rezics-propose
ProductivityPropose a code-first plan — a single markdown file with context, durable constraints/decisions, and a task checklist. No spec files. Use when the user wants to turn an idea into actionable, implementable work.
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Produce one executable plan at plan/proposal/<slug>.md. No spec files. No
validation CLI. A plan is a disposable scaffold: when its work
lands, its durable content has migrated into code/comments/tests and the plan can
be deleted (a human deletes it; you do not, unless told).
This project is code-first. A plan's job is to carry only what code cannot yet carry: the work to do, and the constraints/decisions the implementer must honor — the same constraints that will become comments and tests at apply time.
Steps
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Get the request. If unclear, use AskUserQuestion to ask what they want to build or fix. Derive a kebab-case slug (e.g. "add poll voting" →
add-poll-voting). Do not proceed without understanding the goal. -
Ground in the codebase. Read the relevant domains before writing. Identify the files that will change and the existing patterns to match (
{domain}.api.ts/.service.ts/.mapper.ts/.types.ts; contracts in@rezics/contract; frontend API in@rezics/api). A plan written without reading the code is a guess. -
Write
plan/proposal/<slug>.mdusing the structure below. If a file with that slug exists, ask whether to continue it or pick a new slug. -
Summarize: slug, location, and the task count, then "ready to implement — ask me to start, or run
/rezics-apply." Implementation is ordinary coding against the tasks;/rezics-applycarries the routing rule that lands each durable item in code. There is still no apply CLI and no state machine.
Plan file structure
---
title: <Human title>
status: active # draft while shaping; active once ready to implement
created: <YYYY-MM-DD>
completed:
supersededBy:
tags: [<domain>, ...]
---
## Why
One or two paragraphs: the problem and the intended outcome. Not a spec — just
enough for an implementer (or future you) to know what this is for.
## Durable constraints & decisions
The non-obvious rules the implementation must honor — invariants, deliberate
non-restrictions, known tradeoffs, "do X not Y" boundaries. **These are the
items that must become code comments and tests at apply time.** Mark each with
its target home:
- `(comment)` an invariant/why that a type can't express
- `(test)` a behavior to lock with a test
- `(type)` a shape/value-set that the schema/types will carry — no prose needed long-term
## Tasks
- [ ] 1.1 <concrete, file-level step>
- [ ] 1.2 ...
Group with `## N. <phase>` headings when the work has phases.
These checkboxes are apply-time progress markers: `/rezics-apply` must mark
completed items as `- [x]` and leave unfinished or skipped items unchecked.
## Out of scope
What this plan deliberately does not do.
At apply time
The (comment)/(test)/(type) marks above are routing hints for /rezics-apply,
which owns the four-way routing rule (shape → types, behavior → test,
invariant/why → comment, history → commit message) and the comment-format
conventions. Propose only tags; apply routes — deciding a comment's exact
form needs the target site in view, which only happens at apply. When the work
lands, apply marks completed task checkboxes and sets status: done only if all
task-owned work is complete or explicitly no longer applicable (a human deletes
it later).
Guardrails
- Never create spec files or a parallel spec corpus. This workflow has no specs.
- Read before writing — ground the plan in real files and patterns.
- Keep the plan tight: tasks must be concrete and file-level; constraints must be the non-obvious ones, not a restatement of the types.
- Prefer reasonable decisions to keep momentum; only ask the user when a choice genuinely changes the work.
- Do not implement from this skill — proposing produces the plan; implementing is a separate step.