1. On platforms with native plan mode (e.g., Claude Code's

   EnterPlanMode

   , Gemini CLI's planning mode): invoke the native plan mode mechanism immediately.
2. On platforms without native plan mode: simulate plan mode by completing all planning phases (INTAKE through PLAN) in full before making any code changes. Present the complete plan to the user for explicit approval before proceeding to EXECUTE.

.superhuman/board.md

1. Detect: Read the existing board and determine its status (

   in-progress

   ,

   blocked

   ,

   completed

   )
2. Display: Print a compact status summary showing completed/in-progress/blocked/remaining tasks
3. Resume: Pick up from the last incomplete wave - do NOT restart from INTAKE
4. Reconcile: If the codebase has changed since the last session (e.g., manual edits, other commits), run a quick diff check against the board's expected state and flag any conflicts before resuming

completed

.superhuman/archive/

• Multi-step feature development touching 3+ files or components
• User says "build this end-to-end" or "plan and execute this"
• User says "break this into tasks" or "sprint plan this"
• Any task requiring planning + implementation + verification
• Greenfield projects, major refactors, or migrations
• Complex bug fixes that span multiple systems

• Single-file bug fixes or typo corrections
• Quick questions or code explanations
• Tasks the user wants to do manually with your guidance
• Pure research or exploration tasks

• Simple (single component, clear scope): 3 questions
• Medium (multi-component, some ambiguity): 5 questions
• Complex (cross-cutting, greenfield, migration): 8-10 questions

1. Problem Statement: What exactly needs to be built or changed? What triggered this work?
2. Success Criteria: How will we know this is done? What does "working" look like?
3. Constraints: Are there existing patterns, libraries, or conventions we must follow?

1. Existing Code: Is there related code already in the repo? Should we extend it or build fresh?
2. Dependencies: Does this depend on external APIs, services, or other in-progress work?

1. Edge Cases: What are the known edge cases or failure modes?
2. Testing Strategy: Are there existing test patterns? Integration vs unit preference?
3. Rollout: Any migration steps, feature flags, or backwards compatibility needs?
4. Documentation: What docs need updating? API docs, README, architecture docs?
5. Priority: Which parts are most critical? What can be deferred if needed?

• ID: Sequential identifier (e.g.,

  SH-001

  )
• Title: Clear, action-oriented (e.g., "Create user authentication middleware")
• Description: 2-3 sentences on what this task does
• Type:

  code

  |

  test

  |

  docs

  |

  infra

  |

  config

• Complexity:

  S

  (< 50 lines) |

  M

  (50-200 lines) |

  L

  (200+ lines - consider splitting)
• Dependencies: List of task IDs this depends on (e.g.,

  [SH-001, SH-003]

  )

1. Every task should be S or M complexity. If L, decompose further
2. Test tasks are separate from implementation tasks
3. Infrastructure/config tasks come before code that depends on them
4. Documentation tasks depend on the code they document
5. Aim for 5-15 sub-tasks. Fewer means under-decomposed; more means over-engineered
6. Every task graph MUST end with three mandatory tail tasks (see below)
7. Apply the complexity budget (see below)

• Count the total number of tasks by complexity: S (small), M (medium), L (large)
• If any L tasks remain, decompose them further - L tasks are not allowed
• If total estimated scope exceeds 15 M-equivalent tasks (where 1 L = 3 M, 1 S = 0.5 M), flag to the user that scope may be too large for a single Superhuman session
• Suggest splitting into multiple Superhuman sessions with clear boundaries (e.g., "Session 1: backend API, Session 2: frontend integration")
• The user can override and proceed, but they must explicitly acknowledge the scope

• Type:

  review

• Title: "Self code review of all changes"
• Description: Run a structured code review of all changes made across every completed sub-task using the

  code-review-mastery

  methodology. Get the full diff of all changes since the rollback point. Execute the review pyramid bottom-up: Security > Correctness > Performance > Design > Readability > Convention > Testing. Classify each finding as

  [MAJOR]

  or

  [MINOR]

  . Fix all

  [MAJOR]

  findings immediately and address reasonable

  [MINOR]

  findings. Re-run the review after fixes to confirm no new issues were introduced. Only proceed when no

  [MAJOR]

  findings remain.
• Dependencies: All other implementation/test/docs tasks
• Acceptance Criteria: Zero

  [MAJOR]

  findings remaining after fixes. All

  [MINOR]

  findings documented on the board (fixed or explicitly deferred).

