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+id: 05-generator-updates
+epic: conformance-system-v1
+title: Generator updates — emit feature.manifest.ts + self-asserting bind-production
+type: technical-story
+status: in-progress
+feature: turbo-generators
+depends-on: [04-ci-drift-gate]
+blocks: [06-feature-migrations]
+---
+
+## Goal
+`pnpm turbo gen feature <name>` produces a feature that's conformance-
+compliant out of the box: ships a `feature.manifest.ts` declaring the
+scaffolded use case, and the scaffolded `bind-production.ts` calls
+`assertFeatureConformance` at its tail.
+
+## Why
+Today, generating a new feature does NOT emit a manifest, so
+`feature-must-have-manifest` would warn the moment the developer saves.
+And `bindProductionX` doesn't self-assert. New features should be
+conformance-ready by default.
+
+## Done when
+- `feature.manifest.ts.hbs` template exists, declaring the scaffolded
+  `getX` use case with mutates: false / empty arrays
+- `bind-production.ts.hbs` imports `assertFeatureConformance` +
+  `<name>Manifest` and calls the assertion at the tail
+- `config.ts` action emits the manifest file
+- Running `pnpm turbo gen feature demo` into a tmp dir produces a
+  feature directory containing a valid `feature.manifest.ts`
+- Existing snapshot tests pass (regenerate snapshots if needed)
+
+## In scope
+- Manifest template
+- bind-production template update
+- config.ts action wiring
+- Snapshot regen
+
+## Out of scope
+- Multi-use-case feature scaffolding
+- Generator changes to other generators (event/job/realtime)
+- Backfilling manifests for existing features (milestone vi)
+
+## Tasks
+- [ ] Story scaffold
+- [ ] feature.manifest.ts.hbs template
+- [ ] bind-production.ts.hbs update
+- [ ] config.ts action wiring
+- [ ] Run generator into tmp; verify shape
+- [ ] Snapshot regen (if needed) + verify tests pass
+- [ ] Final verification + closeout