| name | ln-222-story-replanner |
| description | Replans Stories by comparing IDEAL vs existing (KEEP/UPDATE/OBSOLETE/CREATE). Use when Epic requirements changed and Stories need realignment. |
| license | MIT |
Paths: File paths (references/, ../ln-*) are relative to this skill directory.
Story Replanner
Type: L3 Worker
Category: 2XX Planning
Standalone-first worker for Story replanning. It compares ideal Story intent with existing Stories and applies the resulting operations.
MANDATORY READ
Load these before execution:
references/planning_worker_runtime_contract.md
references/coordinator_summary_contract.md
references/environment_state_contract.md
references/storage_mode_detection.md
references/template_loading_pattern.md
references/replan_algorithm_stories.md
Inputs
Core inputs:
epicData
idealPlan
existingStoryIds
standardsResearch
teamId
autoApprove
Optional transport inputs:
runId
summaryArtifactPath
The worker must remain fully usable without caller-provided runId and without summaryArtifactPath. In standalone mode it generates its own run_id before emitting the summary envelope.
Runtime
Runtime family: planning-worker-runtime
Identifier:
Phases:
PHASE_0_CONFIG
PHASE_1_RESOLVE_CONTEXT
PHASE_2_LOAD_EXISTING_STORIES
PHASE_3_CLASSIFY_REPLAN
PHASE_4_CONFIRM_OR_AUTOAPPROVE
PHASE_5_APPLY_REPLAN
PHASE_6_UPDATE_KANBAN
PHASE_7_WRITE_SUMMARY
PHASE_8_SELF_CHECK
Managed child-run mode:
- caller starts the runtime with
--run-id and --summary-artifact-path
- runtime writes the final summary artifact directly to the caller-provided path
- parent coordinator records the resulting
story-plan-worker artifact
Standalone mode:
- runtime generates its own
run_id
- runtime still returns the same structured summary envelope
- artifact writing is optional unless
summaryArtifactPath is provided
Output Contract
Always build a structured summary envelope:
schema_version
summary_kind=story-plan-worker
run_id
identifier
producer_skill=ln-222
produced_at
payload
Payload fields:
mode
epic_id
stories_planned
stories_created
stories_updated
stories_canceled
story_urls
warnings
kanban_updated
research_path_used
If summaryArtifactPath is provided:
- write the same JSON summary to that path
If summaryArtifactPath is not provided:
- return the same summary in structured output only
Managed artifact path pattern:
.hex-skills/runtime-artifacts/runs/{parent_run_id}/story-plan-worker/ln-222--{identifier}.json
Workflow
- Resolve Epic context if not already provided.
- Load existing Stories one by one.
- Normalize ideal vs existing Story structures.
- Run the replan algorithm to classify
KEEP, UPDATE, OBSOLETE, CREATE.
- Show operations summary unless
autoApprove=true.
- Execute provider-specific updates.
- Update kanban.
- Return structured summary.
Critical Rules
- Prefer conservative updates when matching is ambiguous.
- Preserve finished work when replanning conflicts with completed Stories.
- Keep the worker standalone-capable.
- Never require coordinator runtime state to operate.
- Return machine-readable results, not prose-only outcomes.
- STOP before tracker createStory/updateBody: verify all 9 sections present in body: Story, Context, Acceptance Criteria, Implementation Tasks, Test Strategy, Technical Notes, Definition of Done, Dependencies, Assumptions. PreToolUse hook will BLOCK creation without them.
Definition of Done
Version: 3.0.0
Last Updated: 2025-12-23