# Story Decomposition

> Break technical specifications into small, implementable stories with dependency ordering

- Skill: `a5c-ai/story-decomposition` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add a5c-ai/story-decomposition`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/a5c-ai/story-decomposition/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: a5c-ai (https://skillmd.com/u/a5c-ai)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/a5c-ai/story-decomposition

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# Story Decomposition

## Capabilities

Breaks technical specifications into small, independently implementable stories. Establishes dependency ordering, estimates effort, and creates a dispatching queue for parallel coder execution.

## Tool Use Instructions

- Use **Read** to examine the technical specification and existing code
- Use **Grep/Glob** to find existing modules and interfaces that stories will touch
- Use **Write** to generate story definitions
- Use **Edit** to refine stories based on feedback

## Process Integration

- Used in `maestro-orchestrator.js` Phase 3 (Story Decomposition)
- Used in `maestro-development.js` (Story Prioritization)
- Maps to tasks: `maestro-architect-story-decomp`, `maestro-dev-prioritize`
- Agent: Architect
- Each story should be completable by a single coder in one batch
- Outputs feed into parallel coder dispatch