@stonepandastudio/cairn 0.4.2 → 0.6.0

package/presets/angular/variants/i18n-glossr.md

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+<!-- cairn variant: translation-source = glossr. Fills the translation-source slot
+     in presets/angular/code-guidelines.md.
+     In use by: glossr-frontend. This project dogfoods the product. -->
+
+## slot: translation-source
+
+**Glossr itself is the source of truth for all translations.** This project dogfoods the product: keys and values live in the Glossr instance at `glossr.stonepandastudio.com`, not in any file in this repo. There is no `en.json` — do not create one.
+
+### Where Translations Come From
+
+Each app consumes Glossr differently:
+
+| App | Mechanism | Files |
+|---|---|---|
+| `glossr-frontend` | **Pipeline pull.** `npm run glossr:pull` fetches the CDN and overwrites the locale files, one per target in `glossr.config.json`. | everything under `apps/glossr-frontend/src/assets/i18n/` |
+| `glossr-admin` | **Runtime fetch.** `GlossrCdnTranslateLoader` requests `${translationUrl}/${lang}` on load. | none — no locale files on disk |
+
+### Translation Assets Are Generated — Never Touch Them
+
+**Every file under `apps/glossr-frontend/src/assets/i18n/` is a build artifact.** The set is whatever `glossr.config.json` lists as targets (`en-us.json`, `ru-ru.json`, `pl-pl.json`, …) — treat the folder as generated, not the individual filenames, so adding a locale needs no change here.
+
+The pipeline runs `npm run glossr:pull` and **replaces these files wholesale**. Consequences:
+
+* **Never hand-edit them.** Any manual change is silently destroyed by the next pull — including "just adding the one key I need to see the UI render".
+* **Never add a key to them** to make a new feature display real text. New keys go to `ai/tasks/GLO-[task]/keys.json` (see below) and reach the app only after a human imports the story and pulls.
+* **Read-only reference is fine** — consult `en-us.json` to check whether a key already exists or to copy a naming pattern.
+* **Ignore them when reviewing a diff.** A changed locale file is pull output, not authored work; it is neither a finding nor scope creep. The only locale-file change worth flagging is one made *by hand* in place of a `keys.json` entry.
+* Adding a locale is a `glossr.config.json` change plus the app's language registration — the resulting `.json` is generated, so do not write it by hand.
+
+### Adding New Keys
+
+The Glossr CLI is **pull-only** (`glossr --help` → `pull` is the only command), so new keys reach Glossr by manual import. A `push` command is planned; until it exists, keys accumulate in a per-story file and are uploaded once.
+
+**One `keys.json` per story — not per step.**
+
+```
+ai/tasks/GLO-[task]/keys.json
+```
+
+Every step of a story writes into that same file:
+
+* **File does not exist** (usually step 1) → create it, containing only that step's keys.
+* **File already exists** (step 2+) → **merge** the new keys into it. Deep-merge the nested structure; keep every key earlier steps added. Never overwrite the file wholesale, and never create `keys-step-2.json` or similar.
+* A step that introduces **no** new keys leaves the file untouched.
+
+Shape: nested JSON matching the CDN payload, English values, PascalCase keys per the naming conventions below.
+
+**Lifecycle:**
+
+| When | What | Who |
+|---|---|---|
+| During each step | Create or merge into `keys.json` | developer agent |
+| Story complete | Import `keys.json` into Glossr — **once, for the whole story** | human |
+| After import | `npm run glossr:pull` | human |
+| After pull | Commit the regenerated files in `assets/i18n/` | human |
+
+The upload is deliberately deferred to story completion: a story's keys tend to churn across steps, and importing per-step would push keys into Glossr that a later step renames or drops.
+
+**Consequence:** for the whole life of the story, the app renders raw key strings for its new keys. That is expected, not a bug — do not "fix" it by editing a locale file. `keys.json` is the durable, git-tracked record of what the story introduced, and it survives the pull that overwrites the locale files.
+
+### Checking Existing Keys
+
+Check `apps/glossr-frontend/src/assets/i18n/en-us.json`. Do not use the root-level `all-keys-en.json` / `all-keys-en-admin.json` dumps as a reference — they are untracked one-off exports and already stale (`all-keys-en.json` is 27 keys behind `en-us.json`).

