Sdlc Skill

> !IMPORTANT] > Route a task to the next synced SDLC workflow based on current artifacts and repo state.

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

Instructions

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

SDLC Router Workflow

Goal: Select the next native workflow without loading every workflow body, while preserving a traceable BA -> PM -> IT Department handoff for offshore delivery.

Steps

1. Inspect state:

• User request; infer operator_profile (business | hybrid | technical) per common-operator-profile and carry it in every Handoff Payload.
• Search docs/brd/, docs/prd/, and docs/srs/ for a matching [slug]; if absent, use the newest BRD or git status. Slug = lowercase kebab-case, minted once at brainstorm-feature, reused verbatim downstream; never re-derived.
• If multiple candidates exist, list them and ask whether to focus, consolidate, or sequence.
• Baseline reference: docs/requirements-standards-baseline.md
• Existing ticket, BRD-lite brief, PRD, SRS/FRS design, implementation plan, task list, walkthrough, UAT signoff, deployment report, release notes, and retro
• Jira, ADO, Zephyr, or other MCP context when already configured
• Changed files and current test status
• Offshore delivery context: business owner, product owner, implementation owners, QA owner, timezone/cadence constraints, environments, release window, and dependency teams
• Requirement trace health: BRD-OBJ-* -> REQ-* -> AC-* -> SRS-* -> test evidence
• SNC tier per common-task-complexity-routing or the scout SNC: line; label as inference until scouted.

1. Choose next workflow (apply tie-break order when multiple bullets match: (1) workflow explicitly named by the operator or by the latest recommended_next_workflow, (2) production-incident/urgent-regression signals, (3) earliest missing artifact along the chain below — never skip forward past a gap, (4) cross-cutting audits only on request or as a pre-release gate):

• Unclear idea, missing business case, missing stakeholder owner, or missing measurable value (BRD-lite / Why, BA-owned intake) -> brainstorm-feature
• BRD-lite exists or business direction is clear but product scope, priorities, acceptance criteria, rollout, or delivery plan are unclear (PRD / What, PM-owned planning) -> plan-feature
• Scale, topology, capacity, or store choice unsettled, or an existing system needs an architecture audit -> system-design-session
• PRD exists but technical behavior/contracts unclear (SRS/FRS / How) -> design-solution
• Architecture, auth, trust boundaries, compliance controls, or agent/runtime safety need deeper technical validation -> design-solution
• BRD-lite, PRD, or SRS/FRS exists but readiness unclear -> implementation-readiness
• Approved plan with BRD/PRD/SRS trace and testable ACs needs code -> implement-feature
• Production incident or urgent regression -> incident-hotfix
• Bug ticket needs fix (non-urgent) -> dev-fix
• Ticket or cross-functional change needs specialist fanout, AC coverage, and PR metadata review -> review-ticket
• Design arrives as an artifact (diagram, doc, board export, IaC) and needs review -> review-system-design
• PR diff needs focused merge-risk review -> code-review
• Implementation GREEN but ACs lack executable E2E/mobile coverage, or an E2E suite is red after a previously green slice -> test-loop.
• Code complete but unproven -> verify-work
• Fix implemented and ticket has a UAT/Jira flow -> verify-bug
• verify-work PASS on a feature, business acceptance not yet granted -> uat-signoff
• Business acceptance granted and release window open -> deploy-release
• Deployed and needs user-facing communication -> publish-notes
• Trace health unknown before release or handoff -> traceability-audit
• Session ending with unfinished work or context handoff -> session-report
• Deployed or communicated, capture standards/process lessons -> retro-learn
• Repo-wide health/debt question with no single feature in scope -> codebase-review

1. Enforce handoff quality:

• BA output must include business objective, stakeholder/validation owner, AS-IS/TO-BE, SMART metric, scope fence, risks, assumptions, and BRD objective IDs.
• PM output must link each PRD requirement and AC to a BRD objective, name requirement owners/status/priority, define rollout/ops, and identify whether design-solution is required.
• IT Department handoff must include implementation owner candidates, affected repos/modules, test lanes, environments, release/rollback notes, and open blockers.
• Never route directly to implementation when BRD/PRD/SRS trace, owner, or testable ACs are missing; route to BA/PM/design first.
• This applies even when the request explicitly says "implement" or names a specific feature/module: if docs/brd/ and docs/prd/ have no matching [slug] for it yet, the FIRST slice dispatched must be a brainstorm-feature or plan-feature intake slice (owner ba-agent/pm-agent) — never an implementation-readiness/design-solution/implement-feature slice as slice-01. Missing repo roots, OAuth/client IDs, or session-policy decisions are a sign the BRD/PRD step was skipped, not questions to resolve inline in an implementation slice.
• Keep payloads runtime-neutral; adapters may map them to task boards, MCP, Jira, GitHub, ADO, Zephyr, or local files.

1. Set runtime state:

• Interactive: ask max 3 blocking questions.
• Autonomous/channel: continue only when required artifacts and owners are known; otherwise return BLOCKED.
• Emit next workflow, handoff payload, verification command, and owner.
• Tier drives autonomy: low -> autonomous + fast review; medium -> TDD + self-review + deep review; high -> plan-first HARD STOP, independent reviewers, human merge approval.

Runtime Contract

• Use to select the next workflow without loading every workflow body.
• Required inputs: user request plus repo/artifact state.
• Return BLOCKED only in autonomous/channel mode when required artifacts or owners are unknown.

Handoff Payload

• slug, operator_profile, snc_tier, model_tier, recommended workflow, requirement layer, handoff owner, required input, blocking gaps, offshore delivery notes.

Blocking Questions

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

Output Template

md
# SDLC Route

## Recommended Workflow

## Requirement Layer

## Handoff Owner

## Required Input

## Blocking Gaps

## Offshore Delivery Notes

## Outcome Report
feature_status: not_started | requirements_ready | design_ready | partially_implemented | implemented | blocked
requirement_trace: BRD-OBJ-* -> REQ-* -> AC-* -> SRS-* -> evidence
completed_evidence: []; missing_evidence: []; decision_needed: []; recommended_next_workflow:

## Next Workflow

## Verification Command
## Cost Report
Call `get_session_cost(workflow="sdlc")` before final handoff.