A way for a system to make action steps toward a goal.
Planning is your taco-night friend. You say “make tacos.” It makes the list and remembers napkins.
It turns a goal into doable steps. Agents and robots use it for long jobs.
Agent
Planning helps an Agent split a goal into next steps.
Long-horizon
Long tasks need planning, not just last-minute guesses.
A* Search
Planning can use A* Search to find a better path.
World model
A world model lets planning try the plan inside first.