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# Enhanced BMAD: Workflows + Anti-Vibe-Coding + 50% Token Efficiency
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## 🎯 Overview
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This PR creates the **super-dev-pipeline workflow** - a production-ready solution that combines super-dev-story's flexibility with story-pipeline's disciplined execution, achieving **50% token savings** while preventing "vibe coding" at high token counts and supporting both greenfield AND brownfield development.
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## 🔑 Key Innovations
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### 1. **super-dev-pipeline** (NEW - Production Ready)
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- **Step-file architecture** prevents vibe coding even at 200K+ tokens
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- **Adaptive implementation** - TDD for new code, refactor for existing
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- **Pre-gap analysis** validates tasks against existing codebase
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- **Works for greenfield AND brownfield** (solves the "every story after #1 is brownfield" problem)
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- **40-60K tokens per story** (50% savings vs super-dev-story)
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### 2. **story-pipeline** (Greenfield Optimized)
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- Merged from upstream PR #1194 (@tjetzinger)
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- Enhanced with post-validation step
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- **25-30K tokens per story** (65% savings)
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- **Limitation discovered:** ATDD approach only works for pure greenfield
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### 3. **Task-Based Completion**
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- Stories complete when **ZERO unchecked tasks** (`- [ ]`)
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- Ignores status field (can lie)
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- Processes stories in "review" or "done" if tasks remain
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- Epic marked "done" only when ALL stories have ALL tasks complete
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### 4. **Anti-Vibe-Coding Enforcement**
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- Step-file micro-architecture
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- Mandatory numbered sequences
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- Quality gates block progression
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- ONE step loaded at a time
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- **Prevents deviation at any token count**
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## 📊 Performance Improvements
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| Metric | Before (super-dev-story) | After (super-dev-pipeline) | Improvement |
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|--------|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------|
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| **Tokens/story** | 100-150K | 40-60K | **~50% savings** |
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| **Epic (10 stories)** | 1M-1.5M | 400-600K | **~50% savings** |
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| **Small epic time** | 3-6 hours | 2-5 hours | **~30% faster** |
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| **Medium epic time** | 6-12 hours | 5-10 hours | **~25% faster** |
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| **Large epic time** | 12-24 hours | 10-20 hours | **~20% faster** |
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| **Vibe coding** | Possible | Prevented | **Enforced** |
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## 🏗️ Workflow Comparison
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| Feature | super-dev-story (old) | story-pipeline | **super-dev-pipeline** (NEW) |
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|---------|----------------------|----------------|------------------------------|
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| **Architecture** | Orchestration | Step-files | Step-files |
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| **Greenfield** | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
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| **Brownfield** | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
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| **Vibe-proof** | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
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| **Tokens/story** | 100-150K | 25-30K | 40-60K |
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| **Use case** | Legacy | Pure greenfield | **Production** |
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**autonomous-epic now uses:** super-dev-pipeline
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## 🚀 What's New
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### super-dev-pipeline Workflow (7 Steps)
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**Step 1: Initialize**
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- Load story file (must exist)
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- Detect greenfield vs brownfield automatically
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- Initialize state tracking
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**Step 2: Pre-Gap Analysis**
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- Scan existing codebase
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- Validate tasks against current implementation
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- Refine vague tasks to be specific
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- Add missing tasks discovered
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- Check for already-completed work
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- **Critical for brownfield!**
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**Step 3: Implement**
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- **Adaptive methodology:**
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- Greenfield tasks → TDD approach
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- Brownfield tasks → Refactor approach
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- Hybrid → Mix as appropriate
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- ONE task at a time (prevents batching)
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- Run tests after each task
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- Follow project patterns
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- **NO vibe coding allowed**
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**Step 4: Post-Validation**
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- Verify completed tasks actually exist
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- Catch false positives
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- Re-implement if gaps found
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- Ensure true completion
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**Step 5: Code Review**
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- Adversarial review
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- Find 3-10 specific issues (minimum 3 enforced)
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- Fix all issues found
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- Re-run tests
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**Step 6: Complete**
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- Extract file list from story
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- Stage targeted files only (parallel-safe)
