phase-execution

What problem does it solve?

This Skill provides a structured and disciplined approach to executing individual phases of an implementation plan, ensuring clean commits and early detection of scope creep or overly large tasks.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Disciplined Commit Protocol: Enforces a specific commit message format for clarity and traceability.
• Escape Hatch Detection: Automatically identifies and signals when a phase is too large or deviates from its scope, preventing wasted effort.
• Verification: Ensures all success criteria are met before reporting completion.
• Use Case: When an orchestrator assigns a specific phase of a software development task, this Skill guides the implementation, handles testing incrementally, and reports back success or failure with clear reasons.

Quick Start

Use the phase-execution skill to implement Phase 2 of the core-graph plan located at thoughts/shared/plans/2026-01-03_core-graph.md on the implement/plan-1-core-graph branch.