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Turn an approved PRD or implementation goal into SRS/FRS technical requirements (How), architecture, contracts, and verification decisions.

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Design Solution Skill

[!IMPORTANT] Turn an approved PRD or implementation goal into SRS/FRS technical requirements (How), architecture, contracts, and verification decisions.

Optional args: slug=, ticket=<id/url>, mode=interactive|autonomous|channel, channel=, auto_continue=true|false, profile=business|hybrid|technical.

Instructions

When the user asks to perform this workflow, execute the following steps:

Design Solution Workflow (SRS/FRS / How)

Goal: Produce a build-ready technical design with explicit boundaries, contracts, risks, and tests.

Steps

  1. Load inputs:
    • Load baseline SRS/FRS section, common-software-requirements, PRD or ticket, implementation plan, matched framework skills, architecture docs, and trace source BRD-OBJ-* -> REQ-* -> AC-*.
  2. Define architecture:
    • Name bounded contexts and module owners.
    • Define dependency direction and component RACI.
    • Choose sync, async, or hybrid communication.
    • Record data ownership and migration needs.
    • Define early mock/schema contracts so frontend, mobile, and backend can start in parallel.
  3. Define contracts:
    • Functional flows (FRS): user/system steps, inputs/outputs, validations, and error states.
    • For complex flows, use one actor, one goal, one session; split normal course from alternatives and exceptions.
    • Requirement cards: statement, priority, status, source, behavior, NFRs, measurement, and verification lane.
    • API inputs/outputs and interface contracts (OpenAPI/Protobuf).
    • Events/jobs and async guarantees (at-least-once, idempotent).
    • Storage shape, ownership, retention, and migration rules.
    • Security, permission, and privacy checks.
    • NFR thresholds for performance, reliability, and scalability.
  4. Plan verification:
    • Unit, integration, E2E, visual, mobile, security, and migration checks.
    • Failure mode analysis for dependencies, fallbacks, retries, and rollback/degradation.
    • Save technical requirements to docs/srs/srs-[slug].md when file writes are allowed.
    • Record evidence in docs/srs/srs-walkthrough.md.
  5. Record ADR:
    • Write one concise ADR when architecture or public contract changes.
    • Continue when patterns are inferable; return BLOCKED for cross-team contracts, migrations, permissions, or NFR uncertainty.
    • Route next step to implementation-readiness or dev-fix.

Runtime Contract

  • Use after PRD or when implementation is approved but architecture and contracts are not explicit.
  • Required inputs: PRD or ticket plus enough context to define contracts and verification.
  • Return BLOCKED only for cross-team contracts, migrations, permissions, or NFR uncertainty.

Handoff Payload

  • slug, SRS path, requirement trace, architecture decisions, contracts, data/migration plan, NFR thresholds, verification matrix, ADR, outcome report, next workflow.

Blocking Questions

  • Ask max 3 at a time with a recommended default and 2-3 options.

Output Template

# Technical Design (SRS/FRS): [Name]
## Context
## Requirement Trace (BRD -> PRD -> SRS)
## Architecture & RACI
## Functional Flows (FRS)
## Parallel Readiness (Mocks/Schemes)
## Requirement Cards
## Contracts (API/Events)
## Data And Migration
## NFR Thresholds & Measurement
## Security And Privacy
## Failure Mode Analysis (FMA)
## Verification Plan & Evidence Matrix
## ADR

## Outcome Report
feature_status: design_ready | blocked
requirement_trace: BRD-OBJ-* -> REQ-* -> AC-* -> SRS-*
completed_evidence: []; missing_evidence: []; decision_needed: []; recommended_next_workflow: implementation-readiness

## Next Workflow
implementation-readiness | dev-fix
## Cost Report
Call `get_session_cost(workflow="design-solution")` before final handoff.