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incremental-implementation is agent-read markdown (skill) from nota-america/forgecat-agent-profiles: Delivers changes incrementally in thin, verifiable slices. Use when implementing any feature or change that touches more than one file, or when picking up the next task from a plan. Use when rolling a change out behind a feature flag, when you're about to write a large amount of code at once, or when a task feels too big to land in one step..

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# Incremental Implementation

## Overview

Build in thin vertical slices — implement one piece, test it, verify it, then expand. Avoid implementing an entire feature in one pass. Each increment should leave the system in a working, testable state. This is the execution discipline that makes large features manageable.

## When to Use

- Implementing any multi-file change
- Building a new feature from a task breakdown
- Refactoring existing code
- Any time you're tempted to write more than ~100 lines before testing

**When NOT to use:** Single-file, single-function changes where the scope is already minimal.

## The Increment Cycle

```
┌──────────────────────────────────────┐
│                                      │
│   Implement ──→ Test ──→ Verify ──┐  │
│       ▲                           │  │
│       └───── Commit ◄─────────────┘  │
│              │                       │
│              ▼                       │
│          Next slice                  │
│                                      │
└──────────────────────────────────────┘
```

For each slice:

1. **Implement** the smallest complete piece of functionality
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How to install

mdr add nota-america/forgecat-agent-profiles/incremental-implementation@git:20260916.3a6b22e

mdr add nota-america/forgecat-agent-profiles/incremental-implementation@sha256:df66536610071727

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GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=nota-america/forgecat-agent-profiles/incremental-implementation
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/df66536610071727feae1ca95f3c391c248ad828041750ccd3699cce763aa00b

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