task-breakdown-phase

Task breakdown for TDD implementation converts plan.md components into 20-30 right-sized tasks of 0.5-1 day each. It maps explicit dependencies and acceptance criteria, producing a ready-to-commit tasks.md with critical path analysis for reliable execution.

The best way to sequence TDD tasks for API endpoints is generating 3-task triplets: test, implement, then refactor. This ensures each service, endpoint, or UI component has explicit dependencies mapped and sized to 0.5-1 day for manageable execution.

Generating a critical path and task distribution from a markdown plan involves parsing plan.md, extracting components, and mapping explicit task dependencies. The output is a comprehensive tasks.md containing the critical path and task distribution summary ready for commit.

Yes, you can use this task breakdown approach for UI components and services. It systematically converts plan components into right-sized, test-driven tasks with clear acceptance criteria and dependency mapping, applicable across services, API endpoints, and UI elements.

To ensure implementation tasks have clear acceptance criteria and dependencies, break down the project plan into 0.5-1 day tasks. Each task receives explicit dependency mapping and defined acceptance criteria, documented in a tasks.md file for reliable tracking.

A limitation of using TDD triplets for project task sizing is that tasks are strictly constrained to 0.5-1 day increments. If a plan component requires larger continuous implementation blocks, it must be artificially split into smaller triplets to fit the generated tasks.md structure.