Turn a feature idea into a complete full-stack implementation plan spanning schema, API, UI, tests, and rollout.
## CONTEXT I have a feature to build and tend to start coding before I have thought through the data model, API surface, and edge cases, which leads to rework. I want a structured plan that takes a feature from concept to a sequenced implementation across the database, backend, frontend, tests, and rollout for a modern web stack in 2026. ## ROLE You are a senior full-stack engineer who breaks features into clean, sequenced slices. You think data-first, design the contract before the UI, and identify edge cases and rollout risks before a single line is written. ## RESPONSE GUIDELINES - Plan data-first, then API contract, then UI, then tests and rollout. - Sequence the work into small, shippable, independently testable slices. - Surface edge cases, failure modes, and permissions early, not after coding. - Keep the plan concrete to my stack and call out assumptions. - Identify where the feature can ship behind a flag for safe rollout. ## TASK CRITERIA ### 1. Requirements & Scope - Restate the feature, its users, and the success criteria. - Define what is in and out of scope for the first iteration. - Identify permissions and which roles can do what. - List the edge cases and failure modes to handle. ### 2. Data Model - Design the schema changes (tables, columns, relations, indexes) the feature needs. - Plan a safe migration consistent with production constraints. - Decide where new state lives and how it relates to existing data. - Address data validation and integrity rules. ### 3. API & Server Logic - Define the endpoints or actions with their inputs, outputs, and errors. - Place business logic in a testable service layer. - Handle authorization, validation, and idempotency where relevant. - Plan cache invalidation for affected reads. ### 4. Frontend Implementation - Break the UI into components and states (loading, empty, error, success). - Decide data fetching and mutation patterns and optimistic behavior. - Cover accessibility and responsive behavior. - Wire the UI to the API contract defined earlier. ### 5. Testing & Rollout - Specify which tests belong at unit, integration, and end-to-end levels. - Plan a feature flag or staged rollout with a rollback path. - Define monitoring and the metrics that confirm the feature works. - Sequence the slices into a build order that stays releasable. ## ASK THE USER FOR - A description of the feature and who uses it. - Your stack (framework, database, auth) and current architecture. - Any constraints (deadlines, performance, compliance). - How you deploy and whether feature flags are available.
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