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package/templates/skills/ralph-loop/references/section-splitting.md

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-# Section-Level Splitting — Large Module Handling
-
-> **Loaded by:** step-01 section 4c (detection) and compact-loop.md (execution)
-> **Purpose:** When a module has >4 domain entities AND >1 architecture section,
-> split `/apex -d` calls per SECTION instead of sending the whole module at once.
-> **Threshold:** `domainTaskCount > 4 AND sectionCount > 1`
-> **Backward compatible:** Modules with <=4 entities are UNAFFECTED.
-
----
-
-## Why Section-Level Splitting?
-
-When a module has 7+ entities (e.g., HR with Employee, Department, Position, LeaveRequest, LeaveType, TimeTracking, WorkLog), a single `/apex -d` saturates the context window. Result: migrations incomplete, pages missing, conventions lost. Success rate drops from ~95% to ~30%.
-
-**Solution:** Phase 0 builds ALL entities + ONE migration (foundation). Phase 1..N build services/controllers/pages PER SECTION. Each section has 1-3 entities — comfortably within apex's safe zone.
-
----
-
-## Architecture: Phases
-
-```
-Phase 0: FOUNDATION (1 apex call)
-  - ALL entity classes (Domain layer)
-  - ALL EF configurations (Infrastructure layer)
-  - ONE migration covering ALL entities
-  - Application + Module navigation seed data
-  - DbContext registration + DI skeleton
-  -> Eliminates migration conflicts between sections
-
-Phase 1..N: PER SECTION (1 apex call each)
-  - Services + DTOs + Validators for section entities
-  - Controllers for section entities
-  - Section-level seed data (NavigationSection, permissions, roles)
-  - Frontend pages (List, Detail, Create, Edit) for section entities
-  - i18n for section entities
-  - Tests for section entities
-
-Phase Final: CROSS-VALIDATION (inline in step-04)
-  - dotnet build (full project)
-  - npm run typecheck
-  - MCP validate_conventions
-```
-
-### Why ALL Entities in Phase 0?
-
-EF Core creates a single ModelSnapshot per DbContext. If Phase 1 creates a migration for Employee+Department and Phase 2 for LeaveRequest+LeaveType, the second migration fails when LeaveRequest has a FK to Employee (ModelSnapshot is inconsistent). **Phase 0 = all entities + 1 migration.** Section phases add services/controllers/pages on top of existing entities.
-
----
-
-## 1. Detection
-
-```javascript
-const prd = readJSON('.ralph/prd.json');
-const domainTasks = prd.tasks.filter(t => t.category === 'domain');
-const sections = prd.architecture?.sections ?? [];
-
-const shouldSplit = domainTasks.length > 4 && sections.length > 1;
-
-if (!shouldSplit) {
-  // Standard execution — no splitting needed
-  return;
-}
-
-console.log(`SECTION SPLIT: ${domainTasks.length} domain tasks, ${sections.length} sections → activating`);
-```
-
----
-
-## 2. Entity-to-Section Mapping
-
-Build from `prd.architecture.sections[].resources[].entity`:
-
-```javascript
-const entityToSection = {};
-for (const section of prd.architecture.sections) {
-  for (const resource of section.resources ?? []) {
-    if (resource.entity) {
-      entityToSection[resource.entity] = section.code;
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-// Orphan entities (not in any section) go into Phase 0
-const allEntities = prd.architecture.entities?.map(e => e.name) ?? [];
-const orphans = allEntities.filter(e => !entityToSection[e]);
-```
-
----
-
-## 3. FK Dependency Resolution
-
-Build section dependency graph from `prd.architecture.entities[].relationships[]`:
-
-```javascript
-const sectionDeps = {}; // sectionCode -> Set<sectionCode>
-for (const entity of prd.architecture.entities ?? []) {
-  const entitySection = entityToSection[entity.name];
-  if (!entitySection) continue;
-
-  for (const rel of entity.relationships ?? []) {
-    const targetSection = entityToSection[rel.target];
