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acceptance-criteria-builder

ProfessionalRuntime top level

Define source-backed, measurable acceptance with analysis-agent when acceptance is vague or failure behavior is unspecified. Do not select it when acceptance is already measurable or the request is question-only.

Group
Intake, analysis and planning
Routing mode
evidence-only
Supported roles
MainAnalysisTaskReview
Source
SKILL.md

Use when

Trigger signals that make this skill the right owner

  • acceptance is vague
  • failure behavior unspecified

Do not use when

Anti-triggers — as binding as the triggers above

  • acceptance already measurable
  • question only

Required inputs

What must be supplied before this skill can decide anything

  • intent slice
  • source evidence
  • known constraints

Output contract

What this skill owes the next role

  • measurable acceptance
  • non-goals
  • proof expectations

Escalation signals

When this skill must hand the decision back

  • scope, authority, or material risk exceeds the selected task contract

Related expertise

3 Layer 3 candidates may be loaded behind this skill. A single task loads at most three, and only when the current evidence justifies them.

Targeted references

Each reference carries its own load condition. None of them enter context by default.

ReferenceLoad whenDo not load whenRequired by
checklist.mddecision-checklistA bounded L2 draft or review needs a compact coverage check for actor, precondition, action, result, normal, invalid, boundary, permission, regression, compatibility, and evidenceThe body quality gate is enough or evidence mapping/sign-off freshness is materialAnalysis
evidence-patterns.mdevidence-patternClosure depends on criteria-to-validation mapping, stakeholder sign-off freshness, manual/audit evidence limits, or accepted residual riskNo criterion needs proof beyond the body evidence contract and quality gateAnalysis
index.mdindexcompeting acceptance criteria builder references require dependency, conflict, or output-fragment selectionthe acceptance criteria builder root or a task-named reference already resolves selectionAnalysis