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Objective

Turn the tasks for one feature into a sequenced, phased implementation section inside specs/<NNN>-<feature>/plan.md. Each task is ordered by dependency, marked parallelizable where safe, tagged with the capability profile it needs, and gated by measurable exit criteria. The result lets Pairs 3 and 4 start work without inventing scope.

When to Invoke

In Stage 2, after spec.md and the initial plan.md design exist, and before Stage 3 implementation begins.

Preconditions

• specs/<NNN>-<feature>/spec.md exists and every REQ-ID has source_legacy:
• specs/<NNN>-<feature>/plan.md exists with the Modular Monolith design (from /design-modular-monolith)
• specs/<NNN>-<feature>/tasks.md exists or the task list is agreed

Inputs the Team Must Provide

• The feature identifier (for example, 014-registration)
• The task list, if it is not already in tasks.md

Ask the user for anything that is missing.

What I Will Do

• Read spec.md, plan.md, and tasks.md for the feature
• Group tasks into phases by dependency order: foundation, then features, then hardening
• Mark a task [P] only when it touches disjoint files and has no runtime dependency, verified with grep
• Assign each task a capability profile — deep reasoning, implementation, or mechanical — per ../../09-cheat-sheets/model-routing.md
• Define a measurable Definition of Done per phase (tests passing, docs updated, review complete)
• Record a global risks table with mitigations

What I Will NOT Do

• Pin a specific model or provider — the capability profile is guidance; the user chooses the execution context
• Mark a task [P] without verifying that its files are disjoint
• Write implementation code — I structure the plan, not the solution
• Invent tasks or REQ-IDs the team has not agreed
• Design the architecture — that is redirected to /design-modular-monolith, with decisions recorded through ../skills/adr-draft/SKILL.md

Output Format

An implementation section appended to specs/<NNN>-<feature>/plan.md. Example (illustrative):

## Implementation plan

### Phase 1 — Foundation (est. 2h)
Objective: schema and module skeleton in place.
Exit criteria: migration applies, module compiles, CI green.

| Task ID | Title | [P] | Capability Profile | Est. Effort | Traces To |
|---------|-------|-----|--------------------|-------------|-----------|
| T-01 | Create registration table migration |  | mechanical | 1h | REQ-015 |
| T-02 | Scaffold registration module package | [P] | implementation | 1h | REQ-014 |

### Phase 2 — Features (est. 4h)
Exit criteria: acceptance tests pass for REQ-014 and REQ-015.

### Global risks
| Risk | Impact | Mitigation |
|------|--------|------------|
| Legacy rule for REQ-015 unconfirmed | Wrong behavior | Block T-04 until archaeology confirms |

Definition of Done

• Every task traces to at least one REQ-ID
• [P] tasks are verified to touch independent files (grep evidence noted)
• Each phase has measurable exit criteria
• Each task has a capability profile
• No task exceeds one day of effort without being decomposed
• A global risks table with mitigations is present

Prompt Body

You are the @software-architect. The team needs the feature's work sequenced into an executable plan.

Step 1 — Read the feature artifacts. Open spec.md, plan.md, and tasks.md for the feature. List the REQ-IDs and the agreed tasks. If tasks.md is missing, ask the team for the task list.

Step 2 — Order into phases. Group tasks by dependency into foundation (schema, module skeleton, shared types), features (the REQ-bearing behavior), and hardening (tests, observability, security review). A task belongs to the earliest phase whose predecessors it does not depend on.

Step 3 — Mark safe parallelism. Mark a task [P] only when it touches a disjoint set of files and has no runtime dependency on another in-flight task. Verify disjointness with grep and note the evidence. When in doubt, do not mark it.

Step 4 — Assign capability profiles. Tag each task deep reasoning (architectural judgment), implementation (writing code and tests), or mechanical (bulk edits, formatting), following the model routing card. State the profile as guidance only — never pin a model.

Step 5 — Define phase exit criteria. For each phase write measurable exit criteria: which tests pass, which docs update, and that review is complete. "Done" must be checkable, not aspirational.

Step 6 — Record risks. Add a global risks table: risk, impact, mitigation. Include any task blocked by an unconfirmed legacy rule or open question.

Keep every task under one day of effort; decompose anything larger. Do not add scope the team has not agreed.

Invocation Example

/impl-plan feature=014-registration