-    // If target is in a DIFFERENT section, this section depends on that one
-    if (targetSection && targetSection !== entitySection) {
-      sectionDeps[entitySection] = sectionDeps[entitySection] || new Set();
-      sectionDeps[entitySection].add(targetSection);
-    }
-  }
-}
-```
-
----
-
-## 4. Topological Sort of Sections
-
-Order sections by FK dependencies (sections with no deps first):
-
-```javascript
-function topoSort(sections, sectionDeps) {
-  const sorted = [];
-  const visited = new Set();
-  const visiting = new Set();
-
-  function visit(code) {
-    if (visited.has(code)) return;
-    if (visiting.has(code)) {
-      // Circular dependency — break cycle, include as-is
-      console.warn(`Circular section dependency detected involving: ${code}`);
-      return;
-    }
-    visiting.add(code);
-    for (const dep of sectionDeps[code] || []) {
-      visit(dep);
-    }
-    visiting.delete(code);
-    visited.add(code);
-    sorted.push(code);
-  }
-
-  for (const section of sections) {
-    visit(section.code);
-  }
-  return sorted;
-}
-
-const orderedSections = topoSort(prd.architecture.sections, sectionDeps);
-```
-
----
-
-## 5. Phase Construction
-
-### 5a. Phase 0 — Foundation PRD
-
-Copy the master PRD and keep ONLY foundation tasks:
-
-```javascript
-const phase0Prd = deepClone(prd);
-phase0Prd.tasks = prd.tasks.filter(t =>
-  t.category === 'domain' ||
-  t.category === 'infrastructure' ||
-  // Module-level seed data (NavigationApplicationSeedData, NavigationModuleSeedData)
-  (t.category === 'seedData' && !t.section)
-);
-
-// Remove section-specific content from architecture (keep all entities for EF)
-// Keep ALL entities, ALL relationships — Phase 0 needs the full domain model
-
-phase0Prd._phaseInfo = { phase: 0, type: 'foundation' };
-writeJSON(`.ralph/prd-${moduleCode}-phase0.json`, phase0Prd);
-```
-
-**Phase 0 includes:**
-- ALL `domain` tasks (entity classes, enums, value objects)
-- ALL `infrastructure` tasks (EF configs, DbContext, migration)
-- Module-level `seedData` tasks (NavigationApplication, NavigationModule seed data)
-
-**Phase 0 excludes:**
-- `application` tasks (services, DTOs, validators)
-- `api` tasks (controllers)
-- `frontend` tasks (pages, routes, i18n)
-- `test` tasks
-- Section-level `seedData` tasks (NavigationSection, permissions per section)
-
-### 5b. Section Phase PRDs (Phase 1..N)
-
-For each section in topological order:
-
-```javascript
-for (let i = 0; i < orderedSections.length; i++) {
-  const sectionCode = orderedSections[i];
-  const phaseNum = i + 1;
-
-  const sectionPrd = deepClone(prd);
-
-  // Filter tasks by section
-  sectionPrd.tasks = prd.tasks.filter(t =>
-    t.section === sectionCode && (
-      t.category === 'application' ||
-      t.category === 'api' ||
-      t.category === 'frontend' ||
-      t.category === 'i18n' ||
-      t.category === 'test' ||
-      t.category === 'validation' ||
-      // Section-level seed data
-      (t.category === 'seedData' && t.section === sectionCode)
-    )
-  );
-
-  // Filter architecture to section-relevant entities only
-  const sectionEntities = new Set();
-  const section = prd.architecture.sections.find(s => s.code === sectionCode);
-  for (const resource of section?.resources ?? []) {
-    if (resource.entity) sectionEntities.add(resource.entity);
-  }
-  sectionPrd.architecture.entities = prd.architecture.entities?.filter(
-    e => sectionEntities.has(e.name)
-  ) ?? [];
-  sectionPrd.architecture.sections = [section];
-
-  // Filter seedData to section-relevant parts
-  if (sectionPrd.seedData?.coreSeedData) {
-    const csd = sectionPrd.seedData.coreSeedData;
-    if (csd.navigationSections) {
-      csd.navigationSections = csd.navigationSections.filter(
-        s => s.code === sectionCode
-      );
-    }
-    if (csd.navigationResources) {
