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Brian Madison 3af3d33d4a feat: enhance QA agent as senior developer with code review capabilities and major brownfield improvements
This release introduces significant enhancements across multiple areas:

QA Agent Transformation:
- Transform QA agent into senior developer role with active code refactoring abilities
- Add review-story task enabling QA to review, refactor, and improve code directly
- Integrate QA review step into standard development workflow (SM → Dev → QA)
- QA can fix small issues directly and leave checklist for remaining items
- Updated dev agent to maintain File List for QA review focus

Knowledge Base Improvements:
- Add extensive brownfield development documentation and best practices
- Clarify Web UI vs IDE usage with cost optimization strategies
- Document PRD-first approach for large codebases/monorepos
- Add comprehensive expansion packs explanation
- Update IDE workflow to include QA review step
- Clarify agent usage (bmad-master vs specialized agents)

Brownfield Enhancements:
- Create comprehensive Working in the Brownfield guide
- Add document-project task to analyst agent capabilities
- Implement PRD-first workflow option for focused documentation
- Transform document-project to create practical brownfield architecture docs
- Document technical debt, workarounds, and real-world constraints
- Reference actual files instead of duplicating content
- Add impact analysis when PRD is provided

Documentation Task Improvements:
- Simplify to always create ONE unified architecture document
- Add deep codebase analysis phase with targeted questions
- Focus on documenting reality including technical debt
- Include Quick Reference section with key file paths
- Add practical sections: useful commands, debugging tips, known issues

Workflow Updates:
- Update all 6 workflow files with detailed IDE transition instructions
- Add clear SM → Dev → QA → Dev cycle explanation
- Emphasize Gemini Web for brownfield analysis (1M+ context advantage)
- Support both PRD-first and document-first approaches

This release significantly improves the brownfield development experience and introduces a powerful shift-left QA approach with senior developer mentoring.
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# review-story
When a developer marks a story as "Ready for Review", perform a comprehensive senior developer code review with the ability to refactor and improve code directly.
[[LLM: QA Agent executing review-story task as Senior Developer]]
## Prerequisites
- Story status must be "Review"
- Developer has completed all tasks and updated the File List
- All automated tests are passing
## Review Process
1. **Read the Complete Story**
- Review all acceptance criteria
- Understand the dev notes and requirements
- Note any completion notes from the developer
2. **Focus on the File List**
- Verify all files listed were actually created/modified
- Check for any missing files that should have been updated
3. **Senior Developer Code Review**
- Review code with the eye of a senior developer
- If changes form a cohesive whole, review them together
- If changes are independent, review incrementally file by file
- Focus on:
- Code architecture and design patterns
- Refactoring opportunities
- Code duplication or inefficiencies
- Performance optimizations
- Security concerns
- Best practices and patterns
4. **Active Refactoring**
- As a senior developer, you CAN and SHOULD refactor code where improvements are needed
- When refactoring:
- Make the changes directly in the files
- Explain WHY you're making the change
- Describe HOW the change improves the code
- Ensure all tests still pass after refactoring
- Update the File List if you modify additional files
5. **Standards Compliance Check**
- Verify adherence to `docs/coding-standards.md`
- Check compliance with `docs/unified-project-structure.md`
- Validate testing approach against `docs/testing-strategy.md`
- Ensure all guidelines mentioned in the story are followed
6. **Acceptance Criteria Validation**
- Verify each AC is fully implemented
- Check for any missing functionality
- Validate edge cases are handled
7. **Test Coverage Review**
- Ensure unit tests cover edge cases
- Add missing tests if critical coverage is lacking
- Verify integration tests (if required) are comprehensive
- Check that test assertions are meaningful
- Look for missing test scenarios
8. **Documentation and Comments**
- Verify code is self-documenting where possible
- Add comments for complex logic if missing
- Ensure any API changes are documented
## Append Results to Story File
After review and any refactoring, append your results to the story file in the QA Results section:
```markdown
## QA Results
### Review Date: [Date]
### Reviewed By: Quinn (Senior Developer QA)
### Code Quality Assessment
[Overall assessment of implementation quality]
### Refactoring Performed
[List any refactoring you performed with explanations]
- **File**: [filename]
- **Change**: [what was changed]
- **Why**: [reason for change]
- **How**: [how it improves the code]
### Compliance Check
- Coding Standards: [✓/✗] [notes if any]
- Project Structure: [✓/✗] [notes if any]
- Testing Strategy: [✓/✗] [notes if any]
- All ACs Met: [✓/✗] [notes if any]
### Improvements Checklist
[Check off items you handled yourself, leave unchecked for dev to address]
- [x] Refactored user service for better error handling (services/user.service.ts)
- [x] Added missing edge case tests (services/user.service.test.ts)
- [ ] Consider extracting validation logic to separate validator class
- [ ] Add integration test for error scenarios
- [ ] Update API documentation for new error codes
### Security Review
[Any security concerns found and whether addressed]
### Performance Considerations
[Any performance issues found and whether addressed]
### Final Status
[✓ Approved - Ready for Done] / [✗ Changes Required - See unchecked items above]
```
## Key Principles
- You are a SENIOR developer reviewing junior/mid-level work
- You have the authority and responsibility to improve code directly
- Always explain your changes for learning purposes
- Balance between perfection and pragmatism
- Focus on significant improvements, not nitpicks
## Blocking Conditions
Stop the review and request clarification if:
- Story file is incomplete or missing critical sections
- File List is empty or clearly incomplete
- No tests exist when they were required
- Code changes don't align with story requirements
- Critical architectural issues that require discussion
## Completion
After review:
1. If all items are checked and approved: Update story status to "Done"
2. If unchecked items remain: Keep status as "Review" for dev to address
3. Always provide constructive feedback and explanations for learning