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/sdd:story-flow
Meta
- Version: 1.0
- Category: workflow-automation
- Complexity: high
- Purpose: Automate the complete story lifecycle from creation to deployment and archival
Definition
Purpose: Execute the complete story development workflow in sequence, automating the progression through all stages from story creation to production deployment, retrospective completion, and archival.
Syntax: /sdd:story-flow <prompt|story_id> [--start-at=step] [--stop-at=step] [--auto]
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Validation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| prompt|story_id | string | Yes | - | Story prompt/title or existing story ID (e.g., STORY-2025-001, STORY-DUE-001) | Non-empty string |
| --start-at | string | No | new | Start at specific step (new|start|implement|review|qa|validate|save|ship|complete) | Valid step name |
| --stop-at | string | No | complete | Stop at specific step | Valid step name |
| --auto | flag | No | false | Skip confirmations between steps | Boolean flag |
INSTRUCTION: Execute Story Workflow Sequence
INPUTS
- prompt|story_id: Either a new story description or an existing story ID
- --start-at: Optional step to begin from (default: new)
- --stop-at: Optional step to end at (default: complete)
- --auto: Optional flag to run all steps without confirmation
PROCESS
Phase 1: Initialization
-
PARSE input to determine if it's a new prompt or existing story ID:
- IF matches pattern
STORY-[A-Z0-9]+-\d+: Use as existing story ID- Supports: STORY-2025-001 (year-based)
- Supports: STORY-DUE-001 (phase-based)
- Supports: STORY-AUTH-001 (feature-based)
- ELSE: Treat as new story prompt
- IF matches pattern
-
VALIDATE start-at and stop-at parameters:
- ENSURE start-at comes before stop-at in sequence
- VALID SEQUENCE: new → start → implement → review → qa → validate → save → ship → complete
- IF invalid: SHOW error and exit
-
DISPLAY workflow plan:
📋 STORY WORKFLOW PLAN ═══════════════════════ Story: [prompt or ID] Sequence: [start-at] → [stop-at] Mode: [auto ? "Automatic" : "Interactive"] Steps to execute: [list of steps that will run]
Phase 2: Sequential Execution
STEP 1: /sdd:story-new (IF start-at is "new")
- DETECT if input is existing story ID:
- CHECK pattern:
STORY-[A-Z0-9]+-\d+ - SEARCH for story file in all story directories:
- /docs/stories/backlog/
- /docs/stories/development/
- /docs/stories/review/
- /docs/stories/qa/
- /docs/stories/completed/
- /docs/project-context/phases/*/
- CHECK pattern:
- IF story file found:
- SKIP story creation
- USE found story_id
- PROCEED to next step
- ELSE (new story):
- EXECUTE:
/sdd:story-newwith prompt as story title - CAPTURE: Generated story ID
- IF --auto flag NOT set:
- SHOW: Story creation summary
- ASK: "Continue to next step? (y/n)"
- IF no: EXIT workflow
- UPDATE: Current story_id variable
- EXECUTE:
STEP 2: /sdd:story-start (IF in range)
- EXECUTE:
/sdd:story-start [story_id] - VERIFY: Branch created and checked out
- IF --auto flag NOT set:
- SHOW: Branch and environment status
- ASK: "Continue to implementation? (y/n)"
- IF no: EXIT with current status
- IF error:
- LOG: Error details
- OFFER: Skip this step, retry, or abort
- PROCEED based on user choice
STEP 3: /sdd:story-implement (IF in range)
- EXECUTE:
/sdd:story-implement [story_id] - VERIFY: Code generated successfully
- IF --auto flag NOT set:
- SHOW: Files created/modified summary
- ASK: "Continue to review? (y/n)"
- IF no: EXIT with suggestion to run
/sdd:story-save
- IF error:
- SHOW: Implementation issues
- OFFER: Retry implementation or manual fix
- WAIT for user decision
STEP 4: /sdd:story-review (IF in range)
- EXECUTE:
