# Project Planning

Create architecture decision records (MADR v4 + Y-Statement) with phase-gated coaching, ASR-trigger validation, supersession lineage, and per-project templates. Build PRDs, BRDs, and architecture diagrams through guided AI workflows. Evaluate AI-powered systems against Responsible AI standards and run STRIDE-based security model analysis with automated backlog generation.

## Included Artifacts

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### Chat Agents

| Name                             | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **accessibility-planner**        | Phase-based accessibility planner that guides users through structured planning for WCAG 2.2, ARIA APG, Cognitive Accessibility, Section 508, and EN 301 549, producing framework selections, control mappings, evidence-register entries, plan-risk classifications, and dual-format backlog handoff. Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core. |
| **adr-creation**                 | ADR Creator: phase-gated creator producing standards-aligned Architecture Decision Records (Frame, Decide, Govern), with state recovery, Researcher Subagent delegation, and dual-format backlog handoff                                                                                                                                     |
| **agile-coach**                  | Creates and refines goal-oriented user stories with clear acceptance criteria for any tracking tool                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| **arch-diagram-builder**         | Architecture diagram builder that produces high-quality ASCII-art diagrams                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| **brd-builder**                  | Business Requirements Document builder with guided Q&A and reference integration                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| **brd-quality-reviewer**         | Read-only BRD quality reviewer that emits both BRD_STANDARD_FINDINGS_V1 and BRD_QUALITY_REPORT_V1 payloads                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| **implementation-validator**     | Validates implementation quality against architectural requirements, design principles, and code standards with severity-graded findings                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| **meeting-analyst**              | Meeting transcript analyzer that extracts product requirements for PRD creation via work-iq-mcp                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| **network-isa95-planner**        | ISA-95-aligned network planning for secure edge Kubernetes to Azure connectivity and remediation roadmaps                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| **phase-implementor**            | Executes a single implementation phase from a plan with full codebase access and change tracking                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| **plan-validator**               | Validates implementation plans against research documents with severity-graded findings                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| **prd-builder**                  | Product Requirements Document builder with guided Q&A and reference integration                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| **prd-quality-reviewer**         | Read-only PRD quality reviewer that emits both PRD_STANDARD_FINDINGS_V1 and PRD_QUALITY_REPORT_V1 payloads                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| **product-manager-advisor**      | Product management advisor for requirements discovery, validation, and issue creation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| **rai-planner**                  | Responsible AI assessment planner evaluating against NIST AI RMF 1.0, producing an RAI security model, impact assessment, control surface catalog, and backlog handoff                                                                                                                                                                       |
| **researcher-subagent**          | Research subagent using search, read, web-fetch, GitHub repo, and MCP tools                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **rpi-agent**                    | Autonomous RPI orchestrator running Research → Plan → Implement → Review → Discover phases with specialized subagents                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| **rpi-validator**                | Validates a Changes Log against the Implementation Plan, Planning Log, and Research Documents for a specific plan phase                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| **security-planner**             | Phase-based security planner producing security models, standards mappings, and backlog handoffs with AI/ML detection and RAI Planner integration                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| **sssc-planner**                 | Six-phase repository supply chain security assessment against OpenSSF Scorecard, SLSA, Sigstore, and SBOM standards, producing a prioritized backlog of reusable workflows.                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **system-architecture-reviewer** | System architecture reviewer for design trade-offs, ADR creation, and well-architected alignment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| **ux-ui-designer**               | UX research specialist for Jobs-to-be-Done analysis, user journey mapping, and accessibility requirements                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

### Prompts

| Name                            | Description                                                                                                                                  |
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **incident-response**           | Run an incident response workflow for Azure operations scenarios                                                                             |
| **rai-capture**                 | Start responsible AI assessment planning from existing knowledge using the RAI Planner agent in capture mode                                 |
| **rai-plan-from-prd**           | Start responsible AI assessment planning from PRD/BRD artifacts using the RAI Planner agent in from-prd mode                                 |
| **rai-plan-from-security-plan** | Start responsible AI assessment planning from a completed Security Plan using the RAI Planner agent in from-security-plan mode (recommended) |
| **risk-register**               | Create a qualitative risk register using a Probability × Impact (P×I) matrix                                                                 |
| **security-capture**            | Start security planning from existing notes using the Security Planner agent (capture mode)                                                  |
| **security-plan-from-prd**      | Start security planning from PRD/BRD artifacts using the Security Planner agent (from-prd mode)                                              |
| **sssc-capture**                | Start supply chain security planning from existing knowledge using the SSSC Planner agent in capture mode                                    |
| **sssc-from-brd**               | Start supply chain security planning from BRD artifacts using the SSSC Planner agent in from-brd mode                                        |
| **sssc-from-prd**               | Start supply chain security planning from PRD artifacts using the SSSC Planner agent in from-prd mode                                        |
| **sssc-from-security-plan**     | Extend a Security Planner assessment with supply chain coverage using the SSSC Planner agent in from-security-plan mode                      |

