| name | decided-import |
| description | Reformat ONE existing document (a decision, requirement, design, roadmap, or prompt) into ONE valid RAC (requirements-as-code) artifact, with a mandatory human-review step before any file is written and `decided validate` as the deterministic close. Use when a user wants to add or import a single existing decision or document into AsDecided (a project's decisions/ directory). Single-document only — for multi-format or bulk conversion use the decided-ingest skill. |
RAC single-document import
Reshape one existing document into one valid RAC artifact. You propose; the
human ratifies; decided validate is the deterministic check. This skill never
adds AI to the AsDecided core — it runs in the coding agent and uses the decided CLI.
Hard constraints
- One document in, one artifact out. If asked to import a directory, a
whole wiki, or several documents at once, stop and explain that this skill
handles exactly one document → one artifact by design. For multi-format or
bulk conversion, point the user to the
decided-ingest skill.
- The schema is not yours to invent. Read the real shape with
decided schema <type> (and decided schema for the list of recognised types).
Use the real section names, the real five artifact types, and the real
## Related <Type> relationship sections. Never guess or hard-code a field,
type, or relationship kind. If you cannot run decided schema, stop and say so.
- Human review is mandatory and explicit (before any file is written).
Present the draft and require the user to confirm or correct (a) the
artifact type, (b) the title, and (c) each relationship before you write
anything. Relationships are suggestions to confirm, never silently
asserted. The
id is minted by decided new (opaque, system-assigned) — never
hand-write or choose it; show it after.
- Close on deterministic validation. After writing, run
decided validate.
If it fails, show the errors and offer to fix them, then re-validate. Never
leave an invalid artifact behind.
- No invention. Reformat only what the source says. Do not invent context,
consequences, rationale, or requirements. Where a required section has no
source material, flag the gap and ask the user — do not fill it with
plausible-sounding text.
1. Get the source
Ask the user for the one document — pasted text or a file path — and, if it is
not obvious, what kind of decision or requirement it represents. If they offer
more than one document or a directory, apply the single-document constraint
above before going further.
2. Convert (only if not already Markdown)
decided ingest decision.docx
decided ingest <file> converts DOCX / PDF / HTML / PPTX / XLSX / Markdown to
Markdown text, preserving structure — it does not judge whether the result is a
valid artifact. Pasted Markdown needs no conversion. Rich formats need the
optional extras (pip install 'decided-core[ingest]', [ingest-pdf],
[ingest-office]); the command names the missing extra when one is needed.
3. Choose the type and read its real schema
Pick the type with the user (or cross-check with decided inspect <file>, which
infers type from ## headings and reports confidence). Then read the actual
contract:
decided schema
decided schema decision
decided schema decision --json
Map the source onto these section names. Do not introduce sections the schema
does not define.
4. Draft the artifact
Reshape the source content under the type's real headings. Keep the author's
own wording where it fits. For each required section the source does not
cover, leave it clearly marked as a gap to raise with the user — do not invent
content. (Requirements use testable - [REQ-001] ... lines under
## Requirements; a ## Status value, when present, must be one of the
controlled values decided schema lists for that type.)
Normative language: writing requirements with BCP-14 keywords (MUST / SHOULD /
MAY) is good practice, but note that decided validate does not yet enforce them.
It does warn on vague verbs (support, handle, allow, enable) in requirements.
5. Review gate — confirm before writing
Present, in the conversation (not as a file yet):
- the draft artifact;
- a short summary: the chosen type, the proposed title, and any
relationships the source explicitly names (never relationships inferred by
scanning the repository — that is out of scope);
- every gap where a required section had no source material.
Ask the user to confirm or correct the type, the title, and each relationship.
Verify any relationship target actually resolves before proposing it:
decided resolve <id> decisions/
decided find "<text>" decisions/
Do not write a file until the user has confirmed.
6. Write, then validate
On confirmation, scaffold the file (this mints the id and writes the canonical
template — it never overwrites an existing file), then replace the template body
with the confirmed content:
decided new decision decisions/decisions/<slug>.md
Write artifacts only inside the host project's decisions directory (decisions/ by default;
confirm the path if the project keeps them elsewhere) under the matching
subfolder (decisions/decisions/, decisions/requirements/, decisions/roadmaps/,
decisions/prompts/, decisions/designs/). If the project has no .decisions/config.yaml, run
decided init once at the project root first. Keep the ## headings and the
frontmatter block intact; never edit the minted id.
Then close on validation:
decided validate decisions/decisions/<slug>.md
Treat errors as blocking — show them, offer fixes, and re-run until it exits 0.
decided improve <file> --template prints section stubs when the content exists to
fill a missing recommended section. If the artifact links to others, finish with
decided relationships decisions/ --validate.
Out of scope
- Bulk or batch import, directory crawling, or "migrate my whole wiki" (one
document → one artifact only; use
decided-ingest for broader conversion).
- Inferring relationships by scanning the repository — only the links the source
document itself names, each confirmed by the user.
- Auto-committing the new artifact without the human-review step.
- Inventing facts, context, or rationale not present in the source.