/sdd:story-review [story_id] - VERIFY: Code quality checks passed
- IF --auto flag NOT set:
- SHOW: Review results
- ASK: "Continue to QA? (y/n)"
- IF no: EXIT with refactor suggestions
- IF review finds issues:
- DISPLAY: Issues found
- IF --auto: CONTINUE anyway with warning
- ELSE: OFFER to fix before continuing
STEP 5: /sdd:story-qa (IF in range)
- EXECUTE:
/sdd:story-qa [story_id] - VERIFY: All tests passed
- IF --auto flag NOT set:
- SHOW: Test results summary
- ASK: "Continue to validation? (y/n)"
- IF no: EXIT with test failure details
- IF tests fail:
- DISPLAY: Failed tests
- HALT workflow (QA must pass)
- SUGGEST: Fix tests and run
/sdd:story-flow [story_id] --start-at=qa - EXIT
STEP 6: /sdd:story-validate (IF in range)
- EXECUTE:
/sdd:story-validate [story_id] - VERIFY: All acceptance criteria met
- IF --auto flag NOT set:
- SHOW: Validation checklist
- ASK: "Ready to save and ship? (y/n)"
- IF no: EXIT with validation details
- IF validation fails:
- DISPLAY: Unmet criteria
- HALT workflow
- SUGGEST: Address issues and retry
- EXIT
STEP 7: /sdd:story-save (IF in range)
- EXECUTE:
/sdd:story-savewith auto-generated commit message - VERIFY: Changes committed successfully
- IF --auto flag NOT set:
- SHOW: Commit summary
- ASK: "Continue to ship? (y/n)"
- IF no: EXIT with ship instructions
- IF commit fails:
- SHOW: Git errors
- OFFER: Resolve conflicts or abort
- WAIT for resolution
STEP 8: /sdd:story-ship (IF in range)
- EXECUTE:
/sdd:story-ship [story_id] - VERIFY: Merged and deployed successfully
- IF --auto flag NOT set:
- SHOW: Deployment summary
- ASK: "Complete story and archive? (y/n)"
- IF no: EXIT with completion instructions
- IF error:
- HALT before deployment
- SHOW: Deployment errors
- SUGGEST:
/sdd:story-rollback [story_id]if needed - MANUAL intervention required
STEP 9: /sdd:story-complete (IF in range AND is stop-at)
- EXECUTE:
/sdd:story-complete [story_id] - VERIFY: Story file fully populated with:
- Retrospective notes
- Lessons learned
- Performance metrics
- Final documentation
- VERIFY: Story archived to /docs/stories/completed/
- SHOW: Final completion summary
- IF error:
- SHOW: Archive errors
- SUGGEST: Manual completion via
/sdd:story-complete [story_id] - EXIT with partial completion status
Phase 3: Completion Summary
DISPLAY workflow completion status:
✅ STORY WORKFLOW COMPLETED
═══════════════════════════
Story: [story_id] - [Title]
Status: [current stage]
Completed Steps:
✓ Story created/loaded
✓ Development started (branch: [name])
✓ Implementation generated
✓ Code review passed
✓ QA tests passed
✓ Validation successful
✓ Changes committed
✓ Deployed to production
✓ Story completed and archived
[IF stopped before complete:]
⏸️ Workflow Paused
Next Step: /sdd:story-flow [story_id] --start-at=[next-step]
[IF any warnings:]
⚠️ Warnings:
[list of non-blocking issues]
Total Duration: [time elapsed]
Next Actions:
[context-appropriate suggestions]
OUTPUTS
- Fully executed story workflow from specified start to stop
- Progress updates at each step
- Error handling with recovery options
- Final summary with deployment status
RULES
- MUST execute steps in correct sequence order
- MUST validate each step before proceeding to next
- MUST halt on QA or validation failures
- SHOULD ask for confirmation between steps (unless --auto)
- MUST provide clear error messages and recovery options
- NEVER skip critical validation steps
- ALWAYS save work before shipping
- MUST update story file status at each stage
- MUST complete story retrospective and archive after shipping
Examples
Example 1: Full Workflow from New Story
INPUT:
/sdd:story-flow "Add user registration form with email verification"
PROCESS:
→ Step 1/9: Creating story...
