Check a built unit goal-backward: classify every brief acceptance criterion COVERED / PARTIAL / MISSING with concrete evidence, so you know what is truly done. Use when: verify N, check whether unit N is done, confirm the goals for roadmap unit N are met.
Turn a numbered roadmap unit into a single brief — why + what + spec — so implementation is unambiguous. Use when: brief N, write the brief for N, capture requirements for roadmap unit N before building.
"Execute a plan in dependency-ordered waves — run independent steps concurrently in isolated worktrees, one atomic, quality-gated commit per step. Use when: build N, execute the plan for N, run the build for roadmap unit N."
Pre-mission discovery: discuss and think out candidate directions for the next feature mission, converge on one concrete proposal, and capture the reasoning as a durable artifact that /mission later reads as its seed. Use when: ideate, what should the next mission be, explore options before committing to a charter. Does not start or mutate any mission — it stops at a proposal.
Start or switch to a named feature mission and capture its purpose, constraints, and numbered roadmap, so every later step shares the same context. Use this to begin a new feature cycle or update its direction — it drives bin/godmode-mission, maintains the project-global .planning/PROJECT.md, and writes the mission's .planning/missions/<mission_id>/ROADMAP.md.
Turn a brief into an ordered, dependency-aware tactical plan plus a per-criterion verification plan, so building is mechanical. Use when: plan N, break down the brief for N, produce the build plan for roadmap unit N.
Improve code structure without changing behavior, verifying with tests at every step. Use this when you want to restructure, extract, rename, or simplify existing code that already works.
Mid-mission gap analysis: read the active mission's roadmap and briefs, surface what's missing or underspecified, converge on one gap, and append a NEW numbered work unit plus its full brief — strictly additive. Use when: refine, what are we missing, find gaps in the current mission, add the next unit. Never edits an existing brief or roadmap unit in place — that is /brief N's job.