timebox-and-pivot-controller

What problem does it solve? Technical work like incident response, migrations, and outage-sensitive repairs often expands beyond its agreed scope, causing missed maintenance windows and uncontrolled changes. This Skill establishes realistic time estimates, explicit stop conditions, and pre-approved pivot options before work begins. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Timebox Definition: States best-case, expected, and stop-and-escalate durations with documented assumptions before starting work. - Stop Rules and Pivot Options: Defines measurable stop conditions and presents containment, patch, rebuild, or defer choices when the expected path exceeds the agreed window. - Evidence-Based Status Reporting: Returns a concise PASS, BLOCKED, or UNKNOWN status backed by dated evidence, using the included evidence-record template. - Use Case: Before a database migration with a two-hour maintenance window, use this Skill to set the escalation threshold, define the rollback boundary, and record the approved pivot plan if the migration stalls. ## Quick Start Use the timebox-and-pivot-controller skill to set time estimates, stop rules, and pivot options for my upcoming server migration.