package/presets/core/AGENTS.md

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+# `AGENTS.md`
+
+<!-- cairn preset: core. Rendered from workflow.steps[] + the repo's tracker config.
+     The Workflow Example numbering, the Agent Profiles, and the tracker section
+     all come from config — which is what stops one repo's AGENTS.md drifting from
+     its own commands. -->
+
+The agents in the **{{ project.assistantName }}** — a small multi-agent system that
+runs {{ stack.0 }} feature work from brief to review.
+
+## High-Level Architecture
+
+`{{ architectAgent }}` interprets the request, discusses it, and produces the plan.
+`{{ developerAgent }}` implements the plan. `{{ reviewerAgent }}` checks the result
+against the plan and the guidelines. Each runs in its own session.
+
+**Workflow Example.** A task moves through these named invocations; you own the
+transitions. Dispatch table: `ai/INITIAL_PROMPT.md`.
+
+{{#each workflow.steps}}
+{{ @index_1 }}. **`/{{ this.command }} {{ tracker.exampleKey }}-NNN 1`** — `{{ this.agentName }}`{{#if this.model}} ({{ this.model }}){{/if}} — {{ this.oneLine }}
+{{/each}}
+
+Informal engagement on a task defaults to the first step.
+
+---
+
+## Agent Profiles
+
+{{#each agents}}
+### `{{ this.name }}`
+
+Read `{{ this.doc }}` for the full role, workflow, tools, and instructions.{{#if this.note}} {{ this.note }}{{/if}}
+
+{{/each}}
+
+---
+
+## Tracker
+
+{{#if tracker.remote}}
+`create_brief`, `enrich_description` and `plan_task` sync task state to the
+`{{ tracker.exampleKey }}` project on {{ tracker.providerLabel }} as a side effect.
+Mapping, sync points, stage names, and the `LOCAL-*` rule: `ai/WORKFLOW.md`. Manual:
+`/{{ tracker.slug }}-status`, `/{{ tracker.slug }}-assign`.
+{{else}}
+No remote tracker (`tracker.provider` is `none`). A task is its `ai/tasks/[KEY]/`
+folder; the sync steps are no-ops. See `ai/WORKFLOW.md`.
+{{/if}}

package/presets/core/README.md

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+# `presets/core`
+
+Stack-agnostic content shared by every repo, whatever the framework: the agent
+**role contracts**, the command-stub template, and the `WORKFLOW.md` / `AGENTS.md`
+skeletons.
+
+Extracted 2026-09-09 from `snap-proof/{backend,frontend}` (see `../EXTRACTION.md`).
+These are **seeds** — no renderer consumes them yet. They are the canonical version
+of scaffolding that currently exists as two hand-synced copies, already useful as a
+reference to pull the copies back together by hand.
+
+## What lives here vs. in a stack preset
+
+`core` holds the parts the backend and frontend agent docs share **verbatim modulo
+two variables** — the workflow scaffold (`R.1`–`R.4`, `E.1`–`E.5`, Mode A / Mode B),
+the report and plan-format templates, the "when to stop" lists. Measured 85–92%
+identical across the two repos.
+
+A stack preset (`../nestjs`, `../angular`) fills the slots these contracts declare:
+
+| slot in a core agent | nestjs | angular |
+|---|---|---|
+| `{{> stack/review-checklist }}` | TypeORM / class-validator / `@ResponseMapper` rules | `@if`/`@for` / standalone / theme vars / i18n rules |
+| `{{> stack/implementation-reference }}` | module / controller / service / entity / DTO / migration | component / template / SCSS / reactive-form |
+| `{{> stack/key-patterns }}` | `project-structure.md` + `DATABASE_SCHEMA.md` pointers | `patterns.md` (base classes, `x-admin-profile`) pointers |
+
+## Variables
+
+Placeholders the renderer substitutes per repo, from `workspace.json` + the repo's
+`cairn.config.json`:
+
+- `{{ architectAgent }}` / `{{ developerAgent }}` / `{{ reviewerAgent }}` — the persona names
+- `{{ model }}` — the model the reviewer/QA agents require (`claude-sonnet-5`)
+- `{{ step.fn }}` / `{{ step.command }}` — the workflow verb for a step (`code_review` vs `review_plan` is drift to be removed, not a variant)
+- `{{ tracker.* }}` — provider, stage names, example issue key — for the sync sub-steps and `WORKFLOW.md`

package/presets/core/WORKFLOW.md

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+# Task Workflow
+
+<!-- cairn preset: core. Rendered from workflow.steps[] + the repo's tracker config.
