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Decision Guard Skill

Validate implementation approaches against Brief decisions

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Decision Guard Skill

Automatically checks proposed approaches against existing architectural and business decisions.

Usage Pattern

Before implementing significant changes:

// Agent calls:
mcp__brief__brief_execute_operation({
  operation: "guard_approach",
  parameters: {
    approach: "Refactor authentication to use OAuth2 instead of API keys"
  }
})

Returns:

  • ✅ Proceed: No conflicts with existing decisions
  • ⚠️ Review: Potential conflicts with D-123, D-456
  • ❌ Blocked: Direct conflict with D-789 (decided to keep API keys for backwards compatibility)

When to Use

Call guard_approach before:

  • Architectural changes (auth, database, API design)
  • Dependency changes (switching libraries)
  • Breaking changes to public APIs
  • Changes to core workflows

Integration Points

  • task-planner agent: Calls during planning phase (REQUIRED)
  • implementation agent: Calls before major refactors
  • /​onboard: Could optionally call to check if task conflicts with decisions

Example Workflow

User: "Refactor auth to use OAuth2"

task-planner agent:
1. Calls guard_approach("Switch from API keys to OAuth2 for authentication")
2. Response: "⚠️ Conflicts with D-234: Keep API keys for MCP server compatibility"
3. Asks user: "Existing decision D-234 requires API keys for MCP. Proceed anyway?"
4. User decides: proceed, modify approach, or cancel

Best Practices

  • Call early (during planning, not after implementation)
  • Be specific in approach description
  • If conflict found, present options to user
  • Document override reason if proceeding despite conflict

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