Tone down review loops: single-pass plan review, raise issue bar

- Remove chunk-based plan review in favor of single whole-plan review
- Add Calibration sections to both reviewer prompts so only serious
  issues block approval
- Reduce max review iterations from 5 to 3
- Streamline reviewer checklists (spec: 7→5, plan: 7→4 categories)
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Jesse Vincent
2026-03-16 15:57:23 -07:00
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@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ You MUST create a task for each of these items and complete them in order:
4. **Propose 2-3 approaches** — with trade-offs and your recommendation
5. **Present design** — in sections scaled to their complexity, get user approval after each section
6. **Write design doc** — save to `docs/superpowers/specs/YYYY-MM-DD-<topic>-design.md` and commit
7. **Spec review loop** — dispatch spec-document-reviewer subagent with precisely crafted review context (never your session history); fix issues and re-dispatch until approved (max 5 iterations, then surface to human)
7. **Spec review loop** — dispatch spec-document-reviewer subagent with precisely crafted review context (never your session history); fix issues and re-dispatch until approved (max 3 iterations, then surface to human)
8. **User reviews written spec** — ask user to review the spec file before proceeding
9. **Transition to implementation** — invoke writing-plans skill to create implementation plan
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ After writing the spec document:
1. Dispatch spec-document-reviewer subagent (see spec-document-reviewer-prompt.md)
2. If Issues Found: fix, re-dispatch, repeat until Approved
3. If loop exceeds 5 iterations, surface to human for guidance
3. If loop exceeds 3 iterations, surface to human for guidance
**User Review Gate:**
After the spec review loop passes, ask the user to review the written spec before proceeding:

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@@ -19,32 +19,31 @@ Task tool (general-purpose):
| Category | What to Look For |
|----------|------------------|
| Completeness | TODOs, placeholders, "TBD", incomplete sections |
| Coverage | Missing error handling, edge cases, integration points |
| Consistency | Internal contradictions, conflicting requirements |
| Clarity | Ambiguous requirements |
| YAGNI | Unrequested features, over-engineering |
| Clarity | Requirements ambiguous enough to cause someone to build the wrong thing |
| Scope | Focused enough for a single plan — not covering multiple independent subsystems |
| Architecture | Units with clear boundaries, well-defined interfaces, independently understandable and testable |
| YAGNI | Unrequested features, over-engineering |
## CRITICAL
## Calibration
Look especially hard for:
- Any TODO markers or placeholder text
- Sections saying "to be defined later" or "will spec when X is done"
- Sections noticeably less detailed than others
- Units that lack clear boundaries or interfaces — can you understand what each unit does without reading its internals?
**Only flag issues that would cause real problems during implementation planning.**
A missing section, a contradiction, or a requirement so ambiguous it could be
interpreted two different ways — those are issues. Minor wording improvements,
stylistic preferences, and "sections less detailed than others" are not.
Approve unless there are serious gaps that would lead to a flawed plan.
## Output Format
## Spec Review
**Status:** Approved | Issues Found
**Status:** Approved | Issues Found
**Issues (if any):**
- [Section X]: [specific issue] - [why it matters]
- [Section X]: [specific issue] - [why it matters for planning]
**Recommendations (advisory):**
- [suggestions that don't block approval]
**Recommendations (advisory, do not block approval):**
- [suggestions for improvement]
```
**Reviewer returns:** Status, Issues (if any), Recommendations