| name | phase-handoff |
| description | Normalized artifacts and checklists between SDLC phases (intake → scout → plan → critic → build → verify → close). Use at phase boundaries for /ks-conductor, Plan Mode execution packs, or resume after interruption. |
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Phase handoff
Purpose
Ensure each phase leaves a structured, consumable artifact so the next phase (or a new conversation) does not depend on chat compaction alone. Aligns with department-runtime.mdc.
When to use
- End of INTAKE, SCOUT, PLAN, CRITIC, BUILD, VERIFY before advancing.
- User asks to "hand off", "resume", or "what’s missing for the next step".
- After compact or new window: rebuild context from
.cursor/plans/*.md.
Artifact templates (minimal fields)
Intake brief (intake-brief-YYYY-MM-DD-<slug>.md)
---
date: YYYY-MM-DD
task_slug: <slug>
conversation_id: <optional>
---
# Intake brief
## Requirements / objective
## Acceptance criteria
## Scope excluded
## Open questions
## Blockers (if any)
Scout artifact — see /scout command; must include front-matter:
date, task, classification, confidence, workflow_type, next_command
Execution pack (body + optional file)
- Objective, files/layers, order, validations (repo-verified commands), risks, what NOT to touch, done criteria.
Critic verdict
- Single line: APPROVED | CAUTION | REWORK
- Findings list; required fixes if REWORK.
Validation report
- Status: GREEN | YELLOW | RED
- Commands run + outcome evidence (not claims without output).
Gate checklist (before advancing)
- Required prior artifact exists (file or equivalent in-thread with explicit path note).
- Classification and confidence stated for scout onward.
- workflow_type and operating mode (investigation / delivery / incident / platform) consistent.
- No REWORK verdict bypassed.
- Secrets not copied into artifacts.
Resume protocol
- List
.cursor/plans/ for newest matching scout-*, intake-brief-*, execution-pack-*, critic-verdict-*, validation-report-*.
- Read latest relevant files; continue from first missing or invalid pipeline step.
- If scout file missing and task changed, re-run SCOUT.
