coder-rules-requirements

name	coder-rules-requirements
description	Requirement quality rules for coding tasks with traceable MUST/SHOULD and verifiable acceptance criteria.

<when_to_use> Defining or validating coding task requirements before implementation Need to enforce definition of done and scope boundaries Need requirement-to-evidence traceability in reviews </when_to_use>

<normative_language> MUST indicates absolute requirement SHOULD indicates strong recommendation with documented exception MAY indicates optional behavior </normative_language>

<input_requirements> Task objective and in-scope boundaries Acceptance criteria with pass/fail expectations Quality gates (tests/lint/typecheck/security/perf as relevant) Constraints (security, compatibility, rollout, tooling) Out-of-scope and future work notes </input_requirements>

<requirement_categories> Scope and intent Functional acceptance criteria Definition of done gates Constraints and guardrails Non-functional requirements Verification evidence </requirement_categories>

<writing_templates> </writing_templates>

<quality_rules> Every requirement is singular, unambiguous, and testable Every AC maps to direct evidence in code/tests/behavior Out-of-scope changes are flagged explicitly NFRs are measurable when they affect release decisions </quality_rules>

Requirements use explicit MUST/SHOULD/MAY intent Each REQ has verification method and evidence target AC coverage is complete and traceable DoD gates are declared before implementation starts Exceptions include rationale, owner, and expiration

<do_not> Do not accept vague language like "improve" without metric Do not mix requirement and implementation preference without reason Do not mark done without traceability matrix </do_not>

<output_requirements> Requirement table with REQ-ID, type, verification, evidence AC coverage matrix and uncovered gaps List of approved exceptions and compensating controls </output_requirements>

RFC 2119 RFC 8174 Scrum Guide (Definition of Done) INCOSE Requirements Writing Guide ISO/IEC 25010 Overview OWASP ASVS