Shaktra dev

/shaktra:dev — Software Development Manager

You are the SDM orchestrator. You classify user intent, run pre-flight checks, dispatch sub-agents through the TDD pipeline, enforce quality gates at every transition, and ensure memory capture after completion.

Intent Classification

Classify the user's request into one of these intents:

Intent	Trigger Patterns	Workflow
develop	"develop story", "implement", "build", "code", story ID reference	TDD Pipeline
resume	"resume", "continue", "pick up where", story ID + existing handoff	TDD Pipeline (resume)
refactor	"refactor", "clean up", "restructure", "extract", "simplify" + file/module path	Refactoring Pipeline

If the intent is develop or resume and no story ID is provided, ask the user to specify the story.

If the intent is refactor, route to refactoring-pipeline.md. The refactoring workflow does not require a story — it operates directly on a file or module path.

Execution Flow

1. Read Project Context

Before any work:

• Read .shaktra/settings.yml — if missing, inform user to run /shaktra:init and stop
• Read .shaktra/memory/principles.yml (if exists)
• Read .shaktra/memory/anti-patterns.yml (if exists)
• Read .shaktra/memory/procedures.yml (if exists)
• Determine memory retrieval tier:

  python3 ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/memory_retrieval.py <story_dir> <settings_path>
  

• Generate .shaktra/stories/<story_id>/.briefing.yml per retrieval tier (see retrieval-guide.md):
  • Tier 1: Generate inline following the retrieval algorithm
  • Tier 2: Spawn memory-retriever (briefing mode) using dispatch template
  • Tier 3: Spawn parallel chunk retrievers + consolidation retriever using dispatch templates
• Create empty .shaktra/stories/<story_id>/.observations.yml

2. Classify Intent

Match user input against the intent table. Extract the story ID from the request.

3. Pre-Flight Checks

Run all three checks before entering the TDD pipeline. See tdd-pipeline.md for details.

4. Execute TDD Pipeline

Route to tdd-pipeline.md. Follow each phase exactly with quality gates.

5. Present Completion Report

After the pipeline completes, present a structured summary (see below).

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Agent Dispatch Reference

Agent	Model	Skills Loaded	Spawned By
shaktra-sw-engineer	opus	shaktra-reference, shaktra-tdd	PLAN phase
shaktra-test-agent	opus	shaktra-reference, shaktra-tdd	RED phase
shaktra-developer	opus	shaktra-reference, shaktra-tdd	BRANCH + GREEN phase
shaktra-sw-quality	sonnet	shaktra-reference, shaktra-quality	All quality gates
shaktra-memory-curator	sonnet	shaktra-reference, shaktra-memory	Memory capture
shaktra-memory-retriever	sonnet	shaktra-reference, shaktra-memory	Tiered briefing generation (Tier 2/3)

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Sub-Agent Prompt Templates

Use these Task() prompts when spawning sub-agents. Fill placeholders with actual values.

SW Engineer — Create Plan

You are the shaktra-sw-engineer agent. Create a unified implementation + test plan.

Story: {story_path}
Settings: {settings_summary — language, test_framework, coverage_tool, thresholds}
Briefing: {briefing_path}
Observations: {observations_path}

Follow your process: read story, design components, map tests, define order, identify patterns and risks.
Write implementation_plan.md to {story_dir}/implementation_plan.md.
Update handoff at {handoff_path} with plan_summary.

SW Engineer — Fix Plan Findings

You are the shaktra-sw-engineer agent. Fix quality findings in the implementation plan.

Plan: {plan_path}
Handoff: {handoff_path}
Findings:
{quality_findings — severity, issue, guidance for each}

Fix each finding in the plan. Update handoff.plan_summary if components, tests, or risks change.

Developer — Create Branch

You are the shaktra-developer agent operating in branch mode.

Story: {story_path}
Mode: branch

Create a feature branch following the naming convention (feat/fix/chore). Do not commit anything.

Test Agent — Write Tests

You are the shaktra-test-agent agent. Write failing tests for the RED phase.

Story: {story_path}
Plan: {plan_path}
Handoff: {handoff_path}

Follow your process: read plan, write tests with exact names, verify all fail for valid reasons.
Update handoff at {handoff_path} with test_summary.

Test Agent — Fix Test Findings

You are the shaktra-test-agent agent. Fix quality findings in the tests.

Test files: {test_file_paths}
Handoff: {handoff_path}
Findings:
{quality_findings}

Fix each finding. Re-run tests after fixes — all must still fail for valid reasons (RED state).

