Progress

Read the main greenfield execution plan and any feature execution plans to show overall project status.

Workflow

Copy this checklist and track progress:

Progress Report:
- [ ] Step 1: Directory guard check
- [ ] Step 2: Discover all execution plans
- [ ] Step 3: Count checkbox categories
- [ ] Step 4: Calculate completion percentages
- [ ] Step 5: Generate progress report

After parsing EXECUTION_PLAN.md, validate that at least one phase and one task were found. If parsing yields zero phases or zero tasks, report a parse error (e.g., "EXECUTION_PLAN.md found but no phases/tasks detected — file may be malformed") and stop.

Directory Guard (Wrong Directory Check)

Before starting, confirm one of these exists in the current working directory:

• EXECUTION_PLAN.md

• plans/greenfield/EXECUTION_PLAN.md

• If neither exists, STOP and tell the user to cd into their project directory (the one containing the active EXECUTION_PLAN.md) and re-run /progress.

Discover All Execution Plans

Search for execution plans in the project:

# Main project plan (required)
plans/greenfield/EXECUTION_PLAN.md
EXECUTION_PLAN.md   # legacy fallback

# Feature plans (optional) - check common locations
features/*/EXECUTION_PLAN.md
features/**/EXECUTION_PLAN.md
FEATURES/*/EXECUTION_PLAN.md

Build a list of all execution plans found:

1. Main: ./plans/greenfield/EXECUTION_PLAN.md when present, otherwise legacy ./EXECUTION_PLAN.md
2. Features: Any EXECUTION_PLAN.md files in features/ subdirectories

Checkbox Categories

Execution plans contain 4 distinct checkbox categories. Count them separately:

Primary Metric: Task Acceptance Criteria only (represents actual implementation work).

Secondary Metrics: Checkpoint, Setup, and Manual criteria (procedural/verification work).

How to distinguish categories when counting:

• Task criteria: Found under #### Task X.Y.Z headers; lines match - [ ] .*\((TEST|CODE|BROWSER|MANUAL|MANUAL:DEFER)\)
• Checkpoint criteria: Found under ### Phase N Checkpoint; in "Automated Checks" or "Manual Verification" subsections
• Setup criteria: Found under ### Pre-Phase Setup; lines contain Verify: commands
• Manual verification: Under "Human Required" headers; lines have Reason: annotations

When in doubt, check the parent header level: #### = task, ### = phase-level.

Progress Report Format

If Multiple Execution Plans Exist

Show an Overall Summary first, then individual plan details:

OVERALL PROJECT PROGRESS
========================

  Plan                              Status        Progress
  ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  Main Project                      Complete      45/45 (100%)
  Feature: user-auth                In Progress   12/18 (67%)
  Feature: payments                 Not Started    0/24 (0%)
  ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  TOTAL                                           57/87 (66%)

Next action: Continue with Feature: user-auth Phase 2

Then show detailed breakdown for each plan (see Individual Plan Report below).

If Only Main Execution Plan Exists

Skip the overall summary and show the Individual Plan Report directly.

Individual Plan Report

For each execution plan, show:

1. Overview

• Plan name (Main Project or Feature: {name})
• Total phases, steps, tasks
• Current phase in progress

2. Completion Status

For each phase, count Task Acceptance Criteria only:

• Total criteria: Count - [ ] and - [x] lines under #### Task sections
• Verified: Count - [x] lines that do NOT contain — Deferred:
• Deferred: Count - [x] lines that contain — Deferred: (implemented but pending review)
• Remaining: Count - [ ] lines

Calculate percentage complete per phase. Deferred items count toward completion (they are implemented) but are reported separately for visibility.

Important: Do NOT count checkpoint criteria, pre-phase setup items, or phase-level verification checkboxes in the primary progress metric.

