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One Commit Per User Story for Ralph Loop #2

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PRD: One Commit Per User Story for Ralph Loop

1. Executive Summary

Problem: Multiple User Stories are bundled into single commits, making it difficult to track individual contributions.

Proposed Solution: Enforce one commit per User Story with standardized commit messages.

Success Criteria:

  • 100% of completed User Stories have individual commits
  • Commit messages follow project's conventional commit pattern
  • Progress tracking maintains clear mapping between commits and User Stories

2. User Experience & Functionality

User Personas

  • Developers: Want clear commit history for code reviews
  • Project Managers: Need to track individual requirement implementation

User Stories

Story: As a ralph-loop user, I want each User Story to create its own commit with a standardized message so I can easily track which changes address which requirements.

Acceptance Criteria:

  • Each completed US gets exactly one commit
  • No multiple US changes in single commit
  • Commit message follows conventional commit format
  • Commit message is configurable per User Story

Non-Goals

  • Don't change the core ralph-loop iteration mechanism
  • Don't modify the PRD JSON structure (except adding commitMessage property)

prd.json

{
  "project": "One Commit Per User Story for Ralph Loop",
  "branchName": "ralph/one-commit-per-user-story",
  "description": "Ensure each User Story gets its own commit while maintaining the existing autonomous loop mechanism.",
  "userStories": [
    {
      "id": "US-001",
      "title": "One commit per User Story",
      "description": "As a ralph-loop user, I want each User Story to create its own commit with a standardized message so I can easily track which changes address which requirements.",
      "acceptanceCriteria": [
        "Each completed US gets exactly one commit",
        "No multiple US changes in single commit",
        "Commit message follows conventional commit format",
        "Commit message is configurable per User Story"
      ],
      "commitMessage": "feat: ensure one commit per user story",
      "priority": 1,
      "passes": false
    }
  ]
}

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