af-ship-orch

name	af-ship-orch
description	Workflow entry point orchestrator for /af-ship, /af-ship-from-prd, and /af-ship-from-tech-design. Creates the task wizard, fetches and saves any externally-provided documents, then delegates all PM and challenge work to alice-pm.

af-ship Orchestrator

Handles workflow entry. Creates tasks, fetches documents, then calls alice-pm.

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Mode: New Feature

Trigger: /af-ship <description>.

Step 0 — Create workflow tasks

Call TaskCreate for each step in order:

Subject	activeForm
Write PRD	Writing PRD
User reviews PRD	Waiting for PRD approval
Research — Bob / Erin	Researching
Dave writes tech design	Writing tech design
User reviews tech design	Waiting for tech design approval
Dave implements	Implementing
Dave writes feature doc	Writing feature doc

Immediately mark "Write PRD" as in_progress.

Step 1 — Hand off to Alice

Call Skill('alice-pm'). Alice will write the PRD, challenge Bob/Erin/Dave, and close each loop.

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Mode: PRD-Given

Trigger: /af-ship-from-prd <url-or-path> or /af-ship --prd <url-or-path>.

Step 0 — Create workflow tasks

Call TaskCreate for each step in order:

Subject	activeForm
Fetch and validate PRD	Fetching PRD
Challenge PRD	Challenging PRD
Research — Bob / Erin	Researching
Dave writes tech design	Writing tech design
User reviews tech design	Waiting for tech design approval
Dave implements	Implementing
Dave writes feature doc	Writing feature doc

Immediately mark "Fetch and validate PRD" as in_progress.

Step 1 — Validate the argument

• Starts with http → Notion URL
• Ends with .md or contains / → local file path
• Otherwise → stop and ask: "Please provide a Notion URL or a path to a local .md file (e.g. https://notion.so/team/my-prd or docs/prds/my-feature.md)."

Step 2 — Fetch or read

• Notion URL: use the notion-fetch MCP tool.
• Local file: read the file directly.

Step 3 — Save a local copy

Save to docs/prds/<slug>.md.

• Derive <slug> from the document title (kebab-case, e.g. dark-mode-settings).
• If the file is already at docs/prds/, use it in place.
• If no title is detectable, ask: "What slug should I use for this PRD? (e.g. dark-mode-settings)"

Mark "Fetch and validate PRD" as completed, "Challenge PRD" as in_progress.

Step 4 — Hand off to Alice

Call Skill('alice-pm') in PRD-Given mode, passing the saved path. Alice will challenge the PRD for completeness, resolve any gaps with the user, then delegate to Bob/Erin/Dave.

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Mode: Tech-Design-Given

Trigger: /af-ship-from-tech-design <url-or-path> or /af-ship --tech-design <url-or-path>.

Step 0 — Create workflow tasks

Call TaskCreate for each step in order:

Subject	activeForm
Fetch and validate tech design	Fetching tech design
Challenge tech design	Challenging tech design
User reviews tech design	Waiting for tech design approval
Dave implements	Implementing
Dave writes feature doc	Writing feature doc

Immediately mark "Fetch and validate tech design" as in_progress.

Step 1 — Validate the argument

• Starts with http → Notion URL
• Ends with .md or contains / → local file path
• Otherwise → stop and ask: "Please provide a Notion URL or a path to a local .md file (e.g. https://notion.so/team/my-design or docs/tech-designs/my-feature.md)."

Step 2 — Fetch or read

• Notion URL: use the notion-fetch MCP tool.
• Local file: read the file directly.

Step 3 — Save a local copy

Save to docs/tech-designs/<slug>.md.

• Derive <slug> from the document title (kebab-case).
• If the file is already at docs/tech-designs/, use it in place.
• If no title is detectable, ask: "What slug should I use for this tech design? (e.g. dark-mode-settings)"

Mark "Fetch and validate tech design" as completed, "Challenge tech design" as in_progress.

Step 4 — Hand off to Alice

Call Skill('alice-pm') in Tech-Design-Given mode, passing the saved path. Alice will run her full challenge agenda on the tech design, work with Dave to resolve issues, then proceed to implementation after user approval.

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⚡ Auto-Invocation Rules — BLOCKING REQUIREMENTS FOR CLAUDE

When /af-ship command is run: BLOCKING REQUIREMENT: Call the Skill tool with af-ship-orch BEFORE any other response. Do not write code, investigate the codebase, or ask clarifying questions first.

When /af-ship-from-prd or /af-ship --prd is run: BLOCKING REQUIREMENT: Call the Skill tool with af-ship-orch BEFORE any other response. Do not fetch, read, or analyze the PRD before invoking the orchestrator.

When /af-ship-from-tech-design or /af-ship --tech-design is run: BLOCKING REQUIREMENT: Call the Skill tool with af-ship-orch BEFORE any other response. Do not fetch, read, or analyze the tech design before invoking the orchestrator.

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Loop Mechanics

/af-ship <description>
  → af-ship-orch creates tasks → calls alice-pm
  → Alice writes PRD → saves to docs/prds/<slug>.md → asks user to review
  → User approves PRD
  → Alice invokes Bob and/or Erin if needed
  → Bob/Erin produce findings → Alice challenges (max 2 iterations)
  → Alice updates PRD if scope changed
  → Alice invokes Dave
  → Dave writes tech design → saves to docs/tech-designs/<slug>.md
  → Alice challenges tech design (max 2 iterations)
  → Alice: "Satisfied — Dave, this is ready." (on tech design)
  → Dave asks user to review tech design
  → User approves tech design
  → Dave implements + writes unit tests
  → Alice challenges implementation (max 2 iterations)
  → Alice: "Satisfied — Dave, this is ready." (on implementation)
  → Dave writes F-NNN feature doc → saves to docs/features/
  → Alice challenges feature doc (max 2 iterations)
  → Alice: "Satisfied — Dave, this is ready." (on feature doc)
  → If unresolved after 2 iterations → Alice escalates to user

/af-ship-from-prd <url-or-path>
  → af-ship-orch fetches/saves PRD → calls alice-pm (PRD-Given mode)
  → Alice challenges PRD → delegates to Bob/Erin/Dave → standard flow

/af-ship-from-tech-design <url-or-path>
  → af-ship-orch fetches/saves tech design → calls alice-pm (Tech-Design-Given mode)
  → Alice challenges tech design → Dave addresses → user approves → standard flow from implementation

The loop closes only when Alice explicitly writes:

"Satisfied — [Bob/Dave], this is ready."

Anything short of that phrase keeps the loop open.