Parallel Setup

parallel-setup

Category: Parallel Development

Usage

/parallel-setup [--tech django|typescript|go]

Arguments

• --tech: Optional - Technology stack hint for future decompositions (default: auto-detect)

Purpose

One-time initialization of the parallel/ directory at project root for parallel multi-agent development. This creates the infrastructure for organizing decomposed tasks by Tech Spec.

Run this once per project. Then use /parallel-decompose for each Tech Spec.

Execution Instructions for Claude Code

When this command is run, Claude Code should:

1. Create Directory Structure

mkdir -p parallel

Creates:

parallel/
├── README.md           # Explains parallel development workflow
└── .gitignore          # What to track vs ignore

2. Create README.md

Create parallel/README.md:

# Parallel Development Artifacts

This directory contains artifacts for parallel multi-agent development.

## Structure

Each Tech Spec decomposition creates a subdirectory:

parallel/ ├── TS-0042-inventory-system/ # Keyed by Tech Spec ID │ ├── manifest.json # Regeneration metadata │ ├── context.md # Shared project context │ ├── tasks/ # Task specifications │ ├── contracts/ # Shared types & API schema │ ├── prompts/ # Agent launch prompts │ ├── scripts/ # Launch & monitor scripts │ ├── architecture.md # System design │ └── task-graph.md # Dependency visualization └── ...

## Commands

- `/parallel-decompose <prd> --tech-spec <ts-file>` - Decompose PRD into tasks
- `/parallel-integrate --parallel-dir <dir>` - Verify integration

## Regeneration

Each subdirectory contains a `manifest.json` with metadata to regenerate artifacts:
```bash
# Re-run decomposition with same args
/parallel-decompose docs/prd.md --tech-spec tech-specs/approved/TS-XXXX.md

### 3. Create .gitignore

Create `parallel/.gitignore`:
```gitignore
# Generated prompts and scripts (regenerate with /parallel-decompose)
*/prompts/
*/scripts/

# Integration reports
*/integration-report.md

# Keep tracked:
# - manifest.json (regeneration metadata)
# - context.md (shared context)
# - tasks/ (task specifications)
# - contracts/ (shared types & API)
# - architecture.md (system design)
# - task-graph.md (dependencies)

4. Update CLAUDE.md (if exists)

If CLAUDE.md exists at project root, add a section:

## Parallel Development

This project uses parallel multi-agent development. Artifacts are in `parallel/`.

- Each Tech Spec decomposition creates `parallel/TS-XXXX-{slug}/`
- Task files use compact YAML format for token efficiency
- Contracts are shared via `contracts/` subdirectory
- Run `/parallel-decompose --help` for usage

5. Report Results

Output summary:

Created parallel/ directory structure

parallel/
├── README.md           # Workflow documentation
└── .gitignore          # Track config

Next steps:
1. Create a Tech Spec: /create-tech-spec <title>
2. Decompose PRD: /parallel-decompose <prd> --tech-spec <ts-file>

Example

# Initialize parallel development
/parallel-setup

# With technology hint
/parallel-setup --tech django

Notes

• This command is idempotent - safe to run multiple times
• Existing files are NOT overwritten
• Creates foundation for /parallel-decompose command
• Each decomposition creates its own subdirectory (e.g., parallel/TS-0042-slug/)