octocode-rfc-generator

name	octocode-rfc-generator
description	Use when a consequential change needs a decision before coding: write or improve an RFC, design doc, architecture proposal, migration plan, option comparison, rollout plan, or measurable implementation contract.

Octocode RFC Generator

Produce evidence-backed decisions that an implementer and reviewer can execute. Flow: UNDERSTAND → RESEARCH → PREREQUISITES? → COMPARE → WRITE → CLOSE QUESTIONS → KPIs → VALIDATE → DELIVER. For existing RFCs, run REASSESS (see references/workflow.md § Reassess existing RFCs) instead of WRITE — audit against live code, not prior checkboxes.

Lobby rules

• Skip RFC mode for trivial edits. Ask one focused question when uncertainty changes shape, owner, scope, or decision criteria.
• Compare at least two alternatives, including do-nothing, unless the user explicitly requests one implementation plan.
• Recommendations require verifiable facts; cite exact anchors and commands/checks that actually ran.
• RFC.md owns goals, scope, and decision. Other files link to its anchors rather than restating them.
• Resolve every open question with evidence or an explicit deferral; no recommendation may rest on an uncertain claim.
• Order implementation by dependency, not estimates; bind requirements to acceptance and verification.
• Reviewing, rating, or cleaning up .octocode/rfc/ (delete/implemented/fixed calls) always requires a dated ## Audit Reasoning block written into the RFC itself, backed by fresh reads of the live code.
• Never assert RFC status from memory or from another RFC's claims.

Artifact route

• Small, reversible, single-package work: produce only RFC.md with plan, acceptance, and inline references.
• Otherwise, after save approval, create <workspace>/.octocode/rfc/{name}/: RFC.md (decide), PREREQUISITES.md (ready, existing code only), IMPLEMENTATION.md (build), KPI.md (verify), and RESOURCES.md (source appendix).

Smart routes — load only what the current step needs

• Before drafting, load references/workflow.md — select mode, gates, claim ledger, artifact set, traceability, validation, and delivery.
• When gathering evidence, load references/octocode.md then references/research-playbook.md — delegate exact research and keep claims auditable.
• When writing the decision, load references/rfc-template.md — structure options, goals/non-goals, reversibility, and pre-mortem.
• When existing code has readiness work, load references/rfc-prerequisites.md before planning — expose baselines, blockers, owners, and setup.
• When building the execution plan, load references/rfc-implementation.md — close questions, order dependencies, and define rollout/rollback.
• When defining acceptance, load references/rfc-kpi.md — connect user stories, metrics, decision rules, and verification in a traceability matrix.
• When preserving sources, load references/rfc-resources.md — record provenance without moving decisive citations out of the RFC.
• When improving this skill, prefer octocode-eval; otherwise load references/improve-loop.md — enforce measurable accept/revert.

Related routes and verification

• Use octocode-brainstorming before RFC when worth-building is unresolved; octocode-research to close factual questions; octocode-eval for KPI rigor.
• Use octocode-awareness while coordinating drafts; octocode-skills when changing this skill folder.
• Before delivery run scripts/eval-rfc.mjs --case <id> — validate the document contract and report the real result.