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      "Title": "bug: Feature phases treat individual API endpoints as separate phases (13 phases for 7 features)",
      "Excerpt": "## Description\n\nThe generated plan creates 13 separate feature phases (Phase 2 through Phase 13) by treating each bullet from the MVP features list as its own phase. This includes individual API endpoints as standalone phases:\n\n- Phase 9: POST /api/meetings - Create a new meeting session\n- Phase 10: POST /api/meetings/{id}/join - Join with invite code and get a bingo card\n- Phase 11: POST /api/meetings/{id}/mark - Mark a buzzword on your card\n- Phase 12: GET /api/meetings/{id}/status - Get meeti",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/mmorris35/devplan-mcp-server/issues/143",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-02-14T00:11:03.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
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      "Title": "bug: Plan scaffold generates nonsensical file paths (.txt extension, Python naming for Java)",
      "Excerpt": "## Description\n\nThe generated plan scaffold creates file paths that don't match the detected language conventions.\n\n## Reproduction\n\nGenerate a plan for a Java 21 + Spring Boot 3 project.\n\n## Expected\n\nJava-style paths:\n- \\`src/main/java/com/example/buzzwordbingo/BuzzwordBingoApplication.java\\`\n- \\`src/test/java/com/example/buzzwordbingo/BuzzwordBingoApplicationTest.java\\`\n\n## Actual\n\n- \\`corporate_buzzword_bingo/main.txt\\` — \\`.txt\\` extension, Python snake_case naming\n- \\`tests/test_main.txt\\`",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/mmorris35/devplan-mcp-server/issues/140",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-02-14T00:10:38.000Z",
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      "Title": "bug: CLAUDE.md and agent generators ignore detected language, emit Python/TypeScript defaults",
      "Excerpt": "## Description\n\nThe \\`devplan_generate_claude_md\\`, \\`devplan_generate_executor\\`, and \\`devplan_generate_verifier\\` tools all ignore the detected language from the brief and emit hardcoded Python/TypeScript/Node.js defaults instead.\n\n## Reproduction\n\n1. Create a PROJECT_BRIEF.md for Java 21 + Spring Boot 3 + Gradle + JUnit 5\n2. Call \\`devplan_generate_claude_md\\` with \\`language: \\\"java\\\"\\`\n3. Call \\`devplan_generate_executor\\` with \\`language: \\\"java\\\"\\`\n4. Call \\`devplan_generate_verifier\\` w",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/mmorris35/devplan-mcp-server/issues/139",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-02-14T00:10:29.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
      "Comments": 3,
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      "Title": "bug: Feature grouping over-corrects — 6 of 7 features dropped, only Leaderboard remains",
      "Excerpt": "## Description\n\nThe fix for #143 (endpoints listed as separate phases) over-corrected. Instead of grouping 13 items into ~6 logical feature phases, it collapsed everything into **1 phase** and **lost 6 of 7 features entirely**.\n\n## Reproduction\n\nGenerate a plan for corporate-buzzword-bingo with these 7 features + 5 endpoints in the brief:\n1. Buzzword database with categories and difficulty ratings\n2. Bingo card generator (unique 5x5 cards, FREE space center)\n3. Meeting session management (create",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/mmorris35/devplan-mcp-server/issues/146",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-02-14T01:43:46.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
      "Comments": 2,
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      "Title": "🟡 P1: v2/nice-to-have features get weird phase numbers (14.5, 15.5, etc.)",
      "Excerpt": "## Problem\n\nNice-to-have features from the brief become phases with decimal numbers that look broken:\n\n```markdown\n## Phase 14.5 (v2): Prometheus metrics\n## Phase 15.5 (v2): Hybrid search\n## Phase 16.5 (v2): Embedding caching\n## Phase 17.5 (v2): Quantized INT8 model\n```\n\n## Expected Behavior\n\nNice-to-have features should be grouped cleanly:\n\nOption A - Single deferred section:\n```markdown\n## Future Enhancements (v2)\n\nThese features are deferred until after MVP:\n\n### Prometheus metrics\n- Requirem",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/mmorris35/devplan-mcp-server/issues/128",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-02-06T21:52:55.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
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    {
      "Title": "bug: Duplicate subtask ID 1.1.2 in generated plan",
