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What problem does it solve?

This skill guides teams through a structured 8-question cadrage process before coding, ensuring clear scope and design and preventing premature implementation.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Structured cadrage: asks eight critical questions to validate purpose, audience, options, risks, and success criteria before any code is written.
• Hard Gate enforcement: codifies a non-negotiable rule to prevent code changes until design approvals are obtained.
• Anti-sycophancy rules: enforces candid, specific feedback and pushes back on vague assumptions.
• Escape hatch workflow: provides a lightweight path to obtain minimal answers when time is constrained, while documenting trade-offs.
• Output generation: produces a concise design doc and a plan for next steps once approval is granted.

Quick Start

Answer the 8 questions in order, obtain user approval, and proceed only after the cadrage is accepted.