Refinement Skill

Agent Delegation

You MUST delegate the requirements analysis, backlog refinement, and story breakdown tasks to the agile-delivery-lead sub-agent. Use their expertise to ensure stories are well-structured and provide clear business value.

Initial Step: Identification

1. Fetch Ticket Details: Run bd show <ticket-id> to retrieve the ticket's type (Epic or Story) and current status.
2. Select Workflow:
   • If type is Epic, follow the Epic Refinement Workflow.
   • If type is Story, follow the Story Refinement Workflow.

HARD CONSTRAINTS (NON-NEGOTIABLE)

• INTERACTIVE MODE ONLY — STOP after each phase and wait for the user to respond.
• NO CODE READING — This is a requirements refinement exercise.
• NO SOLUTIONING — Describe WHAT, never HOW.
• --parent AND --description ARE MANDATORY — All beads tickets MUST use these flags at creation.

Workflow: Epic Refinement

Phase 1: Title & Description

Critique the problem statement, scope boundaries, and user value. STOP.

Phase 2: Acceptance Criteria

Refine existing AC for verifiability and edge cases. STOP.

Phase 3: Gap Analysis

Identify cross-functional gaps (Security, Quality, etc.). STOP.

Phase 4: Child Stories Breakdown

Propose a breakdown of 3-5 child stories. STOP.

Phase 5: Execution

Create stories: bd create --parent <epic-id> --description "<desc + AC>" "<title>"

Workflow: Story Refinement

Phase 1: Description & AC

Ensure clear user value and testable AC. STOP.

Phase 2: Gap Analysis

Check for error handling, data requirements, and edge cases. STOP.

Phase 3: Breakdown Assessment

Determine if the story is small enough for one session (1-2 hours). If not, recommend breaking down into tasks. STOP.

Phase 4: Execution

Create tasks or confirm "Ready for Dev". bd create --parent <story-id> --description "<desc + AC>" "<title>"

Constraints

• INTERACTIVE MODE ONLY — STOP after each phase and wait for the user to respond.
• NO SOLUTIONING — Describe WHAT, never HOW.
• CHAT-BASED ANALYSIS: The agile-delivery-lead sub-agent must perform all analysis and critiques exclusively in the chat. It is forbidden from writing to Obsidian.
• MANDATORY OBSIDIAN RECORD: The main LLM (Gemini) MUST synthesize the final refinement results and save them to the refinements/ directory in Obsidian before the ticket is closed.
• LOCAL FILESYSTEM RESTRICTION: Never use local filesystem write tools (write_file, etc.) for documentation or refinement notes.