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description: task tracking intermediate
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# LEVEL 3 INTERMEDIATE TASK TRACKING

> **TL;DR:** This document provides structured task tracking guidelines for Level 3 (Intermediate Feature) tasks, using visual tracking elements and clear checkpoints.

## 🔍 TASK TRACKING WORKFLOW

```mermaid
graph TD
    Start["Task Start"] --> Init["📋 Initialize<br>Task Entry"]
    Init --> Struct["🏗️ Create Task<br>Structure"]
    Struct --> Track["📊 Progress<br>Tracking"]
    Track --> Update["🔄 Regular<br>Updates"]
    Update --> Complete["✅ Task<br>Completion"]
    
    Struct --> Components["Components:"]
    Components --> Req["Requirements"]
    Components --> Steps["Implementation<br>Steps"]
    Components --> Creative["Creative Phase<br>Markers"]
    Components --> Check["Checkpoints"]
    
    Track --> Status["Track Status:"]
    Status --> InProg["🔄 In Progress"]
    Status --> Block["⛔ Blocked"]
    Status --> Done["✅ Complete"]
    Status --> Skip["⏭️ Skipped"]
    
    style Start fill:#4da6ff,stroke:#0066cc,color:white
    style Init fill:#ffa64d,stroke:#cc7a30,color:white
    style Struct fill:#4dbb5f,stroke:#36873f,color:white
    style Track fill:#d94dbb,stroke:#a3378a,color:white
    style Update fill:#4dbbbb,stroke:#368787,color:white
    style Complete fill:#d971ff,stroke:#a33bc2,color:white
```

## 📋 TASK ENTRY TEMPLATE

```markdown
# [Task Title]

## Requirements
- [ ] Requirement 1
- [ ] Requirement 2
- [ ] Requirement 3

## Components Affected
- Component 1
- Component 2
- Component 3

## Implementation Steps
1. [ ] Step 1
2. [ ] Step 2
3. [ ] Step 3

## Creative Phases Required
- [ ] 🎨 UI/UX Design
- [ ] 🏗️ Architecture Design
- [ ] ⚙️ Algorithm Design

## Checkpoints
- [ ] Requirements verified
- [ ] Creative phases completed
- [ ] Implementation tested
- [ ] Documentation updated

## Current Status
- Phase: [Current Phase]
- Status: [In Progress/Blocked/Complete]
- Blockers: [If any]
```

## 🔄 PROGRESS TRACKING VISUALIZATION

```mermaid
graph TD
    subgraph "TASK PROGRESS"
    P1["✓ Requirements<br>Defined"]
    P2["✓ Components<br>Identified"]
    P3["→ Creative Phase<br>In Progress"]
    P4["□ Implementation"]
    P5["□ Testing"]
    P6["□ Documentation"]
    end
    
    style P1 fill:#4dbb5f,stroke:#36873f,color:white
    style P2 fill:#4dbb5f,stroke:#36873f,color:white
    style P3 fill:#ffa64d,stroke:#cc7a30,color:white
    style P4 fill:#d94dbb,stroke:#a3378a,color:white
    style P5 fill:#4dbbbb,stroke:#368787,color:white
    style P6 fill:#d971ff,stroke:#a33bc2,color:white
```

## ✅ UPDATE PROTOCOL

```mermaid
sequenceDiagram
    participant Task as Task Entry
    participant Status as Status Update
    participant Creative as Creative Phase
    participant Implementation as Implementation
    
    Task->>Status: Update Progress
    Status->>Creative: Flag for Creative Phase
    Creative->>Implementation: Complete Design
    Implementation->>Status: Update Status
    Status->>Task: Mark Complete
```

## 🎯 CHECKPOINT VERIFICATION

| Phase | Verification Items | Status |
|-------|-------------------|--------|
| Requirements | All requirements documented | [ ] |
| Components | Affected components listed | [ ] |
| Creative | Design decisions documented | [ ] |
| Implementation | Code changes tracked | [ ] |
| Testing | Test results recorded | [ ] |
| Documentation | Updates completed | [ ] |

## 🔄 DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT

```mermaid
graph TD
    Current["Current Documents"] --> Active["Active:<br>- task-tracking-intermediate.md<br>- planning-comprehensive.md"]
    Current --> Required["Required Next:<br>- creative-phase-enforcement.md<br>- implementation-phase-reference.md"]
    
    style Current fill:#4da6ff,stroke:#0066cc,color:white
    style Active fill:#4dbb5f,stroke:#36873f,color:white
    style Required fill:#ffa64d,stroke:#cc7a30,color:white
```