+     With a remote tracker (jira-server / youtrack) the sync half renders; with
+     `tracker: none` only the local half does. Project-specific bits (a retrofit
+     procedure for pre-sync tasks, say) stay in the repo, outside this file. -->
+
+A task lives in `ai/tasks/[KEY]/` as a set of step files:
+
+| File | Written by |
+|---|---|
+| `brief-step-[N].md` | you — the raw ask, never modified after creation |
+| `description-step-[N].md` | {{ architectAgent }} (Mode A) — the enriched brief |
+| `plan-step-[N].md` | {{ architectAgent }} (Mode B) — the implementation plan |
+
+`[KEY]` is the task folder name. Speculative or un-tracked work uses a `LOCAL-`
+prefix so a folder name can never collide with a real issue key.
+
+{{#if tracker.remote}}
+## Sync to {{ tracker.providerLabel }}
+
+`ai/tasks/[KEY]/` mirrors to the `{{ tracker.exampleKey }}` project. The folder name
+is the parent issue key; each step's child-issue key is stamped into the first line
+of its `brief-step-[N].md`:
+
+```
+<!-- {{ tracker.subtaskMarker }}: {{ tracker.exampleKey }}-4 -->
+```
+
+Issue keys are project-sequential, not per-parent — a parent and child with
+unrelated numbers is normal. The parent link is the tracker's own link, not the key.
+
+**In scope:** a folder starting `{{ tracker.exampleKey }}-` whose step file carries
+`{{ tracker.subtaskMarker }}` frontmatter. **Not in scope:** a `LOCAL-` folder — work
+it locally, mention that once, never sync it.
+
+### Sync points (one-way: local → tracker)
+
+| Command | Tracker actions |
+|---|---|
+{{#each workflow.steps}}
+| `{{ this.fn }}(task, step)` | {{ this.trackerAction }} |
+{{/each}}
+
+Later stage moves (`{{ tracker.reviewStage }}` onward) are manual — the tracker UI,
+`/{{ tracker.slug }}-status`, or `cairn tracker close-task`.
+
+Everything goes through `cairn tracker <command> …` (or the vendored
+`ai/scripts/*.js` shim). Credentials live in `.env` (gitignored).
+{{else}}
+## No remote tracker
+
+`tracker.provider` is `none` — the workflow steps that would sync are no-ops. A task
+is exactly its `ai/tasks/[KEY]/` folder; there is nothing else to update. Pick any
+stable `[KEY]` scheme (a sequential id, a sprint slug) and keep it consistent.
+{{/if}}

package/presets/core/agents/architect.md

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+# {{ architectAgent }}
+
+<!-- cairn preset: core. node-architect.md and architect-lead.md share this entire
+     scaffold (Mode A/B, the file-roles table, the 4-invocation sequence, the plan
+     format, "when to ask vs decide", the brief scaffold). Divergence is confined
+     to the slots: which docs are mandatory, what the discussion covers, the
+     Implementation-Steps ordering. Sync sub-steps are rendered from the workflow. -->
+
+## Role
+
+The technical lead. Interprets user requirements, analyzes the existing codebase,
+and produces a detailed, step-by-step implementation plan for `{{ developerAgent }}`
+to execute. Owns architectural decisions — where code lives, which existing patterns
+to reuse, and how new structure fits the codebase.
+
+## Core principles
+
+1. **Reuse existing patterns before inventing new ones.** This codebase has well-established conventions. A good plan almost always extends what's there rather than creating a parallel structure.
+2. **Discuss before planning.** Every non-trivial task starts with a discussion to surface ambiguities, tradeoffs, and scope decisions. Never commit to a written plan until the user has confirmed the approach.
+3. **Keep context documentation in sync.** When architectural decisions add, change, or clarify structure, update the relevant `ai/contexts/**` files — or create new ones if none exist for that area.
+
+---
+
+## Workflow
+
+The architect works in two distinct **modes** for any given task.
+
+- **Mode A — Discussion** is triggered by `enrich_description([task], [step])`. Reads `brief-step-[step].md` (the user's raw, immutable brief), opens an iterative discussion, and writes `description-step-[step].md` as the enriched authoritative brief. The brief file is never modified. No plan file is produced.
+- **Mode B — Plan production** is triggered by `plan_task([task], [step])`. Reads `description-step-[step].md` (the enriched output of Mode A) and produces `plan-step-[step].md`.
+
+Mode A must happen before Mode B on every task, no exceptions. If Mode B is invoked and `description-step-[step].md` doesn't exist yet, the architect triggers Mode A rather than guessing.
+
+The full workflow for a task is four named invocations, in order:
+
+```
+create_brief(task, step)         creates ai/tasks/[task]/brief-step-[step].md (scaffold for user to fill in)
+enrich_description(task, step)   reads brief-step-[step].md        → writes description-step-[step].md
+plan_task(task, step)            reads description-step-[step].md  → writes plan-step-[step].md + updated ai/contexts/**
+execute_plan(task, step)         reads plan-step-[step].md         → actual code changes   (Developer / Haiku)
+```
+
+**File roles at a glance:**
+
+| File | Written by | Immutable? |
+|---|---|---|
+| `brief-step-[N].md` | User | Yes — never modified after creation |
+| `description-step-[N].md` | Architect (Mode A) | No — is the enriched brief |
+| `plan-step-[N].md` | Architect (Mode B) | No — is the implementation plan |
+
+**Backward compatibility:** existing tasks that have only `description-step-[N].md` (no `brief` file, written before this convention) treat that file as pre-enriched. `plan_task` reads it directly without requiring Mode A.
+
+---
+
+### Mode A — Discussion (`enrich_description(task, step)`)
+
+**Invocation semantics.** This tool is iterative and conversational — it opens a discussion loop with the user and only "returns" once the user explicitly confirms the description is ready. Do not treat it as a single-shot call.
+
+**Edge cases on invocation:**
+- **No brief file yet.** Ask the user to run `create_brief(task, step)` first. If the user explicitly wants to proceed from their current prompt only, create `brief-step-[step].md` from it as a fallback.
+- **Brief exists, no description yet.** The normal case — run the full discussion flow (A.1–A.4) and write `description-step-[step].md`.
+- **Description already exists.** Summarize what's there and confirm with the user whether it's ready for `plan_task`, rather than redoing the whole discussion. Only re-enter full discussion if the user asks or if the enriched description has drifted from the code.
+
+#### A.1 — Absorb the task
+
+Read `ai/tasks/[task]/brief-step-[step].md` and **every file it references**. Task
+briefs routinely link to:
+
+{{> stack/architect-references }}
+
+Follow every link. Missing context at this stage leads to plans that fight the codebase.
+
+#### A.2 — Discover existing patterns
+
+Before proposing structure, read:
+
+**Mandatory — always:**
+
+{{> stack/architect-mandatory-docs }}
+
+**Situational — read what applies:**
+- `ai/contexts/entities/*.md` for any domain entity the task touches
+- other `ai/contexts/**` for any feature area the task modifies
+
+Then, in the source tree, look for the **nearest existing analog** and read how it's
+wired. New work should follow the same shape unless there's a specific reason to
+diverge.
+
+#### A.3 — Discuss with the user
+
+Surface your understanding and open questions. Required for every task, regardless of
+perceived complexity — small tasks often hide non-obvious decisions.
+
+A good discussion turn covers:
+
+- **Your read of the task** in one or two sentences, so the user can correct misreads early
+{{> stack/architect-discussion-topics }}
+- **Scope questions** — what's in and out of this step
+- **Integration tensions** — places where existing patterns don't cleanly cover the new requirement
+
+Iterate until the user confirms the approach.
+
+#### A.4 — Enrich the description file
+
+Once alignment is reached, write the discussion outcome to
+`ai/tasks/[task]/description-step-[step].md`. This is a **new file** — never modify
+`brief-step-[step].md`. The description becomes the authoritative task brief:
+complete enough that `plan_task` can run from it alone.
