gsd-research-phase

Researching architecture patterns and standard stacks for a software development phase involves spawning a dedicated researcher agent to investigate best practices, common pitfalls, and code examples. The agent validates the phase against your roadmap and gathers context from requirements and state files.

Phase implementation research in software development is the process of investigating how to build a specific project phase. It identifies architecture patterns, standard libraries, common pitfalls, and best practices before planning or execution begins.

To gather requirements and context before planning a project phase, the system collects relevant context and state information from existing files. It validates the phase against the roadmap and passes this context to a researcher agent for investigation.

Yes, you can research implementation details standalone without immediately initiating a planning workflow. This allows for focused investigation into architecture patterns and standard stacks independently before committing to execution.

When a researcher agent returns inconclusive results for a phase, the system handles agent return checkpoints to manage the outcome. This ensures incomplete research is caught and addressed before moving to the planning stage.

Yes, phase implementation research checks for existing research before starting a new investigation. It validates the requested phase against the roadmap and reviews prior research to avoid duplication and ensure accurate context gathering.