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name: consultant:implement description: "Implement a story following subtasks exactly. Alex writes clean code, tests first, small commits. The story file is the contract." invocation: user

Implement Story

Implement a developer-ready story following the subtasks exactly as specified.

Prerequisites

• Story file exists in _consultant/stories/STORY-XXX.md
• Story status is "ready-for-dev"
• Technical context is available in project-context.md

Process

1. Load Story

CopyRead _consultant/stories/STORY-{XXX}.md

Understand ALL requirements before coding.

2. Update Status

Copy# sprint-status.yaml
stories:
  - id: STORY-XXX
    status: in_progress  # Changed from ready-for-dev

3. Implement Each Subtask

For each TASK in the story:

Copya. Check existing patterns in codebase
b. Write failing test (if TDD)
c. Implement the change
d. Make test pass
e. Commit:
   feat(scope): description [STORY-XXX]

   Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
f. Check off subtask in story file

4. Update Dev Notes

Add implementation details to story:

Copy## Dev Notes
- Implemented using {pattern}
- Created files: {list}
- Modified files: {list}
- Notes: {anything_important}

5. Run All Tests

Copynpm test  # All must pass

6. Complete Story

Copy# sprint-status.yaml
stories:
  - id: STORY-XXX
    status: done

Commit Convention

Copytype(scope): description [STORY-XXX]

- Detail 1
- Detail 2

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

Types: feat, fix, refactor, test, docs, chore

Checkpoints

STOP and request approval for:

• Security-related code
• Database schema changes
• External API integrations
• Payment processing

Agent

This skill uses the consultant-developer subagent.