      "Excerpt": "## Description\n\nThe generated plan scaffold contains two different subtasks both numbered 1.1.2:\n\n1. **Subtask 1.1.2: API Endpoints Implementation** — implements the 5 API endpoints from domain specs\n2. **Subtask 1.1.2: First Core Feature** — implements the first core feature\n\n## Expected\n\nEach subtask should have a unique ID (e.g., 1.1.2 and 1.1.3).\n\n## Root Cause\n\nThe domain spec endpoint extraction (from #126 fix) inserts a subtask for API endpoints, but the existing scaffold also generates a",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/mmorris35/devplan-mcp-server/issues/141",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-02-14T00:10:43.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
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      "Title": "bug: Tech Stack shows PostgreSQL instead of H2 from brief constraints",
      "Excerpt": "## Description\n\nWhen the PROJECT_BRIEF.md explicitly specifies `H2 in-memory database` in the Must Use section, the generated plan's Technology Stack section shows `Database: PostgreSQL` instead.\n\n## Reproduction\n\n1. Create a PROJECT_BRIEF.md with `Must Use: H2 in-memory database`\n2. Run `devplan_generate_plan`\n3. Check the Technology Stack section\n\n## Expected\n\n```\n- **Database**: H2\n```\n\n## Actual\n\n```\n- **Database**: PostgreSQL\n```\n\n## Root Cause\n\nThe database field in the Technology Stack ap",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/mmorris35/devplan-mcp-server/issues/138",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-02-14T00:10:19.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
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      "Title": "bug: \"unknown\" language placeholder leaks into plan scaffold text",
      "Excerpt": "## Description\n\nWhen generating a plan for a Java/Spring Boot project, the language is correctly detected in the Technology Stack section (`Language: Java, Framework: Spring Boot`), but the detected language does not propagate into the scaffold body text.\n\n## Reproduction\n\n1. Create a PROJECT_BRIEF.md specifying Java 21, Spring Boot 3, Gradle, JUnit 5\n2. Run `devplan_generate_plan` with the brief\n3. Observe the scaffold output\n\n## Expected\n\nPhase 0 text should reference Java conventions, Gradle ",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/mmorris35/devplan-mcp-server/issues/137",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-02-14T00:10:14.000Z",
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      "Title": "[Revised] Feature: Skip feature phase scaffold - let Opus handle it",
      "Excerpt": "## Problem: Feature phase scaffold is too generic, Opus throws it out and starts from scratch\n\n**Severity:** High\n\n**User Report:**\n> Currently it generates scaffolds that are nowhere close to the end result. Opus has to throw out the scaffold and start from scratch every time. Hell, just dropping the scaffold step would be an improvement at this point.\n\n### Root Cause Analysis\n\nIn `src/generators.ts`, the function `generateFeaturePhases()` produces feature phases that:\n\n1. **Claim to be complet",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/mmorris35/devplan-mcp-server/issues/159",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-03-21T01:57:20.000Z",
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      "Title": "Feature: Add option to skip feature phase scaffold generation",
      "Excerpt": "## Problem: Feature phase scaffold is too generic, Opus throws it out and starts from scratch\n\n**Severity:** High\n\n**User Report:**\n> Currently it generates scaffolds that are nowhere close to the end result. Opus has to throw out the scaffold and start from scratch every time. Hell, just dropping the scaffold step would be an improvement at this point.\n\n### Root Cause Analysis\n\nIn `src/generators.ts`, the function `generateFeaturePhases()` produces feature phases that:\n\n1. **Claim to be complet",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/mmorris35/devplan-mcp-server/issues/158",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-03-21T01:53:04.000Z",
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      "Title": "Add execution suggestion after validation phase",
      "Excerpt": "After DevPlan completes the validation phase, the output should explicitly suggest using Haiku as the executor.\n\n**Suggested output:**\n> **Plan ready for execution.** Exit this session and start a fresh one with Haiku loaded, then ask Claude to implement the phases.\n\n**Why:**\n- Formalizes the optimal workflow discovered through trial-and-error\n- Makes the Haiku executor pattern discoverable\n- Users shouldn't have to learn the hard way that Opus overthinkes simple tasks\n\n**Context:**\n- Using Haik",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/mmorris35/devplan-mcp-server/issues/157",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-03-11T04:26:47.000Z",
      "State": "open",
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    {
      "Title": "emit scripts with the plan",
