quality-advisor Purpose
Provide proactive quality guidance during artifact creation by monitoring section completion, detecting anti-patterns, and validating compliance with SDD standards.
Problem Solved: Documentation quality varies based on user expertise. Issues are typically found after artifact creation during validation, causing rework.
Solution: Real-time quality monitoring that identifies issues during creation, suggests improvements, and validates compliance before the artifact is complete.
When to Use This Skill
Use quality-advisor when:
Creating a new documentation artifact Reviewing an artifact before submission Want to check compliance with template requirements Need guidance on common mistakes to avoid Validating cumulative tagging compliance
Do NOT use when:
Full traceability validation needed (use trace-check) Validating entire project (use doc-validator) Non-SDD documentation Skill Inputs Input Type Required Description artifact_content string Yes Current content of artifact being created artifact_type string Yes Type of artifact (BRD, PRD, SPEC, etc.) artifact_id string No Document ID if assigned (e.g., PRD-00) check_level string No Level of checks: "quick", "standard" (default), "strict" Skill Workflow Step 1: Identify Template Requirements
Load requirements for the specified artifact type:
Template Requirements by Type:
Artifact Required Sections Minimum Tags Special Requirements BRD Document Control, Purpose, Stakeholders, Objectives, Requirements, Traceability 0 None PRD Document Control, Problem, Goals, Non-Goals, User Needs, Features, KPIs, Traceability 1 (@brd) KPIs must be quantitative EARS Document Control, Requirements (WHEN-THE-SHALL), Traceability 2 (@brd, @prd) EARS syntax validation BDD Feature, Scenarios, Tags 3 (@brd, @prd, @ears) Gherkin syntax ADR Document Control, Context, Decision, Rationale, Consequences, Traceability 4 Decision must be explicit SYS Document Control, System Requirements, Traceability 5 Technical specifications REQ Document Control, Requirement, Acceptance Criteria, Traceability 6 Atomic requirement SPEC id, description, methods, traceability 7-9 YAML format TASKS Document Control, Tasks, Dependencies, Traceability 8-10 Actionable TODOs Step 2: Check Section Completion
Verify all required sections are present and populated:
Section Detection:
Section patterns by type
SECTION_PATTERNS = { "document_control": r"## Document Control", "problem_statement": r"## \d+. Problem", "goals": r"## \d+. Goals", "non_goals": r"## \d+. Non-Goals", "traceability": r"## \d+. Traceability|## 7. Traceability", "kpis": r"## \d+. KPIs|## KPIs", "acceptance_criteria": r"### Acceptance Criteria|## Acceptance", }
Completion Scoring:
section_completion: document_control: present: true complete: true score: 100% problem_statement: present: true complete: true score: 100% goals: present: true complete: partial score: 60% issues: - "Goal G-003 missing success metric" - "Goals not prioritized (P0, P1, P2)" kpis: present: true complete: false score: 30% issues: - "KPI 'user adoption' lacks quantitative target" - "No performance metrics defined" traceability: present: true complete: partial score: 70% issues: - "Missing @brd tag (required for Layer 2)" - "Downstream artifacts section empty" overall_score: 72%
Step 3: Detect Anti-Patterns
Identify common documentation mistakes:
Anti-Pattern Catalog:
ID Name Description Severity Detection AP-001 Missing Document Control No version/status metadata Error Section not found AP-002 Placeholder Text [TBD], TODO, XXX in content Warning Regex match AP-003 Vague Acceptance Criteria No measurable outcomes Warning Missing numbers/percentages AP-004 Missing Traceability Tags Required upstream tags absent Error Tag count check AP-005 Broken Internal Links ID links with invalid paths Error Link validation AP-006 ID Format Violation Non-standard document ID Error Regex match AP-007 Empty Required Section Section header present but no content Warning Content length check AP-008 Orphan Artifact No upstream references Warning Traceability check AP-009 Missing Anchor Document lacks primary anchor ID Warning Anchor detection AP-010 Duplicate ID Reference Same ID referenced multiple times Info Duplicate check AP-011 Section Count Mismatch total_sections metadata differs from actual section files Error SEC-E001 validation AP-012 Cross-Reference Title Mismatch Link text differs from target section heading Error XREF-E001/E002 validation AP-013 Mixed ID Notation Document uses both hyphen (TYPE-NN) and dot (TYPE.NN) formats Error IDPAT-E003 validation AP-014 Diagram-Text Inconsistency Mermaid diagram components don't match prose claims Warning DIAG-E001/W001 validation AP-015 Undefined Acronym Acronym used without first-use definition Error TERM-E002 validation AP-016 Count Mismatch Stated count (e.g., "18 requirements") differs from itemized total Error COUNT-E001 validation AP-017 Forward Reference to Non-Existent Document Upstream doc references specific downstream IDs (e.g., PRD→ADR-01) Error FWDREF-E001 validation
Anti-Pattern Detection Output:
anti_patterns_detected: - id: AP-004 name: Missing Traceability Tags severity: error location: "Section 7: Traceability" details: "PRD requires @brd tag (Layer 2 cumulative requirement)" suggestion: "Add '@brd: BRD.NN.EE.SS' to Traceability section"
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id: AP-003 name: Vague Acceptance Criteria severity: warning location: "Section 6: KPIs" details: "KPI 'improve user experience' has no measurable target" suggestion: "Add quantitative metric: 'User satisfaction ≥4.0/5.0'"