3. Current Position

• Last completed task (all its acceptance criteria are [x])
• Next task to execute (first task with any [ ] criteria)
• Any blocked tasks (marked with **Status:** BLOCKED)

4. Summary Table

| Phase | Status | Task Criteria | Checkpoint Criteria |
|-------|--------|---------------|---------------------|
| Phase 1: {name} | Complete | 12/12 (100%) | 5/5 |
| Phase 2: {name} | In Progress | 5/8 (62%) | 0/4 |
| Phase 3: {name} | Not Started | 0/10 (0%) | 0/6 |

Status definitions:

• Complete: All task acceptance criteria checked
• In Progress: Some task criteria checked, some unchecked
• Not Started: No task criteria checked

5. Verification Breakdown (optional, if relevant)

If checkpoint or setup criteria exist, show:

Additional Criteria:
- Pre-Phase Setup: X/Y completed
- Phase Checkpoints: X/Y completed
- Manual Verification: X/Y confirmed

6. Deferred Review Queue (if items exist)

Read .claude/deferred-reviews.json and count unreviewed items:

Deferred Review Queue:
- Pending review: {N} items across {P} phases
- Use /review-deferred to review them

Only show this section if the queue file exists and has unreviewed items.

If .claude/deferred-reviews.json exists but fails to parse (invalid JSON), treat as empty and note: "Deferred review queue file is corrupt — treating as empty."

Next Action Recommendation

Based on overall status, recommend what to do next:

If main project incomplete:

• Continue with task X.Y.Z
• Run /phase-checkpoint N (if all tasks in phase complete)
• Run /phase-prep N for next phase

If main project complete but features incomplete:

• Continue with Feature: {name} task X.Y.Z
• Note: cd features/{name} to work on that feature

If everything complete:

All execution plans complete!

Main Project: 100% (45/45 criteria)
Features: 100% (42/42 criteria)

Consider:
- Run final /phase-checkpoint on each plan
- Review for any deferred items in DEFERRED.md
- Check .claude/deferred-reviews.json for pending verification reviews (/review-deferred)
- Check TODOS.md for follow-up work

Error Handling

If EXECUTION_PLAN.md exists but is empty:

• Report: "EXECUTION_PLAN.md exists but contains no content"
• Suggest running /generate-plan to populate it

If EXECUTION_PLAN.md has unexpected format:

• Attempt to parse what exists
• Report any sections that couldn't be parsed
• Show raw checkbox counts as fallback: "Found X checkboxes (Y checked)"

If feature plan directory exists but EXECUTION_PLAN.md is missing:

• Report the feature directory was found but has no execution plan
• List: "Feature directory without plan: features/{name}/"
• Suggest: "Run /feature-plan to generate the missing plan"

If checkbox parsing yields zero items:

• Report: "No task acceptance criteria found in EXECUTION_PLAN.md"
• Check if the file uses non-standard checkbox format
• Suggest verifying the plan was generated correctly

If file read permissions fail:

• Report which file couldn't be read
• Continue with other files if possible
• Suggest checking file permissions

Feature Plan Discovery Details

When scanning for feature plans:

1. Directory patterns to check:

   • features/*/EXECUTION_PLAN.md
   • FEATURES/*/EXECUTION_PLAN.md
   • feature/*/EXECUTION_PLAN.md

2. Extract feature name from path:

   • features/user-auth/EXECUTION_PLAN.md → "user-auth"
   • features/payments/EXECUTION_PLAN.md → "payments"

3. Skip non-feature plans:

   • Don't include the main EXECUTION_PLAN.md twice
   • Don't include template or example files

Output Examples

Single Plan (Main Only)

PROJECT PROGRESS
================

Main Project: plans/greenfield/EXECUTION_PLAN.md
Phases: 4 | Steps: 12 | Tasks: 28

| Phase | Status | Task Criteria | Checkpoint |
|-------|--------|---------------|------------|
| Phase 1: Setup | Complete | 8/8 (100%) | 3/3 |
| Phase 2: Core API | In Progress | 5/12 (42%) | 0/4 |
| Phase 3: Frontend | Not Started | 0/6 (0%) | 0/3 |
| Phase 4: Deploy | Not Started | 0/2 (0%) | 0/2 |

Current: Task 2.2.A - Implement user endpoints
Next: Complete Task 2.2.A, then Task 2.2.B

Overall: 13/28 criteria (46%)

Multiple Plans (Main + Features)

See references/multiple-plans-example.md for a full example showing overall summary + per-plan breakdowns for main project and multiple features.