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checklist-mini

Skill6 starsChanged 3 months agoMITView on GitHub

Validate a mini-spec before planning.

The file

We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent

9 rules. About 0 are common, 6 are distinctive, and 3 are very specific to this project.

  • ≈0

    Common · estimate

    Many files like this have a rule of this kind.

  • ≈6

    Distinctive · estimate

    This author's own choices. Worth a look.

  • 3

    Very specific

    Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.

  • Common
  • Distinctive
  • Very specific
  1. Very specific:

    Use after mini-spec and before thin-plan, especially when the next step would turn unclear requirements into implementation tasks.

    line 14
  2. Very specific:

    Check that unresolved ambiguity is marked with [NEEDS CLARIFICATION: ...].

    line 26
  3. Distinctive:

    Check that acceptance criteria are observable.

    line 27
  4. Distinctive:

    Check that success criteria are measurable.

    line 28
  5. Distinctive:

    Check that non-goals are explicit.

    line 29
  6. Distinctive:

    Check that a verification demo exists.

    line 30
  7. Distinctive:

    Check that a scope boundary can be defined.

    line 31
  8. Distinctive:

    Check that speculative features are absent.

    line 32
  9. Very specific:

    Update CHECKLIST.md with pass, fail, or needs-clarification notes.

    line 33

≈ “Common” is an estimate: at least 1 in 5 of the 350,495 skill files we read have a rule of the same kind, not the same words. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.

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Files
SKILL.md

Checklist Mini

Purpose

Validate a mini-spec before planning.

When to use

Use after mini-spec and before thin-plan, especially when the next step would turn unclear requirements into implementation tasks.

Inputs

  • SPEC.md
  • CONTEXT.md if available
  • Known commands
  • Known constraints
  • Open questions

Workflow

  1. Check that unresolved ambiguity is marked with [NEEDS CLARIFICATION: ...].
  2. Check that acceptance criteria are observable.
  3. Check that success criteria are measurable.
  4. Check that non-goals are explicit.
  5. Check that a verification demo exists.
  6. Check that a scope boundary can be defined.
  7. Check that speculative features are absent.
  8. Update CHECKLIST.md with pass, fail, or needs-clarification notes.

Outputs

  • CHECKLIST.md
  • Spec readiness judgment
  • Blocking clarification notes
  • Safe next step

Stop conditions

  • The mini-spec is ready for thin planning.
  • A blocking ambiguity must be clarified before planning.

Anti-patterns

  • Planning from vague acceptance criteria.
  • Treating missing non-goals as harmless.
  • Letting speculative features enter the first implementation plan.

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