sm:shape:soul-check

Detect design drift by analyzing the artifact to locate the original animating idea and confirm its presence. This structured review surfaces where alignment has shifted and provides realignment guidance to restore the original design intent.

A soul check is a deep reading process applied to design documents and prototypes to verify the original animating idea remains alive. It enforces careful reading to detect drift and anchors the builder to the initial intent at transition points.

Run a design intent alignment review at transition points in your workflow to ensure the artifact has not drifted from its original animating idea. It supports rapid reorientation by surfacing shifts in alignment and offering realignment guidance.

Yes, drift detection can be applied to PRDs, design docs, prompts, and prototypes. It analyzes these artifacts to determine whether the original animating idea is still present and provides structured output to guide alignment back to the original intent.

Reorient a drifted project by applying realignment guidance that anchors the builder to the original intent. The soul check process provides structured output detailing where alignment shifted, supporting rapid reorientation and restoring the animating idea.

The best way to review an artifact for original intent is to perform a deep reading soul check that surfaces drift via structured output. This approach detects where alignment has shifted and anchors the work back to the original animating idea.