### Instructions

| Name                                                | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **accessibility/accessibility-backlog-handoff**     | Accessibility review rubric and dual-format ADO + GitHub backlog handoff with inlined planning disclaimer                                                                                                                                                                    |
| **accessibility/accessibility-capture-coaching**    | Exploration-first questioning techniques for accessibility capture mode covering personas, contextual inquiry, and conflict surfacing                                                                                                                                        |
| **accessibility/accessibility-framework-selection** | Framework selection protocol for the Accessibility Planner: host-aware multi-select, default selections, conformance levels, and the atomic disabled bundle                                                                                                                  |
| **accessibility/accessibility-identity**            | Identity and orchestration instructions for the Accessibility Planner agent. Contains six-phase workflow, state.json schema reference, session recovery, and question cadence.                                                                                               |
| **accessibility/accessibility-impact-assessment**   | Accessibility impact assessment covering control surfaces, evidence register, tradeoff documentation, and seed work-item generation                                                                                                                                          |
| **accessibility/accessibility-license-posture**     | Required posture for licensing and reproduction of accessibility standards reference text                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| **experimental/mural/mural-bootstrap**              | Fresh-session Mural bootstrap requirements for doctor checks, credential backend selection, and safe escalation before Mural tool use.                                                                                                                                       |
| **experimental/mural/mural-destinations**           | Open destination registry for Mural extractor writeback: registered adapters, intent axis, and per-destination loop-closure metrics.                                                                                                                                         |
| **experimental/mural/mural-human-record**           | Mural is the durable record of human conversation; AI never silently authors decisions and AI contribution must remain visible somewhere durable.                                                                                                                            |
| **experimental/mural/mural-log-hygiene**            | Operator log-hygiene contract for Mural customizations: never echo raw URLs, Azure SAS query strings, OAuth tokens, or Authorization headers; the skill _redact() is a defense-in-depth backstop, not a license to log.                                                      |
| **experimental/mural/mural-seeding-patterns**       | Cross-cutting Mural seeding conventions: duplicate-then-populate, source-artifact-to-area binding, anchor inheritance, probe-before-bulk, z-order visibility (detection-only), layout primitives applied across DT, RAI, and UX/UI workflows.                                |
| **experimental/mural/mural-writeback-hygiene**      | Writeback hygiene rules for Mural: tags, hyperlinks, and parentId are the only stable channels; reserved tags are protected; tag manifests are re-applied defensively.                                                                                                       |
| **experimental/mural/mural-writing-style**          | Asymmetric writing style for Mural: outbound (writing into Mural) is sticky-concise; inbound (extracting from Mural) is context-hydrated.                                                                                                                                    |
| **project-planning/adr-byo-template**               | BYO ADR template contract: 2-layer config resolution, .adr-config.yml schema, template frontmatter contract, and adopt-template lifecycle for the ADR Creator                                                                                                                |
| **project-planning/adr-handoff**                    | ADR Creator Govern-phase handoff protocol: compact summary template, peer-agent routing heuristics, and dual-format (ADO + GitHub) work item templates                                                                                                                       |
| **project-planning/adr-identity**                   | ADR Creator identity, three-phase state machine, six-step per-turn protocol, autonomy tiers, and canonical state.json schema for Architecture Decision Record authoring sessions                                                                                             |
| **project-planning/adr-standards**                  | Embedded ADR standards: MADR v4.0.0 template (CC0), Y-Statement formula, status taxonomy, naming rules, ASR trigger schema, and Microsoft-attributed paraphrases for ADR Creator sessions                                                                                    |
| **rai-planning/rai-backlog-handoff**                | RAI review and backlog handoff for Phase 6: review rubric, RAI review summary, dual-format backlog generation                                                                                                                                                                |
| **rai-planning/rai-capture-coaching**               | Exploration-first questioning techniques for RAI capture mode adapted from Design Thinking research methods                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **rai-planning/rai-identity**                       | RAI Planner identity, 6-phase orchestration, state management, and session recovery                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| **rai-planning/rai-impact-assessment**              | RAI impact assessment for Phase 5: control surface taxonomy, evidence register, tradeoff documentation, and work item generation                                                                                                                                             |
| **rai-planning/rai-risk-classification**            | Risk classification screening for Phase 2: prohibited uses gate, risk indicator assessment, and depth tier assignment                                                                                                                                                        |
| **rai-planning/rai-security-model**                 | RAI security model analysis for Phase 4: AI STRIDE extensions, dual threat IDs, ML STRIDE matrix, and security model merge protocol                                                                                                                                          |
| **rai-planning/rai-standards**                      | Embedded RAI standards for Phase 3: NIST AI RMF 1.0 trustworthiness characteristics, subcategory mappings, and framework isolation architecture                                                                                                                              |
| **security/backlog-handoff**                        | Dual-format backlog handoff for ADO and GitHub with content sanitization, autonomy tiers, and work item templates                                                                                                                                                            |
| **security/identity**                               | Security Planner identity, six-phase orchestration, state management, and session recovery protocols                                                                                                                                                                         |
| **security/operational-buckets**                    | Operational bucket definitions with component classification guidance and cross-cutting security concerns                                                                                                                                                                    |
| **security/security-model**                         | STRIDE-based security model analysis per operational bucket with threat table format and data flow analysis                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **security/sssc-planner**                           | SSSC Planner identity, six-phase orchestration, state schema, session recovery, and Phase 2-6 assessment protocols                                                                                                                                                           |
| **security/standards-mapping**                      | Embedded OWASP and NIST security standards with researcher subagent delegation for CIS, WAF, CAF, and other runtime lookups                                                                                                                                                  |
| **shared/coaching-patterns**                        | Shared exploration-first coaching patterns for planning agents (RAI, security, SSSC) adapted from Design Thinking research methods                                                                                                                                           |
| **shared/disclaimer-language**                      | Centralized disclaimer language for AI-assisted planning agents requiring professional review acknowledgment                                                                                                                                                                 |
| **shared/hve-core-location**                        | Important: hve-core is the repository containing this instruction file; Guidance: if a referenced prompt, instructions, agent, or script is missing in the current directory, fall back to this hve-core location by walking up this file's directory tree.                  |
| **shared/planner-identity-base**                    | Shared identity scaffold for phase-based planning agents (SSSC, RAI, Security, Accessibility) covering state-file convention, six-phase orchestration template, state protocol, resume protocol, question cadence mechanics, optional disclaimer cadence, and error handling |
| **shared/story-quality**                            | Shared story quality conventions for work item creation and evaluation across agents and workflows                                                                                                                                                                           |
| **shared/telemetry-overlay**                        | Shared telemetry overlay applying telemetry-foundations vocabulary across planner, ADR, PRD, accessibility, code-review, and implementation artifacts                                                                                                                        |