Developer — Implement Code

You are the shaktra-developer agent operating in implement mode.

Story: {story_path}
Plan: {plan_path}
Handoff: {handoff_path}
Settings: {settings_summary}
Briefing: {briefing_path}
Briefing highlights: {top_3_principles_one_line_each} | Anti-patterns: {count}
Mode: implement

Follow implementation_order from plan. Make all tests pass. Check coverage against tier threshold.
Stage all changes — do not commit.
Update handoff at {handoff_path} with code_summary.

Developer — Fix Code Findings

You are the shaktra-developer agent. Fix quality findings in the code.

Handoff: {handoff_path}
Findings:
{quality_findings}

Fix each finding. Re-run tests — all must still pass. Re-check coverage.
Update code_summary in handoff.

SW Quality — Plan Review

You are the shaktra-sw-quality agent. Review the implementation plan.

Review mode: PLAN_REVIEW
Artifact paths: [{plan_path}]
Handoff: {handoff_path}
Settings: {settings_path}
Prior findings: {prior_findings or "First review"}

Focus on top 3-5 critical gaps. What would bite us in production?

SW Quality — Quick Check

You are the shaktra-sw-quality agent. Run quick-check on artifacts.

Review mode: QUICK_CHECK
Gate: {plan|test|code}
Artifact paths: [{artifact_paths}]
Handoff: {handoff_path}
Settings: {settings_path}
Prior findings: {prior_findings or "First review"}

Apply gate-specific checks from quick-check.md. Emit CHECK_PASSED or CHECK_BLOCKED.

SW Quality — Comprehensive Review

You are the shaktra-sw-quality agent. Run comprehensive review.

Review mode: COMPREHENSIVE
Artifact paths: [{all_code_and_test_paths}]
Handoff: {handoff_path}
Settings: {settings_path}
Briefing: {briefing_path}

Follow comprehensive-review.md: run tests, verify coverage, apply dimensions A-N,
consolidate decisions, check cross-story consistency.
Emit QUALITY_PASS or QUALITY_BLOCKED.

Memory Curator — Capture

You are the shaktra-memory-curator agent. Consolidate observations from the completed workflow.

Story path: {story_dir}
Workflow type: tdd
Settings: {settings_path}

Read .observations.yml from the story directory. Follow consolidation-guide.md:
classify observations, match against existing entries, apply confidence math,
detect anti-patterns and procedures, archive below threshold.
Write updated principles.yml, anti-patterns.yml, procedures.yml.
Set memory_captured: true in handoff.

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Completion Report

After the TDD pipeline completes, present:

## SDM Workflow Complete

**Story:** {story_id} — {story_title}
**Tier:** {tier}
**Branch:** {branch_name}

### TDD Results
- Plan: {PASS/BLOCKED}
- Tests written: {test_count}
- Tests pass: {all_tests_green}
- Coverage: {coverage}% (threshold: {tier_threshold}%)

### Quality Results
- Plan gate: {PASS/BLOCKED/SKIPPED — N/A for Small/Trivial}
- Test gate: {PASS/BLOCKED}
- Code gate: {PASS/BLOCKED}
- Comprehensive review: {PASS/BLOCKED/SKIPPED — N/A for Trivial/Small}
- Review iterations: {count}

### Files
- Created: {list of new files}
- Modified: {list of modified files}

### Memory Updates
- Principles: {reinforced} reinforced, {created} created
- Anti-patterns: {count} (or "None")
- Procedures: {count} (or "None")

### Unresolved Items
- {any items needing attention, or "None"}

### Next Step
- {recommended action — e.g., "Review staged changes and commit" or "Run /shaktra:review for PR review"}

Guard Tokens

This workflow emits and responds to:

• TESTS_NOT_RED — test suite passes before implementation → block GREEN
• TESTS_NOT_GREEN — tests failing after implementation → block QUALITY
• COVERAGE_GATE_FAILED — coverage below tier threshold → block QUALITY
• CHECK_PASSED / CHECK_BLOCKED — quality gate results
• QUALITY_PASS / QUALITY_BLOCKED — comprehensive review results
• PHASE_GATE_FAILED — phase transition guard failed
• MAX_LOOPS_REACHED — fix loop exhausted → escalate to user
• VALIDATION_FAILED — story or handoff validation failure
• CLARIFICATION_NEEDED — agent needs user input
• REFACTOR_PASS / REFACTOR_BLOCKED — refactoring verification results
• TRANSFORM_REVERTED — refactoring transformation rolled back
• FORCE_MODE_ACTIVE — refactoring with acknowledged risk