analyze

name: analyze description: Validate spec → plan → tasks chain consistency before implementation.

Analyze Skill

Validate development pipeline consistency and traceability.

When to Activate

This skill is relevant when:

• Validating spec-to-plan alignment
• Checking plan-to-tasks consistency
• Finding gaps before implementation
• Ensuring traceability across artifacts
• Pre-implementation pipeline validation

Core Principles

Traceability First

• Every task must trace back to a requirement
• Map user stories to implementation items
• Verify acceptance criteria coverage
• End-to-end requirement tracking

Gap Detection

• Find what's missing before code is written
• Identify uncovered acceptance criteria
• Locate orphaned tasks or plan items
• Catch missing edge cases early

Consistency Guardian

• Ensure plans match specs
• Ensure tasks match plans
• Flag misalignments immediately
• Maintain artifact coherence

Coverage Validation

• Verify all spec requirements have plans
• Confirm all plan items have tasks
• Check non-functional requirements
• Validate test coverage planning

Quick Checks

For consistency analysis, verify:

• Specification file exists and loaded
• Implementation plan exists and loaded
• Task breakdown exists and loaded
• Every user story maps to plan items
• Every acceptance criterion has implementation
• Every plan change has corresponding tasks
• Verification items reflected in tasks
• No orphan tasks without spec backing
• No plan items without requirements
• Test tasks exist for acceptance criteria
• Edge cases have corresponding tasks
• Non-functional requirements covered
• Performance requirements have tasks
• Security requirements have tasks
• All gaps documented

Analysis Output

Traceability Matrix

Map spec items to plan sections to tasks with status

Gap Categories

• Missing coverage areas
• Orphaned items without backing
• Incomplete implementations

Report Format

• Overall health: CONSISTENT / GAPS FOUND / MAJOR ISSUES
• Aligned items with full traceability
• Gaps requiring attention
• Prioritized recommendations