| name | kiss-sprint-planning |
| description | Drafts a sprint plan — sprint goal, candidate backlog items, capacity arithmetic, and risk flags — from the backlog + a user-provided velocity. Prepares the artefact; the team owns the commitment. Does not facilitate a planning meeting. Use when planning a sprint, selecting backlog items for a sprint, or calculating team capacity. |
| compatibility | Requires kiss project structure with .kiss/ directory |
| metadata | {"author":"github-kiss","source":"agent-skills/kiss-sprint-planning/kiss-sprint-planning.md"} |
User Input
$ARGUMENTS
Audience and tone (interactive mode)
When KISS_AGENT_MODE=interactive (the default), assume the user
has no technical or Scrum background. Run this skill as a
guided questionnaire:
- One question at a time. No walls of questions.
- Yes / no first. Phrase so
yes, no, not sure, or skip
is a valid answer.
- No jargon. Translate to everyday words: "How long is one
sprint?" (A) 1 week, B) 2 weeks, C) 3 weeks, D) 4 weeks);
"How many things does the team usually finish in that time?" not
"What's your velocity?"; "What should we deliver this sprint?"
not "What's the sprint goal?"; avoid "WIP / capacity points /
refinement".
- Choices, not blank fields. When yes/no isn't enough, offer
2-4 lettered options (A/B/C/D) with one-line everyday
descriptions. Always include "Not sure — pick a sensible default".
- Always recommend. State the option you would pick and why in
one sentence so the user can reply "yes" / "ok" to accept. For
velocity, use the previous sprint's number when available.
not sure / skip triggers a sensible default sprint plan
field (recommended velocity from history; sprint goal proposed
from the top backlog item), marked "(default applied — confirm
later)" in sprint-NN-plan.md, and a SMDEBT- entry in
agile-debts.md.
When KISS_AGENT_MODE=auto (or --auto), skip the questionnaire
entirely: pull top backlog items, propose a goal, and log decisions
to the scrum-master agent's decision log.
Inputs
.kiss/context.yml → paths.docs{context.paths.docs}/product/backlog.md — prioritised items{context.paths.docs}/product/acceptance.md — for DoD context- Previous sprint's retro (
docs/agile/retro-sprint-*.md) when
present
Outputs
{context.paths.docs}/agile/sprint-NN-plan.md{context.paths.docs}/agile/sprint-NN-plan.extract
Context Update
Does not mutate .kiss/context.yml.
Handoffs
kiss-standup references the current sprint plan when logging
daily notes.kiss-retrospective compares planned vs. delivered at end-of-sprint.
AI authoring scope
Does: draft sprint goal, propose candidate backlog items that
fit a capacity estimate, flag stories without acceptance criteria,
carry over unfinished items from previous sprint.
Does not: commit the team to a sprint, hold a planning meeting,
assign tasks to individuals, decide sprint goal without user input.
Usage
<SKILL_DIR> = the integration's skills root (e.g. .claude/skills/
for Claude Code, .agents/skills/ for Antigravity / Codex,
.cursor/skills/ for Cursor, .windsurf/workflows/ for Windsurf).
Scripts live at <SKILL_DIR>/<skill-name>/scripts/….
SP_SPRINT_NUMBER=7 SP_GOAL="Ship SSO PoC" SP_VELOCITY=24 SP_CAPACITY=26 \
bash <SKILL_DIR>/kiss-sprint-planning/scripts/bash/draft-sprint.sh --auto
Answer keys
| Key | Meaning | Default |
|---|
SP_SPRINT_NUMBER | Sprint sequence number | auto-increment from existing |
SP_GOAL | Sprint goal statement | (required) |
SP_VELOCITY | Team's recent velocity (points / items) | (required) |
SP_CAPACITY | Capacity for this sprint (factor in leave / holidays) | = velocity |
SP_START_DATE | Sprint start (YYYY-MM-DD) | today |
SP_END_DATE | Sprint end | start + 14 days |
