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Next Steps for MarkiTect Development

Session Goal for Tomorrow: Test tddai infrastructure thoroughly using tddai itself to ensure robustness before proceeding with new features.

🔧 Primary Focus: Validate TDD Infrastructure

1. Self-Testing with tddai

• Use make tdd-start NUM=11 to test actual workspace creation with issue #11
• Generate real tests using make tdd-add-test to validate AI integration
• Complete full cycle: start → add-test → status → finish
• Identify any rough edges or workflow issues
• Ensure error handling works correctly for edge cases

2. Infrastructure Robustness Testing

• Test with invalid issue numbers
• Test workspace collision scenarios (multiple active workspaces)
• Test cleanup and recovery from failed states
• Validate all error messages are helpful and actionable
• Ensure virtual environment integration is solid

🎯 Secondary Opportunities (After Infrastructure Validation)

3. Core MarkiTect Feature Implementation

• Pick a Markdown feature from wiki specs (MF-1 through MF-10)
• Use the validated TDD workflow to implement it properly
• Expand markitect/parser.py with real functionality
• Demonstrate TDD infrastructure working with actual feature development

4. CLI Interface Development

• Build out the actual MarkiTect CLI described in architecture
• Implement GraphQL interface and SQLite database integration
• Make the project immediately useful for end users

5. Schema Validation System

• Implement JSON Schema validation features (core differentiator)
• Build schema generation from existing Markdown
• Add validation and stub generation capabilities

6. Integration & Polish

• Set up actual CI/CD pipeline
• Add code coverage reporting with pytest-cov
• Implement proper linting/formatting targets (black, ruff, mypy)
• Performance optimization and documentation improvements

📋 Success Criteria for Tomorrow

Primary Goal: Confidently say "the TDD infrastructure is robust and reliable"

• Complete issue #11 workflow without major issues
• Generate and run meaningful tests via the tddai system
• Document any improvements or fixes needed
• Ready to use tddai for implementing new MarkiTect features

Philosophy: Validate the foundation before building the house. Any problems we encounter should be attributable to new feature implementation, not infrastructure issues.

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Created: 2025-09-22 Next Session: Focus on self-testing and validation of tddai infrastructure