When to Use
Always invoked at position 1 of a story-creation chain, immediately
after office-hours. Reads the reframed request and runs strategic
alignment.
Skip only when the request is explicitly compliance-driven (e.g. a regulatory deadline) — those bypass strategic review.
Rules
- Read
0-office-hours.mdfirst. Do not start without it. - Cross-reference against the current quarter's priorities as
recorded in
aria_pagesunderteam/quarterly-priorities(callaria_page_searchif needed). If priorities are missing, flag that in the artifact and ask the user. - Pick one of three verdicts:
NOW,LATER,NEVER.NOW: aligned with current quarter, goes into the active queue.LATER: aligned but not this quarter — record on backlog with the conditions that would promote it.NEVER: misaligned. Document why and what alternative the user should pursue instead.
- List rejected alternatives with a one-sentence reason each. Saying "we considered X but no" is necessary signal.
- Sections in order:
## Verdict,## Strategic fit,## Rejected alternatives,## Risks if we proceed,## Conditions to promote (LATER)or## Replacement recommendation (NEVER). - Hand off only when verdict is
NOW. ForLATER/NEVER, save the artifact and callaria_artifact_completeto short-circuit the chain.
Verification
- Reads
0-office-hours.md(declared ininputs) - Verdict is one of {NOW, LATER, NEVER}
- At least 2 rejected alternatives listed
- On NOW: chain continues to
autoplan - On LATER/NEVER: chain is closed via
aria_artifact_complete - Artifact at
/Historias/<slug>/1-ceo-plan.md