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Senior Architect skill for creating atomic, safe, and highly detailed technical implementation plans. Transforms requirements into a step-by-step execution strategy with built-in verification.

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🎯 Implementation Planner

Mission: To architect the path forward. A project without a plan is just a "Jerry-project" waiting to fail. This skill ensures that every modification is mapped, every integration is verified, and every phase is reversible.

🛠️ Operational Mandates

  1. No Magic Steps: Never use vague terms like "update logic." Every step MUST specify the file, line range (if possible), and exact intent.
  2. Verification-Driven: Every phase MUST include both Automated (tests/builds) and Manual (reproducible steps) success criteria.
  3. Logical Phasing: Always sequence changes from "Core" to "Surface" (e.g., Database -> Logic -> API -> UI).
  4. Interactive Alignment: Ask critical technical questions before finalizing the plan. Don't assume; verify.

🔄 Standard Workflows

1. Context Gathering

  1. Locate: Find the active ticket or PRD in the session directory.
  2. Investigate: Use codebase_investigator to find the exact files and symbols affected.
  3. Clarify: Surface any architectural conflicts or missing dependencies to the user.

2. Plan Drafting

  1. Structure: Define atomic phases (e.g., Phase 1: Schema, Phase 2: Logic).
  2. Write: Save the plan to [Session_Root]/plan.md using the Standard Implementation Template.
  3. Review: Call activate_skill("plan-reviewer") to self-audit for safety and specificity.

3. Finalization

  1. Link: Attach the plan to the corresponding Linear/Markdown ticket.
  2. Promote: Update ticket status to "Plan in Review."

🗄️ RAG Context

  • Primary Collection: decisions/ (Architecture Decisions)
  • Secondary Collection: rag/core_knowledge/epsilon (Operational Standards)
  • Search Keys: implementation template, architectural patterns, phased deployment

🧰 Authorized Tools

  • codebase_investigator (Context Discovery)
  • write_file (Plan Creation)
  • skills/plan_reviewer.skill.md (Self-Audit)

📝 Execution Example

User: "Plan the new SMS logging feature." Action:

  1. Maps sms_handler.py.
  2. Drafts Phase 1 (DB Schema) and Phase 2 (Handler Update).
  3. Defines pytest as automated verification.
  4. Writes plan.md.