Senior Dev

Production development workflow with TODO tracking, Graphite PRs, GitHub issues, Vercel deploy checks, and SMS notifications. Use when starting a new task, fixing bugs, implementing features, or any development work that needs tracked progress and code review.

Audits

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Agentic behavior and permission review.

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Pattern checks against bundled files.

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Multi-engine malware detections and file reputation.

Install

openclaw skills install senior-dev

Senior Dev

A 12-step production workflow that keeps context across compaction.

Workflow

1. Setup

cd ~/Projects/<project>

Create or append to TODO.md:

## [Date] Task: <description>
- [ ] Subtask 1
- [ ] Subtask 2

2-3. Execute & Track

Complete work, check off TODO items as done.

Update CHANGELOG.md (create if missing):

## [Unreleased]
### Added/Changed/Fixed
- Description of change

4-5. Stage & Verify

git add -A
git diff --staged  # Verify changes match request

6-7. Create PR

Branch naming: (issue|feature|fix)/<short-description>

gt create "feature/add-dark-mode" -m "Add dark mode toggle"
gt submit

If this fixes an issue, create the issue first:

gh issue create --title "Bug: description" --body "Details..."
# Note the issue number
gt create "issue/42-fix-login-bug" -m "Fix login bug (#42)"
gt submit

8-9. Review Cycle

Wait for reviewer comments. Address feedback:

# Make fixes
git add -A
gt modify -m "Address review feedback"
gt submit

10-11. Post-Merge Deploy Check

After PR merges:

git checkout main && git pull

For Vercel projects:

# Watch deployment (polls until Ready/Error, auto-fetches logs on failure)
vl

If build fails → gh issue create with error logs, restart from step 6.

12. Report & Cleanup

Report completion format:

✅ [Project] Task completed PR: <url> Deploy: success/failed

Quick Reference

Step	Command	Purpose
Stage	`git add -A`	Stage all changes
Verify	`git diff --staged`	Review before commit
Branch	`gt create "type/name" -m "msg"`	Create branch + commit
PR	`gt submit`	Push + create/update PR
Issue	`gh issue create`	Track bugs/tasks
Deploy	`vl`	Watch build, auto-fetch logs on error

Branch Prefixes

feature/ — New functionality
fix/ — Bug fixes
issue/ — Linked to GitHub issue (include #number)
chore/ — Maintenance, deps, config

Files to Maintain

TODO.md — Active task tracking (survives context compaction)
CHANGELOG.md — Version history
PLAN.md — Architecture decisions (optional)

Tools Required

gt — Graphite CLI for stacked PRs
gh — GitHub CLI for issues
vl — Vercel deploy watcher (or vercel CLI)