✅ Story created: STORY-2025-015
→ Prompt: Continue to start development? (y/n) y
→ Step 2/9: Starting development...
✅ Branch created: feature/registration-015
→ Prompt: Continue to implementation? (y/n) y
→ Step 3/9: Generating implementation...
✅ Files created: RegistrationForm.php, registration-form.blade.php, RegistrationTest.php
→ Prompt: Continue to review? (y/n) y
→ Step 4/9: Running code review...
✅ Review passed: 0 issues found
→ Prompt: Continue to QA? (y/n) y
→ Step 5/9: Running QA tests...
✅ All tests passed (Unit: 5, Feature: 3, Browser: 2)
→ Prompt: Continue to validation? (y/n) y
→ Step 6/9: Validating story...
✅ All acceptance criteria met
→ Prompt: Ready to save and ship? (y/n) y
→ Step 7/9: Committing changes...
✅ Committed: "feat: add user registration form with email verification"
→ Prompt: Continue to ship? (y/n) y
→ Step 8/9: Shipping to production...
✅ Merged to main, deployed successfully
→ Prompt: Complete story and archive? (y/n) y
→ Step 9/9: Completing and archiving story...
✅ Story file updated with retrospective and metrics
✅ Story archived to /docs/stories/completed/
OUTPUT:
✅ STORY WORKFLOW COMPLETED
═══════════════════════════
Story: STORY-2025-015 - Add user registration form
Status: completed
All steps completed successfully ✓
Total Duration: 13 minutes
Example 2: Resume from Existing Story (Year-based ID)
INPUT:
/sdd:story-flow STORY-2025-010 --start-at=qa --auto
PROCESS:
→ Loading story: STORY-2025-010
→ Starting from: qa
→ Auto mode: enabled
→ Step 1/5: Running QA tests...
✅ All tests passed
→ Step 2/5: Validating story...
✅ Validation successful
→ Step 3/5: Committing changes...
✅ Changes committed
→ Step 4/5: Shipping to production...
✅ Deployed successfully
→ Step 5/5: Completing and archiving story...
✅ Story completed and archived
OUTPUT:
✅ STORY WORKFLOW COMPLETED
Story: STORY-2025-010
Executed: qa → validate → save → ship → complete
Duration: 4 minutes
Example 2b: Phase-based Story ID
INPUT:
/sdd:story-flow STORY-DUE-001 --start-at=start
PROCESS:
→ Detected phase-based story: STORY-DUE-001
→ Found in: /docs/project-context/phases/phase-due-dates/
→ Starting from: start
→ Skipping story creation (already exists)
→ Step 1/7: Starting development...
✅ Branch created: feature/due-001-database-schema
→ Prompt: Continue to implementation? (y/n) y
→ Step 2/7: Generating implementation...
✅ Migration and model files created
→ Prompt: Continue to review? (y/n) y
[continues through workflow...]
OUTPUT:
✅ STORY WORKFLOW COMPLETED
Story: STORY-DUE-001 - Add Due Date Database Schema
Phase: due-dates
Duration: 8 minutes
Example 3: Partial Workflow
INPUT:
/sdd:story-flow "Fix login page responsive layout" --stop-at=review
PROCESS:
→ Step 1/4: Creating story...
✅ Story created: STORY-2025-016
→ Step 2/4: Starting development...
✅ Branch created: feature/login-layout-016
→ Step 3/4: Generating implementation...
✅ Implementation complete
→ Step 4/4: Running code review...
