gdd-audit

name	gdd-audit
description	Run a design audit by spawning design-auditor, design-integration-checker, and (optionally) design-verifier + design-reflector agents, then printing a consolidated 7-pillar score summary. Use when the user wants to score the current design, retroactively verify a completed cycle, or quickly re-check after a fix. Activates for requests involving scoring an existing design, retroactively reviewing quality, or re-checking after a fix.
argument-hint	[--retroactive] [--quick] [--no-reflect]
tools	Read, Write, Task, Glob, Bash

/gdd:audit

Wraps the existing design-auditor, design-verifier, and design-integration-checker agents - no new auditor logic here. Parses flags, spawns the right combination, prints summary.

For the 7-pillar scoring rubric this skill aggregates, see ../../reference/audit-scoring.md. For the shared design-quality pillar set that frames the score categories, see ../../reference/shared-preamble.md.

Modes

Default

Spawn design-auditor (7-pillar scoring 1–4) in parallel with design-integration-checker. After both finish, read .design/DESIGN-AUDIT.md and .design/DESIGN-INTEGRATION.md and print a consolidated summary (scores + top 3 findings each).

After the auditor and integration checker complete, check if .design/learnings/ exists and contains at least one .md file. If so - and unless --no-reflect is passed - spawn design-reflector for the current cycle. Append the reflection proposal count to the audit summary: "Reflection: N proposals → review with /gdd:apply-reflections".

--retroactive

Spawn design-verifier with cycle-span scope. Verifier reads all tasks completed in the current cycle (from STATE.md <completed_tasks> list for the active cycle: ID) and uses DESIGN-PLAN.md goals as the reference baseline for what "should have been done." Output: .design/DESIGN-VERIFICATION.md with per-task pass/fail.

--quick

Run only design-auditor (skip design-integration-checker). Faster health check when integration isn't the concern.

Steps

1. Parse args for --retroactive, --quick, and --no-reflect.
2. Verify .design/STATE.md exists; abort if not (suggest /gdd:new-project).
3. Spawn the appropriate agents (Task tool). Default and --retroactive spawn two agents; --quick spawns one.
4. Wait for completion, then read each output file and print a summary:
   • Auditor scores per pillar
   • Integration check pass/fail
   • Verifier pass/fail per task (retroactive mode)
5. Reflection step (default + retroactive modes only, skipped with --no-reflect or --quick):
   • Check if .design/learnings/ exists and has ≥1 .md file
   • If yes: spawn design-reflector for the current cycle slug (read from STATE.md)
   • After completion: count proposal types and append to summary
6. Recommend next action based on findings (e.g., "Score 2/4 on typography - run /gdd:discuss typography to gather decisions").

Registered Audit Agents

Agent	Trigger	Output
design-auditor	Default, retroactive	.design/DESIGN-AUDIT.md
design-integration-checker	Default, retroactive	.design/DESIGN-INTEGRATION.md
design-verifier	--retroactive only	.design/DESIGN-VERIFICATION.md
design-reflector	Default + retroactive when learnings exist	.design/reflections/<slug>.md

Do Not

• Do not modify source files.
• Do not rerun stages; this is a read-only audit.

Step 7 - Update notice (post-closeout surface)

After the consolidated audit summary has been printed (and any reflection-proposal count appended), emit the plugin-update banner if one is present:

[ -f .design/update-available.md ] && cat .design/update-available.md

Written by hooks/update-check.sh; suppressed mid-pipeline and when the latest release is dismissed.

Rationalizations - Thought to Reality

The excuses an agent reaches for to skip or thin out an audit, and the drift each one misses:

Thought	Reality
"The audit passed last cycle, I can skip it this cycle."	Per-cycle audit catches drift the prior pass couldn't see; a skipped review is exactly where regressions accumulate unnoticed.
"--quick is fine, integration isn't the concern here."	Dropping the integration-checker hides orphaned decisions - wiring breaks even when the 7-pillar score looks healthy.
"I can eyeball the scores instead of spawning the auditor."	The auditor's rubric scores seven pillars consistently; an eyeballed review drifts toward whatever the agent already believes.
"Reflection proposals are optional polish, skip the reflector."	The reflector turns this cycle's learnings into next-cycle improvements; skipping it lets the same mistakes repeat.
"I'll modify the source while I'm in here fixing findings."	Audit is read-only by contract; editing source mid-audit invalidates the very scores you're producing.
"Retroactive mode is overkill for a finished cycle."	Retroactive verification is the only check on tasks that shipped without per-task verify - skipping it leaves a completed cycle unaudited.

AUDIT COMPLETE