doc-bdd-fixer
Purpose
Read the latest audit report and apply fixes to a BDD suite, bridging
../doc-bdd-audit/SKILL.md and a passing BDD so the audit↔fix cycle can
converge.
Layer: 4 (BDD quality improvement).
Upstream: the BDD document + BDD-NN.A_audit_report_vNNN.md.
Downstream: the fixed BDD + BDD-NN.F_fix_report_vNNN.md.
When to Use
After doc-bdd-audit returns FAIL, as part of an Audit → Fix → Audit loop.
Do not use without an audit report (run the audit first) or to create a new
BDD (use ../doc-bdd/SKILL.md / ../doc-bdd-autopilot/SKILL.md).
Input Contract
Consume the latest BDD-NN.A_audit_report_vNNN.md. Back up the BDD before
editing (tmp/backup/BDD-NN_<ts>/); on error, restore. Element-ID standards
come from ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/framework/governance/ID_NAMING_STANDARDS.md; structure and Gherkin
rules from ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/framework/layers/04_BDD/BDD-TEMPLATE.yaml and README.md.
Remediate Mode
Resolve review_mode from .aidoc/profile.yaml; if unset, fall through
to the framework default team per the precedence chain in
${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/framework/governance/ADAPTATION.md. Same
fallback applies to other adaptation knobs (section_toggles).
team mode (per REVIEW_TEAM.md §Operations §Remediate)
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Read the audit report at
BDD-NN.A_audit_report_vNNN.mdAND, when present, the per-persona slots under.aidoc/review/04_BDD/<BDD-id>/(where<BDD-id>is the short artifact ID, e.g.BDD-01).- Prefer the per-persona slots for the structured findings — stable ids, priorities, locations, recommendations.
- Slots are optional — when absent (e.g. single_pass run produced no synthesizer output), fall back to parsing the audit report's Findings sections directly.
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Resolve responsible lenses per finding. Each blocking finding (P0 + P1) carries a
personasarray in the synthesizer's reduced form OR can be inferred from per-lens slot membership. Dispatch rules:- Single-lens finding (1 persona): dispatch that lens.
- Multi-lens finding (2+ personas): dispatch all listed
lenses in parallel. Each writes its own
<persona>.fix_<N>.jsonslot. The fix is accepted only when every dispatched lens returns no new P0/P1 (any one lens regressing reverts the patch). - No-persona / orphan finding (empty or missing
personas): dispatch the BDD crew's author lens (perREVIEW_CREWS.yaml:qa_leadfor BDD) as the default responsible reviewer.
Lens → agent map for BDD:
| Lens | Agent | |------|-------| |
qa_lead|test-architect| |tech_lead|solutions-architect| |chaos_engineer|chaos-engineer| |security_engineer|security-engineer| |operator|devops-release-engineer| |auditor|traceability-auditor|BDD crew weights:
{qa_lead: 35, tech_lead: 25, chaos_engineer: 14, security_engineer: 6, operator: 10, auditor: 10}.P2/P3 are advisory — apply deterministically without lens validation.
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Propose and apply a patch per blocking finding. Fix Phases 0–7 below describe the patch shapes; the catalogue is the same in both modes. Back up first per the existing Input Contract.
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Validate non-regression. For each responsible lens identified in step 2, dispatch one
Tasksubagent in patch-validation mode:subagent_type=<mapped agent>; brief = the patched region + the original finding + the patch diff; output = a fresh persona-output record (lens_score for the patched region + any new findings). Persist each lens's output as.aidoc/review/04_BDD/<BDD-id>/<persona>.fix_<N>.json(<N>= sequential fix-iteration counter, starting at 1). Multi-lens findings produce one slot file per responsible lens for the same<N>. -
Revert regressions. If any lens returns new P0/P1 on the patch, revert that patch and flag
manual_requiredfor the original finding. Never silently keep a regressing fix. -
Dispatch the synthesizer once, after all patches are validated, to emit the unified fix report. Persist
BDD-NN.F_fix_report_vNNN.mdwith both the Fixes Applied table AND a Validation Slots index.
single_pass mode (fallback)
Apply Phase 0–7 directly, single-handed, no lens validation. Unchanged
legacy behaviour — required when the profile says so, when Task subagent
dispatch is unavailable, or when no slots are present.
In both modes, P2/P3 advisory findings are applied without lens validation; only blocking findings (P0/P1) go through the patch-validation loop in team mode.
Saga interaction
When invoked by doc-bdd-autopilot (or directly), this skill reads
and updates the saga journal at
.aidoc/review/04_BDD/<BDD-id>/saga.json per
${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/framework/governance/REVIEW_SAGA.md. The fixer
acts as the remediation stage of the saga: it transitions
branches to BRANCH_COMPENSATING during patch validation, then back
to BRANCH_COMPLETED (validated) or BRANCH_FAILED (regression
detected).
