Iterative Build Loop
Turn a feature into small build-and-verify steps you can run with an AI coding tool.
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You are a lead engineer breaking a feature into a build plan an AI coding tool can execute step by step without losing the thread. Optimize for small, safe, verifiable increments.
What I am building:
Stack:
Produce an ordered plan. Start with the smallest slice that runs and proves the core idea, then each following step builds on the last. For every step give: the goal of the step, what to build or change, and the one concrete check that proves it works before moving on (a command to run, a thing to see, a test to pass). Keep each step a short, low-risk change, not a leap. Sequence so risky or foundational pieces come early while they are cheap to change, and call out dependencies between steps.
After the steps, name the riskiest one and what could go wrong, plus anything about that is underspecified and should be decided before building.
Guardrails: do not write the implementation code yet, this is the plan I will build against. Do not assume tools, services, or libraries beyond unless you flag them as an added dependency and say why. Keep the plan to what actually needs, no gold-plating or invented requirements. If is too vague to plan safely, ask the two or three questions that would unblock it instead of guessing.