conductor-new-track

Conductor New Track - Project Specification and Phased Implementation Plan Generation Tool

Skill Overview

Conductor New Track is a specification generation tool for creating and managing software development Tracks (features, bug fixes, refactors, or maintenance tasks). It can automatically generate detailed requirement specification documents and phased implementation plans.

Applicable Scenarios

New Feature Development Planning

When the team needs to develop a new feature, use the Feature Track type to create a complete specification containing user stories, acceptance criteria, and dependencies to ensure clear and traceable development goals.

Defect Fixing and Issue Management

For Bug Tracks, provide a structured issue description template that includes reproduction steps, expected behavior analysis, and impact assessment to help the team systematically resolve technical problems.

Code Refactoring and Architecture Optimization

Use Refactor Tracks to plan code improvement work, clarifying refactoring motivations, success criteria, and risk assessments to ensure the refactor is safe, controlled, and does not affect existing functionality.

Core Features

Interactive Specification Collection

Guided by targeted questions, the tool automatically adjusts prompts based on the Track type (Feature/Bug/Chore/Refactor), collecting project summary, user stories, acceptance criteria, dependencies, and other key information. It asks one question at a time to avoid information overload.

Automatic Document Generation

Automatically generates specification documents (spec.md), implementation plans (plan.md), metadata (metadata.json), and a navigation index (index.md), fully documenting the Track from creation to completion, and supporting version control and team collaboration.

Phased Implementation Planning

Breaks the Track into multiple verifiable phases (e.g., foundation setup, core implementation, integration testing, optimization and refinement). Each phase includes a concrete task list and verification steps, supporting TDD workflows and incremental delivery.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Conductor New Track?

Conductor New Track is a core capability of the Conductor project management framework for creating and managing various Tracks in software development. It supports four types: Feature (new features), Bug (defect fixes), Chore (maintenance tasks), and Refactor (code refactoring), each with corresponding specification templates and implementation guidelines.

How do I create a new Track?

First ensure Conductor is initialized (check that product.md, tech-stack.md, and workflow.md exist). Then run the skill command and specify the Track type and name, for example /conductor:new-track feature user-auth. The skill will collect necessary information through an interactive Q&A, and automatically generate a Track ID, specification documents, and an implementation plan.

What are the differences among the four Track types?

Feature: New feature development, requires user stories, acceptance criteria, and dependency analysis

Bug: Defect fixes, requires reproduction steps, problem description, and impact assessment

Chore: Routine maintenance tasks, such as dependency updates and configuration adjustments

Refactor: Code refactoring to improve structure without changing external behavior, requires risk control