writing-plans

To generate an implementation plan from a feature spec, you input the specification to produce a structured Markdown breakdown of tasks, file touchpoints, tests, and documentation steps for execution-ready development.

The best way to structure implementation plans is to enforce DRY, YAGNI, and TDD principles, creating an end-to-end task breakdown that includes file touchpoints, testing requirements, documentation, and version-control commit guidance.

Yes, this planning approach works with minimal feature specs and unknown codebase context by generating comprehensive, auditable workplans suitable for pull requests and team handoffs without requiring prior project knowledge.

To include testing and documentation in your development workplan, the generated plan details specific test cases, required documentation updates, and migration steps alongside the core implementation tasks for each feature.

Yes, you can save generated implementation plans directly to your project directory using the standard path docs/plans/YYYY-MM-DD-<feature-name>.md, ensuring consistent headers and version-controlled tracking for each feature.

You need a structured implementation plan when starting a new software feature like a user invitation flow, ensuring engineers know exactly which frontend, backend, and migration files to touch before writing code.