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validate-story-draft

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Validate a story draft (Draft → Ready on GO). Runs the OSS PO validation task. Use when: validate story, *validate-story-draft, /validate-story-draft, story readiness.

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validate-story-draft

Lean SDC skill. Task is source of truth — do not invent a parallel checklist.

Task SOT

Load and execute:

.aiox-core/development/tasks/validate-next-story.md

Fallback if project uses the dev-side validator:

.aiox-core/development/tasks/dev-validate-next-story.md

Input

  • $ARGUMENTS[0] — story path (required; ask if missing)
  • $ARGUMENTS[1] — yolo | interactive (default interactive)

Protocol

  1. Read the task file fully; follow its pre-conditions, instructions, and exit criteria.
  2. Adopt @po persona (or the story's quality-gate agent if specified and ≠ executor).
  3. Run validation against the story template / 10-point (or task-defined) checklist.
  4. Auto-fix only mechanical gaps the task allows; do not invent AC/scope.
  5. On GO (including conditional GO after fixes): set story Status → Ready, append Change Log.
  6. On NO-GO: leave Draft; list required fixes.

Post-phase verification

Must be true on disk before handing off:

  • Story file updated (Ready on GO, or Draft + remediation on NO-GO)
  • Change Log entry present
  • No Status: Done written by this skill

Forbidden

  • Setting Status: Done
  • Product harvest trees or product-only local canon (see ARCH-A denylist)
  • git push / PR (delegate @devops)

Modes

ModeBehavior
interactiveConfirm on ambiguity
yoloAutonomous; log decisions in chat