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Verify BRD-lite, PRD, SRS/FRS, UX, and test prerequisites before implementation starts.

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Implementation Readiness Skill

[!IMPORTANT] Verify BRD-lite, PRD, SRS/FRS, UX, and test prerequisites before implementation starts.

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:

Implementation Readiness Workflow

Goal: Decide whether a planned change is ready for implementation or must return to planning/design.

Steps

  1. Load artifacts:

    • BRD-lite brief, PRD/story, SRS/FRS notes, UX/design links, implementation plan, test plan.
    • Jira/GitHub/GitLab/ADO/Figma/Confluence MCP context when configured; otherwise use exported docs or local files.

  2. Check readiness:

    • BRD-lite has business goal, stakeholder, AS-IS to TO-BE, and measurable success metric.
    • ACs atomic, testable, scoped by platform/market/role where relevant.
    • PRD has stable requirement IDs, AC IDs, owner, priority, status, and last-updated note.
    • SRS/FRS identifies touched modules, API/data/interface changes, migrations, permissions, failure modes, and NFR thresholds.
    • Requirement trace is complete: BRD objective -> PRD requirement -> SRS/FRS contract -> test lane.
    • UX/design states cover loading, empty, error, permission, and responsive/mobile cases when UI changes.
    • Test strategy maps ACs to unit, integration, E2E/mobile, security, and Zephyr/manual coverage.
    • Tool prerequisites known: credentials, environments, feature flags, test data, MCP availability.

  3. Decide:

    • READY: BA/PM/SRS/test prerequisites are present and implementation can start.
    • BLOCKED: missing artifact, owner, unclear AC, missing design/architecture, unavailable environment, or unresolved risk.
    • PARTIAL: only named slices can start; blocked slices have explicit owner/input.

  4. Route:

    • For autonomous/channel mode, return READY only with named slices, owners, verification lanes, and available environments.
    • READY -> implement-feature or dev-fix.
    • BLOCKED -> plan-feature or design-solution.
    • PARTIAL -> slice task list plus blockers.

Runtime Contract

  • Use before implementation starts to gate go/no-go.
  • Required inputs: BRD-lite/PRD/SRS artifacts plus a test strategy to check against.
  • Return BLOCKED only when a required artifact, owner, AC, design, environment, or risk is unresolved.

Handoff Payload

  • slug, verdict (READY/BLOCKED/PARTIAL), ready slices, blocking gaps, outcome report, next workflow.

Blocking Questions

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

Output Template

# Implementation Readiness

## Verdict

## Ready Slices

## Blocking Gaps

| Area | Gap | Owner/Input Needed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [area] | [gap] | [owner/input] |

## Outcome Report
feature_status: design_ready | partially_implemented | blocked
requirement_trace: BRD-OBJ-* -> REQ-* -> AC-* -> SRS-* -> planned evidence
completed_evidence: []; missing_evidence: []; decision_needed: []; recommended_next_workflow: implement-feature | plan-feature | design-solution

## Next Workflow

## Cost Report
Call `get_session_cost(workflow="implementation-readiness")` before final handoff.