-      csd.navigationResources = csd.navigationResources.filter(
-        r => sectionEntities.has(r.entity)
-      );
-    }
-  }
-
-  // Resolve phase dependencies
-  const deps = [0]; // All sections depend on Phase 0
-  for (const depSection of sectionDeps[sectionCode] || []) {
-    const depPhaseNum = orderedSections.indexOf(depSection) + 1;
-    if (depPhaseNum > 0) deps.push(depPhaseNum);
-  }
-
-  sectionPrd._phaseInfo = { phase: phaseNum, type: 'section', sectionCode };
-  writeJSON(`.ralph/prd-${moduleCode}-section-${sectionCode}.json`, sectionPrd);
-}
-```
-
-### 5c. Orphan Entities
-
-Entities not mapped to any section are included in Phase 0 with their services/controllers:
-
-```javascript
-if (orphans.length > 0) {
-  // Add orphan application/api/frontend tasks to Phase 0 PRD
-  const orphanTasks = prd.tasks.filter(t =>
-    !t.section && (
-      t.category === 'application' ||
-      t.category === 'api' ||
-      t.category === 'frontend' ||
-      t.category === 'test'
-    )
-  );
-  phase0Prd.tasks.push(...orphanTasks);
-  writeJSON(`.ralph/prd-${moduleCode}-phase0.json`, phase0Prd);
-}
-```
-
----
-
-## 6. Build _sectionSplit State
-
-```javascript
-const phases = [
-  {
-    phase: 0,
-    type: 'foundation',
-    sectionCode: undefined,
-    entities: allEntities,
-    prdFile: `.ralph/prd-${moduleCode}-phase0.json`,
-    status: 'pending',
-    dependsOn: []
-  }
-];
-
-for (let i = 0; i < orderedSections.length; i++) {
-  const sectionCode = orderedSections[i];
-  const sectionEntities = [];
-  const section = prd.architecture.sections.find(s => s.code === sectionCode);
-  for (const resource of section?.resources ?? []) {
-    if (resource.entity) sectionEntities.push(resource.entity);
-  }
-
-  const deps = [0]; // Phase 0
-  for (const depSection of sectionDeps[sectionCode] || []) {
-    const depPhaseNum = orderedSections.indexOf(depSection) + 1;
-    if (depPhaseNum > 0) deps.push(depPhaseNum);
-  }
-
-  phases.push({
-    phase: i + 1,
-    type: 'section',
-    sectionCode,
-    entities: sectionEntities,
-    prdFile: `.ralph/prd-${moduleCode}-section-${sectionCode}.json`,
-    status: 'pending',
-    dependsOn: deps
-  });
-}
-
-prd._sectionSplit = {
-  enabled: true,
-  phases,
-  currentPhase: 0,
-  entityToSection
-};
-
-writeJSON('.ralph/prd.json', prd);
-```
-
----
-
-## 7. Execution (in compact-loop.md)
-
-```javascript
-// Find next pending phase with dependencies met
-const nextPhase = prd._sectionSplit.phases.find(p => p.status === 'pending');
-if (!nextPhase) {
-  // All phases done — fall through to standard completion check
-  return;
-}
-
-// Check phase dependencies
-const depsOk = nextPhase.dependsOn.every(depIdx =>
-  prd._sectionSplit.phases[depIdx].status === 'completed'
-);
-if (!depsOk) {
-  // Phase blocked — this should not happen with topological sort
-  console.warn(`Phase ${nextPhase.phase} blocked by incomplete dependencies`);
-  return;
-}
-
-// INVOKE /apex -d {nextPhase.prdFile}
-// apex sees a normal PRD (smaller scope) and executes normally
-
-// After apex returns:
-nextPhase.status = 'completed';
-prd._sectionSplit.currentPhase = nextPhase.phase;
-writeJSON('.ralph/prd.json', prd);
-```
-
----
-
-## 8. Result Merging
-
-After each phase apex call, merge task statuses back into the master PRD:
-
-```javascript
-const phasePrd = readJSON(nextPhase.prdFile);
-
-// Map phase task statuses back to master PRD
-for (const phaseTask of phasePrd.tasks) {
-  const masterTask = prd.tasks.find(t => t.id === phaseTask.id);
-  if (masterTask) {
-    masterTask.status = phaseTask.status;
-    masterTask.completed_at = phaseTask.completed_at;
-    masterTask.commit_hash = phaseTask.commit_hash;
-    masterTask.files_changed = phaseTask.files_changed;
-    masterTask.error = phaseTask.error;
-    masterTask.validation = phaseTask.validation;
