skill-intent-contract

Validate workflow outputs by storing an intent contract that captures job statements, success criteria, and boundaries upfront, then checking final deliverables against this persistent record to ensure alignment throughout multi-phase tasks.

An intent contract is a persistent record of user intent that defines goals, boundaries, and success criteria upfront, travels through discover and plan workflows, and validates final outputs against the original intent to close the delivery loop.

Capture and track user goals by creating an intent contract at the start of a workflow, storing job statements and constraints in a persistent file that travels through all phases to maintain alignment and governance.

Yes, you can define both good enough and exceptional success criteria upfront. The intent contract framework stores these thresholds alongside context and constraints to establish clear boundaries before execution begins.

Maintain alignment by recording stakeholder intent in a persistent contract file that includes clarifying context and a validation checklist, referencing it continuously across discover, embrace, and validate phases.

You need an intent contract when executing multi-phase tasks requiring strict governance, where defining success criteria and boundaries upfront is critical to validating that final outputs match original stakeholder goals.