ideate-validate

Overview

Prerequisites

1. Discover shard completed
2. Ideation index exists and has deep/exhausted leaf coverage

Step-by-Step

Step 1 — Engagement tier-aware validation behavior

1. Read engagement tier from ideation index.
2. Apply tier behavior from engagement-tier protocol.

Step 2 — Constraints and metrics

1. Run constraint exploration via .claude/skills/prd-templates/references/constraint-exploration.md.
2. Detect showstoppers and pause for user decision when found.
3. Write .memory/wiki/specs/ideation/meta/constraints.md with at least one constraint entry.

Step 3 — Domain exhaustion and missing-domain reasoning

1. Run domain exhaustion criteria from .claude/skills/prd-templates/references/domain-exhaustion-criteria.md.
2. Perform missing-domain reasoning:
   • product archetype baseline
   • folder coverage comparison
   • cross-feature gap implications
3. If new domains are accepted, seed and re-run exhaustion check.

Step 4 — Auto-tier review checkpoint

If tier is Auto:

1. Present auto-confirmed decisions and reasoning.
2. Wait for overrides.
3. Persist corrections immediately.

Step 5 — Compile outputs

1. Compile .memory/wiki/specs/vision.md using vision template.
2. Run fidelity check: every domain from ideation index appears in vision.
3. Create .memory/wiki/specs/feature-ledger.md with feature IDs, names, domains, and MoSCoW values.

Step 6 — Ideation rubric quality gate and review request

1. Apply ideation rubric (.claude/skills/pipeline-rubrics/references/ideation-rubric.md) across all dimensions.
2. Resolve warning/fail dimensions before review request unless loop guard threshold reached.
3. Request user review of ideation index and vision outputs.
4. Stop and wait for explicit approval.

Completion Checklist

• Constraints written and showstoppers handled
• Exhaustion criteria executed
• Missing-domain reasoning executed
• Auto-tier checkpoint handled when applicable
• vision.md compiled and fidelity-checked
• feature-ledger.md created
• Rubric self-check complete
• Review requested and workflow paused for approval

Next Steps

After ideation approval, the only valid next command is:

• /audit-ambiguity ideation