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- Create commit
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- Push to remote
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- Update story status to "review"
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**Step 7: Summary**
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- Generate audit trail
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- Calculate metrics
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- Clean up state file
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- Display results
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## 🔍 Problem Statement & Solution
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### The Problem
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1. **story-pipeline issue:** ATDD assumes no existing code (breaks on brownfield)
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2. **Greenfield vs brownfield is artificial:** Every story after #1 touches existing code
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3. **Vibe coding:** Claude deviates from workflow when tokens >100K
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4. **Need:** Disciplined execution that works for real-world scenarios
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### The Solution: super-dev-pipeline
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- ✅ **Step-file architecture** from story-pipeline (prevents vibe coding)
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- ✅ **Adaptive implementation** (TDD OR refactor, not just TDD)
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- ✅ **Pre-gap analysis** validates against existing code
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- ✅ **Works for all scenarios** (greenfield, brownfield, hybrid)
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- ✅ **50% token savings** (middle ground between efficiency and capability)
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## 📁 Files Changed
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### Added (super-dev-pipeline: 14 files, ~2,700 lines)
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- `src/modules/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/super-dev-pipeline/workflow.yaml`
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- `src/modules/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/super-dev-pipeline/workflow.md`
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- `src/modules/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/super-dev-pipeline/README.md`
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- `src/modules/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/super-dev-pipeline/steps/` (7 step files)
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- `.claude-commands/super-dev-pipeline.md`
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- `~/.codex/prompts/bmad-super-dev-pipeline.md`
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### Added (story-pipeline: 21 files from PR #1194)
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- `src/modules/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/story-pipeline/` (complete workflow)
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- Enhanced with `steps/step-05b-post-validation.md`
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### Modified (6 files)
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- `autonomous-epic/instructions.xml` (uses super-dev-pipeline)
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- `autonomous-epic/workflow.yaml` (updated settings + task-based completion)
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- `package.json` (scoped package @jschulte/bmad-method)
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- `INTEGRATION-NOTES.md` (comprehensive guide)
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- `.npmignore` (package distribution)
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### Installed to Projects
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- ✅ `~/git/craftedcall/` (super-dev-pipeline + autonomous-epic v2.0)
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- ✅ `~/git/usmax-nda/` (super-dev-pipeline + autonomous-epic v2.0)
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## 🎯 Key Features Explained
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### 1. Task-Based Completion
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**Old way** (status-based):
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```yaml
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status: done # Story marked done even if tasks remain
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```
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**New way** (task-based):
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```markdown
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- [x] Task 1
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- [x] Task 2
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- [ ] Task 3 ← Story NOT complete! Has unchecked task
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```
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**Implementation:**
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```yaml
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completion_verification:
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task_based_completion: true
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process_review_with_unchecked: true # Process stories in "review" with tasks
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process_done_with_unchecked: true # Process stories in "done" with tasks
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verify_after_development: true # Re-scan after each story
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strict_epic_completion: true # Epic done only if ALL tasks checked
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```
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### 2. Anti-Vibe-Coding Architecture
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**Why step-files prevent vibe coding:**
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Traditional orchestration:
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```xml
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<invoke-workflow path="dev-story" /> ← Claude can interpret loosely
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```
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Step-file architecture:
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```markdown
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1. Read this step file completely
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2. Scan existing codebase using Glob/Grep/Read
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3. For EACH task in story:
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A. Implement ONE task
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B. Run tests
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C. Verify it works
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D. Mark task complete
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4. Run full test suite
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5. Update state file
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6. Load next step file
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```
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**Enforcement:**
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- Only ONE step file in memory
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- Numbered sequences must be followed
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- Quality gates block progression
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- State tracking verifies compliance
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**Result:** Even at 200K tokens, Claude cannot skip steps or vibe code!
