| name | when-using-sparc-methodology-use-sparc-workflow |
| description | Orchestrate SPARC (Scope, Plan, Act, Review, Consolidate) workflows with gated checkpoints and explicit confidence ceilings. |
| allowed-tools | Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, Task, TodoWrite |
| model | sonnet |
| x-version | 3.2.0 |
| x-category | orchestration |
| x-vcl-compliance | v3.2.0 |
| x-cognitive-frames | HON, MOR, COM, CLS, EVD, ASP, SPC |
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE
Purpose
Run SPARC methodology end-to-end with clear intent capture, stage gates, evidence-backed reviews, and confidence-aware delivery.
Trigger Conditions
- Positive: structured problem solving using SPARC, stage-gated delivery, retrospectives, consolidation of learnings.
- Negative: ad-hoc single-pass tasks, prompt-only edits (route to prompt-architect), or new skill weaving (route to skill-forge).
Guardrails
- Skill-Forge structure-first: maintain
SKILL.md,examples/,tests/; addresources//references/or log remediation tasks. - Prompt-Architect hygiene: capture HARD/SOFT/INFERRED constraints per SPARC stage, keep English-only outputs, and declare ceilings.
- Stage safety: set entry/exit criteria for Scope/Plan/Act/Review/Consolidate, enforce registry usage, and keep hook latency budgets.
- Adversarial validation: challenge assumptions each stage, run COV, and document evidence and deltas.
- MCP tagging: store SPARC runs with WHO=
sparc-workflow-{session}and WHY=skill-execution.
Execution Playbook
- Scope: define objective, constraints, and success metrics; confirm inferred assumptions.
- Plan: design approach, assign owners, and set timelines plus rollback points.
- Act: execute tasks with monitoring, TodoWrite updates, and guardrails.
- Review: validate outcomes, run adversarial checks, and log evidence.
- Consolidate: capture learnings, decisions, and next actions.
- Delivery: summarize SPARC path, evidence, risks, and confidence ceiling.
Output Format
- SPARC stage summary with constraints and decisions.
- Evidence log, risks, and follow-ups.
- Confidence:
X.XX (ceiling: TYPE Y.YY) - rationale.
Validation Checklist
- Structure-first assets present or ticketed; examples/tests reflect SPARC flow.
- Stage gates and rollback points defined; registry and hooks validated.
- Adversarial/COV runs stored with MCP tags; confidence ceiling declared; English-only output.
Completion Definition
Workflow is done when SPARC stages complete with evidence, risks are owned, learnings captured, and MCP logs tagged for reuse.
Confidence: 0.70 (ceiling: inference 0.70) - SPARC workflow doc rewritten with skill-forge scaffolding and prompt-architect constraint/confidence discipline.