triage

Feature decomposition into dependency-aware specs requires breaking down large work into a reviewable epic plan and a dependency-ordered spec list. This prevents completion hallucinations and process mismatch by ensuring work starts safely without overwhelming direct implementation attempts.

Epic decomposition is needed for Claude Code when a single prompt risks causing context rot, completion hallucinations, or process mismatch. It detects active epics, supports continuing them, and creates a new epic plan with a dependency-ordered starting spec to ensure safe execution.

To start an epic plan, run the triage command with an epic name and feature description. It delegates exploration and validation tasks to subagents, enforces branch management, routes the goal into the workflow topology, and produces an epic summary with a dependency-ordered starting spec.

Subagent delegation coordinates epic orchestration by assigning exploration, decomposition, and validation tasks instead of implementing directly. It enforces branch and routing discipline against the repo’s spec conventions while producing an epic summary and dependency-ordered starting spec for safe execution.

Direct implementation of large vague feature requests risks context rot, completion hallucinations, and process mismatch. Without epic orchestration and dependency-aware spec decomposition, coordination delegation fails to enforce branch management and routing discipline, leading to lost direction and skipped verification.

The triage Skill supports continuing active epics by detecting whether an epic is active and handling branch state. It routes the goal into the expected workflow topology, enforces branch management against repo spec conventions, and snapshots epic progress before producing a dependency-ordered starting spec.