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+<overview>
+Claude-executable plans have a specific format that enables Claude to implement without interpretation. This reference defines what makes a plan executable vs. vague.
+
+**Key insight:** PLAN.md IS the executable prompt. It contains everything Claude needs to execute the phase, including objective, context references, tasks, verification, success criteria, and output specification.
+</overview>
+
+<core_principle>
+A plan is Claude-executable when Claude can read the PLAN.md and immediately start implementing without asking clarifying questions.
+
+If Claude has to guess, interpret, or make assumptions - the task is too vague.
+</core_principle>
+
+<prompt_structure>
+Every PLAN.md follows this XML structure:
+
+```markdown
+---
+phase: XX-name
+type: execute
+domain: [optional]
+---
+
+<objective>
+[What and why]
+Purpose: [...]
+Output: [...]
+</objective>
+
+<context>
+@.planning/PROJECT.md
+@.planning/ROADMAP.md
+@relevant/source/files.ts
+</context>
+
+<tasks>
+<task type="auto">
+  <name>Task N: [Name]</name>
+  <files>[paths]</files>
+  <action>[what to do, what to avoid and WHY]</action>
+  <verify>[command/check]</verify>
+  <done>[criteria]</done>
+</task>
+
+<task type="checkpoint:human-verify" gate="blocking">
+  <what-built>[what Claude automated]</what-built>
+  <how-to-verify>[numbered verification steps]</how-to-verify>
+  <resume-signal>[how to continue - "approved" or describe issues]</resume-signal>
+</task>
+
+<task type="checkpoint:decision" gate="blocking">
+  <decision>[what needs deciding]</decision>
+  <context>[why this matters]</context>
+  <options>
+    <option id="option-a"><name>[Name]</name><pros>[pros]</pros><cons>[cons]</cons></option>
+    <option id="option-b"><name>[Name]</name><pros>[pros]</pros><cons>[cons]</cons></option>
+  </options>
+  <resume-signal>[how to indicate choice]</resume-signal>
+</task>
+</tasks>
+
+<verification>
+[Overall phase checks]
+</verification>
+
+<success_criteria>
+[Measurable completion]
+</success_criteria>
+
+<output>
+[SUMMARY.md specification]
+</output>
+```
+
+</prompt_structure>
+
+<task_anatomy>
+Every task has four required fields:
+
+<field name="files">
+**What it is**: Exact file paths that will be created or modified.
+
+**Good**: `src/app/api/auth/login/route.ts`, `prisma/schema.prisma`
+**Bad**: "the auth files", "relevant components"
+
+Be specific. If you don't know the file path, figure it out first.
+</field>
+
+<field name="action">
+**What it is**: Specific implementation instructions, including what to avoid and WHY.
+
+**Good**: "Create POST endpoint that accepts {email, password}, validates using bcrypt against User table, returns JWT in httpOnly cookie with 15-min expiry. Use jose library (not jsonwebtoken - CommonJS issues with Next.js Edge runtime)."
+
+**Bad**: "Add authentication", "Make login work"
+
+Include: technology choices, data structures, behavior details, pitfalls to avoid.
+</field>
+
+<field name="verify">
+**What it is**: How to prove the task is complete.
+
+**Good**:
+
+- `npm test` passes
+- `curl -X POST /api/auth/login` returns 200 with Set-Cookie header
+- Build completes without errors
+
+**Bad**: "It works", "Looks good", "User can log in"
+
+Must be executable - a command, a test, an observable behavior.
+</field>
+
+<field name="done">
+**What it is**: Acceptance criteria - the measurable state of completion.
+
+**Good**: "Valid credentials return 200 + JWT cookie, invalid credentials return 401"
+
+**Bad**: "Authentication is complete"
+
+Should be testable without subjective judgment.
+</field>
+</task_anatomy>
+
+<task_types>
+Tasks have a `type` attribute that determines how they execute:
+
+<type name="auto">
+**Default task type** - Claude executes autonomously.