      "Excerpt": "What's happening now: Each subtask in a DevPlan (like \"1.2.3: Implement auth middleware\") gets sent to Haiku as a natural language prompt. Haiku reads the full context (CLAUDE.md + DEVELOPMENT_PLAN.md), interprets what to do, and generates/executes code. That's a lot of tokens burned on tasks where the what to do is deterministic even if the how to implement requires LLM reasoning.\nWhere shell scripts would be a clear win — the \"mechanical\" subtasks:\nMany subtasks in a typical DevPlan are essent",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/mmorris35/devplan-mcp-server/issues/156",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-03-04T01:46:42.000Z",
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    {
      "Title": "research: Ideas from Anthropic's official Skills guide",
      "Excerpt": "## Source\n\nAnthropic's official \"Complete Guide to Building Skills for Claude\" (30 pages)\nPDF: https://resources.anthropic.com/hubfs/The-Complete-Guide-to-Building-Skill-for-Claude.pdf\n\n## Relevant Patterns\n\n### Progressive Disclosure (3 levels)\n1. **YAML frontmatter** — Always loaded, minimal, helps Claude decide relevance\n2. **SKILL.md body** — Loaded when triggered\n3. **Linked files** — Loaded only as needed\n\n**DevPlan application:** Could executor/verifier agents use this pattern? Frontmatte",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/mmorris35/devplan-mcp-server/issues/152",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-02-16T06:53:44.000Z",
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      "Title": "feat: Add --checkpoint-between-waves flag to devplan_generate_executor",
      "Excerpt": "## Summary\n\nAdd an optional flag to `devplan_generate_executor` that injects `/clear` + re-read instructions between waves in the generated executor agent.\n\n## Motivation\n\nBased on Ashley Ha's \"subtractive context management\" methodology (UC Berkeley ML, prev. Rivian):\n- Never exceed 60% of context window\n- `/clear` between phases prevents instruction drift\n- Fresh context = Claude actually reads instructions with full attention\n\nThread with 5.2K views validating this approach: https://www.threa",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/mmorris35/devplan-mcp-server/issues/151",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-02-16T04:21:42.000Z",
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      "Title": "Subtasks need inline completion instructions for Haiku agent",
      "Excerpt": "## Problem\nThe completion marking instructions (how to check off subtasks when done) are currently only in CLAUDE.md. Since the Haiku agent can only concentrate on what's immediately in front of it, it doesn't follow these instructions.\n\n## Current Behavior\n- Completion instructions live in CLAUDE.md\n- Haiku agent executes subtasks from DEVELOPMENT_PLAN.md\n- Agent doesn't read linked documents or remember external instructions\n- Subtasks don't get marked complete\n\n## Expected Behavior\nEach subta",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/mmorris35/devplan-mcp-server/issues/148",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-02-14T17:42:51.000Z",
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      "Title": "feat: Local LLM support via Ollama for plan execution",
      "Excerpt": "## Summary\n\nAdd support for using local LLMs (via Ollama) as an alternative to Claude Haiku for executing development plans. This enables:\n- **Zero API costs** after hardware investment\n- **Privacy** — code never leaves the machine\n- **Offline execution** — no internet required\n\n## Motivation\n\nModels like **Qwen3-Coder-Next-80B** now rival Claude on coding benchmarks and can run locally on Apple Silicon Macs with 64GB+ unified memory. For teams with suitable hardware, this eliminates per-token c",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/mmorris35/devplan-mcp-server/issues/145",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-02-14T01:27:00.000Z",
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      "Title": "Add CHANGELOG.md as a generated output artifact",
      "Excerpt": "## Feature Request\n\nAdd a **CHANGELOG.md** (or CHANGES.md) as one of the standard output documents generated by DevPlan MCP during project startup.\n\n## Rationale\n\nWhen working on a project over time, changes accumulate but often aren't documented until release. Having a change management document from day one:\n\n1. **Tracks what was built and why** - Beyond just git commits, captures the intent and context\n2. **Documents post-MVP changes** - Like the \"Post-MVP Implementation Record\" section we ma",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/mmorris35/devplan-mcp-server/issues/135",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-02-10T21:28:03.000Z",
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