-  }
-}
-
-writeJSON('.ralph/prd.json', prd);
-```
-
----
-
-## 9. Phase Failure Handling
-
-If a phase fails (apex returns with failed tasks):
-
-```javascript
-if (phasePrd.tasks.some(t => t.status === 'failed')) {
-  nextPhase.status = 'failed';
-
-  // Check retries
-  const retryCount = nextPhase._retryCount || 0;
-  if (retryCount < 2) {
-    nextPhase.status = 'pending';
-    nextPhase._retryCount = retryCount + 1;
-    console.log(`Phase ${nextPhase.phase} failed — retry ${retryCount + 1}/2`);
-
-    // Reset failed tasks in phase PRD
-    for (const task of phasePrd.tasks) {
-      if (task.status === 'failed') {
-        task.status = 'pending';
-        task.error = null;
-      }
-    }
-    writeJSON(nextPhase.prdFile, phasePrd);
-  } else {
-    console.error(`Phase ${nextPhase.phase} failed after 2 retries — marking failed`);
-  }
-}
-```
-
----
-
-## 10. Cleanup (in step-05-report.md)
-
-After all phases complete or on final report:
-
-```javascript
-if (prd._sectionSplit?.enabled) {
-  // Delete temporary phase PRD files
-  for (const phase of prd._sectionSplit.phases) {
-    if (fileExists(phase.prdFile) && phase.prdFile !== '.ralph/prd.json') {
-      deleteFile(phase.prdFile);
-    }
-  }
-  // Remove split state from master PRD
-  delete prd._sectionSplit;
-  writeJSON('.ralph/prd.json', prd);
-}
-```
-
----
-
-## Summary Table
-
-| Phase | Content | Depends On | Entities |
-|-------|---------|------------|----------|
-| Phase 0 | ALL domain + infrastructure + migration + module seed data | — | ALL |
-| Phase 1 | Section A: services, controllers, seed, pages, tests | Phase 0 | Section A entities |
-| Phase 2 | Section B: idem | Phase 0 (+ Phase 1 if FK) | Section B entities |
-| Phase N | Section N: idem | Phase 0 (+ earlier phases if FK) | Section N entities |
-| Final | Cross-validation (dotnet build, typecheck, MCP) | All phases | — |
-
-**Threshold:** `> 4 domain tasks` AND `> 1 section`
-**Backward compatible:** `<= 4 domain tasks` OR `1 section` → no splitting, zero impact
+# Section-Level Splitting — Large Module Handling
+
+> **Loaded by:** step-01 section 4c (detection) and compact-loop.md (execution)
+> **Purpose:** When a module has >4 domain entities AND >1 architecture section,
+> split `/apex -d` calls per SECTION instead of sending the whole module at once.
+> **Threshold:** `domainTaskCount > 4 AND sectionCount > 1`
+> **Backward compatible:** Modules with <=4 entities are UNAFFECTED.
+
+---
+
+## Why Section-Level Splitting?
+
+When a module has 7+ entities (e.g., HR with Employee, Department, Position, LeaveRequest, LeaveType, TimeTracking, WorkLog), a single `/apex -d` saturates the context window. Result: migrations incomplete, pages missing, conventions lost. Success rate drops from ~95% to ~30%.
+
+**Solution:** Phase 0 builds ALL entities + ONE migration (foundation). Phase 1..N build services/controllers/pages PER SECTION. Each section has 1-3 entities — comfortably within apex's safe zone.
+
+---
+
+## Architecture: Phases
+
+```
+Phase 0: FOUNDATION (1 apex call)
+  - ALL entity classes (Domain layer)
+  - ALL EF configurations (Infrastructure layer)
+  - ONE migration covering ALL entities
+  - Application + Module navigation seed data
+  - DbContext registration + DI skeleton
+  -> Eliminates migration conflicts between sections
+
+Phase 1..N: PER SECTION (1 apex call each)
+  - Services + DTOs + Validators for section entities
+  - Controllers for section entities
+  - Section-level seed data (NavigationSection, permissions, roles)
+  - Frontend pages (List, Detail, Create, Edit) for section entities
+  - i18n for section entities
+  - Tests for section entities
+
+Phase Final: CROSS-VALIDATION (inline in step-04)
+  - dotnet build (full project)
+  - npm run typecheck
+  - MCP validate_conventions
+```
+
+### Why ALL Entities in Phase 0?