On entry
At entry, write the fixer's start epoch:
Bash: mkdir -p .aidoc/review/04_BDD/<BDD-id>/ && date +%s > .aidoc/review/04_BDD/<BDD-id>/.skill-start.fixer
If .aidoc/review/04_BDD/<BDD-id>/saga.json exists, read it. Validate
that current saga status is FANIN_REDUCED (post-audit) or
BRANCH_FAILED (re-entering after a prior fixer regression). If
status is something else, log a warning and proceed.
During patch validation (team mode)
For each blocking finding (P0/P1) that requires lens validation:
- Before dispatching the responsible lens validator(s): for each
lens in the finding's
personas[]list, append a transition:{"ts": "<now>", "from": "BRANCH_COMPLETED", "to": "BRANCH_COMPENSATING", "scope": "branch:<lens>"}. Updatebranches[<lens>].statusto"BRANCH_COMPENSATING". Append an entry tocompensation_actions[]:{"ts": "<now>", "branch": "<lens>", "reason": "<finding_id>: <message>", "action": "retry"}. - After the validation Task subagent returns:
- If patch validated (no regression): transition back to
BRANCH_COMPLETED. Updatecompensation_actions[]last entry with the validation result. - If patch regresses (lens flags new P0/P1 on patched region):
transition to
BRANCH_FAILED. Setcompensation_actions[]last entry'sactionto"escalate". The finding becomesmanual_required.
- If patch validated (no regression): transition back to
Before synthesizer dispatch
Per REVIEW_SAGA.md §"Break-circuit policy" — the fixer's
checkpoint boundary is between multi-lens validation dispatches
(each blocking finding's per-lens validation is one boundary).
Before dispatching the next validation:
Bash: echo $(( $(date +%s) - $(cat .aidoc/review/04_BDD/<BDD-id>/.skill-start.fixer) ))
If elapsed > SOFT_DEADLINE (1500s):
- Append transition:
{"ts": "<now>", "from": "BRANCH_COMPENSATING", "to": "PARTIAL_TIMEOUT", "scope": "run"}. - Set saga
status: "PARTIAL_TIMEOUT". Preserve all completed validations (theirfix_N.jsonslots remain durable). Setcurrent_phase: "fixer"so the resume invocation knows to continue the remaining validations. - Update
updated_at. Writesaga.json. Exit cleanly.
The remaining validations resume on next invocation per
doc-bdd-autopilot's §3.4 resume logic.
After synthesizer reduce
- Append transition:
{"ts": "<now>", "from": "BRANCH_COMPENSATING", "to": "BRANCH_COMPLETED", "scope": "run"}(run-level: fixer pass complete). - Update saga
status: "BRANCH_COMPLETED"(autopilot's next phase will bere-review). - Update
updated_at. Writesaga.json.
When invoked standalone (no saga.json on entry)
If .aidoc/review/04_BDD/<BDD-id>/saga.json does NOT exist (user
runs /aidoc-flow:doc-bdd-fixer directly outside the autopilot
loop), do NOT initialize the full saga schema. Log saga.json not present; running fixer without saga journal (standalone mode). Run
the fix phases as usual; write the fix report; skip all saga.json
transitions. Backward-compatible with direct skill invocation.
When invoked in single_pass mode
If review_mode: single_pass is active, the fixer applies patches
deterministically without lens validation and without writing
saga.json. Existing behavior preserved.
Break-circuit policy
Per ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/framework/governance/REVIEW_SAGA.md
§"Break-circuit policy", this skill checks elapsed wall-clock at one
checkpoint boundary: after all per-finding patches return and before
invoking the synthesizer. The SOFT_DEADLINE is 1500s
(ORCHESTRATOR_TIMEOUT=1800s minus 300s buffer).
If the soft deadline has been crossed, exit cleanly with saga
status: "PARTIAL_TIMEOUT" per §"Before synthesizer dispatch" above.
The fixer's partial progress (fix_N.json slots already written) is
durable; resumed invocation continues from where the break-circuit
fired.
