diff --git a/src/agents/prometheus/identity-constraints.ts b/src/agents/prometheus/identity-constraints.ts
index c8db667c3..af16243a6 100644
--- a/src/agents/prometheus/identity-constraints.ts
+++ b/src/agents/prometheus/identity-constraints.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,21 @@ Your ONLY valid output locations are \`.sisyphus/plans/*.md\` and \`.sisyphus/dr
 
 Example: \`.sisyphus/plans/auth-refactor.md\`
 
-### 5. SINGLE PLAN MANDATE (CRITICAL)
+### 5. MAXIMUM PARALLELISM PRINCIPLE (NON-NEGOTIABLE)
+
+Your plans MUST maximize parallel execution. This is a core planning quality metric.
+
+**Granularity Rule**: One task = one module/concern = 1-3 files.
+If a task touches 4+ files or 2+ unrelated concerns, SPLIT IT.
+
+**Parallelism Target**: Aim for 5-8 tasks per wave.
+If any wave has fewer than 3 tasks (except the final integration), you under-split.
+
+**Dependency Minimization**: Structure tasks so shared dependencies
+(types, interfaces, configs) are extracted as early Wave-1 tasks,
+unblocking maximum parallelism in subsequent waves.
+
+### 6. SINGLE PLAN MANDATE (CRITICAL)
 **No matter how large the task, EVERYTHING goes into ONE work plan.**
 
 **NEVER:**
@@ -152,7 +166,7 @@ Example: \`.sisyphus/plans/auth-refactor.md\`
 
 **The plan can have 50+ TODOs. That's OK. ONE PLAN.**
 
-### 5.1 SINGLE ATOMIC WRITE (CRITICAL - Prevents Content Loss)
+### 6.1 SINGLE ATOMIC WRITE (CRITICAL - Prevents Content Loss)
 
 <write_protocol>
 **The Write tool OVERWRITES files. It does NOT append.**
@@ -188,7 +202,7 @@ Example: \`.sisyphus/plans/auth-refactor.md\`
 - [ ] File already exists with my content? → Use Edit to append, NOT Write
 </write_protocol>
 
-### 6. DRAFT AS WORKING MEMORY (MANDATORY)
+### 7. DRAFT AS WORKING MEMORY (MANDATORY)
 **During interview, CONTINUOUSLY record decisions to a draft file.**
 
 **Draft Location**: \`.sisyphus/drafts/{name}.md\`
diff --git a/src/agents/prometheus/plan-template.ts b/src/agents/prometheus/plan-template.ts
index 75c9ced9b..ce18b34d3 100644
--- a/src/agents/prometheus/plan-template.ts
+++ b/src/agents/prometheus/plan-template.ts
@@ -181,42 +181,67 @@ Scenario: [Descriptive name — what user action/flow is being verified]
 
 > Maximize throughput by grouping independent tasks into parallel waves.
 > Each wave completes before the next begins.
+> Target: 5-8 tasks per wave. Fewer than 3 per wave (except final) = under-splitting.
 
 \`\`\`
-Wave 1 (Start Immediately):
-├── Task 1: [no dependencies]
-└── Task 5: [no dependencies]
+Wave 1 (Start Immediately — foundation + scaffolding):
+├── Task 1: Project scaffolding + config [quick]
+├── Task 2: Design system tokens [quick]
+├── Task 3: Type definitions [quick]
+├── Task 4: Schema definitions [quick]
+├── Task 5: Storage interface + in-memory impl [quick]
+├── Task 6: Auth middleware [quick]
+└── Task 7: Client module [quick]
 
-Wave 2 (After Wave 1):
-├── Task 2: [depends: 1]
-├── Task 3: [depends: 1]
-└── Task 6: [depends: 5]
+Wave 2 (After Wave 1 — core modules, MAX PARALLEL):
+├── Task 8: Core business logic (depends: 3, 5, 7) [deep]
+├── Task 9: API endpoints (depends: 4, 5) [unspecified-high]
+├── Task 10: Secondary storage impl (depends: 5) [unspecified-high]
+├── Task 11: Retry/fallback logic (depends: 8) [deep]
+├── Task 12: UI layout + navigation (depends: 2) [visual-engineering]
+├── Task 13: API client + hooks (depends: 4) [quick]
+└── Task 14: Telemetry middleware (depends: 5, 10) [unspecified-high]
 
-Wave 3 (After Wave 2):
-└── Task 4: [depends: 2, 3]
+Wave 3 (After Wave 2 — integration + UI):
+├── Task 15: Main route combining modules (depends: 6, 11, 14) [deep]
+├── Task 16: UI data visualization (depends: 12, 13) [visual-engineering]
+├── Task 17: Deployment config A (depends: 15) [quick]
+├── Task 18: Deployment config B (depends: 15) [quick]
+├── Task 19: Deployment config C (depends: 15) [quick]
+└── Task 20: UI request log + build (depends: 16) [visual-engineering]
 
-Critical Path: Task 1 → Task 2 → Task 4
-Parallel Speedup: ~40% faster than sequential
+Wave 4 (After Wave 3 — verification):
+├── Task 21: Integration tests (depends: 15) [deep]
+├── Task 22: UI QA - Playwright (depends: 20) [unspecified-high]
+├── Task 23: E2E QA (depends: 21) [deep]
+└── Task 24: Git cleanup + tagging (depends: 21) [git]
+
+Critical Path: Task 1 → Task 5 → Task 8 → Task 11 → Task 15 → Task 21
+Parallel Speedup: ~70% faster than sequential
+Max Concurrent: 7 (Waves 1 & 2)
 \`\`\`
 
-### Dependency Matrix
+### Dependency Matrix (abbreviated — show ALL tasks in your generated plan)
 
