decided-import

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          # preview Markdown on stdout

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                     # the recognised artifact types
decided schema decision            # required / recommended / optional sections, and
                               # any controlled values (e.g. Status, Category)
decided schema decision --json     # the same, machine-readable

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.