Section File Writing

Section File Writing

Write individual section files from the plan using parallel subagents for efficiency.

This step assumes sections/index.md already exists.

Input Files

• <planning_dir>/claude-plan.md - implementation details
• <planning_dir>/sections/index.md - section definitions and dependencies

Output

<planning_dir>/sections/
├── index.md (already exists)
├── section-01-<name>.md
├── section-02-<name>.md
└── ...

Parallel Execution Strategy

Launch one subagent per section in a single message for maximum parallelization:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  PARALLEL SUBAGENT APPROACH                         │
│                                                     │
│  1. Parse index.md to get SECTION_MANIFEST list     │
│  2. Check which sections already exist              │
│  3. Launch ALL missing sections as parallel Tasks:  │
│                                                     │
│     Task(prompt="Write section-01-...")             │
│     Task(prompt="Write section-02-...")             │
│     Task(prompt="Write section-03-...")             │
│     ... (all in ONE message)                        │
│                                                     │
│  4. Wait for all subagents to complete              │
│                                                     │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Parse SECTION_MANIFEST

Extract section list from index.md:

<!-- SECTION_MANIFEST
section-01-foundation
section-02-config
section-03-api
END_MANIFEST -->

Launch Parallel Tasks

For each section in the manifest, include a Task in a single message:

Task(
  subagent_type="general-purpose",
  prompt="""
  Write section file: section-01-foundation

  Inputs:
  - <planning_dir>/claude-plan.md
  - <planning_dir>/sections/index.md

  Output: <planning_dir>/sections/section-01-foundation.md

  Requirements: [see Section File Template below]
  """
)

Task(
  subagent_type="general-purpose",
  prompt="Write section file: section-02-config ..."
)

# ... one Task per section

Why parallel? Each section is independent - they all read from the same source files (claude-plan.md, index.md) but write to different output files.

Resume Handling

If some sections already exist:

1. Only launch Tasks for MISSING sections
2. Skip sections that have corresponding section-*.md files

Section File Requirements

CRITICAL: Each section file must be completely self-contained.

The implementer reading a section file should NOT need to reference claude-plan.md or any other document. They should be able to:

1. Read the single section file
2. Create a TODO list
3. Start implementing immediately

Include all necessary background, requirements, and implementation details within each section.

Section File Template

# Section NN: {Section Name}

## Background

{Why this section exists, what problem it solves}

## Requirements

{What must be true when this section is complete}

## Dependencies

- Requires: {list of prior sections that must be complete}
- Blocks: {list of sections that depend on this one}

## Implementation Details

{Detailed implementation guidance}

### {Subsection 1}

{Details}

### {Subsection 2}

{Details}

## Acceptance Criteria

- [ ] {Criterion 1}
- [ ] {Criterion 2}
- [ ] {Criterion 3}

## Files to Create/Modify

- `path/to/file1.ts` - {description}
- `path/to/file2.ts` - {description}

Completion

All sections are complete when every section in the SECTION_MANIFEST has a corresponding section-NN-name.md file.

After all parallel Tasks complete, update the main TODO list to mark section writing as done.