Implementation Planning

Implementation Planning

Workflow

1. Inspect the current codebase and adjacent patterns.
   • architecture
   • related files
   • existing implementation patterns
   • relevant constraints
2. Clarify only what is necessary.
   • Prefer explicit assumptions over long questionnaires.
   • Ask follow-up questions only when the answer would materially change the plan.
3. Draft the plan.
   • overview
   • assumptions
   • phases
   • atomic tasks
   • validation
   • risks
   • rollback
4. Call out uncertainty.
   • Do not hide major ambiguity inside vague tasks.

Plan Rules

• The output MUST be a plan, not implementation work.
• Tasks SHOULD be atomic, testable, and specific enough to execute without re-planning.
• Relevant file paths SHOULD be included when known.
• Each phase SHOULD have a validation method.
• Risks and rollback SHOULD be explicit for non-trivial work.

Default Structure

# Plan: [Task Name]

## Overview

## Assumptions

## Phase 1: [Name]
### Task 1.1: [Name]

## Phase 2: [Name]

## Validation

## Risks

## Rollback