executing-plans

Plan execution with batch checkpoints works by processing your implementation plan three tasks at a time, running verifications, and reporting status before continuing to prevent errors and ensure review.

Batch execution with checkpoints is a development workflow that processes implementation plans in groups of three tasks, runs verifications, and pauses for architect feedback to prevent sloppy changes and unauthorized modifications to main branches.

You validate an implementation plan by loading it for critical review to surface any blockers or dependencies before touching code, ensuring strict adherence to task steps and verification requirements during execution.

Yes, plan execution with batch checkpoints coordinates directly with git worktree workflows and relies on finishing-a-development-branch skills for finalization to prevent unauthorized changes on main branches during multi-step feature implementation.

You should use batch checkpoints for task verification when a written implementation plan exists, tasks must be followed in order, verifications need to run, and status must be reported between batches to maintain disciplined execution.

The best way to keep a reviewer aligned is executing implementation plans in batches of three tasks, running required verifications, reporting completed batches, and waiting for feedback before adapting and continuing the workflow.