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Recipe Manager — Project Kickoff Summary

Created: 2026-03-23
Status: ✅ Project harness complete, ready for agent sprint

What Got Built

🎯 Core Harness Files

  1. PROJECT.md — Product vision, constraints, success criteria, key questions
  2. ARCHITECTURE.md — Tech stack decisions, data models, API design, deployment
  3. ROADMAP.md — MVP → v1 → v2 milestones with acceptance criteria
  4. AGENT_INSTRUCTIONS.md — How agents work (Orient → Plan → Implement → Verify → Commit → Report)
  5. README.md — Project overview, quick start, tech stack
  6. TODO.md — Task tracking checklist
  7. .gitignore — Standard exclusions (node_modules, data/, .env, etc.)

🔧 Infrastructure

  • Git repository initialized (branch: main)
  • Directory structure created: src/, docs/, tests/
  • First commit: Project harness baseline

What This Enables

✅ Agent autonomy — Codex can read context and work independently
✅ Clear scope — MVP is well-defined, no feature creep
✅ Quality standards — Testing, documentation, commit conventions documented
✅ Iterative development — Small commits, frequent validation
✅ Decision tracking — ADRs (Architecture Decision Records) in docs/

Next Steps

1. Review & Answer Questions (You)

From PROJECT.md:

  • Domain/URL: Should this be recipes.paje.ca or a subdirectory?
  • Initial users: Just Anne & Elizabeth, or open to friends/family?
  • Data migration: Export from CopyMeThat, or start fresh?
  • Priority after MVP: Recipe scraping extension or AI features first?

Optional tweaks:

  • Any changes to tech stack? (Current: Node + TypeScript + React + SQLite)
  • Any MVP features to add/remove?
  • Deployment preference (Docker on paje.ca confirmed?)

2. Spawn the First Agent (Me or You)

Two options:

Option A: Spawn immediately (Cleo does it)

I can kick off the first Codex 5.2 sub-agent right now with:

Task: "Build recipe-manager MVP per PROJECT.md. Start with backend setup (Node + TypeScript + SQLite schema). Follow AGENT_INSTRUCTIONS.md workflow. Report progress after each commit."

Advantage: Overnight work starts now
Disadvantage: Agent might ask questions you haven't answered yet

Option B: You answer questions first, then spawn tomorrow

Review the files, answer the open questions, tweak anything, then give the green light.

Advantage: Agent has complete context, fewer blockers
Disadvantage: Delays the start

3. Agent Works Autonomously

Once spawned, the agent will:

  • Read PROJECT.md, ARCHITECTURE.md, ROADMAP.md
  • Pick the first task (likely: "Initialize Node.js project structure")
  • Implement, test, commit
  • Move to next task
  • Report blockers or milestone completion

You can check git log anytime to see progress.

4. Review & Approve MVP

When agent reports "MVP complete," you:

  • Pull the code
  • Test locally: npm install && npm run dev
  • Verify acceptance criteria (Anne can add a recipe, Elizabeth can use cook mode)
  • Give feedback or approve for v1.0 milestone

Recommended: Answer Questions Now

I suggest spending 5 minutes answering the open questions so the agent has a clean runway. Want to do that now, or should I spawn anyway and have the agent make reasonable assumptions (documented in ADRs)?

Project Stats

  • Total lines written: ~1,900 (documentation + harness)
  • Git commits: 1 (harness baseline)
  • Time to build: ~10 minutes (all structure, no code yet)
  • Ready for: First agent sprint

Paul: This is your project. Review, tweak, approve. Then let's unleash Codex overnight! 🚀