markitect-main/NEXT_SESSION_BRIEFING.md

Next Session Briefing - MarkiTect Development

🎯 Current Status: Phase 2 Complete!

Completed Issues:

• ✅ Issue #51: Add outline mode to schema generation
• ✅ Issue #52: Capture actual heading text in schemas
• ✅ Issue #54: Add content field instruction capabilities

Next Phase Goals: Continue with remaining schema generation enhancements Mode: Autonomous TDD8 implementation following established patterns Expected Outcome: Continue building advanced schema generation features

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📊 Current Project Status

✅ Recently Completed

• Issue #50: Metaschema definition COMPLETE (TDD8 cycle successful)
  • Files: markitect/metaschema.py, markitect/schemas/markitect-metaschema.json
  • CLI integration in schema-ingest command
  • 15 comprehensive tests (100% passing)
  • Foundation established for advanced schema features

🎯 Next Target: Issue #51 - Add outline mode to schema generation

• Priority: High
• Dependencies: ✅ Metaschema definition (Issue #50) COMPLETE
• Goal: markitect schema-generate --mode outline --depth 3 --outfile invoice.json example.md
• Status: Ready to start

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🛠 Development Environment & Tooling

Working Directory

/mnt/c/Users/bernd.worsch/Documents/binky/2025/250915b-markitectAdvancedMarkdownEngine/markitect_project

Key Commands

# Start new issue workspace
make tdd-start NUM=51

# Run tests
PYTHONPATH=. python3 -m pytest tests/ --tb=short -q --maxfail=5

# Close issue when complete
make close-issue NUM=51

# Show issues
make show-issue NUM=51
make list-issues

Available Subagents

• general-purpose: Multi-step research and complex tasks
• tddai-assistant: TDD8 workflow expert
• refactoring-assistant: Code quality and improvement (use proactively)
• repository-assistant: Directory structure optimization (use proactively)
• project-assistant: Project tracking and planning

TDD8 Workflow Protocol

1. ISSUE - Understand requirements and analyze existing code
2. TEST - Write failing tests first (RED state required)
3. RED - Verify tests fail before implementation
4. GREEN - Implement minimal code to pass tests
5. REFACTOR - Clean up while maintaining green tests
6. DOCUMENT - Update CLI help and documentation
7. REFINE - Polish and optimize with comprehensive validation
8. PUBLISH - Commit with descriptive message and close issue

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📋 Issue #51 Implementation Plan

Requirements Analysis

• Add --mode outline option to schema-generate command
• Add --depth parameter for outline depth control
• Schema title should be "Schema from example.md" (not "for")
• Capture actual heading text in generated schemas
• Integrate with metaschema extensions from Issue #50

Key Files to Examine/Modify

• markitect/cli.py - schema-generate command (around line 1800+)
• markitect/schema_generator.py - SchemaGenerator class
• tests/test_l4_service_schema_generation.py - Existing schema tests
• Create new test file for Issue #51 functionality

Expected CLI Usage Pattern

# Current command
markitect schema-generate document.md --max-depth 2 --output schema.json

# New outline mode
markitect schema-generate --mode outline --depth 3 --outfile invoice.json example.md

Technical Integration Points

• Use x-markitect-outline-mode: true in generated schemas
• Use x-markitect-outline-depth to record depth setting
• Integrate x-markitect-heading-text for actual heading capture
• Ensure backward compatibility with existing --max-depth option

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🧪 Testing Strategy

Test File Structure

• Create .markitect_workspace/issue_51/tests/test_issue_51_outline_mode.py
• Follow established test patterns from Issue #50
• Include CLI integration tests
• Test backward compatibility

Critical Test Cases

1. Outline mode flag acceptance and processing
2. Depth parameter validation and functionality
3. Schema title format ("from" vs "for")
4. Heading text capture in outline mode
5. Metaschema compliance (validate against Issue #50 metaschema)
6. Backward compatibility with existing schema-generate
7. CLI help text and error handling

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🔧 Implementation Notes

Code Patterns to Follow

• Use existing SchemaGenerator class as foundation
• Add mode parameter to generate_schema_from_file() method
• Implement outline-specific logic in separate methods
• Follow existing CLI argument patterns in Click
• Use metaschema validation from Issue #50

Quality Standards

• Maintain 100% test pass rate for existing 478 tests
• Follow project conventions (no unnecessary comments unless asked)
• Use TodoWrite tool proactively for task tracking
• Commit frequently with descriptive messages
• Update CLI help text appropriately

Git Workflow

• Current branch: main (2 commits ahead of origin)
• Last commit: "feat: Complete Issue #50 - Define metaschema for JSON schema structure"
• Modified files since last session: Makefile, markitect/cli.py, markitect/database.py

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🎮 Autonomous Work Protocols

Do NOT Forget

• ✅ Use TodoWrite tool to track all tasks and phases
• ✅ Run tests after each change to verify state
• ✅ Follow complete TDD8 cycle (don't skip steps)
• ✅ Update CLI help when adding new features
• ✅ Maintain backward compatibility
• ✅ Use proper PYTHONPATH=. for all test runs
• ✅ Commit frequently with descriptive messages

Success Criteria for Issue #51

• --mode outline option implemented and functional
• --depth parameter working with validation
• Schema title format updated ("from" not "for")
• Actual heading text captured in schemas
• Metaschema integration working
• All tests passing (new + existing 478)
• CLI help updated and comprehensive
• Backward compatibility maintained
• Issue closed via make close-issue NUM=51

Next Issues After #51

• Issue #52: Capture actual heading text in schemas (may overlap with #51)
• Issue #54: Add content field instruction capabilities
• Issue #55: Schema-based draft generation

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🎯 Session Success Metrics

Minimum Viable Success

• Issue #51 basic functionality implemented
• Core tests passing
• CLI integration working

Optimal Success

• Complete TDD8 cycle for Issue #51
• All 478+ tests passing
• Issue #51 closed and committed
• Foundation laid for Issue #52

Stretch Goals

• Begin Issue #52 if time permits
• Proactive refactoring improvements
• Documentation enhancements

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🚀 Start Command

When beginning the session:

make tdd-start NUM=51

Then follow TDD8 methodology autonomously, using TodoWrite for task tracking and committing/closing when complete.

Remember: This is autonomous work mode - proceed through full TDD8 cycle without checking in unless hitting technical blockers or token limits.