What problem does it solve?
This Skill solves the common problem of inconsistent development workflow practices, missed pre-work validation, incomplete post-work verification, and poor session hygiene that lead to defective code, duplicate work, missed quality gates, and wasted engineering time across development sessions.
Core Features & Use Cases
- 4-Phase Interactive Checklist: Covers pre-work validation (active work item check, correct git branch, existing spec/plan, duplicate work check), during-work reminders (agent delegation guidance, real-time plan updates, gate verification, context usage monitoring), post-work verification (build/test/lint gate checks, completed plan checkboxes, updated CHANGELOG, cleared active work pointer), and session health checks (context usage reporting, MCP status review, next step recommendations).
- Workflow Integration: Natively integrates with other MAD Council Claw skills like /mad-spec, /mad-implement, and /mad-validate to align with existing project workflows and work item tracking systems.
- Use Case: A developer starting a new feature implementation can run the pre-work phase to confirm they are on the correct feature branch and have an existing spec, run during-work reminders every 30 minutes to update their plan and verify agent outputs, and run post-work checks before closing to ensure all quality gates pass and documentation is fully updated.
Quick Start
Invoke the workflow-checklist skill at the start of your development session to run the full interactive 4-phase hygiene check, or specify a phase argument like pre, during, post, or health to run only the relevant section for your current needs.