### Skills

| Name                      | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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| **adr-author**            | Authoring skill for Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) supporting capture, from-planner-handoff, and adopt-template entry modes with selectable Y-Statement or MADR v4.0.0 output templates, supersession lineage, and ASR trigger evaluation - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core. |
| **aria-apg**              | WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices Guide (APG) design pattern knowledge base for accessibility assessment                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| **backlog-templates**     | Shared work-item templates and conventions for ADO and GitHub backlog handoff across the RAI, Security, SSSC, and Accessibility planners                                                                                                                                                |
| **coga**                  | W3C Making Content Usable for People with Cognitive and Learning Disabilities (COGA) knowledge base for accessibility assessment                                                                                                                                                        |
| **en-301-549**            | European EN 301 549 V3.2.1 ICT Accessibility Standard knowledge base for accessibility assessment                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| **mural**                 | Mural workspace, room, mural, and widget workflows via the Mural REST API exposed through a Python CLI. Use when you need to read or write Mural content or automate widget creation.                                                                                                   |
| **requirements-author**   | Requirements authoring guide for BRD and PRD across Discover, Define, and Govern with canonical templates and handoff contracts                                                                                                                                                         |
| **section-508**           | US Section 508 ICT Accessibility Standards (revised 2017) knowledge base for accessibility assessment                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| **supply-chain-security** | Software supply chain security reference for OpenSSF Scorecard, SLSA, Sigstore, SBOM, and posture/backlog taxonomies.                                                                                                                                                                   |
| **telemetry-foundations** | Declarative OpenTelemetry-aligned telemetry vocabulary and instrumentation conventions for traces, metrics, logs, and PII handling                                                                                                                                                      |
| **wcag-22**               | WCAG 2.2 success criteria knowledge base for accessibility assessment                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |

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## Migration Notes

The standalone `brd-author` skill and helper skills were consolidated into the `requirements-author` skill, which now covers both BRD and PRD authoring. Update stale references as follows:

| Old path                                                           | Canonical path                                                                  |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `.github/skills/project-planning/brd-author/`                      | `.github/skills/project-planning/requirements-author/`                          |
| `.github/skills/project-planning/brd-author/templates/brd-full.md` | `.github/skills/project-planning/requirements-author/templates/brd/brd-full.md` |
| `docs/templates/brd-template.md` (deleted)                         | `.github/skills/project-planning/requirements-author/templates/brd/brd-full.md` |
