enforces engineering-governance checks before code changes that may be unnecessary, risky, architectural, or scope-widening. use when the user asks whether to refactor, clean up, redesign, choose a next development step, review a proposed implementation, evaluate architectural consistency, review a pull request, or prevent development drift. do not use as the primary implementation skill for routine debugging, bug fixes, feature coding, or language-specific coding unless a no-op, minimal-diff, or architecture-conflict judgment is needed.
98
100%
Does it follow best practices?
Impact
96%
1.33xAverage score across 5 eval scenarios
Passed
No known issues
{
"context": "Checks whether the agent compares roadmap options against existing constraints, favors stabilization while the main flow is incomplete, and frames the answer around the project goal rather than the request wording.",
"type": "weighted_checklist",
"checklist": [
{
"name": "Option comparison",
"description": "Compares the options against prior decisions, phase gates, source of truth boundaries, write paths, runtime boundaries, test coverage, and user commitments",
"max_score": 10
},
{
"name": "Why now",
"description": "Explains why the recommendation should happen now",
"max_score": 10
},
{
"name": "Conflicts",
"description": "Explains what the chosen path conflicts with",
"max_score": 10
},
{
"name": "Deferrals",
"description": "Explains what the chosen path defers",
"max_score": 10
},
{
"name": "Scope impact",
"description": "States whether the choice widens scope",
"max_score": 10
},
{
"name": "Acceptance test",
"description": "Includes the smallest acceptance test",
"max_score": 10
},
{
"name": "Recommendation",
"description": "States a clear recommendation",
"max_score": 10
},
{
"name": "Stabilization bias",
"description": "Strongly prefers stabilization or risk reduction while the golden path is incomplete",
"max_score": 10
},
{
"name": "Project goal",
"description": "Frames the decision around the real project goal and user commitments rather than only the literal prompt",
"max_score": 10
},
{
"name": "Governance frame",
"description": "Uses a concise governance review style before any implementation advice",
"max_score": 10
}
]
}