• Type:

  verify

• Title: "Validate changes against original requirements"
• Description: Review all changes made across every completed sub-task and compare them against the original user prompt and intake summary. Verify that every requirement, success criterion, and constraint from INTAKE is satisfied. If any requirement is unmet or the implementation deviates from what was asked, flag the gaps and loop back to EXECUTE to address them. Do NOT proceed to the final task until all requirements are confirmed met.
• Dependencies: The self code review task above
• Acceptance Criteria: Every success criterion from INTAKE is demonstrably satisfied. If gaps are found, reiterate until they are resolved.

• Type:

  verify

• Title: "Run full project verification suite"
• Description: Run all available verification checks in the repo, in order. Use the project's package manager scripts (check

  package.json

  ,

  Makefile

  ,

  pyproject.toml

  , etc.) - never invoke tools directly. Skip any that are not configured in the project - only run what exists:
  1. Tests - Run the test script (

     npm test

     ,

     yarn test

     ,

     pnpm test

     ,

     make test

     ,

     pytest

     , etc.)
  2. Lint - Run the lint script (

     npm run lint

     ,

     yarn lint

     ,

     pnpm lint

     ,

     make lint

     , etc.)
  3. Typecheck - Run the typecheck script (

     npm run typecheck

     ,

     yarn typecheck

     ,

     pnpm typecheck

     ,

     make typecheck

     , etc.)
  4. Build - Run the build script (

     npm run build

     ,

     yarn build

     ,

     pnpm build

     ,

     make build

     , etc.)
• Dependencies: The requirements validation task above
• Acceptance Criteria: All available checks pass. If any check fails, fix the issues and re-run until green. Do not mark the board as complete until every available check passes.

1. List all sub-tasks
2. For each task, identify which other tasks must complete first
3. Draw edges from dependencies to dependents
4. Verify no cycles exist (it's a DAG, not a general graph)

• Wave 1: Tasks with zero dependencies (roots of the DAG)
• Wave 2: Tasks whose dependencies are all in Wave 1
• Wave N: Tasks whose dependencies are all in Waves 1 through N-1

1. Codebase Exploration
   • Find existing patterns, utilities, and conventions relevant to this task
   • Identify files that will be created or modified
   • Check for reusable functions, types, or components
   • Understand the testing patterns used in the project
2. Web Research (when codebase context is insufficient)
   • Official documentation for libraries and APIs involved
   • Best practices and common patterns
   • Known gotchas or breaking changes
3. Risk Assessment
   • Flag unknowns or ambiguities
   • Identify potential conflicts with other sub-tasks
   • Note any assumptions that need validation

• Launch parallel Explore agents for all tasks in Wave 1 simultaneously
• Once Wave 1 research completes, launch Wave 2 research, and so on
• Each agent writes its findings to the board under the respective task

• Key files identified
• Reusable code/patterns found
• Risks and unknowns flagged
• External docs referenced

1. Files to Create/Modify: Exact file paths
2. Test Files: Test file paths (TDD - these are written first)
3. Implementation Approach: Brief description of the approach
4. Acceptance Criteria: Specific, verifiable conditions for "done"
5. Test Cases: List of test cases to write
   • Happy path tests
   • Edge case tests
   • Error handling tests

1. Tests are always planned before implementation
2. Each plan must reference specific reusable code found in DISCOVER
3. Plans must respect the project's existing conventions (naming, structure, patterns)
4. If a plan reveals a missing dependency, update the task graph (re-approve with user)

1. Ensure all current changes are committed or stashed
2. Record the current commit hash on the board under

   ## Rollback Point

3. If execution goes catastrophically wrong (build broken after max retries, critical files corrupted), the user can

   git reset --hard

   to this commit
4. Remind the user of the rollback point hash when flagging unrecoverable failures

• Files to create/modify: {list}
• Test files: {list}
• Approach: {from PLAN phase}

1. Follow TDD: write tests first, then implement
2. Use the project's existing patterns and conventions
3. Do NOT modify files outside your task scope
4. If you encounter a blocker, stop and report it - do not work around it
5. Update the board with your status when done

