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quality-gates

run quality gate validation for workflows

Covers QA Microsoft Testing Workflow Automation

Description

Runs quality gate validation at each workflow stage. Supports 4 gate types: spec-quality, spec-to-plan, plan-to-tasks, completeness. Produces gate pass/fail reports with actionable feedback. Triggers: "run quality gate", "validate spec quality", "spec quality", "plan coverage", "check plan coverage", "validate plan to tasks", "check task traceability", "verify task completeness", "run completeness review", "review implementation", "check plan traceability", "check coverage", "completeness quality gate", "final sign-off", "feature parity sign-off", "completeness gate", "feature parity", "sign-off report", "verify all requirements". Requires `type` parameter to select the gate. NOT for: code review, implementation (use implementing-code), spec writing.

SKILL.md

User Input

You MUST consider the user input before proceeding (if not empty).

Output

Reports and checkpoints are written under your task's Artifact path: (from task metadata).

checklists/requirements.md           ← spec-quality gate
checkpoints/spec-to-plan.yaml        ← spec-to-plan gate
traceability-matrix.yaml             ← completeness gate
migration-summary.md                 ← completeness gate

Input

type = spec-quality | spec-to-plan | plan-to-tasks | completeness

Workflow

Step 1: Load Context

Load from cwd:

  • constitution.md — non-negotiable; violations are always CRITICAL
  • spec.md, plan.md, tasks.md, checkpoints/ (as relevant for the gate type)

Step 2: Gate Routing

Load the checklist reference for the selected gate:

typeReferenceKey Output
spec-qualityreferences/gate-spec-quality.mdchecklists/requirements.md
spec-to-planreferences/gate-spec-to-plan.mdcheckpoints/spec-to-plan.yaml
plan-to-tasksreferences/gate-plan-to-tasks.mdcheckpoints/plan-to-tasks.yaml
completenessreferences/gate-completeness.mdtraceability-matrix.yaml + migration-summary.md

Step 3: Execute Gate

Follow the process defined in the referenced gate file.

Step 4: Verdict

  • PASS: all checklist items pass → ✓ [gate] PASSED.
  • FAIL: any CRITICAL → ✗ [gate] FAILED. N critical issues. + remediation steps

Rules

  • READ-ONLY: never modify source code; only write checklists, checkpoints, reports.
  • Max 50 findings per gate.
  • Deterministic: rerunning without changes = same results.
  • Never hallucinate: if artifact is missing, report it.

Severity

LevelMeaning
CRITICALCheckpoint failed, broken traceability, constitution violation, requirement not implemented, testing strategy deviation without documented blocker
HIGHPartial requirement, implementation drift, untested acceptance criteria
MEDIUMIncomplete non-functional coverage, terminology drift
LOWStyle/naming, documentation gaps

Resources

  • references/gate-spec-quality.md — spec quality checklist and process
  • references/gate-spec-to-plan.md — spec-to-plan checklist and process
  • references/gate-plan-to-tasks.md — plan-to-tasks checklist and process
  • references/gate-completeness.md — completeness checklist and process (includes plan coverage)
  • templates/report-template.md — migration summary structure

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