Quality validation

Skill komluk/scaffolding/skills/quality-validation

Score ResearchPacks (>=80) and Implementation Plans (>=85) against quality gates. TRIGGER when: gating research or a plan before implementation. SKIP: writing or running tests (use testing-strategy); security threat review (use security-review-checklists).From its SKILL.md

Install

npx -y skills add komluk/scaffolding --skill quality-validation

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SKILL.md

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Quality Validation Skill

Systematic validation ensuring ResearchPacks and Implementation Plans meet quality standards before implementation.

Auto-Invoke Triggers

ResearchPack completion requires validation
Implementation Plan requires validation before coding
User requests quality check
Proceeding to next workflow phase (quality gate)

Quality Gates

Gate 1: Research → Planning

Trigger: ResearchPack completion
Pass: Score ≥ 80
Fail: Block, return defects

Gate 2: Planning → Implementation

Trigger: Implementation Plan completion
Pass: Score ≥ 85 AND APIs match
Fail: Block, return defects
Note: the ≥ 85 plan gate / design review may run on the opus tier (architect/analyst on model: opus, effort: high) for higher rigor. See docs/model-tiers.md.

Gate 3: Implementation → Completion

Trigger: Code complete
Pass: your project's validate/lint/test command passes (e.g. npm run validate, pytest, make check, cargo test)
Fail: Trigger self-correction (max 3 attempts)

ResearchPack Validation (100 pts, pass: 80)

Completeness (40 pts)

Library/API with version: 10 pts
3+ key APIs documented: 10 pts
Setup/configuration steps: 10 pts
1+ complete code examples: 10 pts

Accuracy (30 pts)

API signatures match official docs: 15 pts
Version numbers correct: 5 pts
All URLs valid, official sources: 10 pts

Citation (20 pts)

Every API has source URL: 10 pts
Version/section references: 5 pts
Confidence level stated: 5 pts

Actionability (10 pts)

Implementation checklist: 5 pts
Open questions identified: 5 pts

Implementation Plan Validation (100 pts, pass: 85)

Completeness (35 pts)

All file changes listed: 10 pts
Step-by-step sequence: 10 pts
Verification per step: 10 pts
Test plan included: 5 pts

Safety (30 pts)

Rollback plan complete: 15 pts
Risk assessment (3+ risks): 10 pts
Minimal changes: 5 pts

Clarity (20 pts)

Actionable steps: 10 pts
Success criteria defined: 5 pts
Time estimates: 5 pts

Alignment (15 pts)

Plan matches ResearchPack: 10 pts
Addresses all requirements: 5 pts

Validation Commands

Run your project's own validate/lint/type-check/test command at the completion gate. The exact command depends on your stack — substitute the equivalents below.

Step	Generic intent	Example (Node/TS)	Example (Python)
Type check	Static type safety	`npm run type-check`	`mypy .`
Lint	Style / static analysis	`npm run lint`	`ruff check .`
Build	Compile / package	`npm run build`	`python -m build`
Tests	Behavioral verification	`npm test`	`pytest`
Full gate	One command runs all	`npm run validate`	`make check`

# Example (Node/TypeScript): full validation
npm run validate

# Example (Python): full validation
pytest && ruff check . && mypy .

Common Failures

Failure	Description
Hallucinated APIs	APIs not in official docs
Version mismatch	Wrong version in research
Missing citations	No source URLs
No rollback plan	Missing reversion procedure
Ambiguous steps	Non-actionable instructions
API misalignment	Plan uses undocumented APIs

Validation Output Format

## Validation Report

**Artifact**: [ResearchPack|ImplementationPlan]
**Score**: XX/100
**Result**: [PASS|FAIL]

### Scoring Breakdown
- Completeness: XX/40
- Accuracy: XX/30
- Citation: XX/20
- Actionability: XX/10

### Defects Found
1. [Defect description]
2. [Defect description]

### Recommendations
- [Fix suggestion]