# Stage: Content Plan

**Reads:** this cycle's `CYCLE_CONTEXT.md`, brand root files
(`masterStrategyDoc.html`, `marketing_brain.html`), `01_knowledge_base/`.
**Runs:** `content-plan-generator`.
**Writes to:** `output/content-plan.md`, `output/content-plan.html`.
**Next stage:** `02_prompts_and_copy/`.

If `manager_input_provided: false` in CYCLE_CONTEXT.md, generate from Marketing Brain +
Strategy Doc alone — don't block waiting for direction that isn't coming in an
unattended run.