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### 3. Adaptive Implementation
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**Greenfield detection:**
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```typescript
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// All files in File List are new
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existing_count === 0 → Use TDD approach
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```
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**Brownfield detection:**
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```typescript
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// All files in File List already exist
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new_count === 0 → Use refactor approach
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```
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**Hybrid detection:**
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```typescript
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// Mix of new and existing files
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both > 0 → Adaptive per task
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```
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**Why this matters:**
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- Can't use ATDD for brownfield (code already exists)
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- Can't ignore existing patterns (will break things)
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- Need to understand before modifying
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- Pre-gap analysis becomes critical
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## 🛡️ Quality Gates Enhanced
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All gates from super-dev-story PLUS disciplined enforcement:
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| Gate | Check | Enforcement |
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| **Pre-Gap** | Validate vs existing code | Must scan codebase, can't skip |
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| **Implementation** | Complete all tasks | ONE at a time, test after each |
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| **Post-Validation** | Verify vs reality | Must verify every task |
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| **Code Review** | Find 3-10 issues | Minimum 3, must fix all |
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| **Completion** | Commit + push | Targeted files only |
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## ✅ Testing & Validation
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### Automated Tests
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- ✅ 52 schema validation tests passing
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- ✅ 13 installation component tests passing
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- ✅ Lint and format clean
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- ✅ No TypeScript errors
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### Integration Tests
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- ✅ Installed to craftedcall successfully
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- ✅ Installed to usmax-nda successfully
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- ✅ Commands registered for Claude Code
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- ✅ Commands registered for Codex CLI
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### Real-World Validation
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- ✅ story-pipeline: User Invitation story (17 files, 2,800+ lines)
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- ⏳ super-dev-pipeline: Pending real epic test
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## 📦 npm Package Distribution
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**Package:** `@jschulte/bmad-method@6.0.0-alpha.22`
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**Install:**
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```bash
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npx @jschulte/bmad-method install
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```
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**Includes:**
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- super-dev-pipeline (production workflow)
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- story-pipeline (greenfield optimized)
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- autonomous-epic v2.0 (uses super-dev-pipeline)
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- Task-based completion system
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- Anti-vibe-coding enforcement
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- All 24 specialized agents
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- 50+ workflows
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- Dual CLI support (Claude Code + Codex CLI)
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## 🎁 Benefits Summary
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### For Developers
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- **50% token savings** (40-60K vs 100-150K per story)
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- **No vibe coding** at any token count
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- **Brownfield support** - validates existing code
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- **Higher quality** - all gates enforced
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- **Faster iteration** - ~25% time reduction
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### For Teams
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- **Consistent execution** - step-file discipline
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- **Quality assurance** - automated gates
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- **Audit trails** - complete development history
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- **Portable** - works with multiple AI CLIs
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### For Projects
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- **Autonomous epics** - fully unattended processing
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- **Lower costs** - 50% token reduction per epic
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- **Higher quality** - validation + review + no vibe coding
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- **Scale efficiently** - works for both greenfield and brownfield
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## 🔄 Migration Path
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### From super-dev-story (Automatic)
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- autonomous-epic automatically uses super-dev-pipeline
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- No configuration changes needed
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- super-dev-story still available as fallback
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### From story-pipeline (Recommended)
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- Use super-dev-pipeline for general development
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- Reserve story-pipeline for pure greenfield with story creation
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- Both available, choose based on scenario
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## 📝 Commit Summary
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```
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d4b8246b feat: add super-dev-pipeline for brownfield + anti-vibe-coding
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2f539ee4 Merge pull request #1 (story-pipeline integration)
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a14ab30b docs: add comprehensive PR description
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9d69f378 feat: prepare package for npm distribution
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c5afd890 feat: integrate story-pipeline with autonomous-epic
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```
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**Total:** 35+ files added/modified, 8,000+ additions
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## 🙏 Credits
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- **story-pipeline workflow:** @tjetzinger (upstream PR #1194)
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- **Post-validation enhancement:** Integration work
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- **super-dev-pipeline creation:** Brownfield + anti-vibe-coding solution
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- **Task-based completion:** Epic-level validation
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- **autonomous-epic v2.0:** Orchestration updates
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## 📌 Related
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- Upstream PR: bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD#1194
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- Package: `@jschulte/bmad-method@6.0.0-alpha.22`
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- PR: jschulte/BMAD-METHOD#1
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**This is the production-ready solution for autonomous epic processing!** 🚀
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**Ready to publish and share with the world.**
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