| name | spec-loop-implementation-flow |
| description | Use this skill after execution approval for implementation work in an approved chat-only or task-file task. It governs implementation-time routing, canonical task updates, and the final review checkpoint. |
Use this skill after execution approval for implementation work in an
approved chat-only or task-file task.
If no approved active task exists, return to
spec-loop-plan-task/SKILL.md.
Core rules
- Keep the approved active task as the source of truth.
- Do not create a second implementation artifact or silently rewrite
the task to match the code.
- If important open decisions appear and they could materially change
scope, constraints, design, or test specification, use
spec-loop-clarify-task/SKILL.md before continuing.
- Chat-only implementation is allowed only while confirmed task state
can safely remain in chat. If resolved decisions kept only in chat
would risk loss through compaction or context loss, promote to the
task-file path before continuing.
- This skill governs only the approved current increment until it
reaches
review.
- If the User introduces additional implementation work outside that
increment, return it to spec-loop-plan-task/SKILL.md for route
selection and any renewed execution approval.
- Before presenting work as ready, perform the
Implementation notes
check.
- If another implementation-related skill conflicts with this skill or
the governing
spec-loop-plan-task bundle, stop and ask the User
which rules should govern.
Read and path selection
- Read spec-loop-plan-task/SKILL.md and the files it requires.
- Choose the active path:
- task-file path = an approved task file controls the current
increment
- chat-only path = an approved canonical chat-only task in chat
controls the current increment
- Then read:
Keep using the approved active task as the source of truth. Edit the
active task file or canonical chat-only task only when the shared
core and the active path companion allow it.
implementation-flow-guidance.md defines the route rules, when
canonical task sections may change, the meaning of review,
Implementation notes, and the completion checklist.
The path companion defines the active path mechanics, including
chat-only recovery or promotion or the task-file move into review.
If the current increment is unclear, do not use this skill. Return to
spec-loop-plan-task/SKILL.md.