diff --git a/core/plans/microvm_create.go b/core/plans/microvm_create.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4cfd9f399
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/plans/microvm_create.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package plans
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/weaveworks/reignite/core/models"
+	"github.com/weaveworks/reignite/core/ports"
+	"github.com/weaveworks/reignite/pkg/log"
+	"github.com/weaveworks/reignite/pkg/planner"
+)
+
+type MicroVMCreatePlanInput struct {
+	ID *models.VMID
+}
+
+func MicroVMCreatePlan(input *MicroVMCreatePlanInput, providers *ProvidersInput) planner.Plan {
+	return &microvmCreatePlan{
+		vmid:       input.ID,
+		vmProvider: providers.MicroVMProvider,
+		vmRepo:     providers.MicroVMRepo,
+		eventSvc:   providers.EventService,
+		imageSvc:   providers.ImageService,
+	}
+}
+
+type microvmCreatePlan struct {
+	vmid *models.VMID
+
+	vmProvider ports.MicroVMProvider
+	vmRepo     ports.MicroVMRepository
+	eventSvc   ports.EventService
+	imageSvc   ports.ImageService
+}
+
+func (p *microvmCreatePlan) Name() string {
+	return "microvm_reconcile"
+}
+
+// Create will create the plan to reconcile a microvm.
+func (p *microvmCreatePlan) Create(ctx context.Context) ([]planner.Procedure, error) {
+	logger := log.GetLogger(ctx)
+	logger.Debugf("creating plan for microvm %s", p.vmid.String())
+
+	procs := []planner.Procedure{}
+
+	return procs, nil
+}
+
+// Result is the result of the plan
+func (p *microvmCreatePlan) Result() interface{} {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/core/plans/types.go b/core/plans/types.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52d33675d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/plans/types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package plans
+
+import "github.com/weaveworks/reignite/core/ports"
+
+// Providers input is a type to be used as input to plans.
+type ProvidersInput struct {
+	MicroVMProvider ports.MicroVMProvider
+	MicroVMRepo     ports.MicroVMRepository
+	EventService    ports.EventService
+	ImageService    ports.ImageService
+}
diff --git a/pkg/planner/actuator_test.go b/pkg/planner/actuator_test.go
index 2ee8aecd7..620a17fd3 100644
--- a/pkg/planner/actuator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/planner/actuator_test.go
@@ -165,3 +165,7 @@ func (p *testProc) Do(ctx context.Context) ([]planner.Procedure, error) {
 
 	return p.ChildProcs, nil
 }
+
+func (p *testProc) ShouldDo(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
+	return true, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/planner/planner.go b/pkg/planner/planner.go
index 78c80e690..1ec152fd7 100644
--- a/pkg/planner/planner.go
+++ b/pkg/planner/planner.go
@@ -25,4 +25,6 @@ type Procedure interface {
 	Name() string
 	// Do will perform the operation/procedure.
 	Do(ctx context.Context) ([]Procedure, error)
+	// ShouldDo tests if this procedure should be done and therefore included in a plan.
+	ShouldDo(ctx context.Context) (bool, error)
 }