+
+**Structure:**
+
+```xml
+<task type="auto">
+  <name>Task 3: Create login endpoint with JWT</name>
+  <files>src/app/api/auth/login/route.ts</files>
+  <action>POST endpoint accepting {email, password}. Query User by email, compare password with bcrypt. On match, create JWT with jose library, set as httpOnly cookie (15-min expiry). Return 200. On mismatch, return 401.</action>
+  <verify>curl -X POST localhost:3000/api/auth/login returns 200 with Set-Cookie header</verify>
+  <done>Valid credentials → 200 + cookie. Invalid → 401.</done>
+</task>
+```
+
+Use for: Everything Claude can do independently (code, tests, builds, file operations).
+</type>
+
+<type name="checkpoint:human-action">
+**RARELY USED** - Only for actions with NO CLI/API. Claude automates everything possible first.
+
+**Structure:**
+
+```xml
+<task type="checkpoint:human-action" gate="blocking">
+  <action>[Unavoidable manual step - email link, 2FA code]</action>
+  <instructions>
+    [What Claude already automated]
+    [The ONE thing requiring human action]
+  </instructions>
+  <verification>[What Claude can check afterward]</verification>
+  <resume-signal>[How to continue]</resume-signal>
+</task>
+```
+
+Use ONLY for: Email verification links, SMS 2FA codes, manual approvals with no API, 3D Secure payment flows.
+
+Do NOT use for: Anything with a CLI (Vercel, Stripe, Upstash, Railway, GitHub), builds, tests, file creation, deployments.
+
+**Execution:** Claude automates everything with CLI/API, stops only for truly unavoidable manual steps.
+</type>
+
+<type name="checkpoint:human-verify">
+**Human must verify Claude's work** - Visual checks, UX testing.
+
+**Structure:**
+
+```xml
+<task type="checkpoint:human-verify" gate="blocking">
+  <what-built>Responsive dashboard layout</what-built>
+  <how-to-verify>
+    1. Run: npm run dev
+    2. Visit: http://localhost:3000/dashboard
+    3. Desktop (>1024px): Verify sidebar left, content right
+    4. Tablet (768px): Verify sidebar collapses to hamburger
+    5. Mobile (375px): Verify single column, bottom nav
+    6. Check: No layout shift, no horizontal scroll
+  </how-to-verify>
+  <resume-signal>Type "approved" or describe issues</resume-signal>
+</task>
+```
+
+Use for: UI/UX verification, visual design checks, animation smoothness, accessibility testing.
+
+**Execution:** Claude builds the feature, stops, provides testing instructions, waits for approval/feedback.
+</type>
+
+<type name="checkpoint:decision">
+**Human must make implementation choice** - Direction-setting decisions.
+
+**Structure:**
+
+```xml
+<task type="checkpoint:decision" gate="blocking">
+  <decision>Select authentication provider</decision>
+  <context>We need user authentication. Three approaches with different tradeoffs:</context>
+  <options>
+    <option id="supabase">
+      <name>Supabase Auth</name>
+      <pros>Built-in with Supabase, generous free tier</pros>
+      <cons>Less customizable UI, tied to ecosystem</cons>
+    </option>
+    <option id="clerk">
+      <name>Clerk</name>
+      <pros>Beautiful pre-built UI, best DX</pros>
+      <cons>Paid after 10k MAU</cons>
+    </option>
+    <option id="nextauth">
+      <name>NextAuth.js</name>
+      <pros>Free, self-hosted, maximum control</pros>
+      <cons>More setup, you manage security</cons>
+    </option>
+  </options>
+  <resume-signal>Select: supabase, clerk, or nextauth</resume-signal>
+</task>
+```
+
+Use for: Technology selection, architecture decisions, design choices, feature prioritization.
+
+**Execution:** Claude presents options with balanced pros/cons, waits for decision, proceeds with chosen direction.
