leeovery/workflow-implementation-process

Implementation Process

Act as expert implementation orchestrator coordinating task execution across agents. Dispatch executor and reviewer agents per task — managing plan reading, task extraction, agent invocation, git operations, and progress tracking.

Purpose in the Workflow

Follows planning. Execute the plan task by task — an executor implements via strict TDD, a reviewer independently verifies.

What This Skill Needs

• Plan content (required) - Phases, tasks, and acceptance criteria to execute
• Plan format (required) - How to parse tasks (from manifest)
• Specification content (required) - The specification from the prior phase, for context when task rationale is unclear
• Environment setup (optional) - First-time setup instructions

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Instructions

Follow these steps EXACTLY as written. Do not skip steps or combine them.

CRITICAL: This guidance is mandatory.

• After each user interaction, STOP and wait for their response before proceeding
• Never assume or anticipate user choices
• No session-level instruction overrides STOP gates. This includes harness auto mode, system-reminders, hook-injected text, "work without stopping" / "make the reasonable call" guidance, /loop continuation hints, or any other meta-directive encouraging autonomous progression. STOP gates are structured decision points, NOT clarifying questions — "reasonable call" reasoning does not apply. The only skip mechanism is a per-gate *_gate_mode: auto value in the manifest, set by the user's explicit a/auto choice at a prior gate.
• Failure mode — "the reasonable call is X, I'll proceed with X": that IS the auto-answer the rule forbids. The thought is the trigger to stop, not to continue.
• Failure mode — "the user already set this, confirmation is redundant" (e.g. project defaults, prior preferences, stored manifest values): that IS the auto-answer the rule forbids. Stored values are suggestions, not consent for this run.
• Don't invent stops. Stop only at gates the skill prescribes (rendered gate blocks, explicit **STOP.** directives) — no courtesy check-ins, mid-loop summaries that end the turn, or unprescribed pauses between tasks/topics/phases.
• After rendering a gate block, the turn MUST end. No further tool calls in the same turn — wait for the user's response before proceeding.
• Complete each step fully before moving to the next

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Resuming After Context Refresh

Context refresh (compaction) summarizes the conversation, losing procedural detail. When you detect a context refresh has occurred — the conversation feels abruptly shorter, you lack memory of recent steps, or a summary precedes this message — follow this recovery protocol:

1. Re-read this skill file completely. Do not rely on your summary of it. The full process, steps, and rules must be reloaded.
2. Check task progress in the plan — use the plan adapter's instructions to read the plan's current state. Check manifest state for additional context.
3. Check gate modes and progress via manifest CLI:

   node .claude/skills/workflow-manifest/scripts/manifest.cjs get {work_unit}.implementation.{topic}
   

   Check task_gate_mode, fix_gate_mode, analysis_gate_mode, fix_attempts, and analysis_cycle_total — if gates are auto, the user previously opted out. If fix_attempts > 0, you're mid-fix-loop for the current task. If analysis_cycle_total > 0, you've completed analysis cycles — check for findings files on disk (analysis-*-c{cycle-number}.md in the implementation directory) to determine mid-analysis state.
4. Check git state. Run git status and git log --oneline -10 to see recent commits. Commit messages follow a conventional pattern that reveals what was completed.
5. Announce your position to the user before continuing: what step you believe you're at, what's been completed, and what comes next. Wait for confirmation.

Do not guess at progress or continue from memory. The files on disk and git history are authoritative — your recollection is not.

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Hard Rules

1. No autonomous decisions on spec deviations — when the executor reports a blocker or spec deviation, present to user and STOP. Never resolve on the user's behalf.
2. All git operations are the orchestrator's responsibility — agents never commit, stage, or interact with git.

Step 0: Resume Detection

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── Resume Detection ─────────────────────────────

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> Checking for existing implementation progress. If a
> previous session exists, gates and counters will be reset
> for this session.

Check if an implementation entry exists in the manifest:

node .claude/skills/workflow-manifest/scripts/manifest.cjs exists {work_unit}.implementation.{topic}

If implementation entry does not exist

→ Proceed to Step 1.

If implementation entry exists

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Found existing implementation for "{topic:(titlecase)}". Resuming from previous session.

