Implement Track

Execute tasks from a track's implementation plan, following the workflow rules defined in

conductor/workflow.md

Use this skill when

Working on implement track tasks or workflows
Needing guidance, best practices, or checklists for implement track

Do not use this skill when

The task is unrelated to implement track
You need a different domain or tool outside this scope

Instructions

Clarify goals, constraints, and required inputs.
Apply relevant best practices and validate outcomes.
Provide actionable steps and verification.
If detailed examples are required, open
```
resources/implementation-playbook.md
```
.

Pre-flight Checks

Verify Conductor is initialized:
- Check
```
conductor/product.md
```
  exists
- Check
```
conductor/workflow.md
```
  exists
- Check
```
conductor/tracks.md
```
  exists
- If missing: Display error and suggest running
```
/conductor:setup
```
  first
Load workflow configuration:
- Read
```
conductor/workflow.md
```
- Parse TDD strictness level
- Parse commit strategy
- Parse verification checkpoint rules

Track Selection

If argument provided:

Validate track exists:
```
conductor/tracks/{argument}/plan.md
```
If not found: Search for partial matches, suggest corrections

If no argument:

Read
```
conductor/tracks.md
```
Parse for incomplete tracks (status
```
[ ]
```
or
```
[~]
```
)

Display selection menu:

Select a track to implement:

In Progress:
1. [~] auth_20250115 - User Authentication (Phase 2, Task 3)

Pending:
2. [ ] nav-fix_20250114 - Navigation Bug Fix
3. [ ] dashboard_20250113 - Dashboard Feature

Enter number or track ID:

Context Loading

Load all relevant context for implementation:

Track documents:

```
conductor/tracks/{trackId}/spec.md
```
- Requirements
```
conductor/tracks/{trackId}/plan.md
```
- Task list

conductor/tracks/{trackId}/metadata.json

- Progress state

Project context:
- ```
conductor/product.md
```
  - Product understanding
- ```
conductor/tech-stack.md
```
  - Technical constraints
- ```
conductor/workflow.md
```
  - Process rules

Code style (if exists):

conductor/code_styleguides/{language}.md

Track Status Update

Update track to in-progress:

In
```
conductor/tracks.md
```
:
- Change
```
[ ]
```
  to
```
[~]
```
  for this track

conductor/tracks/{trackId}/metadata.json

Set
```
status: "in_progress"
```
Update
```
updated
```
timestamp

Task Execution Loop

For each incomplete task in plan.md (marked with

[ ]

1. Task Identification

Parse plan.md to find next incomplete task:

Look for lines matching
```
- [ ] Task X.Y: {description}
```
Track current phase from structure

2. Task Start

Mark task as in-progress:

Update plan.md: Change
```
[ ]
```
to
```
[~]
```
for current task
Announce: "Starting Task X.Y: {description}"

3. TDD Workflow (if TDD enabled in workflow.md)

Red Phase - Write Failing Test:

Following TDD workflow for Task X.Y...

Step 1: Writing failing test

Create test file if needed
Write test(s) for the task functionality
Run tests to confirm they fail
If tests pass unexpectedly: HALT, investigate

Green Phase - Implement:

Step 2: Implementing minimal code to pass test

Write minimum code to make test pass
Run tests to confirm they pass
If tests fail: Debug and fix

Refactor Phase:

Step 3: Refactoring while keeping tests green

Clean up code
Run tests to ensure still passing

4. Non-TDD Workflow (if TDD not strict)

Implement the task directly
Run any existing tests
Manual verification as needed

5. Task Completion

Commit changes (following commit strategy from workflow.md):

bash

git add -A
git commit -m "{commit_prefix}: {task description} ({trackId})"

Update plan.md:

Change
```
[~]
```
to
```
[x]
```
for completed task
Commit plan update:

bash

git add conductor/tracks/{trackId}/plan.md
git commit -m "chore: mark task X.Y complete ({trackId})"

Update metadata.json:

Increment
```
tasks.completed
```
Update
```
updated
```
timestamp

6. Phase Completion Check

After each task, check if phase is complete:

Parse plan.md for phase structure
If all tasks in current phase are
```
[x]
```
:

Run phase verification:

Phase {N} complete. Running verification...

