Cook It

Then proceed with the protocol below.

Phase Execution Protocol

0. Initialize state: ca phase-check init <epic-id> For each phase:
1. Announce: "[Phase N/5] PHASE_NAME"
2. Start state: ca phase-check start <phase>
3. Read the phase skill file (see above)
4. Run ca search and ca knowledge with the current goal -- display results before proceeding
5. Execute the phase following the skill instructions
6. Update epic state: bd update <epic-id> --notes="Phase: NAME COMPLETE | Next: NEXT"
7. Verify phase gate before proceeding to the next phase

Phase Gates (MANDATORY)

• After Plan: Run bd list --status=open and verify Review + Compound tasks exist, then run ca phase-check gate post-plan
• After Plan (AC Gate): Run bd show <epic-id> and verify the ## Acceptance Criteria section exists in the epic description. If missing, the plan phase MUST be re-entered to generate the AC table before proceeding to Work. This gate ensures the contract between plan and work is fulfilled.
• After Plan (Verification Contract Gate): Run bd show <epic-id> and verify the ## Verification Contract section exists in the epic description. If missing, the plan phase MUST be re-entered to define the epic-local proof of done before proceeding to Work.
• After Work (GATE 3): bd list --status=in_progress must be empty. Then run ca phase-check gate gate-3
• After Review (GATE 4): /implementation-reviewer must have returned APPROVED. Then run ca phase-check gate gate-4
• After Compound (FINAL GATE): Run ca verify-gates <epic-id> (must PASS), pnpm test, and pnpm lint. Then read the epic's ## Verification Contract and run every required evidence item that remains open, including pnpm build when build is required, before running ca phase-check gate final (auto-cleans phase state)

If a gate fails, DO NOT proceed. Fix the issue first.

Phase Control

• Skip phases: Parse arguments for "from PHASE" (e.g., "from plan"). Skip earlier phases.
• Resume: After interruption, run bd show <epic-id> and read notes for phase state. Resume from that phase.
• Retry: If a phase fails, report and ask user to retry, skip, or abort via AskUserQuestion.
• Progress: Always announce current phase number before starting.

Stop Conditions

• Spec dev reveals goal is unclear -- stop, ask user
• Tests produce unresolvable failures -- stop, report
• Review finds critical security issues -- stop, report

Common Pitfalls

• Skipping the Read step for a phase skill (NON-NEGOTIABLE)
• Not running phase gates between phases
• Not announcing progress ("[Phase N/5]")
• Proceeding after a failed gate
• Not updating epic notes with phase state (loses resume ability)
• Batching all commits to the end instead of committing incrementally
• Not verifying AC table exists after plan phase before starting work
• Not verifying the Verification Contract exists after plan phase before starting work

Quality Criteria

• All 5 phases were executed (3/5 is NOT success)
• Each phase skill was Read before execution
• Phase gates verified between each transition
• AC table verified present after plan phase
• Verification Contract verified present after plan phase
• Epic notes updated after each phase
• Memory searched at the start of each phase
• ca verify-gates passed at the end

Verification Contract

Cook-it does not invent "done" late in the cycle. The ## Verification Contract written during plan is the epic-local source of truth for:

• product profile (webapp, api, cli, library, service, or mixed)
• touched surfaces
• principal risks
• required evidence

If the contract is missing, stop and go back to plan. The fallback to legacy test + lint exists for older epics, not for newly planned work.

SESSION CLOSE -- INVIOLABLE

Before saying "done": git status, git add, bd sync, git commit, bd sync, git push. If phase state gets stuck, use the escape hatch: ca phase-check clean (or ca phase-clean).