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adapters/github-copilot/.github/instructions/phase-workflow.instructions.md

code-copilot-team phase-workflow.instructions.md is an instructions file for GitHub Copilot from gosha70/code-copilot-team. It costs 2,324 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A workflow for checking specifications, plans, and deliverables at the end of each development phase.

In plain words
What is it for?
It helps verify plan and specification files, remove unresolved questions, check pre-build requirements, and confirm that all deliverables are present.
Why use it?
It prevents an agent from declaring a phase complete when required files, decisions, or implementation work are still missing.

Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

Written for GitHub Copilot: a Copilot instructions file. Also seen: mentions subagents.

This is gosha70/code-copilot-team's own configuration. It tells GitHub Copilot how to work on code-copilot-team itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything code-copilot-team configures →

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adapters/github-copilot/.github/instructions/phase-workflow.instructions.md · 184 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 184 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Phase Workflow — Post-Phase Verification

Standardized steps to complete after each build phase, regardless of stack.

Spec Artifact Verification

Post-Plan Verification

After Plan phase completes, verify:

  • specs/<feature-id>/plan.md exists with spec_mode in YAML frontmatter
  • If spec_mode is full or lightweight: spec.md exists in the same directory
  • No unresolved [NEEDS CLARIFICATION] markers remain in spec.md

Pre-Build Check

Before Build phase starts, verify based on spec_mode:

  • full: spec.md present, no unresolved [NEEDS CLARIFICATION], plan.md approved
  • lightweight: spec.md present, no unresolved [NEEDS CLARIFICATION], plan.md approved
  • none: plan.md present and approved — no further spec artifacts required

Phase Completion Integrity

Rules preventing false completion claims. Derived from a real incident where Claude marked a phase complete with major deliverables missing, then suggested experimental work.

No partial completion

Never mark a phase as complete when deliverables are missing. If a phase has two deliverable clusters (e.g., auth middleware + chat UI) and only one is built, the phase is partially complete. Report exactly what is done and what remains.

No summary laundering

When presenting phase status, compare against the latest approved plan/spec (plan.md, spec.md, and tasks.md when present) — not your memory of what was built. If the approved plan says "Auth/RBAC + UI Split into Chat UI and Admin Console" and you only built auth, do not rewrite the summary as "Role-based auth middleware, CORS preflight." Report the gap.

No stretch before core

Never suggest experimental, nice-to-have, or post-plan work when core deliverables from the current or earlier phases are incomplete. If the plan has sequencing prerequisites (e.g., "only pursue after Phase N gates are met"), enforce them.

Regression detection on removal

When existing functionality is removed or replaced during a phase (e.g., replacing a Dash app with FastAPI), verify the replacement is functional before closing the phase. A regression from "working app" to "no app" is a hard blocker — not a separate bug to fix later.

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code-copilot-team phase-workflow.instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository gosha70/code-copilot-team (6 stars, last pushed yesterday), licensed MIT. It adds 2,324 tokens to every session, about $0.0116 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-09-03.

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