Track and validate software development assumptions by risk and certainty.
npx skills add https://github.com/baphled/dotopencode --skill assumption-tracker
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: assumption-tracker Source: https://github.com/baphled/dotopencode/tree/main/skills/assumption-tracker Command: npx skills add https://github.com/baphled/dotopencode --skill assumption-tracker
This Skill addresses the critical issue of unacknowledged or unvalidated assumptions that can lead to flawed designs, project delays, and unexpected failures.
Log a new assumption about user preference for a feature, marking it as high impact and low certainty, and plan to validate it with user surveys.
High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.
To validate unacknowledged assumptions, categorize each by impact and certainty, then define systematic validation methods such as performance benchmarks, user surveys, or data lookups to test them before implementation.
The best way to assess the risk of unvalidated assumptions is to log them during planning, mark their impact and certainty levels, and plan targeted validations like running simulated load tests or user surveys.
Plan validation methods for risk assessment by matching documented assumptions to appropriate testing techniques, defining specific actions like building prototypes, executing spikes, or conducting data lookups to systematically test leaps of faith.
You need to document assumptions during software development before starting new features or planning phases, ensuring leaps of faith about database schemas or user preferences are explicitly logged and validated to prevent unexpected failures.
Yes, you can use assumption tracking for high impact, low certainty decisions by logging the specific assumption, marking its risk profile, and assigning a validation step such as conducting user surveys or running benchmarks.
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