ideas-readiness

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Readiness gate for idea generation. Use before /ideas-go-faster, or whenever plans/context may be stale. Audit business-plan freshness, outcome clarity, code-to-plan traceability, and required tooling/data availability; fail closed on critical gaps; ask targeted questions to collect missing information and update source docs before allowing idea generation.

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Ideas Readiness

Run a fail-closed readiness audit before generating ideas. Do not run /ideas-go-faster until critical readiness gaps are closed.

Invocation

/ideas-readiness
/ideas-readiness --scope=BRIK
/ideas-readiness --max-age-days=21

Notes:

--scope=<BIZ> limits checks to one business; default is all active businesses.
--max-age-days controls staleness threshold; default is 21.

Operating Mode

READ + AUDIT + QUESTION + DOCUMENT UPDATE

Allowed:

Read plans, cards, sweeps, and people profiles.
Audit working-tree changed code paths for business mapping.
Ask targeted clarification questions to close gaps.
Update source docs and produce readiness artifacts.

Not allowed:

Run idea generation while hard blockers exist.
Mark a business as ready when outcomes are undefined.

Inputs

Required files:

Business plans: docs/business-os/strategy/<BIZ>/plan.user.md
People profiles: docs/business-os/people/people.user.md
Maturity model: docs/business-os/strategy/business-maturity-model.md
Current cards/ideas context: docs/business-os/cards/, docs/business-os/ideas/
Last sweep context: docs/business-os/sweeps/

Optional but recommended:

Path-to-business mapping registry: docs/business-os/readiness/path-business-map.user.yaml

Readiness Gates

Evaluate each gate per business. Gate status is pass, warning, or block.

Gate	What to detect	Block condition
`RG-01 Freshness`	Plan/profile currency	`Last-reviewed` older than max-age-days and no current update note
`RG-02 Outcome Clarity`	Current outcomes are explicit and measurable	No active outcome with full outcome contract fields
`RG-03 Business-vs-Code Balance`	Plan is not implementation-only	Current focus is mostly code/tasks with no business result statement
`RG-04 Code-to-Plan Traceability`	Changed code maps to business outcomes	Changed paths have no business/outcome mapping or explicit park/delete decision
`RG-05 Tooling/Data Prereqs`	Required measurement/decision tools are in place	Missing critical tool/data source that makes idea generation speculative
`RG-06 Decision Context`	Constraints and assumptions are explicit	Unknown current constraint, owner, or decision-to-unlock for the business

RG-02 Outcome Contract (mandatory)

A business is not ready unless at least one active current-period outcome includes:

Outcome: result to achieve
Baseline: current value/state
Target: desired value/state
By: deadline/date window
Owner: accountable person
Leading Indicators: weekly signal(s)
Decision Link: which priority decision this outcome unlocks

If any field is missing, RG-02 = block.

Workflow

Stage 1: Scope and Source Discovery

Determine businesses in scope.
Load required source files.
Resolve max-age-days (default 21).

Stage 2: Gate Audit Per Business

For each business:

Run RG-01 through RG-06.
Capture evidence pointers (file path + line references where possible).
Record gate verdict and reason.

Stage 3: Code-to-Plan Traceability Audit

Read changed paths from git status --short.
For each changed path under apps/, packages/, scripts/, docs/:
- Map to business using path-business-map.user.yaml if present.
- Verify mapped business has an active outcome and explicit decision link.
Any unmapped path or unmapped decision impact is a RG-04 block until resolved.

If mapping registry is missing, create it and treat unknown mappings as blockers until confirmed.

Stage 4: Blocker-First Question Cycle

If any block exists:

Do not run idea generation.
Ask targeted questions (max 3 at a time), prioritized by decision impact.
Wait for answers.
Update source docs directly.
Re-run gates.

Question style:

Short, concrete, answerable in one response.
Ask for measurable outcomes, owners, and dates.
Ask for explicit mapping when code has no business-plan linkage.

Stage 5: Produce Readiness Artifacts

Write:

docs/business-os/readiness/<YYYY-MM-DD>-ideas-readiness.user.md
docs/business-os/readiness/<YYYY-MM-DD>-missing-context-register.user.md

Question Playbook

Use these prompts when gaps are detected.

Missing outcomes (`RG-02`)

For each business with outcome gaps:

What is the single most important outcome for the next period?
What is the current baseline and target value?
By what date must this be achieved?
Who owns it?
What weekly leading indicator proves progress?
Which decision does this outcome unlock?

Plan is code-only (`RG-03`)

Which business result does this implementation work produce?
How will we measure whether it worked?
What happens if this work is delayed 30 days?

Orphan code paths (`RG-04`)

Which business does <path> serve?
Which current outcome does it support?
If none, choose one:
- park it,
- delete it,
- define a new outcome and owner.

Missing tooling/data (`RG-05`)

Which tool/data source is missing?
Who owns implementing it and by when?
What interim proxy metric will be used until it exists?

Readiness Report Contract

<YYYY-MM-DD>-ideas-readiness.user.md must include:

Run status: ready or blocked
Scope and staleness threshold used
Gate table per business (RG-01..RG-06)
Hard blockers with evidence
Warnings with evidence
Questions asked and answers received
Exact docs updated
Go/No-go statement for /ideas-go-faster

<YYYY-MM-DD>-missing-context-register.user.md must include:

Gap ID, business, gate, missing info, owner, due date, status

Hard Stop Rule

If any business has one or more block gates, output exactly:

"Readiness status: BLOCKED. Do not run /ideas-go-faster until listed blockers are resolved."

If all businesses pass (warnings allowed), output:

"Readiness status: READY. /ideas-go-faster may run with listed warnings acknowledged."

Red Flags (invalid readiness output)

A readiness run is invalid if any of these occur:

Marks READY while any block remains open.
Accepts implementation-only plans without outcome fields.
Ignores changed code paths that are unmapped to business outcomes.
Omits evidence pointers for blocker claims.
Runs idea generation despite a block verdict.

Integration Contract with Ideas Generation

Before running /ideas-go-faster:

Run /ideas-readiness.
If status is BLOCKED, stop and close gaps first.
If status is READY, proceed to /ideas-go-faster.
Treat readiness reports older than 24 hours as stale for active planning days; re-run readiness.