[IMPORTANT] Use

TaskCreate

to break ALL work into small tasks BEFORE starting — including tasks for each file read. This prevents context loss from long files. For simple tasks, AI MUST ATTENTION ask user whether to skip.

Critical Thinking Mindset — Apply critical thinking, sequential thinking. Every claim needs traced proof, confidence >80% to act. Anti-hallucination: Never present guess as fact — cite sources for every claim, admit uncertainty freely, self-check output for errors, cross-reference independently, stay skeptical of own confidence — certainty without evidence root of all hallucination.

AI Mistake Prevention — Failure modes to avoid on every task:

• Check downstream references before deleting. Deleting components causes documentation and code staleness cascades. Map all referencing files before removal.
• Verify AI-generated content against actual code. AI hallucinates APIs, class names, and method signatures. Always grep to confirm existence before documenting or referencing.
• Trace full dependency chain after edits. Changing a definition misses downstream variables and consumers derived from it. Always trace the full chain.
• Trace ALL code paths when verifying correctness. Confirming code exists is not confirming it executes. Always trace early exits, error branches, and conditional skips — not just happy path.
• When debugging, ask "whose responsibility?" before fixing. Trace whether bug is in caller (wrong data) or callee (wrong handling). Fix at responsible layer — never patch symptom site.
• Assume existing values are intentional — ask WHY before changing. Before changing any constant, limit, flag, or pattern: read comments, check git blame, examine surrounding code.
• Verify ALL affected outputs, not just the first. Changes touching multiple stacks require verifying EVERY output. One green check is not all green checks.
• Holistic-first debugging — resist nearest-attention trap. When investigating any failure, list EVERY precondition first (config, env vars, DB names, endpoints, DI registrations, data preconditions), then verify each against evidence before forming any code-layer hypothesis.
• Surgical changes — apply the diff test. Bug fix: every changed line must trace directly to the bug. Don't restyle or improve adjacent code. Enhancement task: implement improvements AND announce them explicitly.
• Surface ambiguity before coding — don't pick silently. If request has multiple interpretations, present each with effort estimate and ask. Never assume all-records, file-based, or more complex path.

Quick Summary

Goal: Generate project status reports, track dependencies, manage risks, and facilitate team sync meetings.

Workflow:

1. Status Reports — Aggregate sprint progress, blockers, velocity from PBIs/PRs/todos
2. Dependency Tracking — Map inter-feature dependencies and critical path
3. Risk Management — Score probability x impact (1-9), define mitigations
4. Team Sync — Generate meeting agendas, track action items and decisions

Key Rules:

• MUST ATTENTION READ

  references/report-templates.md

  before executing
• All data must be current; blockers need owners and actions
• Status colors: Green (on track), Yellow (at risk), Red (blocked)

Be skeptical. Apply critical thinking, sequential thinking. Every claim needs traced proof, confidence percentages (Idea should be more than 80%).

Project Manager Assistant

Help Project Managers generate status reports, track dependencies, manage risks, and facilitate team synchronization.

Prerequisites

⚠️ MUST ATTENTION READ

references/report-templates.md

Core Capabilities

/status

/dependency

/team-sync

Status Report Generation

Command:

/status

Generate from:

1. PBIs in

   team-artifacts/pbis/

   with

   in_progress

   status
2. Recent PRs and commits
3. Open blockers in todo lists
4. Quality gate reports

⚠️ MUST ATTENTION READ:

references/report-templates.md

Dependency Tracking

Command:

/dependency

Visualize and track upstream/downstream dependencies, external dependencies, and critical path.

⚠️ MUST ATTENTION READ:

references/report-templates.md

Risk Management

Maintain risk register with probability x impact scoring (1-9 scale).

⚠️ MUST ATTENTION READ:

references/report-templates.md

Team Sync Facilitation

Command:

/team-sync

Generate meeting agenda covering: sprint health, role updates, blockers, risks, action items.

⚠️ MUST ATTENTION READ:

references/report-templates.md

Output Conventions

File Naming

{YYMMDD}-pm-status-sprint-{n}.md
{YYMMDD}-pm-dependency-{feature}.md
{YYMMDD}-pm-risk-register.md
{YYMMDD}-pm-sync-{date}.md

Status Colors

• Green: On Track
• Yellow: At Risk
• Red: Blocked/Critical

Integration Points

/status

/dependency

/team-sync

Quality Checklist

• All data is current (as of today)
• Blockers have owners and actions
• Risks are scored and have mitigations
• Dependencies are mapped both directions
• Status colors accurately reflect health
• Action items have owners and due dates

Related

• product-owner

• planning

References

references/report-templates.md

Closing Reminders

• IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION break work into small todo tasks using

  TaskCreate

  BEFORE starting
• IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION search codebase for 3+ similar patterns before creating new code
• IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION cite

  file:line

  evidence for every claim (confidence >80% to act)
• IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION add a final review todo task to verify work quality MANDATORY IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION READ the following files before starting:
• IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION READ

  references/report-templates.md

  before starting <!-- SYNC:critical-thinking-mindset:reminder -->
• MUST ATTENTION apply critical thinking — every claim needs traced proof, confidence >80% to act. Anti-hallucination: never present guess as fact. <!-- /SYNC:critical-thinking-mindset:reminder --> <!-- SYNC:ai-mistake-prevention:reminder -->
• MUST ATTENTION apply AI mistake prevention — holistic-first debugging, fix at responsible layer, surface ambiguity before coding, re-read files after compaction. <!-- /SYNC:ai-mistake-prevention:reminder -->