HARD GATE — specs/release-plan.yaml must exist before running either mode. If it doesn’t, run plan-release first.

→ verify: [ -f specs/release-plan.yaml ] && echo "ready" || echo "BLOCKED: run plan-release first"

Two modes. State which one you want or the skill will ask.

Intake a new requirement mid-flight without disrupting work in progress.

1. Capture: What is the change? What problem does it solve?
2. Locate: Which existing stories in specs/epics/ does it affect or replace?
3. Draft: Add story + tasks[] with Gherkin-style AC in epic YAML (each task has verify). Tag requirement deltas: ADDED / MODIFIED / REMOVED / RENAMED with before/after for non-ADDED changes (e45s29).
4. Place: Append story under existing epic capsule, or create specs/epics/eNN-slug.yaml and register in release-plan.yaml epics[].
5. Score: Compute WSJF; note if it outranks in-progress work.

→ verify: grep -c 'stories:' specs/epics/*/epic.yaml

Value-engineering pass over the full release using WSJF.

See REFERENCE.md for the full WSJF scoring rubric.

1. Score each epic/story: BV + TC + RR / Job Size.
2. Re-sort release-plan.yaml epics[] and per-epic wsjf fields.
3. Flag cut candidates: WSJF < 1.5.
4. Update specs/release-plan.yaml and epic wsjf keys with rationale.
5. Report the delta.

→ verify: grep -c 'wsjf' specs/release-plan.yaml specs/epics/*/epic.yaml

If the user’s request is in natural language and does not match the structured format of Mode A or Mode B, enter Conversational Mode to extract the change parameters through interactive dialogue.

1. Capture: Parse the natural-language request for what, why, and where. Ask at most 3 clarifying questions before drafting.
2. Locate: Identify which epic or capability in specs/epics/ the request affects or replaces.
3. Draft: Present a structured draft of the proposed story and tasks for user confirmation.
4. Score: Estimate the WSJF score and explain the calculation so the user understands the priority.
5. Place: Confirm the final epic placement with the user before writing files.

Run bash scripts/sync-status-from-epics.sh. Suggest plan-work or build-epic for the top-ranked unstarted story.