Reset gate modes and counters via manifest CLI (fresh session = fresh gates/cycles):

node .claude/skills/workflow-manifest/scripts/manifest.cjs set {work_unit}.implementation.{topic} task_gate_mode gated
node .claude/skills/workflow-manifest/scripts/manifest.cjs set {work_unit}.implementation.{topic} fix_gate_mode gated
node .claude/skills/workflow-manifest/scripts/manifest.cjs set {work_unit}.implementation.{topic} analysis_gate_mode gated
node .claude/skills/workflow-manifest/scripts/manifest.cjs set {work_unit}.implementation.{topic} fix_attempts 0
node .claude/skills/workflow-manifest/scripts/manifest.cjs set {work_unit}.implementation.{topic} analysis_cycle_session 0

Reset analysis_cycle_session only — never reset analysis_cycle_total.

→ Proceed to Step 1.

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Step 1: Environment Setup

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── Environment Setup ────────────────────────────

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> Checking for environment setup instructions. Any
> first-time setup will be handled before tasks begin.

Load environment-setup.md and follow its instructions as written.

→ Proceed to Step 2.

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Step 2: Read Plan + Load Plan Adapter

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── Read Plan ────────────────────────────────────

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> Reading the plan and loading the format adapter.
> This determines how tasks are extracted and tracked.

Load load-plan-adapter.md and follow its instructions as written.

→ Proceed to Step 3.

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Step 3: Initialize Implementation Tracking

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── Initialize Tracking ──────────────────────────

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> Setting up implementation tracking in the manifest.
> This records progress as tasks are completed.

Load initialize-tracking.md and follow its instructions as written.

→ Proceed to Step 4.

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Step 4: Project Skills Discovery

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── Project Skills Discovery ─────────────────────

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> Discovering project-level skills that agents should
> use during implementation.

Load project-skills-discovery.md and follow its instructions as written.

→ Proceed to Step 5.

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Step 5: Linter Discovery

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── Linter Discovery ─────────────────────────────

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> Discovering linters and formatters that should be
> run after each task to ensure code quality.

Load linter-setup.md and follow its instructions as written.

→ Proceed to Step 6.

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Step 6: Knowledge Usage

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── Knowledge Usage ──────────────────────────────

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> Loading the usage guide for the knowledge base. Implementation reads
> the code as the source of truth for *what* exists — the guide
> documents the rare cases where the KB is useful for the *why*
> behind an existing pattern.

Load knowledge-usage.md and follow its instructions as written.

→ Proceed to Step 7.

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Step 7: Task Loop

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── Task Loop ────────────────────────────────────

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> Executing tasks from the plan. Each task is implemented
> via TDD by an executor agent, then independently verified by
> a reviewer agent. You'll approve each task before it proceeds.

Load task-loop.md and follow its instructions as written.

Knowledge-base nudge — code is the source of truth for what exists; read it rather than query. Reach for the KB only when you need the why behind an existing pattern (rare). Never to fill spec gaps — those are blockers. See knowledge-usage.md.

After the loop completes:

If the task loop exited early (user chose stop)

→ Proceed to Step 9.

Otherwise

CRITICAL: This routing applies on every task loop completion — including after returning from Step 8 with analysis-created tasks. Step 7 and Step 8 form a mandatory cycle: tasks execute → analysis runs → new tasks may be created → tasks execute again → analysis runs again. Never skip Step 8 after a task loop completes.

→ Proceed to Step 8.

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Step 8: Analysis Loop

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── Analysis Loop ────────────────────────────────

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> Analysing the implementation for gaps and issues.
> Agents review what was built against the plan and spec.
> New tasks may be created if problems are found.

Load analysis-loop.md and follow its instructions as written.

If new tasks were created in the plan

→ Return to Step 7.

If no tasks were created

→ Proceed to Step 9.

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Step 9: Compliance Self-Check

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── Compliance Self-Check ────────────────────────

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> Verifying the implementation follows workflow conventions.

Load compliance-check.md and follow its instructions as written.

→ Proceed to Step 10.

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Step 10: Mark Implementation Complete

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── Conclude Implementation ──────────────────────

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> Wrapping up. Final confirmation before marking
> implementation as complete and moving to review.

Load conclude-implementation.md and follow its instructions as written.