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014-agile-user-story

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Guides the creation of agile user stories and Gherkin feature files. Use when the user wants to create a user story, write acceptance criteria, define Gherkin scenarios, or author BDD feature files. This should trigger for requests such as Create a user story; Write a user story; I need to write a user story. Part of cursor-rules-java project

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Create Agile User Stories and Gherkin Feature Files

Guide the agent to ask targeted questions to gather details for a user story and its Gherkin acceptance criteria, then generate a Markdown user story and a separate Gherkin .feature file. This is an interactive SKILL.

What is covered in this Skill?

  • User story core details: title, persona, goal, benefit
  • Gherkin feature file: Feature name, background steps, scenarios
  • Acceptance criteria: Given / When / Then with data examples
  • File naming and linking between user story and feature file
  • INVEST quality validation before finalization (Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small, Testable)

Constraints

Before generating artifacts, gather all required information through structured questions. Use exact wording from the template and wait for user responses.

  • MANDATORY: Ask questions from the template one-by-one in strict order before generating any artifacts
  • MUST: Read the reference template fresh and use exact wording—do not use cached questions
  • MUST: Wait for user response after each question or block before proceeding
  • MUST: Repeat scenario questions for each additional scenario when user indicates more scenarios
  • MUST: Validate the final user story against INVEST and present a pass/fail checkpoint for each criterion before finalizing

When to use this skill

  • Create a user story
  • Write a user story
  • I need to write a user story

Workflow

  1. Gather story and scenario details

Run the interactive questionnaire in strict order and wait for user responses before moving to the next question block.

Step constraints:

  • Use the exact wording from the referenced template
  • Repeat scenario questions for each additional scenario requested by the user
  1. Generate the two artifacts

Create the user story Markdown and Gherkin .feature content using only gathered inputs, including links between files and scenario tags.

  1. Validate quality before finalizing

Check output completeness and provide an INVEST pass/fail checkpoint with concrete evidence for each criterion.

Reference

For detailed guidance, examples, and constraints, see references/014-agile-user-story.md.