TDD Fix Loop

Eliminates wrong-approach / buggy-first-pass friction by forcing red→green→ship.

Phase 1 — RED

1. Read issue, reproduce bug locally.
2. Write a test that captures expected behavior. Test MUST fail.
3. Run tsc -b && npm test — confirm test fails for the RIGHT reason (not compile error, not wrong assertion).
4. Commit failing test alone: test: failing case for #N.

Phase 2 — GREEN

1. Implement MINIMAL fix. No refactor, no adjacent cleanup.
2. After every edit run full CI parity:

   tsc -b && npm test && npm run lint
   

3. Loop until all three pass. NEVER skip a step.
4. 3 failed attempts → STOP, explain blocker, ask user.

Phase 3 — SHIP

1. Commit fix separate from test: fix: <one line> (#N).
2. git branch --show-current before push.
3. gh pr create referencing issue.

Hard Rules

• Use tsc -b (CI parity), NEVER tsc --noEmit.
• NEVER edit prisma/schema.prisma without explicit user auth.
• NEVER bypass hooks (--no-verify, [skip-verify]) without user say-so.
• NEVER claim done without paste of tsc -b && npm test && npm run lint exit codes.