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• Check if any two agents in the wave modified the same file
• If conflicts exist: review both changes, merge them intelligently (prefer the change that better satisfies its task's acceptance criteria), and verify the merged result
• If conflicts cannot be auto-resolved: flag to the user with both versions and let them decide
• Run a quick build/test check after any merge to catch integration issues early

Wave 2 Complete (3/6 waves done)
-----------------------------------------
| Task   | Status | Notes               |
|--------|--------|----------------------|
| SH-001 | done   |                      |
| SH-002 | done   |                      |
| SH-003 | done   |                      |
| SH-004 | done   | wave 2               |
| SH-005 | done   | wave 2               |
| SH-006 | next   | wave 3               |
| SH-007 | next   | wave 3               |
| SH-008 | queued | wave 4               |
-----------------------------------------

1. Blocking discovery (can't complete the current task without it): Add a new task to the DAG, assign it to the current or next wave, and flag the change to the user on the board. Continue with other tasks in the wave.
2. Non-blocking discovery (nice-to-have, related improvement, cleanup): Do NOT absorb it. Add it to a

   ## Deferred Work

   section on the board. Mention it in the CONVERGE summary. The user decides whether to start a new Superhuman session for it.
3. Never silently expand scope - every addition to the DAG must be visible on the board and flagged in the next progress report.

1. Mark it as

   blocked

   on the board with a reason
2. Continue with non-blocked tasks in the same wave
3. After the wave completes, reassess blocked tasks
4. If the blocker is resolved, add the task to the next wave

1. Capture the error/failure reason on the board
2. Attempt one retry with adjusted approach
3. If retry fails, mark as

   failed

   and flag for user attention with the rollback point hash
4. Continue with other tasks - don't let one failure block the wave

references/wave-execution.md

1. Tests: Run the task's test suite - all tests must pass
2. Lint: Run the project's linter on modified files
3. Type Check: Run type checker if applicable (TypeScript, mypy, etc.)
4. Build: Verify the project still builds

1. Run tests for tasks that depend on this wave's output
2. Check for conflicts between parallel tasks (file conflicts, API mismatches)
3. Run the full test suite if available

• Tests: pass/fail (with details on failures)
• Lint: clean/issues
• Type check: pass/fail
• Build: pass/fail

references/verification-framework.md

1. Merge: If using worktrees or branches, merge all work into the target branch
2. Full Test Suite: Run the complete project test suite
3. Documentation: Update any docs that were part of the task scope
4. Summary: Generate a change summary with:
   • Files created/modified (with line counts)
   • Tests added (with coverage if available)
   • Key decisions made during execution
   • Any deferred work or follow-ups
5. Close Board: Mark the board as

   completed

   with a timestamp
6. Suggest Commit: Propose a commit message summarizing the work

• Full history of all 7 phases
• Every sub-task with its research, plan, and verification
• Timeline of execution
• Any issues encountered and how they were resolved

• references/intake-playbook.md

  - Full question bank organized by task type (feature, bug, refactor, greenfield, migration), with scaling rules and example sessions

• references/dependency-graph-patterns.md

  - Common DAG patterns, ASCII rendering format, wave assignment algorithm, and example graphs

• references/wave-execution.md

  - Parallel agent orchestration, agent prompt templates, blocked task handling, error recovery

• references/verification-framework.md

  - TDD workflow per sub-task, verification signals, integration testing, failure handling

• references/board-format.md

  - Full

  .superhuman/board.md

  specification with format, status transitions, and example board

When this skill is activated, check if the following companion skills are installed. For any that are missing, mention them to the user and offer to install before proceeding with the task. Example: "I notice you don't have [skill] installed yet - it pairs well with this skill. Want me to install it?"

• agile-scrum - Working with Agile and Scrum methodologies - sprint planning, retrospectives, velocity...
• test-strategy - Deciding what to test, choosing between test types, designing a testing strategy, or balancing test coverage.
• project-execution - Planning, executing, or recovering software projects with a focus on risk management,...
• clean-code - Reviewing, writing, or refactoring code for cleanliness and maintainability following Robert C.
• code-review-mastery - The user asks to review their local git changes, staged or unstaged diffs, or wants a code review before committing.

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