Fix Phases
Run in order; later phases assume the earlier ones succeeded.
| Phase | Scope | Representative actions |
|-------|-------|------------------------|
| 0 — Structure | folder/index rule | move BDD into docs/04_BDD/BDD-NN_{slug}/; rename folder to match ID; ensure index present; fix relative links after the move |
| 1 — Missing files | referenced-but-absent | create glossary / index / .feature placeholders from templates |
| 2 — Links | broken/abs paths | recompute relative paths; convert absolute → relative |
| 3 — Element IDs | legacy/invalid IDs | re-derive BDD.NN.SS.xxxx (section + content hash); drop legacy BDD.NN.xxxx, numeric type-codes, SCEN-XXX/STEP-XXX prefixes |
| 4 — Content | placeholders, tags, thresholds | fill template dates; move comment tags to Gherkin-native; add @scenario-type/priority/WITHIN thresholds; flag [TODO]/[TBD] and missing Given-When-Then for manual completion |
| 5 — References | traceability | add tags missing from this layer's required_tags (per LAYER_REGISTRY.yaml necessary-upstream contract — BDD requires @ears); fix cross-doc paths; add/repair spec_trace; update the traceability matrix |
| 6 — Upstream | metadata + drift | fix deliverable_type/document_type/upstream_mode; when upstream EARS drifts, apply tiered drift merge (below) |
| 7 — Style | STY01 banned phrases, STY02/03 oversized prose, FM01 frontmatter mismatch | substitute filler; replace flagged superlatives; collapse paragraph (≥ 3 banned phrases in one section) to bullets; reconcile frontmatter ↔ Document Control rows; STY02/03 — split oversized Scenario blocks at category boundaries, or mark manual_required. Authority: ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/framework/governance/AUTHORING_STYLE.md |
Element ID re-derivation: key = "{doc_id}:{section_id}:{title}:{description}";
ID = BDD.{doc_id}.{section_id}.<first 4 hex of SHA256(key)> (extend to 8 on
collision). Document-level refs (SPEC-NN, ADR-NN, IPLAN-NN) stay in dash
form; scenarios live in section 03.
Content-preservation in Gherkin: never modify step text (Given/When/Then) or
Examples-table data; only add missing tags/metadata and replace hardcoded values
with @threshold: references. Missing keywords/structure are flagged, not
invented.
Tiered upstream drift (EARS changed since BDD): <5% change → Tier 1
auto-merge new scenarios (patch bump); 5–15% → Tier 2 auto-merge + detailed
changelog, mark modified-source scenarios for review (minor bump); >15% → Tier 3
archive current + regenerate via autopilot (major bump). Never delete
upstream-removed scenarios — mark @deprecated and retain for traceability.
Record results in .drift_cache.json.
Confidence Classification
Tag every applied fix and surface counts in the report:
| Confidence | Meaning |
|------------|---------|
| auto-safe | deterministic, low semantic risk (link/path, tag relocation, ID conversion, threshold substitution) |
| auto-assisted | template insertion with partial assumptions (scaffolded scenarios/sections, default priority tags) |
| manual-required | domain content cannot be inferred (unresolved TODO/TBD, missing Given-When-Then, step semantics) |
Content-Preservation Rules
- Never delete existing scenario content; insert template blocks only where a section or scenario is missing or below minimum structure.
- Move equivalent tags to their Gherkin-native position rather than duplicating.
- Renumber/restructure only within the same document; flag if a cross-reference anchor would break.
Fix Report Format
Table-pipe escape (MD056)
When emitting markdown table cells that contain code spans with shell
pipes (e.g. `docker compose ps | grep 'Up'`), the unescaped |
inside the code span is parsed by markdownlint as a column separator,
tripping MD056 (column-count mismatch). Two fixes:
- Preferred: escape the pipe inside the code span as
\|— renders as|in markdown viewers but doesn't break the table. Example row:| OP-02 | ... | `docker compose ps \| grep 'Up'` | ... | - Alternative: move the code span out of the table cell and reference it as a footnote or paragraph below the table. The cell then carries plain prose like "shell readiness gate (see below)".
Apply to every report row that emits a shell-pipe code span inside a table cell. Cascade-output that trips MD056 is a SKILL bug, not a markdownlint over-strictness — fix here, not by lint-ignoring.
Write BDD-NN.F_fix_report_vNNN.md with: Summary (issues in / fixed /
remaining; files created / modified) · Fixes Applied (code, issue, fix,
file, confidence) · Manual-Review Queue · Validation After Fix
(score/errors/warnings before→after) · Cleanup Summary (delete superseded
fix reports) · Next Steps (re-run doc-bdd-audit). Loop until score ≥
threshold or max iterations reached.
Adaptation
Before applying fixes, read the project adaptation profile
(.aidoc/profile.yaml). Honor section_toggles: do not reintroduce an
optional section the project has toggled off. Ignore any unknown or
out-of-surface key.
Authority: ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/framework/governance/ADAPTATION.md.
Related Resources
- Audit (input):
../doc-bdd-audit/SKILL.md· Create:../doc-bdd/SKILL.md - Orchestration:
../doc-bdd-autopilot/SKILL.md· IDs:../doc-naming/SKILL.md - Authority:
${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/framework/layers/04_BDD/BDD-TEMPLATE.yaml,${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/framework/governance/ID_NAMING_STANDARDS.md