What problem does it solve?
It helps teams document and align on substantial, high-impact proposals before committing to implementation, reducing the risk of expensive rework and improving decision traceability.
Core Features & Use Cases
- RFC readiness: Guides authors on when an RFC is necessary (e.g., public API changes, costly implementation, difficult-to-reverse decisions).
- Complete, standardized structure: Ensures the proposal includes required sections such as problem statement, goals/non-goals, proposed solution, alternatives, rollout, security/privacy, compatibility, observability, and open questions.
- Effective review process: Encourages parallel drafting of alternatives, deadline-based feedback, and resolving every comment before acceptance to keep reviewers engaged and informed.
- Use Case: Use this skill to propose a change to an external contract or cross-team interface so stakeholders can evaluate approach tradeoffs and implementation impact before any code lands.
Quick Start
Author an RFC for your proposal at the plan phase using the /write-rfc skill, following the required section structure and sending it for review with a deadline.