project-execution

When To Use

• After planning phase completes
• Ready to implement tasks
• Need systematic execution with tracking
• Want checkpoint-based validation
• Executing task lists with dependencies
• Monitoring progress and velocity

When NOT To Use

• No implementation plan exists (use Skill(attune:project-planning) first)
• Still planning or designing (complete planning phase before execution)
• Single isolated task (execute directly without framework overhead)
• Exploratory coding or prototyping (use focused development instead)

Integration

With superpowers:

• Uses Skill(superpowers:executing-plans) for systematic execution
• Uses Skill(superpowers:systematic-debugging) for issue resolution
• Uses Skill(superpowers:verification-before-completion) for validation
• Uses Skill(superpowers:test-driven-development) for TDD workflow

With imbue:

• Uses Skill(imbue:graduated-implementation) at the ramp gate so each increment's ambition is earned by demonstrated understanding of the prior one, not ramped on completion alone

Without superpowers:

• Standalone execution framework
• Built-in checkpoint validation
• Progress tracking patterns

Execution Framework

Pre-Execution Phase

Actions:

1. Load implementation plan
2. Validate project initialized
3. Check dependencies installed
4. Review task dependency graph
5. Identify starting tasks (no dependencies)

Validation:

• ✅ Plan file exists and is valid
• ✅ Project structure initialized
• ✅ Git repository configured
• ✅ Development environment ready

Task Execution Loop

For each task in dependency order:

1. PRE-TASK
   - Verify dependencies complete
   - Review acceptance criteria
   - Create feature branch (optional)
   - Set up task context

2. IMPLEMENT (TDD Cycle)
   - Write failing test (RED)
   - Implement minimal code (GREEN)
   - Refactor for quality (REFACTOR)
   - Repeat until all criteria met

3. VALIDATE
   - All tests passing?
   - All acceptance criteria met?
   - Code quality checks pass?
   - Documentation updated?

4. RAMP GATE (before the next, more ambitious task)
   - Invoke Skill(imbue:graduated-implementation)
   - Demonstrate understanding of THIS increment, sized to stakes:
     low-stakes on the evidence gate (green tests plus a recorded
     tradeoff), high-stakes on the human explaining the diff unaided
   - On a clean demonstration, record it in the ramp ledger and
     mark the rung widened; below the band, hold and split the next
     task smaller instead of ramping

5. CHECKPOINT
   - Mark task complete IMMEDIATELY (do NOT batch)
   - Update execution state
   - Report progress
   - Identify blockers