+
+EF Core creates a single ModelSnapshot per DbContext. If Phase 1 creates a migration for Employee+Department and Phase 2 for LeaveRequest+LeaveType, the second migration fails when LeaveRequest has a FK to Employee (ModelSnapshot is inconsistent). **Phase 0 = all entities + 1 migration.** Section phases add services/controllers/pages on top of existing entities.
+
+---
+
+## 1. Detection
+
+```javascript
+const prd = readJSON('.ralph/prd.json');
+const domainTasks = prd.tasks.filter(t => t.category === 'domain');
+const sections = prd.architecture?.sections ?? [];
+
+const shouldSplit = domainTasks.length > 4 && sections.length > 1;
+
+if (!shouldSplit) {
+  // Standard execution — no splitting needed
+  return;
+}
+
+console.log(`SECTION SPLIT: ${domainTasks.length} domain tasks, ${sections.length} sections → activating`);
+```
+
+---
+
+## 2. Entity-to-Section Mapping
+
+Build from `prd.architecture.sections[].resources[].entity`:
+
+```javascript
+const entityToSection = {};
+for (const section of prd.architecture.sections) {
+  for (const resource of section.resources ?? []) {
+    if (resource.entity) {
+      entityToSection[resource.entity] = section.code;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// Orphan entities (not in any section) go into Phase 0
+const allEntities = prd.architecture.entities?.map(e => e.name) ?? [];
+const orphans = allEntities.filter(e => !entityToSection[e]);
+```
+
+---
+
+## 3. FK Dependency Resolution
+
+Build section dependency graph from `prd.architecture.entities[].relationships[]`:
+
+```javascript
+const sectionDeps = {}; // sectionCode -> Set<sectionCode>
+for (const entity of prd.architecture.entities ?? []) {
+  const entitySection = entityToSection[entity.name];
+  if (!entitySection) continue;
+
+  for (const rel of entity.relationships ?? []) {
+    const targetSection = entityToSection[rel.target];
+    // If target is in a DIFFERENT section, this section depends on that one
+    if (targetSection && targetSection !== entitySection) {
+      sectionDeps[entitySection] = sectionDeps[entitySection] || new Set();
+      sectionDeps[entitySection].add(targetSection);
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## 4. Topological Sort of Sections
+
+Order sections by FK dependencies (sections with no deps first):
+
+```javascript
+function topoSort(sections, sectionDeps) {
+  const sorted = [];
+  const visited = new Set();
+  const visiting = new Set();
+
+  function visit(code) {
+    if (visited.has(code)) return;
+    if (visiting.has(code)) {
+      // Circular dependency — break cycle, include as-is
+      console.warn(`Circular section dependency detected involving: ${code}`);
+      return;
+    }
+    visiting.add(code);
+    for (const dep of sectionDeps[code] || []) {
+      visit(dep);
+    }
+    visiting.delete(code);
+    visited.add(code);
+    sorted.push(code);
+  }
+
+  for (const section of sections) {
+    visit(section.code);
+  }
+  return sorted;
+}
+
+const orderedSections = topoSort(prd.architecture.sections, sectionDeps);
+```
+
+---
+
+## 5. Phase Construction
+
+### 5a. Phase 0 — Foundation PRD
+
+Copy the master PRD and keep ONLY foundation tasks:
+
+```javascript
+const phase0Prd = deepClone(prd);
+phase0Prd.tasks = prd.tasks.filter(t =>
+  t.category === 'domain' ||
+  t.category === 'infrastructure' ||
+  // Module-level seed data (NavigationApplicationSeedData, NavigationModuleSeedData)
+  (t.category === 'seedData' && !t.section)
+);
+
+// Remove section-specific content from architecture (keep all entities for EF)
+// Keep ALL entities, ALL relationships — Phase 0 needs the full domain model
+
+phase0Prd._phaseInfo = { phase: 0, type: 'foundation' };
+writeJSON(`.ralph/prd-${moduleCode}-phase0.json`, phase0Prd);
+```
+
+**Phase 0 includes:**
+- ALL `domain` tasks (entity classes, enums, value objects)
+- ALL `infrastructure` tasks (EF configs, DbContext, migration)
