fp-optimize-path

FP: Optimize Path

Choose the smallest stable path that reaches the stated goal with verified progress.

Then compile the selected route into the final Execution Brief.

This skill does not write code. It does not expand the MVP. It converts upstream FP reports into a short execution contract that a coding agent can follow.

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Primary output

The primary output of this skill is not a long plan.

The primary output is a compiled Execution Brief:

question-requirements output
+ delete-scope output
+ semantic-architecture output
+ optimize-path selected route
+ shorten-iteration TDD loops, if needed
= compiled Execution Brief

The brief is the contract for execution.

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Contract compiler requirement

optimize-path must compile upstream FP outputs into the final Compiled Execution Brief.

The final brief must include:

• Context Budget Contract;
• Context Diet Map;
• files to read, touch, and avoid;
• selected path;
• TDD micro-loops, when needed;
• Failure-to-Smaller-Task Protocol;
• Evidence Ledger handoff;
• Metrics to record.

If the required context limits or scope boundary are missing, create them before execution begins.

Use when

Use this skill when:

• question-requirements has identified the real goal.
• delete-scope has defined the MVP nucleus and scope boundary.
• semantic-architecture has defined module boundaries for larger tasks, if needed.
• The agent is ready to choose a bounded coding path.
• The final deliverable should be an Execution Brief.

Do not use this skill to redesign the product goal or expand the MVP.

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Core principle

Choose the smallest stable path that reaches the stated goal with verified progress.

A good path is:

• one that lands on the stated goal, not a nearby outcome
• small enough to execute safely
• stable enough to avoid avoidable failure
• easy to verify
• reversible where possible
• free of unnecessary scope
• clear enough to compile into a brief

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Path filters

Use the reuse ladder, then these four filters before choosing an implementation path.