Context
During the epic review of the M4 Architectural Convergence (#11077), it became clear that epics can be prematurely graduated from Discussions without a visible divergent option inventory and decision matrix. This is a known failure mode where the "first idea wins" and leads to execution without properly evaluating alternatives.
The Problem
The ideation-sandbox skill lacks a formal divergence/convergence guard. This permits discussions to graduate into epics while still conceptually unrefined, skipping the crucial step of generating alternatives and providing rejection rationales ("Avoided Traps").
The Architectural Reality
The current ideation-sandbox-workflow.md specifies graduation criteria but does not enforce a Double Diamond pattern (diverge -> converge).
The Fix
Implement the Double-Diamond Guard in .agents/skills/ideation-sandbox/references/ideation-sandbox-workflow.md.
Discussions MUST explicitly list distinct divergent approaches, and MUST explicitly reject the unchosen alternatives before graduation.
Acceptance Criteria
Out of Scope
- Changes to the epic-review or other skills.
Related
- Prompted by epic-review in #11077.
Context
During the epic review of the M4 Architectural Convergence (#11077), it became clear that epics can be prematurely graduated from Discussions without a visible divergent option inventory and decision matrix. This is a known failure mode where the "first idea wins" and leads to execution without properly evaluating alternatives.
The Problem
The
ideation-sandboxskill lacks a formal divergence/convergence guard. This permits discussions to graduate into epics while still conceptually unrefined, skipping the crucial step of generating alternatives and providing rejection rationales ("Avoided Traps").The Architectural Reality
The current
ideation-sandbox-workflow.mdspecifies graduation criteria but does not enforce a Double Diamond pattern (diverge -> converge).The Fix
Implement the Double-Diamond Guard in
.agents/skills/ideation-sandbox/references/ideation-sandbox-workflow.md. Discussions MUST explicitly list distinct divergent approaches, and MUST explicitly reject the unchosen alternatives before graduation.Acceptance Criteria
.agents/skills/ideation-sandbox/references/ideation-sandbox-workflow.mdupdated with the Double-Diamond Guard requirement.Out of Scope
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