Waterfall Development
Strict phase gate enforcement for waterfall workflow. Requires the feature-file skill for artifact management.
Phases
Requirements → Design → Implementation → Testing → Complete
Activation
| Condition | Action |
|---|---|
| features.yml exists | Activate, validate gates |
| User invokes skill, no features.yml | Create features.yml via feature-file skill, then activate |
| No features.yml, not invoked | Do not activate |
Workflow
- Run
./scripts/validate-gates.py - If errors: Print errors, STOP
- Identify target feature and current phase
- Block work that doesn't match current phase
- Before phase transitions: Re-validate target phase gates
Gates
See references/phase-gates.md for fix instructions.
| Gate | Transition | Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| G1 | → Design | Feature has ≥1 requirement |
| G2 | → Design | All requirements have descriptions |
| G3 | → Implementation | decisions field exists |
| G4 | → Testing | All requirements In-Progress or Complete |
| G5 | → Complete | All requirements Complete + tested-by + all tests passing |
Agent Usage
Use sub-agents for verification tasks that require codebase exploration:
Before Design phase: Verify requirements are complete by examining codebase and user request for implicit requirements.
Before Complete phase: Verify test coverage by checking all requirements have corresponding tests and tested-by references.
Error Handling
Gate failures print terse errors. No bypass mechanism.