QIP Triage

Conservatively decide whether a change needs a QIP before deeper implementation or merge recommendation.

When to use this skill

Use when:

• Planning or implementing a change that may affect technical direction
• Reviewing a PR or diff for cross-package, contract, delivery, or principle impact
• Another workflow asks whether a proposal is needed first
• User invokes /qv-qip-triage

Do NOT use for:

• Drafting the QIP itself (use qv-qip-create)
• Reviewing an existing QIP draft (use qv-qip-review)

Core stance

• Bias toward not interrupting the team
• Better to miss borderline proposal candidates than to ask for a QIP on every small PR
• This is advisory only. Never block mechanically or claim work cannot proceed

Workflow

1. Read references/significance-triggers.md
2. Inspect the requested change, planned work, or diff
3. Apply the checklist with a high-confidence bar only
4. If no trigger clearly fires, say so briefly and continue normally
5. If a trigger clearly fires:
   • Name the trigger and why in one or two sentences
   • List the exact points that need a QIP, not the whole requested change
   • Separate implementation details that do not need a QIP on their own
   • Recommend how many QIPs are needed:
     • One QIP when the points are one decision with a shared consequence set
     • Multiple QIPs when points can be approved, rejected, or shipped independently
   • Name each proposed QIP scope in plain language
   • Ask whether to hand off to qv-qip-create
   • Do not start drafting unless the user confirms

Output format

When no trigger fires:

No architectural significance trigger clearly applies. Proceed with normal team review.

When a trigger fires:

Trigger: <trigger name>
Why: <one or two sentences>

QIP-worthy points:
- <exact point that needs proposal review>

Not QIP-worthy on its own:
- <implementation detail or ordinary work>

Proposal count:
<One QIP: <scope name> / Multiple QIPs: <scope names and why split>>

This looks technically significant because it changes <trigger>. I recommend drafting the proposal(s) above before going deeper, so the affected people can review the direction early. Want me to start a QIP draft from what we know?

Efficiency rules

• Read the trigger reference once per session
• Do not re-run the full checklist on every tiny follow-up edit unless scope changed materially
• Cap shell calls at 0-2 unless inspecting a PR diff requires gh pr diff

Additional resources

• Trigger reference: references/significance-triggers.md