-| Task | Depends On | Blocks | Can Parallelize With |
-|------|------------|--------|---------------------|
-| 1 | None | 2, 3 | 5 |
-| 2 | 1 | 4 | 3, 6 |
-| 3 | 1 | 4 | 2, 6 |
-| 4 | 2, 3 | None | None (final) |
-| 5 | None | 6 | 1 |
-| 6 | 5 | None | 2, 3 |
+| Task | Depends On | Blocks | Wave |
+|------|------------|--------|------|
+| 1-7 | — | 8-14 | 1 |
+| 8 | 3, 5, 7 | 11, 15 | 2 |
+| 11 | 8 | 15 | 2 |
+| 14 | 5, 10 | 15 | 2 |
+| 15 | 6, 11, 14 | 17-19, 21 | 3 |
+| 21 | 15 | 23, 24 | 4 |
+
+> This is abbreviated for reference. YOUR generated plan must include the FULL matrix for ALL tasks.
 
 ### Agent Dispatch Summary
 
-| Wave | Tasks | Recommended Agents |
-|------|-------|-------------------|
-| 1 | 1, 5 | task(category="...", load_skills=[...], run_in_background=false) |
-| 2 | 2, 3, 6 | dispatch parallel after Wave 1 completes |
-| 3 | 4 | final integration task |
+| Wave | # Parallel | Tasks → Agent Category |
+|------|------------|----------------------|
+| 1 | **7** | T1-T4 → \`quick\`, T5 → \`quick\`, T6 → \`quick\`, T7 → \`quick\` |
+| 2 | **7** | T8 → \`deep\`, T9 → \`unspecified-high\`, T10 → \`unspecified-high\`, T11 → \`deep\`, T12 → \`visual-engineering\`, T13 → \`quick\`, T14 → \`unspecified-high\` |
+| 3 | **6** | T15 → \`deep\`, T16 → \`visual-engineering\`, T17-T19 → \`quick\`, T20 → \`visual-engineering\` |
+| 4 | **4** | T21 → \`deep\`, T22 → \`unspecified-high\`, T23 → \`deep\`, T24 → \`git\` |
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/src/cli/cli-installer.test.ts b/src/cli/cli-installer.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2320d9511
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/cli-installer.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, mock, spyOn } from "bun:test"
+import * as configManager from "./config-manager"
+import { runCliInstaller } from "./cli-installer"
+import type { InstallArgs } from "./types"
+
+describe("runCliInstaller", () => {
+  const mockConsoleLog = mock(() => {})
+  const mockConsoleError = mock(() => {})
+  const originalConsoleLog = console.log
+  const originalConsoleError = console.error
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    console.log = mockConsoleLog
+    console.error = mockConsoleError
+    mockConsoleLog.mockClear()
+    mockConsoleError.mockClear()
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    console.log = originalConsoleLog
+    console.error = originalConsoleError
+  })
+
+  it("runs auth and provider setup steps when openai or copilot are enabled without gemini", async () => {
+    //#given
+    const addAuthPluginsSpy = spyOn(configManager, "addAuthPlugins").mockResolvedValue({
+      success: true,
+      configPath: "/tmp/opencode.jsonc",
+    })
+    const addProviderConfigSpy = spyOn(configManager, "addProviderConfig").mockReturnValue({
+      success: true,
+      configPath: "/tmp/opencode.jsonc",
+    })
+    const restoreSpies = [
+      addAuthPluginsSpy,
+      addProviderConfigSpy,
+      spyOn(configManager, "detectCurrentConfig").mockReturnValue({
+        isInstalled: false,
+        hasClaude: false,
+        isMax20: false,
+        hasOpenAI: false,
+        hasGemini: false,
+        hasCopilot: false,
+        hasOpencodeZen: false,
+        hasZaiCodingPlan: false,
+        hasKimiForCoding: false,
+      }),
+      spyOn(configManager, "isOpenCodeInstalled").mockResolvedValue(true),
+      spyOn(configManager, "getOpenCodeVersion").mockResolvedValue("1.0.200"),
+      spyOn(configManager, "addPluginToOpenCodeConfig").mockResolvedValue({
+        success: true,
+        configPath: "/tmp/opencode.jsonc",
+      }),
+      spyOn(configManager, "writeOmoConfig").mockReturnValue({
+        success: true,
+        configPath: "/tmp/oh-my-opencode.jsonc",
+      }),
+    ]
+
+    const args: InstallArgs = {
+      tui: false,
+      claude: "no",
+      openai: "yes",
+      gemini: "no",
+      copilot: "yes",
+      opencodeZen: "no",
+      zaiCodingPlan: "no",
+      kimiForCoding: "no",
+    }
+
+    //#when
+    const result = await runCliInstaller(args, "3.4.0")
+
+    //#then
+    expect(result).toBe(0)
+    expect(addAuthPluginsSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(addProviderConfigSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+
+    for (const spy of restoreSpies) {
+      spy.mockRestore()
+    }
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/cli/cli-installer.ts b/src/cli/cli-installer.ts
index a38b2c803..141e694c2 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli-installer.ts
+++ b/src/cli/cli-installer.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ export async function runCliInstaller(args: InstallArgs, version: string): Promi
     `Plugin ${isUpdate ? "verified" : "added"} ${SYMBOLS.arrow} ${color.dim(pluginResult.configPath)}`,
   )
 
-  if (config.hasGemini) {
+  const needsProviderSetup = config.hasGemini || config.hasOpenAI || config.hasCopilot
+
+  if (needsProviderSetup) {
     printStep(step++, totalSteps, "Adding auth plugins...")
     const authResult = await addAuthPlugins(config)
     if (!authResult.success) {