diff --git a/repl.lua b/repl.lua
index 0abb4ce..455f03e 100644
--- a/repl.lua
+++ b/repl.lua
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ Meta commands:
   :mcp disconnect <alias> drop an MCP session
   :norris <goal>          launch Chuck Norris autonomous mode on <goal>
   :norris off             exit Norris mode (rare — usually 'abort' at halt)
+  :plan                   toggle plan mode (CMD: lines printed, NOT executed)
+  :plan on / :plan off    set plan mode explicitly
   :safety patterns        list active destructive-op patterns
   :safety check <cmd>     probe is_destructive against <cmd> without running
   :remember <text>        shortcut: :memory add fact <text>
@@ -60,6 +62,13 @@ function M.run(config)
               .. "' not found in config.models")
     end
 
+    -- Plan mode (issue #5): when true, CMD: lines are NOT executed; they
+    -- are echoed as "PLAN:" and fed back to the next-turn context as
+    -- would-have-run notes so the model can iterate without side effects.
+    -- Off by default; toggle with :plan / :plan on / :plan off. Orthogonal
+    -- to Norris mode (Norris has its own halt protocol).
+    local plan_mode = false
+
     -- Phase 5: render the evicted turns into a compact transcript for
     -- the summarizer prompt. Same shape as :memory summarize uses.
     local function render_evicted(turns)
@@ -358,6 +367,9 @@ function M.run(config)
         if ctx.norris_active then
             return ("[aish:%s \xE2\x9A\xA1]> "):format(active_name)
         end
+        if plan_mode then
+            return ("[aish:%s plan]> "):format(active_name)
+        end
         return ("[aish:%s]> "):format(active_name)
     end
 
@@ -581,14 +593,22 @@ function M.run(config)
 
         -- CMD: extraction on the final pure-text response only.
         for _, cmd in ipairs(executor.extract_cmd_lines(final_resp)) do
-            local doit
-            if config.shell and config.shell.confirm_cmd then
-                local ans = rl.readline(("execute '%s'? [y/N] "):format(cmd)) or ""
-                doit = (ans:lower():sub(1, 1) == "y")
+            if plan_mode then
+                -- Issue #5: print PLAN: and feed back as a would-have-run
+                -- note. Same context flow as a real exec output so the
+                -- model can iterate on the plan turn by turn.
+                renderer.status(("PLAN: %s"):format(cmd))
+                ctx:append_exec_output(("[plan] would run: %s"):format(cmd))
             else
-                doit = true
+                local doit
+                if config.shell and config.shell.confirm_cmd then
+                    local ans = rl.readline(("execute '%s'? [y/N] "):format(cmd)) or ""
+                    doit = (ans:lower():sub(1, 1) == "y")
+                else
+                    doit = true
+                end
+                if doit then run_shell(cmd) end
             end
-            if doit then run_shell(cmd) end
         end
     end
 
@@ -725,6 +745,19 @@ function M.run(config)
             active_name, active_cfg = name, config.models[name]
             renderer.status("model -> " .. name)
         end,
+        plan = function(args)
+            local sub = (args:match("^%s*(%S*)") or ""):lower()
+            if sub == "" then
+                plan_mode = not plan_mode
+            elseif sub == "on" then
+                plan_mode = true
+            elseif sub == "off" then
+                plan_mode = false
+            else
+                renderer.status("usage: :plan [on|off]"); return
+            end
+            renderer.status("plan mode " .. (plan_mode and "on" or "off"))
+        end,
         models = function()
             renderer.status(("models (active: %s):"):format(active_name))
             for name, cfg in pairs(config.models) do