One-time setup of parallel/ directory for multi-agent development
Initializes parallel/ directory structure for multi-agent development workflows.
/plugin marketplace add jpoutrin/product-forge/plugin install product-design@product-forge-marketplace[--tech django|typescript|go]Category: Parallel Development
/parallel-setup [--tech django|typescript|go]
--tech: Optional - Technology stack hint for future decompositions (default: auto-detect)One-time initialization of the parallel/ directory at project root for parallel multi-agent development. This creates the infrastructure for organizing decomposed tasks by Tech Spec.
Run this once per project. Then use
/parallel-decomposefor each Tech Spec.
When this command is run, Claude Code should:
mkdir -p parallel
Creates:
parallel/
├── README.md # Explains parallel development workflow
└── .gitignore # What to track vs ignore
Create parallel/README.md:
# Parallel Development Artifacts
This directory contains artifacts for parallel multi-agent development.
## Structure
Each Tech Spec decomposition creates a subdirectory:
parallel/ ├── TS-0042-inventory-system/ # Keyed by Tech Spec ID │ ├── manifest.json # Regeneration metadata │ ├── context.md # Shared project context │ ├── tasks/ # Task specifications │ ├── contracts/ # Shared types & API schema │ ├── prompts/ # Agent launch prompts │ ├── scripts/ # Launch & monitor scripts │ ├── architecture.md # System design │ └── task-graph.md # Dependency visualization └── ...
## Commands
- `/parallel-decompose <prd> --tech-spec <ts-file>` - Decompose PRD into tasks
- `/parallel-integrate --parallel-dir <dir>` - Verify integration
## Regeneration
Each subdirectory contains a `manifest.json` with metadata to regenerate artifacts:
```bash
# Re-run decomposition with same args
/parallel-decompose docs/prd.md --tech-spec tech-specs/approved/TS-XXXX.md
### 3. Create .gitignore
Create `parallel/.gitignore`:
```gitignore
# Generated prompts and scripts (regenerate with /parallel-decompose)
*/prompts/
*/scripts/
# Integration reports
*/integration-report.md
# Keep tracked:
# - manifest.json (regeneration metadata)
# - context.md (shared context)
# - tasks/ (task specifications)
# - contracts/ (shared types & API)
# - architecture.md (system design)
# - task-graph.md (dependencies)
If CLAUDE.md exists at project root, add a section:
## Parallel Development
This project uses parallel multi-agent development. Artifacts are in `parallel/`.
- Each Tech Spec decomposition creates `parallel/TS-XXXX-{slug}/`
- Task files use compact YAML format for token efficiency
- Contracts are shared via `contracts/` subdirectory
- Run `/parallel-decompose --help` for usage
Output summary:
Created parallel/ directory structure
parallel/
├── README.md # Workflow documentation
└── .gitignore # Track config
Next steps:
1. Create a Tech Spec: /create-tech-spec <title>
2. Decompose PRD: /parallel-decompose <prd> --tech-spec <ts-file>
# Initialize parallel development
/parallel-setup
# With technology hint
/parallel-setup --tech django
/parallel-decompose commandparallel/TS-0042-slug/)