tacigent-method-first

To prevent premature task execution, enforce a structured method-first planning phase that documents Task Frame, Success Criteria, and Selected Method before proceeding with any non-trivial tasks.

Method-first planning is a structured pre-execution framework that requires documenting artifacts like Constraints, Candidate Methods, and Stop Condition before task execution begins. It improves consistency and traceability across complex workflow stages.

Document decision-making artifacts by generating a stage-level method plan file, such as artifacts/<stage>-method-plan.json, to capture the method rationale, Branch Plan, and Synthesis Rule for reproducibility and auditability.

You need formalized decision recording when executing non-trivial tasks within multi-stage workflows that require deterministic outcomes, traceable method selection, and explicit success criteria to prevent unstructured or premature outputs.

Yes, method-first planning operates without external dependencies, applying structured decision recording directly to Tacigent stage skills and other multi-stage workflows to enforce formalized planning and execution protocols.