Create Issue Gate

Create Issue Gate

Overview

Create GitHub issues as the single tracking entrypoint for tasks, with a hard gate on acceptance criteria.

Core rule: no explicit, testable acceptance criteria from user => issue stays draft and execution is blocked.

Required Fields

Every issue must include these sections:

• Problem
• Goal
• Scope
• Non-Goals
• Acceptance Criteria
• Dependencies/Blockers
• Status (draft | ready | blocked | done)

Acceptance Criteria Gate

Acceptance criteria are valid only when they are testable and pass/fail checkable.

Examples:

• valid: "CreateCheckoutLambda-dev returns an openable third-party payment checkout URL"
• invalid: "fix checkout" / "improve UX" / "make it better"

If criteria are missing or non-testable:

• still create the issue
• set Status: draft
• add Execution Gate: blocked (missing valid acceptance criteria)
• do not move task to execution

Issue Creation Mode

Default mode is direct GitHub creation using gh issue create.

Use a body template like:

## Problem
<what is broken or missing>

## Goal
<what outcome is expected>

## Scope
- <in scope item>

## Non-Goals
- <out of scope item>

## Acceptance Criteria
- <explicit, testable criterion 1>

## Dependencies/Blockers
- <dependency or none>

## Status
draft|ready|blocked|done

## Execution Gate
allowed|blocked (<reason>)

Status Rules

• draft: missing/weak acceptance criteria or incomplete task definition
• ready: acceptance criteria are explicit and testable
• blocked: external dependency prevents progress
• done: acceptance criteria verified with evidence

Never mark an issue ready without valid acceptance criteria.

Handoff to Execution

Execution workflows (for example closed-loop-delivery) may start only when:

• issue status is ready
• execution gate is allowed

If issue is draft, stop and request user-provided acceptance criteria.

AGI Framework Integration

Adapted for @techwavedev/agi-agent-kit Original source: antigravity-awesome-skills

Memory-First Protocol

Retrieve prior decisions and patterns to avoid re-discovering solutions. Cache results for instant retrieval in future sessions.

# Check for prior development context before starting
python3 execution/memory_manager.py auto --query "prior work and patterns related to Create Issue Gate"

Storing Results

After completing work, store development decisions for future sessions:

python3 execution/memory_manager.py store \
  --content "Completed task with key insights documented for future reference" \
  --type decision --project <project> \
  --tags create-issue-gate default

Multi-Agent Collaboration

Share outcomes with other agents so the team stays aligned and avoids duplicate work.

python3 execution/cross_agent_context.py store \
  --agent "<your-agent>" \
  --action "Task completed — results documented and shared with team" \
  --project <project>