What problem does it solve? Large engineering efforts that span three or more dependent phases lack durable structure: plans get lost across sessions, validation gates are skipped, and progress does not survive context compaction. This Skill scaffolds the complete kickoff artifact set for a multi-phase RIPER-5 program so work stays gated, auditable, and resumable. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Umbrella plan generation: Creates the orchestration plan with a Program Goal Charter, Stable Program Goal block (under the 4000-character /goal limit), phase ordering, and status tables. - Per-phase plan stubs: Emits one flat phase plan per phase with entry/exit gates, blast radius, and the 7-step inner loop checklist (R → I → P → PVL → E → EVL → UP). - Validation scripts: Ships validate-phase-stub.mjs and validate-umbrella-artifact.mjs to enforce required sections, frontmatter, and filename conventions. - Use Case: When a request naturally breaks into 3+ dependent phases (e.g., a full E2E reliability overhaul), invoke this Skill to produce the feature folder, umbrella plan, phase stubs, and a copy-pasteable session-goal block for autonomous execution. ## Quick Start Ask the agent to generate a phase program for your multi-phase initiative, providing the program name and goal description, then approve the kickoff recommendation before artifacts are written.
