Finalize Implementation

Post-implementation QA workflow: tests, code polishing, commit, and self-improvement.

Task Tracking

At the start, use update_plan to track each phase, restating any remaining steps of a parent workflow alongside them:

1. Run $polish-code skill
2. Run $simplify-docs skill
3. Run $update-changelog skill
4. Run $self-improve skill
5. Ship It

Workflow state lives at .turbo/workflows/<slug>.md — slug from the governing plan when one is in context, otherwise the current branch name with non-alphanumerics replaced by hyphens. It pairs one-to-one with the thread's goal. When this run's create_goal attempt succeeds, write the file fresh: Status: active plus this invocation's update_plan list as a checkbox list. When an unfinished goal already exists, mirror into the workflow file its objective names; when it names none, continue without workflow state. Mirror every update_plan call into the file; it holds the pipeline's remaining steps and their statuses. When this run created the goal, run the terminal step in order: mark the final entry completed and mirror it, set Status: closed, mark the goal complete with update_goal, then emit any halt message.

Then attempt create_goal with the objective: "Run $finalize post-implementation QA on the staged changes through Phase 5 (Ship It). Workflow state: .turbo/workflows/<slug>.md; mirror every update_plan call into it. Loop state lives under .turbo/loops/. After any context compaction, re-read the workflow file and any active ledger, and continue from the first unfinished entry. Mark this goal complete when Phase 5 finishes." If an unfinished goal already exists, an outer workflow owns it; continue without creating one.

Phase 1: Run $polish-code Skill

Run the $polish-code skill for the current changes.

Phase 2: Run $simplify-docs Skill

Run the $simplify-docs skill on the staged changes (git diff --cached). Stage any edits it makes before continuing.

Phase 3: Run $update-changelog Skill

Run the $update-changelog skill. Stage any edits it makes before continuing.

Phase 4: Run $self-improve Skill

Run the $self-improve skill for the current session. Always run this phase even if the session seemed routine.

Phase 5: Ship It

Step 1: Analyze Split

Examine the staged changes and evaluate whether they form a single reviewable unit or several independently reviewable units. This step decides only whether to split; the chosen ship skill owns all repository-state detection and the commit, push, branch, and PR intent.

Run git diff --cached --stat and git diff --cached to understand the scope. Categorize changes along three dimensions:

• Concern type: refactoring, bug fix, new feature, cleanup, dependency update
• Layer/domain: backend, frontend, database migrations, i18n, tests, configuration
• Logical unit: files that form a coherent, independently reviewable change

A split is warranted when the staged changes contain multiple reviewable units. Each unit should be independently understandable, testable, and revertable. When deciding group boundaries, consider whether a reviewer could evaluate each group without needing context from the others.

Step 2: Present Analysis and Choose Path

Output the split analysis as text.

If changes form a single cohesive unit, note this and run the $ship skill.

If changes span multiple reviewable units, propose an ordered list of groups. For each group, specify:

• Name and one-line description
• File list (flag files with mixed-concern hunks)
• Dependencies: which earlier groups, if any, this group builds on

Use request_user_input to let the user choose whether to ship the changes together or split them up.

• Ship together — ship all staged changes as one unit; run the $ship skill
• Split up — ship each group as its own unit; run the $split-and-ship skill

If this run created a goal, follow the closing update_plan call below by mirroring it into the workflow file, setting Status: closed, and marking the goal complete with update_goal, in that order. Then call update_plan to mark this step completed and continue with the next step of the active workflow.

Rules

• Diff size, number of files changed, passing tests, perceived user urgency, or context window concerns are not reasons to skip a phase. Each phase does work beyond what those signals cover. "The session was long" or "a prior phase was thorough" are never valid reasons to skip a later phase.
• Never stage or commit files containing secrets (.env, credentials, API keys). Warn if detected.
• Do not present diffs to the user — the user reviews diffs in an external git client. Use git diff internally as needed.
• If a non-test step fails (polish, review), stop and report the failure. Do not skip ahead.