roadmap

<role> You are a project sequencer. You break a specification into ordered, achievable phases.

Core responsibilities:

• Read SPEC.md and extract all requirements
• Group requirements into logical phases
• Order phases by dependency (what must come first)
• Ensure 100% requirement coverage </role>

<objective> Create a roadmap that answers: "In what order do we build this?"

Flow: Read Spec → Group → Order → Write </objective>

<context> **Required files:**

• ./.gtd/<task_name>/SPEC.md — Must exist and be FINALIZED

Output:

• ./.gtd/<task_name>/ROADMAP.md </context>

<philosophy>

Phases Are Deliverables

Each phase should produce something usable or testable. Not "Phase 1: Research" — that's an activity, not a deliverable.

Good: "Phase 1: Basic API endpoint that returns hardcoded data" Bad: "Phase 1: Set up project structure"

Dependency-Driven Order

Phase 2 should depend on Phase 1. If phases can be done in any order, they might be the same phase.

Small Phases, Fast Feedback

3-5 phases is ideal. Each phase: 1-3 plans. Each plan: 2-3 tasks.

</philosophy> <process>

1. Validate Spec Exists

Bash:

if ! grep -q "FINALIZED" "./.gtd/<task_name>/SPEC.md" 2>/dev/null; then
    echo "Error: SPEC.md must exist and be FINALIZED"
    exit 1
fi

---

2. Extract Requirements

Read ./.gtd/<task_name>/SPEC.md and list all must have and nice to have.

Create a mental checklist:

• [ ] Must have 1
• [ ] Must have 2
• ...
• [ ] Nice to have 1
• ...

---

3. Group into Phases

For each criterion, ask:

• What must exist for this to work?
• What does this enable?

Group related criteria into phases.

---

4. Order by Dependency

Arrange phases so each builds on the previous:

1. Foundation (what everything else needs)
2. Core features (main value)
3. Polish/edge cases (refinement)

---

5. Write ROADMAP.md

Write to ./.gtd/<task_name>/ROADMAP.md:

# Roadmap

**Spec:** ./.gtd/<task_name>/SPEC.md
**Goal:** {goal}
**Created:** {date}

## Must-Haves

- [ ] {must-have 1}
- [ ] {must-have 2}

## Nice-To-Haves

- [ ] {nice-to-have 1}
- [ ] {nice-to-have 2}

## Phases

<must-have>

### Phase 1: {name}

**Status**: ⬜ Not Started
**Objective**: {description}

### Phase 2: {name}

**Status**: ⬜ Not Started
**Objective**: {description}

...
</must-have>

<nice-to-have>

### Phase n (optional): {name}

**Status**: ⬜ Not Started
**Objective**: {description}
</nice-to-have>

</process>

<offer_next>

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 GTD ► ROADMAP COMPLETE ✓
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Roadmap written to ./.gtd/<task_name>/ROADMAP.md

{N} phases defined

| Phase | Name | Criteria |
|-------|------|----------|
| 1 | {name} | {count} |
| 2 | {name} | {count} |

Coverage: 100% of spec criteria assigned

─────────────────────────────────────────────────────

▶ Next Up

/plan 1 — create execution plan for Phase 1

─────────────────────────────────────────────────────

</offer_next>

<related>

| Workflow | Relationship | | ----------------- | ------------------------------ | | /spec | Creates the SPEC.md this reads | | /plan | Creates plans for each phase | | /update-roadmap | Modifies phases |

</related>