Cutoff (advisory, enforced by convention):
- <5 files modified
- <200 LOC changed
- No new abstractions, no architectural decisions, no new external dependencies
Smaller? Use /devflow:micro — sub-30-LOC, single-file, ~2k token cost.
Larger or multi-subsystem? Use /devflow:build — full plan/execute/verify pipeline.
Quick mode is the same system with a shorter path:
- Spawns planner (quick mode) + executor(s)
- Quick tasks live in
.planning/quick/separate from planned objectives - Updates STATE.md "Quick Tasks Completed" table (NOT ROADMAP.md)
Default: Skips research, job-checker, verifier. Use when you know exactly what to do.
--full flag: Enables job-checking (max 2 iterations) and post-execution verification. Use when you want quality guarantees without full milestone ceremony.
Intent defaults for quick mode: work: bugfix (smallest TDD posture commensurate with quick's purpose). CLAUDE.md absorption is skipped — quick mode honors the no-ceremony promise rather than applying user playbook directives that would require strict TDD on a typo fix. To opt back into the user playbook, prefer /devflow:build or /devflow:plan-objective --work <type> instead.