coding-loop-planner

To plan a coding project, you need a structured workflow that integrates research checkpoints and verification strategy discovery. This process creates standardized planning artifacts, ensuring features are fully scoped and traceable before actual implementation begins.

A verification strategy in software project planning involves identifying and recording the repository's specific testing and linting commands. This ensures all planned code meets project standards and can be properly validated during implementation.

Structuring research checkpoints requires forcing a mandatory decision on whether external research is needed before any code is planned. This prevents implementation errors by ensuring all technical unknowns are resolved early in the project lifecycle.

Structured project planning is designed for software development workflows of any scale requiring traceable artifacts. It enforces strict artifact creation and branching rules, making it suitable for projects that demand high-quality, execution-ready planning bundles.

Traceable software feature planning requires a standardized project planning directory containing an overview, research findings, and a detailed execution plan. These artifacts ensure the entire implementation process remains traceable and execution-ready.

Coding tasks lack traceable implementation steps when missing a rigorous, multi-stage planning process that creates standardized project directories. Without enforced artifact creation and branching rules, features remain poorly scoped and unverified before development.