wf-develop

A verification-first development workflow validates the existing codebase before making changes, then guides incremental implementation and post-implementation checks against PRD acceptance criteria to ensure code quality.

Tracking development progress against PRD acceptance criteria is managed by updating a prd.json file, which records the status of implemented stories and reflects accurate progress throughout the coding loop.

Pre-implementation checks are executed automatically by the development loop to catch pre-existing issues in the codebase before any new incremental changes or feature implementation begins.

Implementing code in small verifiable increments ensures that each step of the development workflow is validated individually, maintaining clean boundaries between workflow steps and catching errors immediately.

Yes, the verification-first development loop requires a prd.json file to define the work slices, integrate acceptance criteria, and track the status of implemented stories during the coding process.

You should avoid a verification-first coding workflow if your project lacks defined PRD acceptance criteria or a prd.json file, as the loop depends on these to validate incremental changes and track progress.