Checklist mini
Portable AI-engineering skills for Claude Code, Codex, and coding agents: bounded scope, mini-specs, vertical slices, verification, ship gates, and handoff.
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Validate a mini-spec before planning.
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Checklist Mini
Purpose
Validate a mini-spec before planning.
When to use
Use after mini-spec and before thin-plan, especially when the next step would turn unclear requirements into implementation tasks.
Inputs
SPEC.mdCONTEXT.mdif available- Known commands
- Known constraints
- Open questions
Workflow
- Check that unresolved ambiguity is marked with
[NEEDS CLARIFICATION: ...]. - Check that acceptance criteria are observable.
- Check that success criteria are measurable.
- Check that non-goals are explicit.
- Check that a verification demo exists.
- Check that a scope boundary can be defined.
- Check that speculative features are absent.
- Update
CHECKLIST.mdwith pass, fail, or needs-clarification notes.
Outputs
CHECKLIST.md- Spec readiness judgment
- Blocking clarification notes
- Safe next step
Stop conditions
- The mini-spec is ready for thin planning.
- A blocking ambiguity must be clarified before planning.
Anti-patterns
- Planning from vague acceptance criteria.
- Treating missing non-goals as harmless.
- Letting speculative features enter the first implementation plan.