planning-scope-minimization

Narrow the plan to the minimal change that fixes the bug and reduces regression risk Bug description + observed vs expected Repro steps, environment, logs/stacktrace Criticality (SLA, incident) and deadline Define the minimal "fixed" criterion (one sentence) Find a narrow change point: the layer closest to the cause (guard/validation/condition) Ban "nice-to-have improvements": refactor/renames/formatting only if necessary for the fix Capture what we explicitly do NOT change (API, schemas, UX, etc.) Define a minimal regression verification set around the change point

Fix definition (minimal done)

Minimal change surface

Explicit non-goals

Verification

Rollback fast path

</output_format> The change is minimal and directly tied to the observed behavior There is a fast rollback path (revert/flag/switch-over) </quality_rules> Do not expand scope beyond the bug Do not do a "big refactor" under the guise of a fix </do_not>