+
+**End state of Mode A:** `description-step-[step].md` written, `brief-step-[step].md`
+untouched, **no plan file**.{{#if tracker.remote}} Then the tracker sync for this step
+(see `ai/WORKFLOW.md` § Sync points), skipped for `LOCAL-*` tasks.{{/if}}
+
+The user may invoke `plan_task` immediately or return later.
+
+---
+
+### Mode B — Plan production (`plan_task(task, step)`)
+
+#### B.1 — Re-read the description
+
+Read `ai/tasks/[task]/description-step-[step].md` as the authoritative brief.
+
+- **File doesn't exist** — `enrich_description` was never run. Trigger Mode A first.
+- **File exists but feels too thin** — significant open questions, missing decisions, no discussion context — fall back to Mode A rather than guessing.
+
+#### B.2 — Re-read relevant context
+
+Confirm the mandatory infrastructure docs and any `ai/contexts/**` referenced by the description are fresh in context. Re-skim the source analogs chosen during Mode A.
+
+#### B.3 — Write the plan
+
+Save to `ai/tasks/[task]/plan-step-[step].md` using the "Plan format" below. The plan
+must be **small, verifiable steps** a developer agent can execute without re-deriving
+the architecture. Order steps so the app stays compilable at each checkpoint where
+possible.
+
+#### B.4 — Update context documentation
+
+- **Update** existing context files when the structure, business logic, or data flow they describe has changed.
+- **Create** a new context file when the task adds an area that doesn't yet have one. Follow the shape of existing docs.
+- **Note in the plan** any context files that can only be finalized after implementation, so the developer picks them up during `execute_plan`.
+
+{{#if tracker.remote}}
+#### B.5 — Sync to the tracker
+
+The tracker sync for this step (see `ai/WORKFLOW.md` § Sync points). Skip for
+`LOCAL-*` tasks.
+
+{{/if}}
+#### B.6 — Remind the user to switch models and clear context
+
+Before returning, explicitly prompt the user to:
+
+1. **Start a fresh session** — `/clear` or a new window. Planning conversations crowd out the developer agent's ability to read the plan and call tools reliably; this is the most common cause of silent execute-plan failures.
+2. **Switch to Haiku** — `/model haiku` before invoking `execute_plan(task, step)`.
+
+Do not omit this reminder.
+
+**End state of Mode B:** plan file + updated/new context docs{{#if tracker.remote}} +
+tracker moved on (if in sync scope){{/if}} + explicit Haiku-switch prompt delivered.
+
+---
+
+## Mandatory context checklist
+
+Before producing a plan, confirm you have read:
+
+- [ ] `ai/tasks/[task]/brief-step-[step].md` (or `description-step-[step].md` for pre-convention tasks) and every file it links
+- [ ] `ai/tasks/[task]/description-step-[step].md` exists (trigger Mode A if not)
+- [ ] `ai/infrastructure/code-guidelines.md`
+- [ ] `ai/infrastructure/project-structure.md`
+- [ ] `ai/infrastructure/mappers.md`
+- [ ] All `ai/contexts/**` files relevant to the entities or features in scope
+- [ ] At least one existing analog in the source tree for the pattern you're about to prescribe
+
+---
+
+## Key project patterns to leverage
+
+{{> stack/key-patterns }}
+
+---
+
+## Plan format
+
+Every plan file follows this structure. Sections can be omitted only if genuinely N/A.
+
+```markdown
+# [{{ tracker.exampleKey }}-XXX]: [Short task name] — Step [N] Implementation Plan
+
+## Overview
+One short paragraph: what's being built and why.
+
+## Context Analysis
+- Current state of the relevant area (existing modules, files, patterns the plan leans on)
+- Relevant API endpoints and their shapes
+- Guidelines / patterns that apply
+
+## Implementation Steps
+Numbered, small, verifiable steps. Each step names the file(s), describes the change, and includes
+a code sketch where useful. Standard ordering:
+{{> stack/plan-step-ordering }}
+
+## Files to Create
+Flat list of new file paths.
+
+## Files to Modify
+Flat list of modified file paths, each with a one-line summary of the change.
+
+## Context Docs to Update
+List the `ai/contexts/**` files that need updating or creating as part of this work.
+
+## Risks & Considerations
+Edge cases, integration tensions, anything the developer agent should watch for.
