# {{project_name}} - Epic Breakdown

**Author:** {{user_name}}
**Date:** {{date}}
**Project Level:** {{project_level}}
**Target Scale:** {{target_scale}}

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## Overview

This document provides the detailed epic breakdown for {{project_name}}, expanding on the high-level epic list in the [PRD](./PRD.md).

Each epic includes:

- Expanded goal and value proposition
- Complete story breakdown with user stories
- Acceptance criteria for each story
- Story sequencing and dependencies

**Epic Sequencing Principles:**

- Epic 1 establishes foundational infrastructure and initial functionality
- Subsequent epics build progressively, each delivering significant end-to-end value
- Stories within epics are vertically sliced and sequentially ordered
- No forward dependencies - each story builds only on previous work

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{{epic_details}}

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## Story Guidelines Reference

**Story Format:**

```
**Story [EPIC.N]: [Story Title]**

As a [user type],
I want [goal/desire],
So that [benefit/value].

**Acceptance Criteria:**
1. [Specific testable criterion]
2. [Another specific criterion]
3. [etc.]

**Prerequisites:** [Dependencies on previous stories, if any]
```

**Story Requirements:**

- **Vertical slices** - Complete, testable functionality delivery
- **Sequential ordering** - Logical progression within epic
- **No forward dependencies** - Only depend on previous work
- **AI-agent sized** - Completable in 2-4 hour focused session
- **Value-focused** - Integrate technical enablers into value-delivering stories

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**For implementation:** Use the `create-story` workflow to generate individual story implementation plans from this epic breakdown.