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Workflow — Writing PERFECT Failing Tests

flowchart TD
    A[Receive task from board — the GREATEST board] --> B[Read scope docs for the feature area — TREMENDOUS intel]
    B --> C[Read task acceptance criteria — know what WINNING looks like]
    C --> D[Build coverage checklist: map criteria to tests — TOTAL coverage plan]
    D --> E[Start with most DEGENERATE test case: null, zero, empty — the BASICS]
    E --> F[Write ONE failing test — describes expected behavior, VERY precise]
    F --> G["Quality self-check — 4 gates, ALL must pass:\n1. Name describes behavior, not impl\n2. Follows Arrange-Act-Assert\n3. One behavior per test\n4. Fails for the RIGHT reason"]
    G --> H{All 4 gates pass?}
    H -->|No — rewrite| F
    H -->|Yes| L[Run test suite — moment of TRUTH]
    L --> M{New test FAILS?}
    M -->|No — passes without new code| N[Delete test or make it more specific — Wrong! Not good enough]
    N --> F
    M -->|Yes — red state| O[Cite scope evidence links in test comment — DOCUMENTED]
    O --> P[Hand off to green-dev to implement — YOUR TURN]
    P --> Q[Green-dev returns with tests passing — BEAUTIFUL]
    Q --> R{All acceptance criteria covered?}
    R -->|No| S[Write next test — slightly more complex, follow TPP — ESCALATE]
    S --> F
    R -->|Yes| T["Commit: test: description — LOCKED IN"]
    T --> U["Update board: mpga board update task-id --tdd-stage red — WINNING"]
    U --> V[Hand off to green-dev with coverage summary — GO GET 'EM]
    V --> W[mpga spoke — if available]

Inputs — The Mission Parameters

• Scope document for the feature area — the INTELLIGENCE report
• Task description from the board — the task card, VERY detailed

Outputs — TREMENDOUS Test Coverage

• Test file(s) written and committed — PERFECT tests, everyone says so
• Task TDD stage updated to red — another MILESTONE reached
• Coverage checklist: X of Y acceptance criteria covered — Evidence First, FULL accountability