name: dtge-create-dhf description: Generate DHF documents from templates with regulatory traceability
DHF Document Creation Service
Generate Design History File (DHF) and Quality Management System (QMS) documents with proper formatting, traceability, and regulatory compliance.
Overview
The document creation service:
- Selects appropriate template based on document type
- Generates content addressing specific regulatory requirements
- Maintains traceability to DCA items, hazards, and requirements
- Applies consistent formatting and naming conventions
- Updates the document registry
Usage
/dtge-create-dhf <doc-type> <project-path> # Create new document
/dtge-create-dhf <doc-type> <project-path> --from-gap GAP-01 # Create to remediate gap
/dtge-create-dhf <doc-type> <project-path> --revision # Create new revision
Document Types
| Type | Template | Typical IDs | V-Model Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
requirements |
System/Software Requirements | DHFD-44, DHFD-26 | 02-Requirements |
design |
Design Specification | DHFD-27 | 03-Design |
risk-analysis |
Risk Analysis / FMEA | DHFD-28 | 06-Risk_Management |
risk-plan |
Risk Management Plan | DHFD-5 | 01-Planning |
verification |
Verification Protocol/Report | DHFD-29, DHFD-30 | 05-Verification |
validation |
Validation Protocol/Report | DHFD-31 | 05-Verification |
usability-plan |
Usability Engineering Plan | QA-UEP-007-A | 01-Planning |
usability-protocol |
Summative Evaluation Protocol | QA-UEP-007-B | 07-Usability |
usability-report |
Summative Evaluation Report | QA-UEP-007-C | 07-Usability |
user-manual |
User Manual / IFU | DHFD-89 | 08-Labeling |
swha |
Software Hazard Analysis | DHFD-PT-23 | 06-Risk_Management |
ecr |
Engineering Change Request | ECR-xxx | 10-Design_Changes |
dhf-index |
Design History File Index | DHFD-PT-74 | 11-DHF_Index |
Workflow
Phase 1: Initialization (Programmatic)
- Determine template based on document type
- Get next document ID from registry (if new)
- Create document shell via LibreOffice MCP:
libreoffice/create_document - Populate header metadata:
- Document ID
- Title
- Revision number
- ECR reference
- Date
- Author fields
Phase 2: Content Generation (LLM)
Read context:
- Gap details from
gaps.json(if --from-gap) - Related documents for consistency
- DCA requirements being addressed
- Gap details from
Fetch regulatory text:
- Use
/dtge-query-ecfrfor FDA regulations - Reference Master Standards Database
- Use
Generate content addressing:
- Standard clause requirements
- Existing document patterns
- Traceability references (DCA-xxx, HZ-xx, SR-xx)
Phase 3: Traceability (Hybrid)
[Code] Extract trace IDs from content:
- System requirements: SYS-xxx
- Software requirements: SRS-xxx
- Hazards: HZ-xx
- Causes: C-xx
- Safety requirements: SR-xx
- DCA items: DCA-xxx
[Code] Validate against registry:
- Verify referenced IDs exist
- Flag unknown references
[Code] Update traceability matrix:
- Extend existing traceability data
- Link DCA → Document → Verification
Phase 4: Assembly (Programmatic)
Insert content via LibreOffice MCP:
libreoffice/insert_text_at_position libreoffice/format_textApply formatting:
- Use
format_documentPython module from Higi scripts - Consistent heading styles
- Proper list formatting
- Table formatting
- Use
Generate filename:
[DTG] DHFD-XX Title RXX ECRXXX YYYY-MM-DD.odtSave to appropriate location:
- New documents:
<project>/active/drafts/ - Released documents: Appropriate V-Model stage folder
- New documents:
Phase 5: Registry Update (Programmatic)
Update
registry.json:- Add new document entry
- Update revision if existing
Update gap status (if --from-gap):
- Set
remediation_docingaps.json - Update gap
statustoin_progress
- Set
Document Naming Convention
[Prefix] DHFD-{number}[.variant] {Title} R{revision} ECR{number} {date}.{ext}
Examples:
[DTG] DHFD-89.1 Higi Green AAC User Manual R01 ECR155 2026-02-03.docx
[DTG] DHFD-28 Risk Analysis R7 ECR149 2026-01-28.odt
QA-UEP-007-B Summative Evaluation Protocol R2 ECR149 2026-02-01.docx
Template Sections by Document Type
Risk Analysis (DHFD-28)
- Purpose
- Scope
- Risk Management Process Overview
- Hazard Identification
- Risk Estimation Methodology
- Design FMEA
- Hazard List (HZ-xx)
- Cause Analysis (C-xx)
- Safety Requirements (SR-xx)
- Risk Evaluation
- Risk Control Implementation
- Residual Risk Evaluation
- Overall Residual Risk Assessment
- Traceability References
Usability Engineering Plan (QA-UEP-007-A)
- Purpose
- Scope
- Use Specification
- Intended Use
- Intended Users
- Use Environment
- User Interface Characteristics
- Hazard-Related Use Scenarios (HRUS)
- Critical Tasks
- Evaluation Plan
- Traceability to Risk Analysis
Software Requirements Specification (DHFD-26)
- Purpose
- Scope
- Definitions
- System Overview
- Software Requirements
- Functional Requirements
- Performance Requirements
- Interface Requirements
- Safety Requirements (from SWHA)
- Traceability to System Requirements
- Verification Methods
Integration
From Gap Analysis
Use --from-gap to create documents that directly address identified gaps.
To Traceability
Documents link to DCA items and feed into build_traceability_matrix.py.
To Project Management
New documents may trigger review scheduling via /dtge-ecr-manager.
Example
User: /dtge-create-dhf usability-protocol Work/Clients/Qualira/Higi/special_510k --from-gap GAP-01
Claude: Creating Summative Evaluation Protocol to address GAP-01 (Missing summative usability evaluation)...
Reading context:
- Gap GAP-01: Missing summative evaluation per IEC 62366-1 Clause 5.9
- DCA items: DCA-045, DCA-046, DCA-047
- Related docs: QA-UEP-007-A (Use Specification)
Generating protocol addressing:
- Critical tasks from HRUS (T1-T12)
- Test setup and environment
- Participant criteria (15 representative users)
- Task scenarios with success criteria
- Data collection forms
Created: [DTG] QA-UEP-007-B Summative Evaluation Protocol R1 ECR149 2026-02-03.odt
Location: special_510k/active/drafts/
Updated:
- registry.json: Added QA-UEP-007-B entry
- gaps.json: GAP-01 status → in_progress, remediation_doc → QA-UEP-007-B
Reference
- Format module:
Work/Clients/Qualira/Higi/scripts/format_document/ - Protocol template:
Work/Clients/Qualira/Higi/scripts/create_protocol_with_content.py - Naming convention:
Work/Clients/Qualira/Higi/CLAUDE.md