iterative-development
An iterative implementation methodology that pairs with superpowers. Extracts requirements with proof obligations from large spec collateral, defines a walking skeleton that closes a real journey, then loops through audited sprints building a behavior evidence corpus until an auditor confirms the product matches the spec. Designed for comprehensive or ambiguous specs where the upfront writing-plans flow loses the plot.
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Skills (7)
skills/auditing-progressUse when an iteration has just finished and you need to verify behavior evidence quality in three tiers — deep evidence for current stories, impacted behavior for touched scenarios, and sentinel co…skills/extracting-requirementsUse when starting an iterative-development run on human spec collateral — reads the spec, produces per-epic requirement files with proof obligations and behavior scenario cards with stable IDs.skills/implementing-tasksUse when executing a batch of TDD-sized tasks inside a running-an-iteration call — dispatches an implementer subagent per task following red-green-refactor discipline and returns per-task completio…skills/iterative-developmentUse when implementing a project with a large, comprehensive, or ambiguous spec — extracts requirements with proof obligations, defines a walking skeleton with its first journey scenario, then loops…skills/running-an-iterationUse when executing the next pending iteration from an iterative-development roadmap — picks the iteration, decomposes into code and evidence tasks, runs sentinel corpus baseline, dispatches impleme…skills/scoping-the-simplest-coreUse when turning extracted requirements into a roadmap — selects the walking skeleton iteration with its first journey scenario, orders remaining work into follow-on iterations, and applies story s…skills/shared
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Contents
A Claude Code plugin that drives an autonomous, audited implementation loop for projects with large, comprehensive, or ambiguous specs. Pairs with superpowers.
When to use it
Use this plugin when:
- Your spec is large, comprehensive, or ambiguous (10+ files, 100+ requirements).
- You want the product in a working, testable state at every iteration boundary.
- You want an autonomous audited loop rather than a single upfront plan.
- The
superpowers:writing-plans→superpowers:subagent-driven-developmentflow has lost the plot on this project before.
Do not use it for small, bounded projects — superpowers:writing-plans is simpler and more appropriate.
What it does
The top-level iterative-development skill orchestrates the full lifecycle:
- Extract requirements — chunks the spec, dispatches parallel extraction subagents, and produces stories with proof obligations plus behavior scenarios. Aggregates into per-epic files, a behavior-scenarios corpus, and a coverage ledger.
- Scope the simplest core — defines the walking skeleton iteration (ITER-0000) and an ordered roadmap of follow-on iterations. The walking skeleton must close at least one real journey scenario, not just compile.
- Run iterations — sentinel baseline → scope review → decompose code + evidence tasks → implement → impacted + sentinel scenario runs → wrap up.
- Audit progress — paired auditors run a three-tier review (deep evidence, impacted behavior, sentinel corpus) using parallel adversarial review (PAR). Gaps feed back into the backlog.
- Terminate — when the roadmap is drained and a final behavior-evidence audit passes, the loop exits.
Completion means the product has passing behavior evidence at the correct seam for every externally observable requirement — not just that stories are marked done.
Skills
| Skill | Role |
|---|---|
iterative-development | Top-level orchestrator for the autonomous loop. |
extracting-requirements | Chunk + parallel-extract + aggregate stories and scenarios from spec collateral. |
scoping-the-simplest-core | Define walking skeleton and roadmap. |
running-an-iteration | Execute one sprint end-to-end. |
implementing-tasks | Per-task implementer with evidence discipline. |
auditing-progress | PAR-based audits at iteration and corpus level. |
Installation
Install from the Prime Radiant marketplace:
/plugin marketplace add prime-radiant-inc/prime-radiant-marketplace
/plugin install iterative-development@prime-radiant-marketplace
Restart Claude Code after installing.
Running the tests
./scripts/run_validation_suite.sh
Individual test files can be run with pytest tests/.
Relationship to superpowers
This plugin depends conceptually on skills from the superpowers plugin (brainstorming, TDD, parallel adversarial review, verification-before-completion). Install superpowers alongside iterative-development for the intended experience.
License
Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE.
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