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--- description: planning comprehensive globs: planning-comprehensive.mdc alwaysApply: false --- # LEVEL 3 COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING > **TL;DR:** This document provides structured planning guidelines for Level 3 (Intermediate Feature) tasks, focusing on comprehensive planning with creative phases and clear implementation strategies. ## 🏗️ PLANNING WORKFLOW ```mermaid graph TD Start["Planning Start"] --> Req["📋 Requirements<br>Analysis"] Req --> Comp["🔍 Component<br>Analysis"] Comp --> Design["🎨 Design<br>Decisions"] Design --> Impl["⚙️ Implementation<br>Strategy"] Impl --> Test["🧪 Testing<br>Strategy"] Test --> Doc["📚 Documentation<br>Plan"] Design --> Creative["Creative Phases:"] Creative --> UI["UI/UX Design"] Creative --> Arch["Architecture"] Creative --> Algo["Algorithm"] style Start fill:#4da6ff,stroke:#0066cc,color:white style Req fill:#ffa64d,stroke:#cc7a30,color:white style Comp fill:#4dbb5f,stroke:#36873f,color:white style Design fill:#d94dbb,stroke:#a3378a,color:white style Impl fill:#4dbbbb,stroke:#368787,color:white style Test fill:#d971ff,stroke:#a33bc2,color:white style Doc fill:#ff71c2,stroke:#c23b8a,color:white ``` ## 🔄 LEVEL TRANSITION HANDLING ```mermaid graph TD L3["Level 3 Task"] --> Assess["Continuous<br>Assessment"] Assess --> Down["Downgrade to<br>Level 1/2"] Assess --> Up["Upgrade to<br>Level 4"] Down --> L12Trigger["Triggers:<br>- Simpler than expected<br>- Limited scope<br>- Few components"] Up --> L4Trigger["Triggers:<br>- System-wide impact<br>- Architectural changes<br>- High complexity"] L12Trigger --> L12Switch["Switch to<br>Level 1/2 Workflow"] L4Trigger --> L4Switch["Switch to<br>Level 4 Workflow"] ``` ## 📋 PLANNING TEMPLATE ```markdown # Feature Planning Document ## Requirements Analysis - Core Requirements: - [ ] Requirement 1 - [ ] Requirement 2 - Technical Constraints: - [ ] Constraint 1 - [ ] Constraint 2 ## Component Analysis - Affected Components: - Component 1 - Changes needed: - Dependencies: - Component 2 - Changes needed: - Dependencies: ## Design Decisions - Architecture: - [ ] Decision 1 - [ ] Decision 2 - UI/UX: - [ ] Design 1 - [ ] Design 2 - Algorithms: - [ ] Algorithm 1 - [ ] Algorithm 2 ## Implementation Strategy 1. Phase 1: - [ ] Task 1 - [ ] Task 2 2. Phase 2: - [ ] Task 3 - [ ] Task 4 ## Testing Strategy - Unit Tests: - [ ] Test 1 - [ ] Test 2 - Integration Tests: - [ ] Test 3 - [ ] Test 4 ## Documentation Plan - [ ] API Documentation - [ ] User Guide Updates - [ ] Architecture Documentation ``` ## 🎨 CREATIVE PHASE IDENTIFICATION ```mermaid graph TD subgraph "CREATIVE PHASES REQUIRED" UI["🎨 UI/UX Design<br>Required: Yes/No"] Arch["🏗️ Architecture Design<br>Required: Yes/No"] Algo["⚙️ Algorithm Design<br>Required: Yes/No"] end UI --> UITrig["Triggers:<br>- New UI Component<br>- UX Flow Change"] Arch --> ArchTrig["Triggers:<br>- System Structure Change<br>- New Integration"] Algo --> AlgoTrig["Triggers:<br>- Performance Critical<br>- Complex Logic"] style UI fill:#4dbb5f,stroke:#36873f,color:white style Arch fill:#ffa64d,stroke:#cc7a30,color:white style Algo fill:#d94dbb,stroke:#a3378a,color:white ``` ## ✅ VERIFICATION CHECKLIST ```mermaid graph TD subgraph "PLANNING VERIFICATION" R["Requirements<br>Complete"] C["Components<br>Identified"] D["Design Decisions<br>Made"] I["Implementation<br>Plan Ready"] T["Testing Strategy<br>Defined"] Doc["Documentation<br>Plan Ready"] end R --> C --> D --> I --> T --> Doc style R fill:#4dbb5f,stroke:#36873f,color:white style C fill:#ffa64d,stroke:#cc7a30,color:white style D fill:#d94dbb,stroke:#a3378a,color:white style I fill:#4dbbbb,stroke:#368787,color:white style T fill:#d971ff,stroke:#a33bc2,color:white style Doc fill:#ff71c2,stroke:#c23b8a,color:white ``` ## 🔄 IMPLEMENTATION PHASES ```mermaid graph LR Setup["🛠️ Setup"] --> Core["⚙️ Core<br>Implementation"] Core --> UI["🎨 UI<br>Implementation"] UI --> Test["🧪 Testing"] Test --> Doc["📚 Documentation"] style Setup fill:#4da6ff,stroke:#0066cc,color:white style Core fill:#4dbb5f,stroke:#36873f,color:white style UI fill:#ffa64d,stroke:#cc7a30,color:white style Test fill:#d94dbb,stroke:#a3378a,color:white style Doc fill:#4dbbbb,stroke:#368787,color:white ``` ## 🔄 INTEGRATION WITH MEMORY BANK ```mermaid graph TD L3["Level 3<br>Task"] --> PB["Comprehensive<br>projectbrief.md"] L3 --> AC["Detailed<br>activeContext.md"] L3 --> TM["Structured<br>tasks.md"] L3 --> PM["Detailed<br>progress.md"] PB & AC & TM & PM --> MB["Memory Bank<br>Integration"] MB --> NextPhase["Proceed to<br>Implementation"] ``` ## 🚨 PLANNING EFFICIENCY PRINCIPLE Remember: ``` ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Level 3 planning requires COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN but │ │ should avoid OVER-ENGINEERING. Focus on delivering │ │ maintainable, well-documented features. │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ```