose implementation steps.