Scope Guard

Keep task execution within agreed scope. Use when tasks risk expanding into unrelated work, speculative features, or unbounded refactors. Track in-scope and out-of-scope items and protect delivery focus.

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Scope Guard

Goal

Prevent scope creep and preserve delivery speed.

Scope Workflow

  1. Define in_scope, out_of_scope, and deferred.
  2. Detect new requests that exceed current scope.
  3. Propose options: include now, defer, or split into follow-up.
  4. Continue execution only with approved scope.

Trigger Conditions

Run this guard when:

  • New feature requests appear mid-task.
  • Time/cost constraints tighten.
  • Refactor ideas exceed user intent.

Output Contract

Always output:

  1. current_scope
  2. scope_changes
  3. decision (include, defer, split)
  4. next_action

Guardrails

  • Do not silently expand task scope.
  • Keep backlog ideas in deferred list, not in active execution.

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Frequently asked questions

npx skillmds@latest add alubiama/scope-guard