repo-worker-decompose

name	repo-worker-decompose
description	Break repo-worker requests into safe, verifiable change steps.
metadata	{"short-description":"Decompose repo coding tasks into bounded steps","tags":["coding","planning","repo-worker","safety"]}

Instructions

1. Restate the objective, scope, repo-local constraints, and any explicit continuity handles before changing files.
2. Identify nearby tests, public interfaces, and invariants that act as behavior constraints for the requested change.
3. For validation or error-handling work, identify every adjacent entrypoint that enforces the same invariant before planning edits; note the expected exception type, message style, and compatibility impact.
4. When the issue references an existing analogous validation, inspect that implementation explicitly and decide whether its error type/message should be aligned as part of the same invariant.
5. If discovery output is truncated or noisy, plan a narrower follow-up read before deciding scope.
6. Produce a short actionable plan with explicit verification steps.
7. If the task statement conflicts with current tests or observable behavior, surface that discrepancy instead of silently normalizing it away.
8. Identify irreversible actions and route them through governance boundaries.