Front-load mindset guidance before process steps:
- Secure by design: assume hostile input
- Performance by design: assume production load
- Observable by design: plan for self-debugging
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Each phase workflow now commits its artifacts immediately:
- discuss-phase.md commits CONTEXT.md
- research-phase.md commits RESEARCH.md
- plan-phase.md commits PLAN.md (and DISCOVERY.md)
- execute-phase.md commits only execution artifacts (SUMMARY, STATE, ROADMAP)
Planning artifacts are inputs to execution and should be saved when created.
Execution artifacts are outputs and are committed after execution completes.
Closes#12
TDD requires 2-3 execution cycles (RED → GREEN → REFACTOR), each with
file reads, test runs, and potential debugging. This consumes 40-50%
of context for a single feature. Dedicated TDD plans ensure full
quality throughout the cycle.
- TDD plans use `type: tdd` frontmatter with `<feature>` element
- One feature per TDD plan (batching defeats the purpose)
- Target ~40% context usage for TDD plans
- Standard plans handle non-TDD work with 2-3 tasks
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Depth sets a ceiling on compression, not a floor on expansion.
Small phases stay small even in comprehensive mode.
- Comprehensive auth = 8 plans (work warrants it)
- Comprehensive "add favicon" = 1 plan (that's all it is)
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Adds depth setting (quick/standard/comprehensive) to control how many
phases and plans get created. Tasks per plan stays constant at 2-3.
- Quick: 3-5 phases, 1-3 plans each
- Standard: 5-8 phases, 3-5 plans each
- Comprehensive: 8-12 phases, 5-10 plans each
Depth increases plan COUNT, never plan SIZE. More plans = more
thoroughness with same quality per plan.
Files changed:
- new-project.md: depth question after mode
- config.json: depth field added
- create-roadmap.md: depth-aware phase guidance
- plan-phase.md: depth-aware plan splitting
- scope-estimation.md: depth calibration section
- create-milestone.md: removed hardcoded 3-6 limit
- new-milestone.md: removed hardcoded 3-6 limit
- roadmap.md template: depth-aware guidance
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- Add references/tdd.md with detection heuristics, red-green-refactor cycle
- Add tdd_annotation section to plan-format.md with task structure
- Expand plan-phase.md with TDD detection and annotation guidance
- Add tdd_execution section to execute-phase.md with commit patterns
- TDD-aware task routing in execute step
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- Remove decision_gate step (redundant after confirm_breakdown approval)
- Restore explicit bash commands in load_codebase_context, identify_phase,
read_project_history, and gather_phase_context for consistent behavior
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- new-project.md detects existing code, offers /gsd:map-codebase first
- plan-phase loads relevant codebase context based on phase type
- execute-phase updates codebase map incrementally after execution
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- Add continuation-format.md reference defining the standard format
- Replace "## To Continue" with "## ▶ Next Up"
- Show plan/phase name + description instead of just command paths
- Add `/clear` explanation: "fresh context window"
- Change "Other options" to "Also available"
- Add /gsd:research-phase to phase planning options
- Add visual separators and completion headers
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End-of-command workflows now show explicit instructions to run /clear
and paste the next command, rather than offering numbered options that
invoke SlashCommand directly. This prevents users from accidentally
exhausting context by continuing work in the same session.
- Updated 16 files (commands and workflows)
- YOLO mode auto-continues preserved (user explicitly chose automation)
- In-workflow decisions like consider-issues preserved
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plan-phase, execute-phase, resume-project now reference:
- <vision> instead of <phase_objectives>
- <essential> instead of <constraints>/<risks>
- <boundaries> instead of <success_indicators>
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Restructured confirm_breakdown and decision_gate steps to check
mode FIRST with explicit skip instructions, preventing Claude from
reading through and executing the prompting path regardless of config.
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- Add /gsd:research-phase command for comprehensive ecosystem research
- Rename FINDINGS.md → DISCOVERY.md for clarity
- Rename research-phase.md → discovery-phase.md (shallow "which library")
- New research-phase.md for deep "how experts build this" research
- Creates RESEARCH.md with stack, patterns, pitfalls, don't-hand-roll
- plan-phase loads RESEARCH.md when present
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- New <test_driven_when_beneficial> principle in references/principles.md
- TDD assessment step in plan-phase.md break_into_tasks
- Pragmatic approach: use TDD when behavior is definable upfront
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