+- Module-level `seedData` tasks (NavigationApplication, NavigationModule seed data)
+
+**Phase 0 excludes:**
+- `application` tasks (services, DTOs, validators)
+- `api` tasks (controllers)
+- `frontend` tasks (pages, routes, i18n)
+- `test` tasks
+- Section-level `seedData` tasks (NavigationSection, permissions per section)
+
+### 5b. Section Phase PRDs (Phase 1..N)
+
+For each section in topological order:
+
+```javascript
+for (let i = 0; i < orderedSections.length; i++) {
+  const sectionCode = orderedSections[i];
+  const phaseNum = i + 1;
+
+  const sectionPrd = deepClone(prd);
+
+  // Filter tasks by section
+  sectionPrd.tasks = prd.tasks.filter(t =>
+    t.section === sectionCode && (
+      t.category === 'application' ||
+      t.category === 'api' ||
+      t.category === 'frontend' ||
+      t.category === 'i18n' ||
+      t.category === 'test' ||
+      t.category === 'validation' ||
+      // Section-level seed data
+      (t.category === 'seedData' && t.section === sectionCode)
+    )
+  );
+
+  // Filter architecture to section-relevant entities only
+  const sectionEntities = new Set();
+  const section = prd.architecture.sections.find(s => s.code === sectionCode);
+  for (const resource of section?.resources ?? []) {
+    if (resource.entity) sectionEntities.add(resource.entity);
+  }
+  sectionPrd.architecture.entities = prd.architecture.entities?.filter(
+    e => sectionEntities.has(e.name)
+  ) ?? [];
+  sectionPrd.architecture.sections = [section];
+
+  // Filter seedData to section-relevant parts
+  if (sectionPrd.seedData?.coreSeedData) {
+    const csd = sectionPrd.seedData.coreSeedData;
+    if (csd.navigationSections) {
+      csd.navigationSections = csd.navigationSections.filter(
+        s => s.code === sectionCode
+      );
+    }
+    if (csd.navigationResources) {
+      csd.navigationResources = csd.navigationResources.filter(
+        r => sectionEntities.has(r.entity)
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Resolve phase dependencies
+  const deps = [0]; // All sections depend on Phase 0
+  for (const depSection of sectionDeps[sectionCode] || []) {
+    const depPhaseNum = orderedSections.indexOf(depSection) + 1;
+    if (depPhaseNum > 0) deps.push(depPhaseNum);
+  }
+
+  sectionPrd._phaseInfo = { phase: phaseNum, type: 'section', sectionCode };
+  writeJSON(`.ralph/prd-${moduleCode}-section-${sectionCode}.json`, sectionPrd);
+}
+```
+
+### 5c. Orphan Entities
+
+Entities not mapped to any section are included in Phase 0 with their services/controllers:
+
+```javascript
+if (orphans.length > 0) {
+  // Add orphan application/api/frontend tasks to Phase 0 PRD
+  const orphanTasks = prd.tasks.filter(t =>
+    !t.section && (
+      t.category === 'application' ||
+      t.category === 'api' ||
+      t.category === 'frontend' ||
+      t.category === 'test'
+    )
+  );
+  phase0Prd.tasks.push(...orphanTasks);
+  writeJSON(`.ralph/prd-${moduleCode}-phase0.json`, phase0Prd);
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## 6. Build _sectionSplit State
+
+```javascript
+const phases = [
+  {
+    phase: 0,
+    type: 'foundation',
+    sectionCode: undefined,
+    entities: allEntities,
+    prdFile: `.ralph/prd-${moduleCode}-phase0.json`,
+    status: 'pending',
+    dependsOn: []
+  }
+];
+
+for (let i = 0; i < orderedSections.length; i++) {
+  const sectionCode = orderedSections[i];
+  const sectionEntities = [];
+  const section = prd.architecture.sections.find(s => s.code === sectionCode);
+  for (const resource of section?.resources ?? []) {
+    if (resource.entity) sectionEntities.push(resource.entity);
+  }
+
+  const deps = [0]; // Phase 0
+  for (const depSection of sectionDeps[sectionCode] || []) {
+    const depPhaseNum = orderedSections.indexOf(depSection) + 1;
+    if (depPhaseNum > 0) deps.push(depPhaseNum);
+  }
+
+  phases.push({
+    phase: i + 1,
+    type: 'section',
+    sectionCode,
