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dapp-sdd:plan

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Use when creating a phased implementation plan from a specification, with review gates after each phase.

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Plan Skill

Creates a phased implementation plan with mandatory review gates.

Input

  • .dapp-sdd/spec.md - The expanded specification
  • dapp-sdd:constitution - Quality standards to follow

Output

A phased plan saved to .dapp-sdd/plan.md with:

  • Clear phases (small, focused chunks)
  • Review gates after each phase
  • Skill references for each task

Phase Structure

Every plan follows this structure:

Phase 1: Project Setup

  • Verify create-mn-app scaffold
  • Set up linting/formatting
  • Configure TypeScript strict mode
  • Add .dapp-sdd/ to .gitignore
  • REVIEW GATE

Phase 2: Contract Implementation

  • Create contract skeleton
  • Implement core circuits
  • Add state management
  • REVIEW GATE

Phase 3: TypeScript Integration

  • Create deployment script
  • Create CLI interface
  • Add provider configuration
  • REVIEW GATE

Phase 4: Testing

  • Write contract unit tests
  • Write integration tests
  • Verify all tests pass
  • REVIEW GATE

Phase 5: Documentation & Polish

  • Update README with final documentation
  • Add educational comments
  • Clean up code
  • FINAL REVIEW GATE

Plan Format

# {DApp Name} Implementation Plan

## Phase 1: Project Setup

**Goal:** Establish project foundation with quality tooling

### Tasks
1. Verify create-mn-app scaffold is complete
2. Configure ESLint with strict rules
3. Configure Prettier for formatting
4. Verify TypeScript strict mode
5. Add `.dapp-sdd/` to `.gitignore`

**Skills:** `midnight-tooling:midnight-setup`

### Review Gate
- [ ] `compact-reviewer:compact-reviewer` (if contracts exist)
- [ ] `devs:code-reviewer`

---

## Phase 2: Contract Implementation

**Goal:** Implement the Compact smart contract

### Tasks
1. Create contract skeleton in `contracts/{name}.compact`
2. Define ledger state
3. Implement circuit: `{circuit_name}`
4. Add witness functions

**Skills:** `compact-core:language-reference`, `compact-core:contract-patterns`, `compact-core:standard-library`

### Review Gate
- [ ] `compact-reviewer:compact-reviewer`
- [ ] `devs:code-reviewer`

---

(Continue for remaining phases...)

Process

  1. Load specification from .dapp-sdd/spec.md
  2. Load constitution from dapp-sdd:constitution
  3. Analyze user stories to determine complexity
  4. Create appropriate number of phases (typically 4-5)
  5. Assign tasks to phases based on dependencies
  6. Add review gates after each phase
  7. Reference appropriate skills for each phase
  8. Save to .dapp-sdd/plan.md

Skill References

Reference these skills in the plan:

  • compact-core:contract-patterns - Contract design patterns
  • compact-core:typescript-integration - TS integration patterns
  • midnight-proofs:* - Proof generation approach
  • midnight-tooling:midnight-setup - Tooling configuration