standard-development

What problem does it solve?

This Skill solves the pain point of managing mid-sized, scoped changes to existing brownfield codebases that are too large for quick, ad-hoc development but don't warrant a full architectural overhaul, reducing the risk of unplanned bugs, technical debt, and misalignment with existing domain logic.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Structured Domain Alignment: Automatically runs a grill-with-docs session to align with existing domain language and avoid inconsistencies with the current codebase.
• Scalable Phase Planning: Uses GSD to break 3+ phase work into manageable, token-budgeted sessions, or skips planning for single-session tasks under 40% context.
• TDD-Driven Execution: Enforces test-first development via Superpowers, with mandatory code reviews and delivery gates before PR creation.
• Use Case: Perfect for adding a new user profile feature to an existing SaaS app, extending a payment API with new endpoints, or building a new reporting module on top of a legacy data pipeline, as long as the work is 3-8 tasks, touches 5-15 files, and doesn't require a full system rewrite.

Quick Start

Use the standard-development skill to implement a new user notification feature that extends the existing alerts API and adds a new notification preferences component to the user dashboard.