| name | taper-protocol |
| description | Specialized logic for the final 2-3 weeks before race day: -20%/-40%/-60% volume curve, intensity preservation in race-week-minus-1, race-day shakeout. Called by build-training-plan during plan generation and triggerable mid-cycle if race date changes. |
Taper Protocol
Modifies the final 2-3 weeks of the training plan into a calibrated taper curve that reduces volume progressively while preserving intensity. Runs scripts/taper.py:apply_taper on the existing weeks list and returns a modified copy. The taper is integrated automatically into every build-training-plan call and can be re-applied independently if the race date shifts.
When to use
build-training-plan calls this skill at step 7 (final 2-3 weeks of the generated plan)./run-replan changes the race date, bringing new weeks into the taper window.adapt-plan detects the user is within 3 weeks of race day during a mid-cycle vdot_bump.
Outputs
A modified weeks list (non-destructive — returns deep copies). The caller (build-training-plan or adapt-plan) writes the final plan to storage/plan.json.
See body.md for the exact taper curve and invocation pattern and scripts/taper.py for the implementation.