+    entities: sectionEntities,
+    prdFile: `.ralph/prd-${moduleCode}-section-${sectionCode}.json`,
+    status: 'pending',
+    dependsOn: deps
+  });
+}
+
+prd._sectionSplit = {
+  enabled: true,
+  phases,
+  currentPhase: 0,
+  entityToSection
+};
+
+writeJSON('.ralph/prd.json', prd);
+```
+
+---
+
+## 7. Execution (in compact-loop.md)
+
+```javascript
+// Find next pending phase with dependencies met
+const nextPhase = prd._sectionSplit.phases.find(p => p.status === 'pending');
+if (!nextPhase) {
+  // All phases done — fall through to standard completion check
+  return;
+}
+
+// Check phase dependencies
+const depsOk = nextPhase.dependsOn.every(depIdx =>
+  prd._sectionSplit.phases[depIdx].status === 'completed'
+);
+if (!depsOk) {
+  // Phase blocked — this should not happen with topological sort
+  console.warn(`Phase ${nextPhase.phase} blocked by incomplete dependencies`);
+  return;
+}
+
+// INVOKE /apex -d {nextPhase.prdFile}
+// apex sees a normal PRD (smaller scope) and executes normally
+
+// After apex returns:
+nextPhase.status = 'completed';
+prd._sectionSplit.currentPhase = nextPhase.phase;
+writeJSON('.ralph/prd.json', prd);
+```
+
+---
+
+## 8. Result Merging
+
+After each phase apex call, merge task statuses back into the master PRD:
+
+```javascript
+const phasePrd = readJSON(nextPhase.prdFile);
+
+// Map phase task statuses back to master PRD
+for (const phaseTask of phasePrd.tasks) {
+  const masterTask = prd.tasks.find(t => t.id === phaseTask.id);
+  if (masterTask) {
+    masterTask.status = phaseTask.status;
+    masterTask.completed_at = phaseTask.completed_at;
+    masterTask.commit_hash = phaseTask.commit_hash;
+    masterTask.files_changed = phaseTask.files_changed;
+    masterTask.error = phaseTask.error;
+    masterTask.validation = phaseTask.validation;
+  }
+}
+
+writeJSON('.ralph/prd.json', prd);
+```
+
+---
+
+## 9. Phase Failure Handling
+
+If a phase fails (apex returns with failed tasks):
+
+```javascript
+if (phasePrd.tasks.some(t => t.status === 'failed')) {
+  nextPhase.status = 'failed';
+
+  // Check retries
+  const retryCount = nextPhase._retryCount || 0;
+  if (retryCount < 2) {
+    nextPhase.status = 'pending';
+    nextPhase._retryCount = retryCount + 1;
+    console.log(`Phase ${nextPhase.phase} failed — retry ${retryCount + 1}/2`);
+
+    // Reset failed tasks in phase PRD
+    for (const task of phasePrd.tasks) {
+      if (task.status === 'failed') {
+        task.status = 'pending';
+        task.error = null;
+      }
+    }
+    writeJSON(nextPhase.prdFile, phasePrd);
+  } else {
+    console.error(`Phase ${nextPhase.phase} failed after 2 retries — marking failed`);
+  }
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## 10. Cleanup (in step-05-report.md)
+
+After all phases complete or on final report:
+
+```javascript
+if (prd._sectionSplit?.enabled) {
+  // Delete temporary phase PRD files
+  for (const phase of prd._sectionSplit.phases) {
+    if (fileExists(phase.prdFile) && phase.prdFile !== '.ralph/prd.json') {
+      deleteFile(phase.prdFile);
+    }
+  }
+  // Remove split state from master PRD
+  delete prd._sectionSplit;
+  writeJSON('.ralph/prd.json', prd);
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## Summary Table
+
+| Phase | Content | Depends On | Entities |
+|-------|---------|------------|----------|
+| Phase 0 | ALL domain + infrastructure + migration + module seed data | — | ALL |
+| Phase 1 | Section A: services, controllers, seed, pages, tests | Phase 0 | Section A entities |
+| Phase 2 | Section B: idem | Phase 0 (+ Phase 1 if FK) | Section B entities |
+| Phase N | Section N: idem | Phase 0 (+ earlier phases if FK) | Section N entities |
+| Final | Cross-validation (dotnet build, typecheck, MCP) | All phases | — |
+
+**Threshold:** `> 4 domain tasks` AND `> 1 section`
+**Backward compatible:** `<= 4 domain tasks` OR `1 section` → no splitting, zero impact