7hats-orchestrator

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Legacy alias of 7hats. Intent-first entry for TPM/Product work that routes clarify/plan/de-risk/decide/validate/recover requests to capability skills (7hats-product, analyze-backlog, slice-work, estimate, roadmap) and returns one request-scoped artifact with readiness and source grounding.

drjoeshepherd By drjoeshepherd schedule Updated 3/5/2026

name: 7hats-orchestrator description: Legacy alias of 7hats. Intent-first entry for TPM/Product work that routes clarify/plan/de-risk/decide/validate/recover requests to capability skills (7hats-product, analyze-backlog, slice-work, estimate, roadmap) and returns one request-scoped artifact with readiness and source grounding.

7hats Orchestrator

Use this skill as the user-facing entry point: parse intent, choose internal capabilities, and return only the requested artifact type.

Load Order

  • references/foundations.md
  • references/switching-matrix.md
  • references/core-question-set.md
  • references/decision-framework.md
  • references/execution-health-dashboard.md
  • references/output-contracts.md
  • docs/operating-system/intent-taxonomy.md
  • docs/operating-system/capability-catalog.md
  • docs/operating-system/routing-table.md
  • docs/operating-system/handoff-contract.md
  • docs/operating-system/trigger-schema.md
  • docs/operating-system/repo-context-gate.md
  • docs/requirements-style.md
  • docs/definition-of-ready.md
  • docs/tpm-agent-operating-guide.md
  • Relevant architecture/service docs in the target implementation repository

When To Use

  • User requests outcomes by problem intent (clarify, plan, de-risk, decide, validate, recover).
  • Request spans more than one capability (for example backlog analysis plus artifact drafting).
  • Request asks for Mission/Signal decomposition or multi-sprint planning.

When Not To Use

  • User explicitly asked for one narrow capability skill and no orchestration.

Required Inputs

  • User request text.
  • Requested artifact type (Story, Mission, Signal, or breakdown).
  • Available source context (files, links, service docs).

Workflow

  1. Detect repo mode using docs/operating-system/repo-context-gate.md:
  • Repo-Aware Mode
  • Generic Mode
  1. Classify artifact type:
  • Story-only
  • Mission-only
  • Signal-only
  • Mission/Signal breakdown to stories
  1. Classify user intent from docs/operating-system/intent-taxonomy.md:
  • clarify
  • plan
  • de-risk
  • decide
  • validate
  • recover
  1. Select capability chain from docs/operating-system/routing-table.md and docs/operating-system/capability-catalog.md.
  2. Execute capability steps with internal hat handoffs using docs/operating-system/handoff-contract.md.
  3. Apply shared question and decision logic:
  • Ask the 10 core questions from references/core-question-set.md.
  • If conflict/uncertainty blocks progress, run references/decision-framework.md.
  1. Enforce output contract from references/output-contracts.md.
  2. Validate readiness and grounding:
  • If source coverage is insufficient, return Needs Refinement with Missing Sources.
  • Keep output request-scoped (no extra artifact types).

Output Contract

  • Return only requested artifact type(s).
  • Include required sections for that type from references/output-contracts.md.
  • Include Source References.
  • Include Readiness Verdict and required failure fields when applicable.
  • Enforce repo mode behavior:
    • Repo-Aware Mode must include concrete repository citations.
    • Generic Mode must avoid repo-specific claims.

Failure/Refinement Behavior

  • Return Needs Refinement when:
    • grounding is missing for key claims
    • artifact boundaries are unclear
    • required readiness gates cannot be satisfied
  • Include:
    • Failed Gates
    • Missing Sources
    • Corrective Actions
Install via CLI
npx skills add https://github.com/drjoeshepherd/7hats-skills --skill 7hats-orchestrator
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