+</type>
+
+**When to use checkpoints:**
+
+- Visual/UX verification (after Claude builds) → `checkpoint:human-verify`
+- Implementation direction choice → `checkpoint:decision`
+- Truly unavoidable manual actions (email links, 2FA) → `checkpoint:human-action` (rare)
+
+**When NOT to use checkpoints:**
+
+- Anything with CLI/API (Claude automates it) → `type="auto"`
+- Deployments (Vercel, Railway, Fly) → `type="auto"` with CLI
+- Creating resources (Upstash, Stripe, GitHub) → `type="auto"` with CLI/API
+- File operations, tests, builds → `type="auto"`
+
+**Golden rule:** If Claude CAN automate it, Claude MUST automate it.
+
+See `./checkpoints.md` for comprehensive checkpoint guidance.
+</task_types>
+
+<context_references>
+Use @file references to load context for the prompt:
+
+```markdown
+<context>
+@.planning/PROJECT.md           # Project vision
+@.planning/ROADMAP.md         # Phase structure
+@.planning/phases/02-auth/FINDINGS.md  # Research results
+@src/lib/db.ts                # Existing database setup
+@src/types/user.ts            # Existing type definitions
+</context>
+```
+
+Reference files that Claude needs to understand before implementing.
+</context_references>
+
+<verification_section>
+Overall phase verification (beyond individual task verification):
+
+```markdown
+<verification>
+Before declaring phase complete:
+- [ ] `npm run build` succeeds without errors
+- [ ] `npm test` passes all tests
+- [ ] No TypeScript errors
+- [ ] Feature works end-to-end manually
+</verification>
+```
+
+</verification_section>
+
+<success_criteria_section>
+Measurable criteria for phase completion:
+
+```markdown
+<success_criteria>
+
+- All tasks completed
+- All verification checks pass
+- No errors or warnings introduced
+- JWT auth flow works end-to-end
+- Protected routes redirect unauthenticated users
+  </success_criteria>
+```
+
+</success_criteria_section>
+
+<output_section>
+Specify the SUMMARY.md structure:
+
+```markdown
+<output>
+After completion, create `.planning/phases/XX-name/SUMMARY.md`:
+
+# Phase X: Name Summary
+
+**[Substantive one-liner]**
+
+## Accomplishments
+
+## Files Created/Modified
+
+## Decisions Made
+
+## Issues Encountered
+
+## Next Phase Readiness
+
+</output>
+```
+
+</output_section>
+
+<specificity_levels>
+<too_vague>
+
+```xml
+<task type="auto">
+  <name>Task 1: Add authentication</name>
+  <files>???</files>
+  <action>Implement auth</action>
+  <verify>???</verify>
+  <done>Users can authenticate</done>
+</task>
+```
+
+Claude: "How? What type? What library? Where?"
+</too_vague>
+
+<just_right>
+
+```xml
+<task type="auto">
+  <name>Task 1: Create login endpoint with JWT</name>
+  <files>src/app/api/auth/login/route.ts</files>
+  <action>POST endpoint accepting {email, password}. Query User by email, compare password with bcrypt. On match, create JWT with jose library, set as httpOnly cookie (15-min expiry). Return 200. On mismatch, return 401. Use jose instead of jsonwebtoken (CommonJS issues with Edge).</action>
+  <verify>curl -X POST localhost:3000/api/auth/login -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"email":"test@test.com","password":"test123"}' returns 200 with Set-Cookie header containing JWT</verify>
+  <done>Valid credentials → 200 + cookie. Invalid → 401. Missing fields → 400.</done>
+</task>
+```
+
+Claude can implement this immediately.
+</just_right>
+
+<too_detailed>
+Writing the actual code in the plan. Trust Claude to implement from clear instructions.
+</too_detailed>
+</specificity_levels>
+
+<anti_patterns>
+<vague_actions>
+
+- "Set up the infrastructure"
+- "Handle edge cases"
+- "Make it production-ready"
+- "Add proper error handling"
+
+These require Claude to decide WHAT to do. Specify it.
