waterfall-tracking

name	waterfall-tracking
description	Stand up and maintain a visible stage-level task list for the /meta-dev 6-stage waterfall. Use in autopilot/walk runs so the user can walk away and watch Brainstorm→Design→Plan→Harden→Execute→Review progress live. Stage granularity only — never mirrors /meta-execute's per-task list.
allowed-tools	["TaskCreate","TaskUpdate","Bash"]

Waterfall Tracking Skill

Make the /meta-dev waterfall watchable. Cruise/walk exists so the user can walk away and see progress; the watching surface is a visible task list at stage granularity. This is the same proven discipline as /meta-execute's "visible main-thread task list" (commands/meta-execute.md → Prerequisite), one level up.

Invoked by /meta-dev at the start of any autopilot/walk run (keywords cruise/autopilot/auto/walk/unattended, the --cruise flag, or Accept-Edits mode). Mandatory in autopilot/walk; recommended-but-optional in interactive mode.

Procedure

1. Create once, up front (before Stage 1)

Call TaskCreate — one entry per waterfall stage, named for what it does. Chain dependencies (each stage depends on the prior):

Stage 1 — Brainstorm
Stage 2 — Design
Stage 3 — Plan (/meta-planner)
Stage 4 — Harden (/loop-gap)
Stage 5 — Execute (/meta-execute)
Stage 6 — Review (/meta-eval + audit + housekeeping)

No tracker visible = the run has not started correctly. For multi-item runs, create one stage list per subject and prefix entries with the subject so concurrent pipelines stay legible.