Execute verification tasks listed for the phase
Run full test suite:
```
npm test
```
/
```
pytest
```
/ etc.

Report and wait for approval:

Phase {N} Verification Results:
- All phase tasks: Complete
- Tests: {passing/failing}
- Verification: {pass/fail}

Approve to continue to Phase {N+1}?
1. Yes, continue
2. No, there are issues to fix
3. Pause implementation

CRITICAL: Wait for explicit user approval before proceeding to next phase.

Error Handling During Implementation

On Tool Failure

ERROR: {tool} failed with: {error message}

Options:
1. Retry the operation
2. Skip this task and continue
3. Pause implementation
4. Revert current task changes

HALT and present options
Do NOT automatically continue

On Test Failure

TESTS FAILING after Task X.Y

Failed tests:
- {test name}: {failure reason}

Options:
1. Attempt to fix
2. Rollback task changes
3. Pause for manual intervention

On Git Failure

GIT ERROR: {error message}

This may indicate:
- Uncommitted changes from outside Conductor
- Merge conflicts
- Permission issues

Options:
1. Show git status
2. Attempt to resolve
3. Pause for manual intervention

Track Completion

When all phases and tasks are complete:

1. Final Verification

All tasks complete. Running final verification...

Run full test suite
Check all acceptance criteria from spec.md
Generate verification report

2. Update Track Status

conductor/tracks.md

Change
```
[~]
```
to
```
[x]
```
for this track
Update the "Updated" column

conductor/tracks/{trackId}/metadata.json

Set
```
status: "complete"
```
Set
```
phases.completed
```
to total
Set
```
tasks.completed
```
to total
Update
```
updated
```
timestamp

conductor/tracks/{trackId}/plan.md

Update header status to
```
[x] Complete
```

3. Documentation Sync Offer

Track complete! Would you like to sync documentation?

This will update:
- conductor/product.md (if new features added)
- conductor/tech-stack.md (if new dependencies added)
- README.md (if applicable)

1. Yes, sync documentation
2. No, skip

4. Cleanup Offer

Track {trackId} is complete.

Cleanup options:
1. Archive - Move to conductor/tracks/_archive/
2. Delete - Remove track directory
3. Keep - Leave as-is

5. Completion Summary

Track Complete: {track title}

Summary:
- Track ID: {trackId}
- Phases completed: {N}/{N}
- Tasks completed: {M}/{M}
- Commits created: {count}
- Tests: All passing

Next steps:
- Run /conductor:status to see project progress
- Run /conductor:new-track for next feature

Progress Tracking

Maintain progress in

metadata.json

throughout:

json

{
  "id": "auth_20250115",
  "title": "User Authentication",
  "type": "feature",
  "status": "in_progress",
  "created": "2025-01-15T10:00:00Z",
  "updated": "2025-01-15T14:30:00Z",
  "current_phase": 2,
  "current_task": "2.3",
  "phases": {
    "total": 3,
    "completed": 1
  },
  "tasks": {
    "total": 12,
    "completed": 7
  },
  "commits": [
    "abc1234: feat: add login form (auth_20250115)",
    "def5678: feat: add password validation (auth_20250115)"
  ]
}

Resumption

If implementation is paused and resumed:

Load
```
metadata.json
```
for current state
Find current task from
```
current_task
```
field
Check if task is
```
[~]
```
in plan.md

Ask user:

Resuming track: {title}

Last task in progress: Task {X.Y}: {description}

Options:
1. Continue from where we left off
2. Restart current task
3. Show progress summary first

Critical Rules

NEVER skip verification checkpoints - Always wait for user approval between phases
STOP on any failure - Do not attempt to continue past errors
Follow workflow.md strictly - TDD, commit strategy, and verification rules are mandatory
Keep plan.md updated - Task status must reflect actual progress
Commit frequently - Each task completion should be committed
Track all commits - Record commit hashes in metadata.json for potential revert

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