pixelheros/CCGS Skill Testing Framework/skills/sprint/sprint-status.md

# Skill Test Spec: /sprint-status

## Skill Summary

`/sprint-status` is a Haiku-tier read-only skill that reads the current active
sprint file and the session state to produce a concise sprint health summary.
It reports story counts by status (Complete / In Progress / Blocked / Not Started)
and emits one of three sprint-health verdicts: ON TRACK, AT RISK, or BLOCKED.
It never writes files and does not invoke any director gates. It is designed for
fast, low-cost status checks during a session.

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## Static Assertions (Structural)

Verified automatically by `/skill-test static` — no fixture needed.

- [ ] Has required frontmatter fields: `name`, `description`, `argument-hint`, `user-invocable`, `allowed-tools`
- [ ] Has ≥2 phase headings or numbered check sections
- [ ] Contains verdict keywords: ON TRACK, AT RISK, BLOCKED
- [ ] Does NOT require "May I write" language (read-only skill)
- [ ] Has a next-step handoff (what to do based on the verdict)

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## Director Gate Checks

None. `/sprint-status` is a read-only reporting skill; no gates are invoked.

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## Test Cases

### Case 1: Happy Path — Mixed sprint, AT RISK with named blocker

**Fixture:**
- `production/sprints/sprint-004.md` exists (active sprint, linked in `active.md`)
- Sprint contains 6 stories:
  - 3 with `Status: Complete`
  - 2 with `Status: In Progress`
  - 1 with `Status: Blocked` (blocker: "Waiting on physics ADR acceptance")
- Sprint end date is 2 days away

**Input:** `/sprint-status`

**Expected behavior:**
1. Skill reads `production/session-state/active.md` to find active sprint reference
2. Skill reads `production/sprints/sprint-004.md`
3. Skill counts stories by status: 3 Complete, 2 In Progress, 1 Blocked
4. Skill detects a Blocked story and the approaching deadline
5. Skill outputs AT RISK verdict with the blocker named explicitly

**Assertions:**
- [ ] Output includes story count breakdown by status
- [ ] Output names the specific blocked story and its blocker reason
- [ ] Verdict is AT RISK (not BLOCKED, not ON TRACK) when any story is Blocked
- [ ] Skill does not write any files

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### Case 2: All Stories Complete — Sprint COMPLETE verdict

**Fixture:**
- `production/sprints/sprint-004.md` exists
- All 5 stories have `Status: Complete`

**Input:** `/sprint-status`

**Expected behavior:**
1. Skill reads sprint file — all stories are Complete
2. Skill outputs ON TRACK verdict or SPRINT COMPLETE label
3. Skill suggests running `/milestone-review` or `/sprint-plan` as next steps

**Assertions:**
- [ ] Verdict is ON TRACK or SPRINT COMPLETE when all stories are Complete
- [ ] Output notes that the sprint is fully done
- [ ] Next-step suggestion references `/milestone-review` or `/sprint-plan`
- [ ] No files are written

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### Case 3: No Active Sprint File — Guidance to run /sprint-plan

**Fixture:**
- `production/session-state/active.md` does not reference an active sprint
- `production/sprints/` directory is empty or absent

**Input:** `/sprint-status`

**Expected behavior:**
1. Skill reads `active.md` — finds no active sprint reference
2. Skill checks `production/sprints/` — finds no files
3. Skill outputs an informational message: no active sprint detected
4. Skill suggests running `/sprint-plan` to create one

**Assertions:**
- [ ] Skill does not error or crash when no sprint file exists
- [ ] Output clearly states no active sprint was found
- [ ] Output recommends `/sprint-plan` as the next action
- [ ] No verdict keyword is emitted (no sprint to assess)

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### Case 4: Edge Case — Stale In Progress Story (flagged)

**Fixture:**
- `production/sprints/sprint-004.md` exists
- One story has `Status: In Progress` with a note in `active.md`:
  `Last updated: 2026-03-30` (more than 2 days before today's session date)
- No stories are Blocked

**Input:** `/sprint-status`

**Expected behavior:**
1. Skill reads sprint file and session state
2. Skill detects the story has been In Progress for >2 days without update
3. Skill flags the story as "stale" in the output
4. Verdict is AT RISK (stale in-progress stories indicate a hidden blocker)

**Assertions:**
- [ ] Skill compares story "last updated" metadata against session date
- [ ] Stale In Progress story is flagged by name in the output
- [ ] Verdict is AT RISK, not ON TRACK, when a stale story is detected
- [ ] Output does not conflate "stale" with "Blocked" — the label is distinct

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### Case 5: Gate Compliance — Read-only; no gate invocation

**Fixture:**
- `production/sprints/sprint-004.md` exists with 4 stories (2 Complete, 2 In Progress)
- `production/session-state/review-mode.txt` contains `full`

**Input:** `/sprint-status`

**Expected behavior:**
1. Skill reads sprint and produces status summary
2. Skill does NOT invoke any director gate regardless of review mode
3. Output is a plain status report with ON TRACK, AT RISK, or BLOCKED verdict
4. Skill does not prompt for user approval or ask to write any file

**Assertions:**
- [ ] No director gate is invoked in any review mode
- [ ] Output does not contain any "May I write" prompt
- [ ] Skill completes and returns a verdict without user interaction
- [ ] Review mode file is ignored (or confirmed irrelevant) by this skill

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## Protocol Compliance

- [ ] Does NOT use Write or Edit tools (read-only skill)
- [ ] Presents story count breakdown before emitting verdict
- [ ] Does not ask for approval
- [ ] Ends with a recommended next step based on verdict
- [ ] Runs on Haiku model tier (fast, low-cost)

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## Coverage Notes

- The case where multiple sprints are active simultaneously is not tested;
  the skill reads whichever sprint `active.md` references.
- Partial sprint completion percentages are not explicitly verified; the
  count-by-status output implies them.
- The `solo` mode review-mode variant is not separately tested; gate
  behavior in Case 5 applies to all modes equally.