nwave-ai/nw-fast-forward
nWave/skills/nw-fast-forward/SKILL.md
Fast-forwards through remaining waves end-to-end without stopping for review between waves.
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SKILL.md
- name:
- nw-fast-forward
- description:
- Fast-forwards through remaining waves end-to-end without stopping for review between waves.
- user-invocable:
- false
- argument-hint:
- [feature-description] - Optional: --from=[discuss|design|devops|distill|deliver]
NW-FAST-FORWARD: Fast-Forward
Wave: CROSS_WAVE (entry point) | Agent: Main Instance (self — orchestrator) | Command: /nw-fast-forward
Overview
Chains remaining waves end-to-end after single user confirmation. Detects current progress (like /nw-continue), shows planned sequence, runs each wave automatically — DISCUSS > DESIGN > DEVOPS > DISTILL > DELIVER — without stopping between waves.
You (main Claude instance) run this orchestration directly. Each wave invoked by reading its task file.
DISCOVER skipped by default — requires interactive customer interview data that cannot be auto-generated. Use --from=discover to include.
Behavior Flow
Step 1: Input Parsing
Accept: feature description (new project)|--from flag with optional feature ID|no arguments (auto-detect from docs/feature/)
Step 2: Project Resolution
New project (description provided): Derive feature ID per ~/.claude/nWave/skills/common/wizard-shared-rules.md (Feature ID Derivation). Show derived ID, allow override via AskUserQuestion. Create docs/feature/{feature-id}/.
Existing project (no description): Scan docs/feature/ (same as /nw-continue Step 1-2). If multiple, ask user to select.
Step 3: Detect Current Progress
Check wave artifacts using Wave Detection Rules in ~/.claude/nWave/skills/common/wizard-shared-rules.md.
Step 4: Determine Wave Sequence
Default order (DISCOVER skipped): DISCUSS > DESIGN > DEVOPS > DISTILL > DELIVER
With --from flag: Validate prerequisite artifacts exist. If missing: "Cannot start from {wave} — {missing} artifacts missing. Run /nw-continue to fill the gap." Start from specified wave.
Without --from: Find first incomplete wave, start from there.
Step 5: Show Plan and Confirm
Feature: {feature-id}
Fast-forward plan:
1. DISCUSS — Define requirements and user stories
2. DESIGN — Architecture and technology selection
3. DEVOPS — Platform and infrastructure readiness
4. DISTILL — Acceptance tests (Given-When-Then)
5. DELIVER — TDD implementation
This will run all 5 waves without stopping for review.
If some waves complete, show as skipped:
Fast-forward plan:
✓ DISCUSS — complete
✓ DESIGN — complete
1. DEVOPS — Platform and infrastructure readiness
2. DISTILL — Acceptance tests (Given-When-Then)
3. DELIVER — TDD implementation
3 waves will execute without stopping.
One-time confirmation via AskUserQuestion.
Step 6: Sequential Execution
For each wave:
- Read task file (
nWave/tasks/nw/{wave}.md) - Follow instructions — invoke appropriate agent via Task tool
- Wait for completion
- Verify output artifacts exist (wave detection rules)
- Missing artifacts after wave = failure
- Proceed to next wave
Between waves show brief status:
✓ DISCUSS complete — user-stories.md, story-map.md created
Starting DESIGN...
Step 7: Failure Handling
If any wave fails:
- Stop immediately — do not proceed
- Show error:
✗ {WAVE} failed Error: [details] Progress saved. Run /nw-continue to resume from {WAVE}. - Suggest
/nw-continuefor manual resume - Do NOT retry automatically
Step 8: Completion
✓ Fast-forward complete for {feature-id}
DISCUSS ● complete
DESIGN ● complete
DEVOPS ● complete
DISTILL ● complete
DELIVER ● complete
All acceptance tests pass. Feature is ready.
Error Handling
| Error | Response |
|-------|----------|
| No description and no existing projects | Suggest /nw-new |
| --from with missing prerequisites | List missing artifacts, refuse |
| Wave failure mid-pipeline | Stop, show error, suggest /nw-continue |
| Artifact verification fails after wave | Treat as wave failure |
| Name conflict on new project | Same as /nw-new conflict handling |
Success Criteria
- [ ] Project resolved (new or existing)
- [ ] Current progress detected accurately
- [ ] Planned wave sequence shown to user
- [ ] User confirmed one-time before execution
- [ ] Each wave executed in sequence
- [ ] Output artifacts verified between waves
- [ ] Failure stops pipeline with clear error and
/nw-continuesuggestion - [ ] Completion summary shown
Examples
Example 1: Full fast-forward from scratch
/nw-fast-forward "Upgrade authentication to OAuth2"
Wizard derives oauth2-upgrade, detects no prior artifacts, shows plan: DISCUSS > DESIGN > DEVOPS > DISTILL > DELIVER. User confirms. All 5 waves execute in sequence.
Example 2: Fast-forward from mid-pipeline
/nw-fast-forward
Wizard finds notification-service with DISCUSS complete. Shows plan: DESIGN > DEVOPS > DISTILL > DELIVER. User confirms. 4 waves execute.
Example 3: Fast-forward with --from flag
/nw-fast-forward --from=distill rate-limiting
Wizard validates DESIGN artifacts exist for rate-limiting. Shows plan: DISTILL > DELIVER. User confirms. 2 waves execute.
Example 4: Fast-forward with failure
/nw-fast-forward "Add payment processing"
DISCUSS succeeds, DESIGN succeeds, DEVOPS fails. Pipeline stops. Shows error and suggests /nw-continue to resume from DEVOPS.
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