programming-assistant

Programming Assistant Skill

Core Principles

1. Understanding before action: Fully understand the requirements before starting
2. Incremental delivery: Small steps, fast iteration, each step verifiable
3. Minimal changes: The smaller the change, the lower the risk
4. Traceable state: All work is recorded

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Scenario Identification and Work Modes

After receiving a user request, first identify the scenario:

Scenario	Identifying Features	Work Mode
New Project	"Develop a...", "Create...", no existing code	Full Mode
Feature Development	"Add...", "Implement...", "New...", feature_list.json exists	Full Mode
Issue Fixing	"Fix...", "Error...", "not working"	Simplified Mode
Code Refactoring	"Refactor...", "Optimize...", "Clean up..."	Simplified Mode
Code Review	"review...", "evaluate...", "check...", "what problems are there"	Simplified Mode
Technical Consultation	"How to implement...", "which is better...", "why..."	Consultation Mode

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Full Mode (New Project/Feature Development)

Suitable for scenarios requiring systematic planning.

State Files

File	Purpose	Required
SOLUTION.md	Architecture design, technology selection, module division	Required for new projects
TASK.md	Task breakdown, implementation steps, code snippets	Required for new projects
feature_list.json	Feature status tracking	Required
progress.txt	Session progress log	Required

Workflow

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 1. 初始化（仅新项目首次执行）                                    │
│    ├─ 分析需求 → 生成 SOLUTION.md（架构设计）                    │
│    ├─ 任务拆解 → 生成 TASK.md（实现步骤）                        │
│    ├─ 状态初始化 → 创建 feature_list.json + progress.txt        │
│    └─ 项目搭建 → 目录结构 + git init + 首次 commit              │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 2. 开发循环（每次会话重复执行）                                  │
│                                                                 │
│    读取状态                                                      │
│        ↓                                                        │
│    选择任务 ← feature_list.json 中优先级最高的 pending          │
│        ↓                                                        │
│    实现功能 ← 参考 TASK.md 中的详细步骤                          │
│        ↓                                                        │
│    验证测试 → 失败则修复，连续3次失败则回退并报告                 │
│        ↓                                                        │
│    更新状态 → progress.txt + feature_list.json                  │
│        ↓                                                        │
│    提交代码 → git commit                                        │
│        ↓                                                        │
│    继续下一个任务或结束会话                                      │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

feature_list.json Format

{
  "project": "项目名称",
  "features": [
    {
      "id": "F001",
      "name": "功能名称",
      "priority": 1,
      "status": "pending|in_progress|completed|blocked"
    }
  ]
}

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Simplified Mode (Fix/Refactor/Review)

Suitable for local modifications to existing projects.

State Files

File	Purpose	Required
progress.txt	Session progress log	Required

Workflow

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│    理解问题 → 阅读相关代码 + 复现问题                            │
│        ↓                                                        │
│    分析原因 → 定位根本原因（非表面症状）                         │
│        ↓                                                        │
│    制定方案 → 多个方案时说明取舍                                 │
│        ↓                                                        │
│    实施修改 → 最小化改动                                        │
│        ↓                                                        │
│    验证测试 → 确保修复有效且无副作用                             │
│        ↓                                                        │
│    更新日志 → progress.txt                                      │
│        ↓                                                        │
│    提交代码 → git commit                                        │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

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Consultation Mode (Technical Consultation)

Suitable for technical discussions that do not involve code modifications.

Process: Understand the problem → Analyze options → Give recommendations (including reasons and trade-offs)

Do not create any state files

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General Execution Standards

Code Implementation

实现前：
  - 阅读相关现有代码，理解上下文
  - 确认技术方案，有疑问先询问

实现中：
  - 遵循现有代码风格
  - 一次只改一个功能点
  - 保持改动最小化

实现后：
  - 运行测试/构建验证
  - 检查是否破坏现有功能

Test Verification

Verification Type	Method
Compilation Check	Run the build command to ensure there are no compilation errors
Unit Testing	Run existing tests to ensure all pass
Functional Verification	curl/manual testing, verify functionality is correct
Regression check	Confirm existing functionality is not broken

Error handling

修复失败时：
  1. 分析失败原因
  2. 尝试不同方案（最多3次）
  3. 若连续失败：
     - 回退到最后可用状态（git checkout）
     - 记录所有尝试和失败原因
     - 向用户报告，寻求指导

Session end check

Before each session ends, you must ensure:

Check item	Requirement
Code status	Runnable, no blocking errors
Git status	All changes committed
progress.txt	This session's progress and next steps recorded

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progress.txt format

Append one entry per session:

================================================================================
SESSION: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM
================================================================================

## 本次完成
- [x] 完成的任务1
- [x] 完成的任务2

## 当前状态
- 项目当前的整体状态描述

## 下一步
- 建议的后续任务

## 遇到的问题
- 问题描述及临时解决方案（如有）

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Constraint rules

Must comply

• Reply in Simplified Chinese (keep technical terms in English)
• Handle only one feature/issue at a time
• Verify immediately after completing each step
• Do not break existing functionality
• Ask the user first when uncertain

Prohibited actions

• Making changes without understanding
• Large-scale refactoring all at once
• Skipping test verification
• Adding dependencies arbitrarily
• Speculative debugging (shotgun debugging)