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id: AP-002 name: Placeholder Text severity: warning location: "Section 4: User Needs, line 45" details: "Found placeholder '[TBD]'" suggestion: "Replace with actual user need or remove section"
Step 4: Validate Cumulative Tagging
Check tag hierarchy compliance:
Tag Hierarchy by Layer:
cumulative_tag_requirements: BRD: layer: 1 required_tags: [] tag_count: 0 PRD: layer: 2 required_tags: [@brd] tag_count: 1 EARS: layer: 3 required_tags: [@brd, @prd] tag_count: 2 BDD: layer: 4 required_tags: [@brd, @prd, @ears] tag_count: 3 ADR: layer: 5 required_tags: [@brd, @prd, @ears, @bdd] tag_count: 4 SYS: layer: 6 required_tags: [@brd, @prd, @ears, @bdd, @adr] tag_count: 5 REQ: layer: 7 required_tags: [@brd, @prd, @ears, @bdd, @adr, @sys] tag_count: 6 SPEC: layer: 10 required_tags: [@brd, @prd, @ears, @bdd, @adr, @sys, @req] optional_tags: [@impl, @ctr] tag_count: 7-9
Tag Validation Output:
tag_validation:
artifact_type: PRD
layer: 2
required_tags: ["@brd"]
found_tags: []
missing_tags: ["@brd"]
status: fail
message: "Layer 2 artifact requires @brd tag"
fix_suggestion: |
Add to Traceability section:
@brd: BRD.001.003
Step 5: Check Naming Conventions
Validate document ID and filename conventions:
Naming Rules:
naming_conventions: id_format: "{TYPE}-{NNN}" # e.g., PRD-00 filename_format: "{TYPE}-{NNN}_{slug}.md" # e.g., PRD-00_authentication.md slug_rules: - lowercase - underscores for spaces - no special characters - descriptive of content h1_format: "# {TYPE}-{NNN}: {Title}"
Naming Validation Output:
naming_validation: document_id: PRD-00 id_format_valid: true filename: "PRD-00_ai_features.md" filename_valid: true h1_header: "# PRD-00: AI-Assisted Documentation Features" h1_valid: true anchor_present: true anchor_id: "PRD-00" issues: []
Step 6: Generate Quality Report
Assemble comprehensive quality assessment:
Quality Report Format:
quality_report: artifact_id: PRD-00 artifact_type: PRD check_timestamp: 2025-11-29T14:30:00Z check_level: standard
overall_status: warning quality_score: 72%
summary: errors: 1 warnings: 3 info: 1 passed_checks: 12
section_completion: complete: 5 partial: 2 missing: 0 score: 85%
anti_patterns: - severity: error count: 1 details: "Missing @brd tag" - severity: warning count: 3 details: "Vague KPIs, placeholder text, incomplete goals"
tag_compliance: status: fail required: 1 found: 0 missing: ["@brd"]
naming_compliance: status: pass all_checks_passed: true
recommendations: high_priority: - "Add @brd tag to Traceability section (required for Layer 2)" medium_priority: - "Add quantitative targets to KPIs" - "Remove [TBD] placeholder from User Needs section" - "Prioritize goals with P0, P1, P2 labels" low_priority: - "Consider adding more downstream artifact references"
next_steps: - "Fix error-level issues before submission" - "Address warnings for quality improvement" - "Run trace-check after completion for full validation"
Example Usage Example 1: Mid-Creation Check
User Request: "Check quality of my PRD in progress"
Quality Feedback:
quality_status: in_progress current_score: 65% blocking_issues: - "Missing Document Control section at top" - "No traceability section found" improvement_suggestions: - "Add Document Control table before Section 1" - "Create Section 7: Traceability with @brd tag" - "Add measurable KPIs (currently vague)" completion_estimate: "3 sections need attention"
Example 2: Pre-Submission Review
User Request: "Is this SPEC ready for submission?"
Quality Assessment:
submission_readiness: not_ready blocking_issues: - severity: error issue: "Missing @req tag (required for Layer 10)" - severity: error issue: "YAML syntax error at line 45" warnings: - "verification section references non-existent BDD-015" - "id field uses camelCase instead of snake_case" recommendation: "Fix 2 errors before submission"
Example 3: Quick Compliance Check
User Request: "Quick check on tag compliance for this REQ"
Tag Check Output:
artifact_type: REQ layer: 7 tag_compliance: pass required_tags: - "@brd: BRD.01.01.01 ✓" - "@prd: PRD.01.07.01 ✓" - "@ears: EARS.01.24.01 ✓" - "@bdd: BDD.01.13.01 ✓" - "@adr: ADR-02 ✓" - "@sys: SYS.01.25.01 ✓" tag_count: "6/6 required tags present" status: "Ready for downstream artifacts"
Integration with Other Skills Integration Description doc-* skills Invoked during artifact creation for real-time guidance trace-check Shares validation logic for traceability checks context-analyzer Uses project context for reference validation doc-validator Overlaps with quality checks (use quality-advisor for creation, doc-validator for batch) Quality Gates Definition of Done All required sections identified Section completion scored Anti-patterns detected and reported Cumulative tagging validated Naming conventions checked Quality report generated Actionable recommendations provided Performance Targets Metric Target Quick check latency <100ms Standard check latency <500ms Strict check latency <1s False positive rate <5% Traceability
Required Tags:
@prd: PRD.000.003 @adr: ADR-000
Upstream Sources Source Type Reference PRD-00 Product Requirements PRD-00 ADR-000 Architecture Decision ADR-000 Downstream Artifacts Artifact Type Reference doc-* skills Skill Consumer Quality checks during creation Version Information
Version: 1.0.0 Created: 2025-11-29 Status: Active Author: AI Dev Flow Framework Team