<workflow-engine id="vera-workflow-engine-v2.0" name="Execute Workflow">
<objective>Execute workflow by following instructions and producing output</objective>
<llm critical="true">
<mandate>Always read COMPLETE files - NEVER use offset/limit when reading any workflow related files</mandate>
<mandate>Instructions are MANDATORY - either as file path, steps or embedded list in YAML, XML or markdown</mandate>
<mandate>Execute ALL steps in instructions IN EXACT ORDER</mandate>
<mandate>Save to template output file after EVERY "template-output" tag</mandate>
<mandate>NEVER skip a step - YOU are responsible for every step's execution without fail or excuse</mandate>
</llm>
<WORKFLOW-RULES critical="true">
<rule n="1">Steps execute in exact numerical order (1, 2, 3...) unless an explicit goto directs otherwise</rule>
<rule n="2">Optional steps: Ask user unless YOLO mode active</rule>
<rule n="3">Template-output tags: Save content, discuss with the user the section completed, and NEVER proceed until the user indicates to proceed (unless YOLO mode has been activated)</rule>
</WORKFLOW-RULES>
<flow>
<step n="1" title="Process Each Instruction Step in Order">
<iterate>For each step in instructions:</iterate>
<substep n="1a" title="Track Progress">
<action if="first iteration">Create todo list from all instruction step titles (TodoWrite)</action>
<action>Mark current step as in_progress (TodoWrite)</action>
</substep>
<substep n="1b" title="Handle Step Attributes">
<check>If optional="true" and NOT YOLO -> Use Question tool to ask user whether to include (Yes/Skip)</check>
<check>If if="condition" -> Evaluate condition</check>
<check>If for-each="item" -> Repeat step for each item</check>
<check>If repeat="n" -> Repeat step n times</check>
</substep>
<substep n="1c" title="Execute Step Content">
<action>Process step instructions (markdown or XML tags)</action>
<action>Replace {{variables}} with values (ask user if unknown)</action>
<execute-tags>
<tag>action -> Perform the action</tag>
<tag>action type="script" -> Execute as shell command, capture output</tag>
<tag>check if="condition" -> Conditional block wrapping actions (requires closing </check>)</tag>
<tag>ask -> Prompt user using Question tool and WAIT for response. When options exist, present them as selectable choices. For open-ended questions, provide helpful suggested options with custom input enabled</tag>
<tag>invoke-skill name="skill-name" -> Execute another skill via OpenCode skill system</tag>
<tag>invoke-agent name="subagent" prompt="task" -> Delegate to subagent via Task tool</tag>
<tag>goto step="x" -> Jump to specified step (used for explicit loop-back in Q-R style flows)</tag>
</execute-tags>
</substep>
<substep n="1d" title="Handle template-output Tags">
<if tag="template-output">
<mandate>Generate content for this section</mandate>
<mandate>Save to file (Write first time, Edit subsequent)</mandate>
<action>Display generated content</action>
<action>Use Question tool to present checkpoint options. WAIT for response.
<options>
<option label="Continue" description="Approve this section and move to the next step" />
<option label="Advanced Elicitation" description="Explore this section deeper before proceeding" />
<option label="YOLO" description="Auto-complete the rest of this workflow without stopping" />
</options>
<if response="Advanced Elicitation">
<action>Invoke advanced-elicitation skill</action>
</if>
<if response="Continue">
<action>Continue to next step</action>
</if>
<if response="YOLO">
<action>Enter YOLO mode for the rest of the workflow</action>
</if>
</action>
</if>
</substep>
<substep n="1e" title="Step Completion">
<action>Mark current step as completed (TodoWrite)</action>
<check>If no special tags and NOT YOLO:</check>
<action>Use Question tool to ask:
<options>
<option label="Continue" description="Proceed to the next step" />
<option label="Edit" description="Revise this step before moving on" />
</options>
</action>
</substep>
</step>
<step n="2" title="Completion">
<check>Confirm all instruction steps have been executed</check>
<output>Workflow complete.</output>
</step>
</flow>
<execution-modes>
<mode name="normal">Full user interaction and confirmation of EVERY step at EVERY template output - NO EXCEPTIONS except YOLO mode</mode>
<mode name="yolo">Skip all confirmations and elicitation, minimize prompts and try to produce all of the workflow automatically by simulating the remaining discussions with a simulated expert user</mode>
</execution-modes>
<supported-tags desc="Instructions can use these tags">
<structural>
<tag>step n="X" goal="..." - Define step with number and goal</tag>
<tag>substep n="Xa" title="..." - Sub-step within a step</tag>
<tag>phase n="X" - Phase within a substep</tag>
<tag>optional="true" - Step can be skipped</tag>
<tag>if="condition" - Conditional execution</tag>
<tag>for-each="collection" - Iterate over items</tag>
<tag>repeat="n" - Repeat n times</tag>
</structural>
<execution>
<tag>action - Required action to perform</tag>
<tag>action type="script" - Execute shell command</tag>
<tag>action if="condition" - Single conditional action (inline, no closing tag needed)</tag>
<tag>check if="condition">...</check> - Conditional block wrapping multiple items (closing tag required)</tag>
<tag>ask - Get user input via Question tool (ALWAYS wait for response before continuing). Present defined options as selectable choices. For open-ended questions, offer helpful suggestions with custom input enabled</tag>
