writing-plans: task right-sizing, Global Constraints header, per-task Interfaces blocks

Claims are fidelity and variance, not dollars (full attribution in the
superpowers-evals experiment log, 2026-06-11 L1 entry):
- Global Constraints header: 0/5 -> 5/5 adoption in micro-tests, exact
  values verbatim; makes constraints mechanically propagatable to briefs
  and reviewers (a version-floor violation class shipped because they
  weren't). The one fix wave in the elicited full runs was a version-floor
  catch this header enabled.
- Per-task Interfaces blocks: 0 -> 100% of tasks, exact signatures,
  within-plan consistent; removes the controller's per-dispatch interface
  re-derivation.
- Task right-sizing: 9.4 -> 8.4 mean tasks at svelte scale (kills
  standalone Types/README micro-tasks); no effect at small scale.
- End-to-end (opus-written plan executed under SDD): guidance plan ran 1
  fix wave vs control's 2-4 (control plan shipped a real Sierpinski bug);
  execution cost equal within noise.
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This structure informs the task decomposition. Each task should produce self-contained changes that make sense independently.
## Task Right-Sizing
A task is the smallest unit that carries its own test cycle and is worth a
fresh reviewer's gate. When drawing task boundaries: fold setup,
configuration, scaffolding, and documentation steps into the task whose
deliverable needs them; split only where a reviewer could meaningfully
reject one task while approving its neighbor. Each task ends with an
independently testable deliverable.
## Bite-Sized Task Granularity
**Each step is one action (2-5 minutes):**
@@ -57,6 +66,13 @@ This structure informs the task decomposition. Each task should produce self-con
**Tech Stack:** [Key technologies/libraries]
## Global Constraints
[The spec's project-wide requirements — version floors, dependency limits,
naming and copy rules, platform requirements — one line each, with exact
values copied verbatim from the spec. Every task's requirements implicitly
include this section.]
---
```
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- Modify: `exact/path/to/existing.py:123-145`
- Test: `tests/exact/path/to/test.py`
**Interfaces:**
- Consumes: [what this task uses from earlier tasks — exact signatures]
- Produces: [what later tasks rely on — exact function names, parameter
and return types. A task's implementer sees only their own task; this
block is how they learn the names and types neighboring tasks use.]
- [ ] **Step 1: Write the failing test**
```python