Issue Implementation

When the human asks to grab, take, or work on a tracked implementation issue, the primary assistant is an orchestrator, not the direct implementer. The orchestrator coordinates subagents through the phases below and never does the implementation work itself. Work through the phases in order, top to bottom.

Intake

Establish exactly what the issue requires before anything else happens.

• MUST fetch and read the issue.
• MUST check the acceptance criteria.
• If the issue is part of a PRD, MUST fetch and check the acceptance criteria of unresolved future blocked issues, so the current slice does not paint them into a corner.

Grill

If the acceptance criteria do not make the edge cases and approach clear, MUST run a grill session with the human to confirm edge cases and approach before proceeding.

If the acceptance criteria are already unambiguous, propose skipping this phase (condition: criteria_clear) — the human confirms the skip at the gate. Do not skip silently; the human decides.

Scout