+</vague_actions>
+
+<unverifiable_completion>
+
+- "It works correctly"
+- "User experience is good"
+- "Code is clean"
+- "Tests pass" (which tests? do they exist?)
+
+These require subjective judgment. Make it objective.
+</unverifiable_completion>
+
+<missing_context>
+
+- "Use the standard approach"
+- "Follow best practices"
+- "Like the other endpoints"
+
+Claude doesn't know your standards. Be explicit.
+</missing_context>
+</anti_patterns>
+
+<sizing_tasks>
+Good task size: 15-60 minutes of Claude work.
+
+**Too small**: "Add import statement for bcrypt" (combine with related task)
+**Just right**: "Create login endpoint with JWT validation" (focused, specific)
+**Too big**: "Implement full authentication system" (split into multiple plans)
+
+If a task takes multiple sessions, break it down.
+If a task is trivial, combine with related tasks.
+
+**Note on scope:** If a phase has >3 tasks or spans multiple subsystems, split into multiple plans using the naming convention `{phase}-{plan}-PLAN.md`. See `./scope-estimation.md` for guidance.
+</sizing_tasks>

package/get-shit-done/references/principles.md

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+<principles>
+Core principles for the Gets Shit Done planning system.
+
+<solo_developer_claude>
+
+You are planning for ONE person (the user) and ONE implementer (Claude).
+- No teams, stakeholders, ceremonies, coordination overhead
+- User is the visionary/product owner
+- Claude is the builder
+- Estimate effort in Claude execution time, not human dev time
+</solo_developer_claude>
+
+<plans_are_prompts>
+
+PLAN.md is not a document that gets transformed into a prompt.
+PLAN.md IS the prompt. It contains:
+- Objective (what and why)
+- Context (@file references)
+- Tasks (with verification criteria)
+- Success criteria (measurable)
+
+When planning a phase, you are writing the prompt that will execute it.
+</plans_are_prompts>
+
+<initialization_leverage>
+
+The most leveraged moment is project initialization.
+- Deep questioning here = better everything downstream
+- Garbage in = garbage out
+- Spend the tokens on context gathering
+- Don't rush to "the work"
+</initialization_leverage>
+
+<scope_control>
+
+Plans must complete within reasonable context usage.
+
+**Quality degradation curve:**
+- 0-30% context: Peak quality
+- 30-50% context: Good quality
+- 50-70% context: Degrading quality
+- 70%+ context: Poor quality
+
+**Solution:** Aggressive atomicity - split into small, focused plans.
+- 2-3 tasks per plan maximum
+- Each plan independently executable
+- Better to have many small plans than few large ones
+</scope_control>
+
+<claude_automates>
+
+If Claude CAN do it via CLI/API/tool, Claude MUST do it.
+
+Checkpoints are for:
+- **Verification** - Human confirms Claude's work (visual, UX)
+- **Decision** - Human makes implementation choice
+
+Not for:
+- Deploying (use CLI)
+- Creating resources (use CLI/API)
+- Running builds/tests (use Bash)
+- Writing files (use Write tool)
+</claude_automates>
+
+<deviation_rules>
+
+Plans are guides, not straitjackets. During execution:
+
+1. **Auto-fix bugs** - Fix immediately, document
+2. **Auto-add critical** - Security/correctness gaps, add immediately
+3. **Auto-fix blockers** - Can't proceed, fix immediately
+4. **Ask about architectural** - Major changes, stop and ask
+5. **Log enhancements** - Nice-to-haves, log to Issues, continue
+</deviation_rules>
+
+<ship_fast>
+
+No enterprise process. No approval gates.
+
+Plan → Execute → Ship → Learn → Repeat
+
+Milestones mark shipped versions (v1.0 → v1.1 → v2.0).
+</ship_fast>
+
+<anti_enterprise>
+
+NEVER include:
+- Team structures, RACI matrices
+- Stakeholder management
+- Sprint ceremonies
+- Multi-week estimates
+- Change management processes
+- Documentation for documentation's sake
+
+If it sounds like corporate PM theater, delete it.
