quality-gates

User Input

You MUST consider the user input before proceeding (if not empty).

Output

Reports and checkpoints are written under your task's Artifact path: (from task metadata).

checklists/requirements.md           ← spec-quality gate
checkpoints/spec-to-plan.yaml        ← spec-to-plan gate
traceability-matrix.yaml             ← completeness gate
migration-summary.md                 ← completeness gate

Input

type = spec-quality | spec-to-plan | plan-to-tasks | completeness

Workflow

Step 1: Load Context

Load from cwd:

• constitution.md — non-negotiable; violations are always CRITICAL
• spec.md, plan.md, tasks.md, checkpoints/ (as relevant for the gate type)

Step 2: Gate Routing

Load the checklist reference for the selected gate:

type	Reference	Key Output
spec-quality	references/gate-spec-quality.md	checklists/requirements.md
spec-to-plan	references/gate-spec-to-plan.md	checkpoints/spec-to-plan.yaml
plan-to-tasks	references/gate-plan-to-tasks.md	checkpoints/plan-to-tasks.yaml
completeness	references/gate-completeness.md	traceability-matrix.yaml + migration-summary.md

Step 3: Execute Gate

Follow the process defined in the referenced gate file.

Step 4: Verdict

• PASS: all checklist items pass → ✓ [gate] PASSED.
• FAIL: any CRITICAL → ✗ [gate] FAILED. N critical issues. + remediation steps

Rules

• READ-ONLY: never modify source code; only write checklists, checkpoints, reports.
• Max 50 findings per gate.
• Deterministic: rerunning without changes = same results.
• Never hallucinate: if artifact is missing, report it.

Severity

Level	Meaning
CRITICAL	Checkpoint failed, broken traceability, constitution violation, requirement not implemented, testing strategy deviation without documented blocker
HIGH	Partial requirement, implementation drift, untested acceptance criteria
MEDIUM	Incomplete non-functional coverage, terminology drift
LOW	Style/naming, documentation gaps

Resources

• references/gate-spec-quality.md — spec quality checklist and process
• references/gate-spec-to-plan.md — spec-to-plan checklist and process
• references/gate-plan-to-tasks.md — plan-to-tasks checklist and process
• references/gate-completeness.md — completeness checklist and process (includes plan coverage)
• templates/report-template.md — migration summary structure