Product Proposal

Product Proposal

Help the user articulate a complete SDD proposal for the active change set.

Required Skills

• spec-driven-development (load first; use it to resolve/​init change sets and manage phase/​task state)
• research

Inputs

[!IMPORTANT] Resolve required inputs from the workspace first; only ask the user when resolution is ambiguous or missing.

• Proposal Context: What problem or capability should this change set address?
• Change Set Name: Resolve from existing changes/ directories. If none exist, create a new full-lane change set using ae sdd init <name> --lane full.

Instructions

The proposal is the source of truth for how the system should behave. Use SDD workflow conventions and CLI commands, not manual scaffolding.

1. Load SDD Context: Load spec-driven-development, run ae sdd status [name], and confirm the active change set and current phase.
2. Research First: Use the research skill to identify existing patterns, related features, and integration points.
3. Collaborative Dialogue: Ask targeted questions to close behavior gaps instead of guessing.
4. Write Proposal: Create or refine changes/<name>/​proposal.md with concrete narrative behavior, failure/​recovery paths, and clear boundaries.
5. Move Workflow Forward: Do not update phase state in this command. If the user is ready to proceed, suggest ae-sdd-next <name>.

Success Criteria

• Active change set is resolved through SDD workflow.
• Proposal includes a clear problem statement (1-2 sentences).
• System behavior is documented in specific narrative prose.
• Error handling and recovery paths are explicit.
• Proposal is saved at changes/<name>/​proposal.md.

Usage Examples

Do

• "Based on the auth module, should we handle session expiration like this...?"
• "What is the expected behavior if a user tries to delete a locked record?"

Don't

• Skip loading spec-driven-development before deciding where to write.
• Create ad-hoc files outside changes/<name>/ for proposal artifacts.