feature-planner

To turn a vague feature request into an actionable plan, you clarify the requirement, discover constraints, and generate a risk-prioritized vertical-slice plan. This process translates ambiguous ideas into explicit outcomes and bounded design outlines ready for implementation.

Vertical-slice planning is a technique that breaks feature design into risk-prioritized, test-first execution slices. Use it during early-stage ideas or ambiguous requests to create a bounded plan that surfaces performance and scope constraints before implementation begins.

Clarifying requirements involves translating vague requests into explicit outcomes and success criteria. Constraint discovery surfaces performance, scope, and risk limitations early, ensuring the resulting design outline and feature plan remain bounded and actionable.

You can use this requirement clarification approach for both early-stage ideas and large features. It applies to any ambiguous request where you need a concrete requirement, constraint discovery, design outline, and risk-prioritized vertical-slice task planning.

Planning features with vertical slices focuses on test-first execution and risk prioritization, meaning it requires a clear hand-off flow to downstream execution tools. It does not replace direct implementation but instead provides a bounded design outline to guide subsequent development phases.