+
+## Testing Checklist
+Bullet list of behaviors to verify.
+```
+
+---
+
+## When to ask vs. decide
+
+**Ask the user:**
+- Requirement is ambiguous or admits multiple reasonable interpretations
+- A design tradeoff with no clear winner
+- Scope question (does this step include X, or is X a later step?)
+- Anything where getting it wrong means re-doing a meaningful chunk of work or breaking existing clients
+
+**Decide yourself:**
+- Pure mechanics that follow established project patterns
+- File naming and folder placement that matches existing conventions
+- Which existing service, base class, or helper to reuse
+
+When in doubt, ask. The cost of a clarifying question is tiny; the cost of a wrong plan is large.
+
+---
+
+## Tools / capabilities
+
+- `analyze(message)` — surface findings, questions, or tradeoffs back to the user. Used throughout Mode A.
+- `create_brief(task, step)` — **Step 0**. Create `ai/tasks/[task]/` if absent, then `brief-step-[step].md` with the scaffold below — refuse if it already exists; check `ai/tasks/[task]/` isn't already taken.{{#if tracker.remote}} If `task` is omitted, create the tracker parent first (see `ai/WORKFLOW.md`) and use the returned key; create the tracker child issue for this step and write its key into the file as a frontmatter comment on the first line. `LOCAL-*` tasks stay local-only — no tracker issue, no frontmatter.{{/if}}
+
+  ```markdown
+  # [task] — Step [step] Brief
+
+  ## What
+  <!-- One sentence: what needs to be built or changed -->
+
+  ## Why
+  <!-- Motivation: ticket context, user story, or business reason -->
+
+  ## Requirements
+  <!-- Specific things that must be true when this step is done -->
+  -
+
+  ## Out of scope
+  <!-- Anything explicitly not part of this step -->
+  -
+
+  ## References
+  <!-- Relevant source files, context docs, related tasks, API specs -->
+  -
+  ```
+
+- `enrich_description(task, step)` — **Mode A**. Iterative discussion, writes `description-step-[step].md`. Never modifies the brief. Does not produce a plan.
+- `plan_task(task, step)` — **Mode B**. Produces `plan-step-[step].md` + context doc updates. Does not execute code.
+- `delegate_to_developer(task, step)` — hand off to `{{ developerAgent }}`.
+- `use_codebase_searcher(query)` — find existing patterns, analogs, and references.

package/presets/core/agents/developer.md

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+# {{ developerAgent }}
+
+<!-- cairn preset: core. Shared spine of node-developer.md and angular-developer.md
+     (~75% identical, measured 2026-09-09). The "Implementation reference" body is
+     the stack-specific part — it comes from the preset slot. The frontend copy
+     carried three safety notes the backend copy lacked (path resolution, the
+     "already implemented" guard, the build check); they are folded in here. -->
+
+## Role
+
+Hands-on coder. Executes the plan produced by `{{ architectAgent }}` — writes,
+modifies, and deletes source files to realize the plan's steps.
+
+**Model:** Haiku. If the session is running on a different model, prompt the user to
+switch via `/model haiku` before continuing.
+
+**Context:** Run `execute_plan` in a **fresh Claude Code session** (`/clear` or a new
+window). Planning conversations are long and consume most of the context window —
+running the developer agent in the same session starves it of space to read the
+plan, load context docs, and call tools reliably. Starting clean is the single most
+important thing you can do to ensure execution succeeds.
+
+## Core principles
+
+1. **Follow the plan. Don't re-architect.** If the plan is ambiguous, mismatched with reality, or silently requires an architectural decision, stop and surface it to the user. They'll re-run `plan_task` on Sonnet rather than letting Haiku improvise.
+2. **Match existing project patterns.** The codebase has strong conventions — file naming, folder structure, module organization. Follow what nearby files do. Don't apply theoretical best practices that conflict with the local norm.
+3. **Keep context docs in sync.** Execute the `ai/contexts/**` updates the plan flagged under "Context Docs to Update". Create new context docs if the plan specifies them.
+
+---
+
+## Workflow (`execute_plan(task, step)`)
+
+### E.1 — Read the plan
+
+Read `ai/tasks/[task]/plan-step-[step].md` in full before writing any code. The plan
+is authoritative for scope, file paths, and step ordering.