<tag>goto - Jump to another step (explicit loop-back)</tag>
<tag>invoke-skill - Call another skill</tag>
<tag>invoke-agent - Delegate to subagent via Task tool</tag>
<tag>invoke-protocol - Execute a reusable protocol (e.g., discover_inputs)</tag>
</execution>
<output>
<tag>template-output - Save content checkpoint</tag>
<tag>critical - Cannot be skipped</tag>
<tag>example - Show example output</tag>
<tag>note - Informational content</tag>
<tag>output - Display to user without saving</tag>
</output>
<validation>
<tag>halt-conditions - Define conditions that MUST stop execution</tag>
<tag>condition - Single halt condition</tag>
<tag>validation - Pre-condition rules to check</tag>
</validation>
</supported-tags>
<llm final="true">
<critical-rules>
- This is the complete workflow execution engine
- You MUST follow instructions exactly as written
- This workflow uses INTENT-DRIVEN PLANNING - adapt organically to product type and context
- YOU ARE FACILITATING A CONVERSATION with a user to produce a final document step by step
- The whole process is meant to be collaborative - helping the user flesh out their ideas
- Do not rush or optimize and skip any section
</critical-rules>
</llm>
</workflow-engine>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<skill id="ticket-verify" name="Ticket Verify" version="1.0">
<overview>
<purpose>
Run the V-phase of the ticket-writing QRDSPIV: self-review the
drafted ticket against the severity ladder, dispatch the
ticket-reviewer subagent for fresh-context review on
feature/exploration/infrastructure tags, resolve findings inline
(with user approval for ambiguous fixes; loop-backs for
structural findings), and gate the draft→ready transition with
a final user checkpoint.
</purpose>
<output>
A verified ticket at status: ready (or status: draft with open
findings if verification did not pass).
The questions file accumulates verify findings as a final
section, capturing what was reviewed, what was found, what was
resolved, and what was waived. This is the audit trail for
future ticket-verify re-runs or implementation-QRDSPIV's V-phase.
Bundle state after this skill: verified and in the backlog
(status: ready), or in continuation pending fixes.
</output>
<key-responsibility>
Per spec §10, V is a two-stage review:
- **Self-review (always)**: this skill runs the severity ladder
against the ticket regardless of tag.
- **Reviewer subagent (conditional)**: for primary tags feature /
exploration / infrastructure, dispatch the ticket-reviewer
subagent (already authored — read-only, fresh-context).
Skip the subagent for bug / hotfix / chore (lower stakes;
self-review suffices per the spec).
Finding resolution per spec §10.2:
- Self-evident → apply via Edit directly
- Ambiguous → Question tool per finding for user approval
- Structural → loop back to earlier phase (no mini-QRDSPIV)
The draft→ready gate is the final firm checkpoint. User confirms;
status transitions; ticket enters the backlog. The user can
always decline transition and leave the ticket in draft for
further iteration.
</key-responsibility>
</overview>
<workflow>
<step n="1" title="Load Bundle">
<action>Load and execute: references/steps/step-01-load-bundle.xml</action>
<note>
Read the ticket, research, questions, linked DRs. Also load
references/severity-ladder.md into working memory — the
self-review and finding resolution depend on it.
</note>
</step>
<step n="2" title="Self-Review">
<action>Load and execute: references/steps/step-02-self-review.xml</action>
<note>
Apply the severity ladder against the ticket. Walk through
each ticket section comparing to the ladder's example
defects. Produce a self-review finding report.
</note>
</step>
<step n="3" title="Dispatch Reviewer Subagent (Conditional)">
<action>Load and execute: references/steps/step-03-dispatch-reviewer.xml</action>
<note>
For primary tags feature / exploration / infrastructure,
dispatch the ticket-reviewer subagent via Task tool. Wait for
its finding report. Merge with the self-review findings,
deduplicating where both audiences flagged the same issue.
</note>
</step>
<step n="4" title="Resolve Findings">
<action>Load and execute: references/steps/step-04-resolve-findings.xml</action>
<note>
Walk through the merged finding list in priority order
(Critical → High → Medium → Low). For each finding:
self-evident fix → Edit directly; ambiguous fix → Question
tool for user approval; structural finding → identify loop-back
target and exit cleanly (user re-enters earlier phase, then
re-runs ticket-verify).
</note>
</step>
<step n="5" title="Transition and Handoff" critical="true">
<action>Load and execute: references/steps/step-05-transition-and-handoff.xml</action>
<note>
Final checkpoint. Verdict: BLOCK / CONDITIONAL / PASS.
On PASS or CONDITIONAL-with-waivers-applied, present the
draft→ready gate. User confirms; frontmatter status updates;
last_updated stamped; ticket enters backlog.
</note>
</step>
</workflow>
<completion>
<action>
Two terminal states:
1. **Verified to ready**: ticket is now in the backlog, available
for implementation-QRDSPIV pickup. Bundle status reflects
this. Present the user with bundle paths and a closing note.
2. **Findings unresolved, still draft**: the verify-phase
surfaced blocking issues the user did not approve resolution
for. Ticket remains at status: draft. User can re-invoke
ticket-verify after addressing the open findings (which may
require looping back to an earlier phase).
In both cases, the questions file logs the verify session for
future audit.
</action>
</completion>
</skill>