Superpowers Executing Plans

Executing Plans

Execute the plan yourself, task by task, in this session. The plan carries the design; a persistent ledger carries your decisions and progress through compaction. TDD is the per-task gate, and a fresh whole-branch review is the final second opinion.

Announce at start: "I'm using the superpowers-executing-plans skill to implement this plan."

Continue from one task to the next without asking the user to say "continue." User instructions and approvals already given remain valid. Keep commentary concise; the ledger and test output carry the detail.

Setup

1. Verify an isolated worktree using superpowers-using-git-worktrees. Do not implement on main without explicit authorization.
2. Read the plan and linked spec. If they conflict, the spec is binding; when neither answers, make a reasonable ruling.
3. Create a task list with Reasonix todo_write. Todos show current status; they do not replace the ledger.
4. Create a ledger at ~/.reasonix/plan-ledgers/<repo>/<plan-name>.md (or another persistent, plan-specific location). Its first line names the absolute plan path. Check for an existing ledger first; after compaction, trust its completed-task lines and git log rather than your memory. Never overwrite a ledger for a different plan.
5. Load superpowers-test-driven-development before Task 1. Scan task interfaces for conflicts and record pre-flight findings in the ledger. Record Pre-flight: no shared interfaces when none exist.

Keep plan-specific artifacts together. Don't remove another plan's ledger. If the ledger is lost, reconstruct completion from commits and tests before continuing.

Task Loop

For each incomplete task:

1. Read that task's exact brief and note BASE, the commit before its work. Mark the todo in progress.
2. Follow its steps in RED-GREEN order. Run each command and compare actual output with its Expected: line. A test that passes before implementation needs investigation.
3. If code is wrong, load superpowers-systematic-debugging and find the cause. If the plan is wrong or ambiguous, make the smallest decision satisfying the spec and add Task N: Ruling: <decision> — <why> — <cost if wrong> to the ledger. Continue. An unrecorded deviation is a hidden decision.
4. Commit as the plan directs. Verify every named test exists and ran, every expected output was checked, and the final task test command passed. Load superpowers-verification-before-completion before claiming task completion.
5. Append Task N: complete (commits <BASE>..<HEAD>, tests: <command> → <result>) to the ledger only after the test passes. Mark the todo complete and take the next task.

Record rulings and completion as work happens, not at the end. After compaction, resume at the first task without a completion line. A task spanning multiple commits uses its saved BASE, not HEAD~1.

When to Stop

Resolve routine conflicts and plan gaps by ruling and continuing. Stop only for an irreversible or destructive action, a security-sensitive action, an external side effect that normally needs user approval, or a plan so broken that every path forward is a guess. Existing user authorization satisfies a gate; do not ask twice.

Whole-Branch Review

After all tasks pass, review the full range from the branch's merge base to HEAD, not only the last commit. Give a fresh native Reasonix review or task reviewer the plan, spec, diff, ledger rulings, and the plan's Review Focus. If no independent reviewer is available, perform a separate self-review and disclose that limit.

Re-grade findings by the effect on a reasonable user, even when the spec is silent. Fix critical and important findings in one pass: reproduce each with a failing test, make it pass, run the full suite, and record Final: fixed <finding> — <test> RED→GREEN, suite <result>. Record deferred minor findings in the ledger and final handoff. If you decline a substantive finding, ledger a ruling with the cost if wrong. Do not silently discard reviewer concerns.

Then load superpowers-finishing-a-development-branch. Report the verification evidence and all rulings and deferred minors. Preserve the ledger until the branch result is settled; remove only this plan's scratch files when they are no longer needed.

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