✅ Review passed
OUTPUT:
⏸️ WORKFLOW PAUSED AT: review
═══════════════════════════
Story: STORY-2025-016 - Fix login page layout
Status: in-review
Completed: new → start → implement → review
Next: /sdd:story-flow STORY-2025-016 --start-at=qa
To resume full workflow:
/sdd:story-flow STORY-2025-016 --start-at=qa --auto
Example 4: QA Failure Handling
INPUT:
/sdd:story-flow STORY-2025-012 --start-at=qa --auto
PROCESS:
→ Step 1/4: Running QA tests...
❌ Tests failed: 2 failures in Feature tests
OUTPUT:
❌ WORKFLOW HALTED AT: qa
═══════════════════════════
Story: STORY-2025-012
Failed Tests:
- Feature\TaskCompletionTest::test_task_can_be_marked_complete
- Feature\TaskCompletionTest::test_completed_task_updates_timestamp
QA must pass before proceeding.
Next Actions:
1. Review test failures above
2. Fix implementation issues
3. Run tests: vendor/bin/pest --filter=TaskCompletion
4. Resume workflow: /sdd:story-flow STORY-2025-012 --start-at=qa
Edge Cases
Story Already Shipped
IF story_id found in /docs/stories/completed/:
- SHOW: Story already completed
- OFFER: View story details or create new version
- SUGGEST: /sdd:story-new for related feature
- EXIT workflow
Workflow Interrupted
IF user cancels mid-workflow:
- SHOW: Current step and status
- SAVE: Workflow state
- SUGGEST: Resume command with --start-at
- EXIT gracefully
Mixed Mode (Some Steps Already Done)
IF starting mid-workflow and previous steps incomplete:
- DETECT: Missing prerequisites
- WARN: "Story implementation not found, cannot run QA"
- SUGGEST: Start from earlier step
- OFFER: Continue anyway (risky) or restart
Error Handling
- Invalid step name: Show valid step names and exit
- Story not found: Search all story locations (backlog, development, review, qa, completed, phases), suggest
/sdd:story-newor check story ID - Ambiguous story ID: If multiple stories found with similar IDs, list them and ask user to specify
- Step prerequisites missing: Show missing requirements and suggest order
- Git conflicts: Halt workflow, show conflict files, require manual resolution
- Test failures: Always halt, never auto-continue on failures
- Deployment errors: Halt before merge, offer rollback option
Performance Considerations
- Each step executes sequentially (no parallelization)
- Expected total time: 10-20 minutes for full workflow
- Auto mode reduces interaction time by ~50%
- Can pause/resume at any step without data loss
Related Commands
/sdd:story-new- Create individual story (Step 1)/sdd:story-start- Start development (Step 2)/sdd:story-implement- Generate code (Step 3)/sdd:story-review- Code review (Step 4)/sdd:story-qa- Run tests (Step 5)/sdd:story-validate- Final validation (Step 6)/sdd:story-save- Commit changes (Step 7)/sdd:story-ship- Deploy to production (Step 8)/sdd:story-complete- Complete story with retrospective and archive (Step 9)/sdd:story-rollback- Rollback if issues arise
Constraints
- ✅ MUST execute steps in correct order
- ✅ MUST halt on test or validation failures
- ✅ MUST support flexible story ID patterns (year-based, phase-based, feature-based)
- ✅ MUST search all story locations (backlog, development, review, qa, completed, phases)
- ⚠️ NEVER skip QA or validation steps
- ⚠️ NEVER auto-continue on errors in auto mode
- 📋 MUST save work before shipping
- 🔧 SHOULD provide resume options on failure
- 💾 MUST update story status at each step
- 🚀 MUST verify deployment success before completion
- 📚 MUST complete story retrospective and archive after shipping
Notes
- This command automates the entire story lifecycle
- Interactive mode (default) allows review at each step
- Auto mode (
--auto) speeds up workflow but still halts on errors - Partial workflows supported via --start-at and --stop-at
- All individual commands can still be run separately
- Workflow state is preserved for resume capability
- Supports multiple story ID formats:
- Year-based: STORY-2025-001
- Phase-based: STORY-DUE-001, STORY-AUTH-001
- Feature-based: STORY-API-001
- Searches all story locations including project-context/phases/