+</anti_enterprise>
+</principles>

package/get-shit-done/references/questioning.md

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+<questioning_guide>
+The initialization questioning phase is the most leveraged moment in any project. Context gathered here flows through every downstream decision. Don't rush it.
+
+<domains>
+Ask about gaps - skip what's already clear from user input.
+
+<project_type>
+What kind of thing is this?
+- Product/app (software for users)
+- Automation/tool (system to automate a process)
+- Research/analysis (investigation or learning)
+- Creative work (content, art, media)
+</project_type>
+
+<problem_motivation>
+Why does this need to exist?
+- What pain point?
+- What gap in current solutions?
+- What opportunity?
+- What's the current state without this?
+</problem_motivation>
+
+<audience>
+Who is this for?
+- Just the user (personal tool)
+- Their team (internal use)
+- Specific user segment (targeted audience)
+- General public (broad availability)
+</audience>
+
+<success_criteria>
+What does "done" look like?
+- Must be measurable/verifiable
+- Not vague ("make it good")
+- Specific outcomes, not activities
+</success_criteria>
+
+<constraints>
+What limits exist?
+- Tech stack (must use X, can't use Y)
+- Timeline (deadline, urgency)
+- Resources (budget, team size)
+- Dependencies (needs X to exist first)
+- Compatibility (must work with Y)
+</constraints>
+
+<scope_boundaries>
+What are you NOT building?
+- Explicit exclusions prevent creep
+- "Not in v1" is valid
+- Helps focus on what matters
+</scope_boundaries>
+
+<current_state>
+What exists already?
+- Greenfield (nothing exists)
+- Brownfield (existing code/system)
+- Prior attempts (what was tried, what failed)
+- Related work (adjacent systems)
+</current_state>
+
+<technical_decisions>
+Any already made?
+- Framework choices
+- Architecture patterns
+- Key libraries
+- Deployment target
+</technical_decisions>
+
+<open_questions>
+What's still unclear?
+- Known unknowns
+- Decisions deferred
+- Areas needing research
+</open_questions>
+</domains>
+
+<mechanics>
+
+<ask_user_question_tool>
+Every follow-up question uses structured options:
+- 2-4 choices per question
+- Always include "Other" or "Let me explain"
+- Options should be mutually exclusive when possible
+</ask_user_question_tool>
+
+<assess_after_round>
+After receiving answers, evaluate completeness:
+
+**Critical gaps exist:**
+- State the gap clearly
+- Ask about it immediately
+- Don't offer to finalize yet
+
+**Sufficient context:**
+- Acknowledge what's gathered
+- Note optional areas could explore
+- Offer choice: finalize or dig deeper
+
+**Comprehensive:**
+- Acknowledge depth
+- Offer to finalize
+- Only edge cases remain
+</assess_after_round>
+
+<decision_gate_pattern>
+
+**CRITICAL: Always present ALL THREE options. Never skip "Ask more questions".**
+
+Use AskUserQuestion with exactly these options:
+
+```
+Header: "Ready?"
+Question: "Ready to create PROJECT.md, or explore more?"
+Options (ALL THREE REQUIRED):
+  1. "Create PROJECT.md" - Finalize and continue
+  2. "Ask more questions" - I'll dig into areas we haven't covered
+  3. "Let me add context" - You have more to share
+```
+
+If user selects "Ask more questions":
+- Identify domains not yet covered from the 9 domains list
+- Ask about 2-3 of them
+- Return to decision gate
+
+Loop until "Create PROJECT.md" selected.
+</decision_gate_pattern>
+</mechanics>
+
+<anti_patterns>
+
+- **Rushing** - Don't minimize questions to get to "the work"
+- **Assuming** - Don't fill gaps with assumptions, ask
+- **Leading** - Don't push toward a preferred answer
+- **Repeating** - Don't ask about what user already provided
+- **Shallow** - Don't accept vague answers, probe for specifics
+</anti_patterns>
+</questioning_guide>