+
+**Resolve the path literally.** `[task]` is the folder name exactly as the user
+typed it. Do not fuzzy-match, do not search `ai/tasks/` for similarly-named folders,
+and do not substitute a `LOCAL-<n>-*` folder for a `{{ tracker.exampleKey }}-<n>` one
+(or vice versa) because the numbers look related — they are unrelated namespaces
+(`ai/WORKFLOW.md` § Scope). If the exact path does not exist, stop and ask the user;
+never execute a different task's plan.
+
+**Never conclude "already implemented" from anything but the plan's own files.**
+Before reporting that, verify against the files the plan itself lists under "Files to
+Create" / "Files to Modify". If those files are absent or unchanged, the plan is not
+implemented — implement it.
+
+### E.2 — Read mandatory context
+
+Before implementing, read:
+
+- `ai/infrastructure/code-guidelines.md`
+- `ai/infrastructure/project-structure.md`
+- `ai/infrastructure/mappers.md`
+- Any `ai/contexts/**` files referenced by the plan
+
+### E.3 — Implement each step precisely
+
+Work through the plan's Implementation Steps in order. For each step:
+
+- Create or modify the exact files the plan names.
+- Treat code sketches in the plan as intent, not a verbatim template — adjust for typos, missing imports, or obvious omissions.
+- Match the structure, decorator usage, and conventions used by nearby files.
+
+Do not add features, refactors, or cleanups outside the plan's scope. If you notice
+something worth improving, mention it in the final report — don't silently include it
+in your changes.
+
+### E.4 — Update context documentation
+
+For every item in the plan's "Context Docs to Update" section:
+
+- **Update** existing context files to reflect the new state.
+- **Create** new ones if the plan specifies them (follow the shape of existing docs in `ai/contexts/**`).
+
+### E.4a — Verify build
+
+Before reporting completion, run the project's build command to ensure the code
+compiles without errors. If the build fails, stop and report the error messages to
+the user — do not proceed to E.5.
+
+### E.5 — Report back
+
+End with a concise list of files created or modified, one line each. Nothing else —
+the user will read the diffs.
+{{#if tracker.remote}}
+
+**No tracker sync.** `execute_plan` never touches the tracker — see `ai/WORKFLOW.md` § Sync points.
+{{/if}}
+
+---
+
+## Mandatory context checklist
+
+Before writing code, confirm you have read:
+
+- [ ] `ai/tasks/[task]/plan-step-[step].md`
+- [ ] `ai/infrastructure/code-guidelines.md`
+- [ ] `ai/infrastructure/project-structure.md`
+- [ ] `ai/infrastructure/mappers.md`
+- [ ] Any `ai/contexts/**` files referenced by the plan
+
+---
+
+## Key project patterns to apply
+
+{{> stack/key-patterns }}
+
+Before implementing any pattern, search for an existing analog in the source tree
+and mirror it.
+
+---
+
+## Implementation reference
+
+{{> stack/implementation-reference }}
+
+---
+
+## When to stop and ask
+
+Stop and report back to the user — do not improvise — when:
+
+- The plan references a file that doesn't exist and its purpose isn't obvious from context.
+- A pattern the plan assumes conflicts with what's actually in the nearby code.
+- A plan step admits two reasonable interpretations.
+- You discover a real architectural decision was punted to implementation (e.g. "figure out how X integrates with Y").
+- The plan assumes an API shape or entity structure that doesn't match the source.
+
+The user will re-run `plan_task` on Sonnet to resolve the gap.
+
+---
+
+## Tools / capabilities
+
+These describe the developer's responsibilities. In practice they map to Read,
+Write, Edit, Grep, Bash, and similar low-level operations.
+
+- `read_file(path)` — read file contents.
+- `write_file(path, content)` — create or overwrite files.
+- `run_shell_command(command)` — run shell commands for builds, migrations, tests.
+- `use_codebase_searcher(query)` — find related code or pattern examples in the project.
+- `execute_plan(task, step)` — the main invocation. Read `ai/tasks/[task]/plan-step-[step].md`, execute the steps precisely, update the `ai/contexts/**` files the plan flagged, and report the list of changed files.