# Milestone Plan: [Project Name]

## Dependency Graph

```
Phase 1:  1.1 --> 1.2 --> 1.3
                    |
Phase 2:            v
              2.1 --> 2.2 --> 2.3
```

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## Phase 1: [Phase Name]

### Milestone 1.1: [Title] — PENDING

**What:** [One-sentence summary of the deliverable.]

**Tasks:**
- [ ] Task with enough detail that someone else could do it
- [ ] Another task

**Deferred:** [What was intentionally left out and why.]

**New Files:**

| File | What |
|------|------|
| path/to/file | One-line description |

**API Surface:**
[Function signatures or interface definitions, if applicable]

**Depends on:** None

**Success Criteria:** [Falsifiable statement with numbers]

**Test Cases:**
1. [Specific scenario] — [expected result]
2. [Specific scenario] — [expected result]

### Milestone 1.2: [Title] — PENDING

**What:** ...

**Depends on:** Milestone 1.1

...

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## Phase 2: [Phase Name]

### Milestone 2.1: [Title] — PENDING

**Depends on:** Milestone 1.2

...

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## Kill Gates

- **After Phase 1:** If [condition], abandon [approach] and [fallback action]
- **After Phase 2:** If [condition], pivot to [alternative]