workflow: id: story-implementation name: Story Implementation - Epic to PR Ready description: >- Complete story implementation workflow from epic context to PR delivery with learning extraction and MANDATORY epic retrospectives. Phase 1: Story Preparation (Epic + Story Number → Story Ready for Development) Phase 2: Implementation (Story Development with Validation) Phase 3: Quality Review (Architecture, Business, and QA Validation) Phase 4: Learning Extraction (Triage + Collaborative Review) Phase 5: Commit and PR Preparation (Context Generation) Phase 6: PR Creation and Epic Progress (Delivery + Tracking) Phase 7: Epic Retrospective (MANDATORY when epic reaches 100% completion) type: story-implementation visualization: | ```mermaid flowchart TD A[Epic + Story Number] --> A1{PO: Validate Epic
Readiness} A1 -->|Pass| B[SM: Create Story] A1 -->|Fail| A2[PO: Address Epic Issues
max 3 retries] A2 --> A1 B --> C{SM: Validate Draft} C -->|Pass| D{PO: Approve Story} C -->|Fail| C2[SM: Revise Story
max 3 retries] C2 --> C D -->|Pass| E[Infra: Setup Environment] D -->|Fail| D2[PO: Clarify Requirements
max 3 retries] D2 --> D E --> F[Dev: Implement Story
with quality gates] F --> G{Dev: Pre-Review Validation
quality gates + DoD} G -->|Pass| H[Round 1 Reviews
Parallel] G -->|Fail| G2[Dev: Fix Issues
max 5 retries] G2 --> G H --> H1[Architect Review] H --> H2[Business Review] H --> H3[Process Review] H --> H4[QA Review] H --> H5[UX Review] H1 --> I[Architect: Consolidate
All Feedback] H2 --> I H3 --> I H4 --> I H5 --> I I --> J[Dev: Implement
Consolidated Fixes] J --> J2{Dev: Verify
Quality Gates} J2 -->|Pass| K{Architect: Validate
Fixes + Playwright} J2 -->|Fail| J3[Dev: Fix Quality Issues
max 3 retries] J3 --> J2 K -->|Pass| L[Arch: Learning
Triage] K -->|Fail| K2[Dev: Additional Fixes
max 3 retries] K2 --> J2 L --> M[SM: Party Mode
Learning Review] M --> N[Dev: Commit &
Prepare PR Context] N --> O[PO: Create
Comprehensive PR] O --> P[SM: Update
Epic Progress] P --> P1{Epic Complete?
100% Status Check} P1 -->|Yes| R[SM: Epic Retrospective
MANDATORY Multi-Agent] P1 -->|No| Q[Story: Complete
PR Delivered] R --> Q %% Styling classDef phase1 fill:#e1f5fe classDef phase2 fill:#f3e5f5 classDef phase3 fill:#e8f5e8 classDef phase4 fill:#fff8e1 classDef phase5 fill:#f1f8e9 classDef phase6 fill:#fce4ec classDef phase7 fill:#e3f2fd classDef failure fill:#ffebee classDef decision fill:#fff3e0 classDef parallel fill:#f0f4f8 class A1,B,E phase1 class F,G phase2 class H,H1,H2,H3,H4,H5,I,J,J2,K phase3 class L,M phase4 class N phase5 class O,P,P1,Q phase6 class R phase7 class A2,C2,D2,G2,J3,K2 failure class A1,C,D,G,J2,K decision class H1,H2,H3,H4,H5 parallel ``` inputs: epic_number: type: string description: The epic number (e.g., "1", "2", "3") required: true story_number: type: string description: The story number within the epic (e.g., "1", "2", "3") required: true outputs: story_file: type: string description: Path to the created and approved story file format: "docs/stories/epic{epic_number}.story{story_number}.story.md" story_status: type: string description: Final story status expected: "Done" implementation_status: type: string description: Implementation completion status expected: "Complete" steps: - step: validate_epic agent: po action: execute-checklist inputs: - epic_number checklist: epic-readiness-checklist.md notes: "REQUIRED: Use Task tool for execution - Validate epic business readiness and dependencies before story creation" story_status_update: "N/A - No story exists yet" - step: create_story agent: sm action: create-next-story requires: validate_epic inputs: - epic_number - story_number notes: "REQUIRED: Use Task tool for execution - Create comprehensive story from epic context using existing bmad-core task" story_status_update: "Draft" - step: validate_story_draft agent: sm action: execute-checklist requires: create_story inputs: - story_file checklist: story-draft-checklist.md notes: "REQUIRED: Use Task tool for execution - Validate story draft quality and completeness using bmad-core checklist" checklist_completion_tracking: true - step: po_approval agent: po action: approve-story-for-development requires: validate_story_draft inputs: - story_file - epic_number notes: "REQUIRED: Use Task tool for execution - Product Owner validates business value and approves for development" story_status_update: "Approved" - step: environment_setup agent: infra-devops-platform action: setup-development-environment requires: po_approval inputs: - story_file notes: "REQUIRED: Use Task tool for execution - Ensure development environment ready for story implementation" - step: implement_story agent: dev action: implement-story-development requires: environment_setup inputs: - story_file - epic_number - story_number notes: "REQUIRED: Use Task tool for execution - Complete story implementation with validation (includes project quality gates)" story_status_update: "In Progress" - step: pre_review_validation agent: dev action: execute-checklist requires: implement_story inputs: - story_file checklist: story-dod-checklist.md notes: "REQUIRED: Use Task tool for execution - Final validation before reviews - ensures project quality gates pass" story_status_update: "Review" checklist_completion_tracking: true - step: round1_architecture_review agent: architect action: execute-checklist requires: pre_review_validation inputs: - story_file checklist: story-dod-checklist.md notes: "REQUIRED: Use Task tool for execution - Round 1 - Architect validates technical design and architecture" checklist_completion_tracking: true - step: round1_business_review agent: po action: execute-checklist requires: pre_review_validation inputs: - story_file checklist: story-dod-checklist.md notes: "REQUIRED: Use Task tool for execution - Round 1 - Product Owner validates business alignment and value" checklist_completion_tracking: true - step: round1_process_review agent: sm action: execute-checklist requires: pre_review_validation inputs: - story_file checklist: story-dod-checklist.md notes: "REQUIRED: Use Task tool for execution - Round 1 - Scrum Master validates process compliance and DoD" checklist_completion_tracking: true - step: round1_qa_review agent: qa action: execute-checklist requires: pre_review_validation inputs: - story_file checklist: story-dod-checklist.md notes: "REQUIRED: Use Task tool for execution - Round 1 - QA validates implementation quality and completeness" checklist_completion_tracking: true - step: round1_ux_review agent: ux-expert action: execute-checklist requires: pre_review_validation inputs: - story_file checklist: story-dod-checklist.md notes: "REQUIRED: Use Task tool for execution - Round 1 - UX Expert validates user experience and accessibility" checklist_completion_tracking: true - step: consolidate_feedback agent: architect action: consolidate-review-feedback requires: [round1_architecture_review, round1_business_review, round1_process_review, round1_qa_review, round1_ux_review] inputs: - story_file - architecture_feedback - business_feedback - process_feedback - qa_feedback - ux_feedback notes: "REQUIRED: Use Task tool for execution - Architect consolidates all review feedback with REQUIRED-FOR-COMPLETION/QUALITY-STANDARD/IMPROVEMENT classification" - step: implement_fixes agent: dev action: implement-consolidated-fixes requires: consolidate_feedback inputs: - story_file - consolidated_feedback notes: "REQUIRED: Use Task tool for execution - Dev implements consolidated fixes and documents in story" - step: verify_quality_gates agent: dev action: execute-checklist requires: implement_fixes inputs: - story_file checklist: story-dod-checklist.md notes: "REQUIRED: Use Task tool for execution - Dev verifies all quality gates pass before architect review" checklist_completion_tracking: true - step: validate_fixes agent: architect action: validate-consolidated-fixes requires: verify_quality_gates inputs: - story_file - original_feedback - implemented_fixes notes: "REQUIRED: Use Task tool for execution - Architect validates fixes using story docs + browser MCP for UX changes" story_status_update: "Implementation Validated" - step: capture_learning_triage agent: architect action: capture-learning-triage requires: validate_fixes inputs: - story_file - review_feedback - implementation_fixes - quality_metrics notes: "REQUIRED: Use Task tool for execution - Extract and triage learnings into structured categories with priorities" story_status_update: "Learning Extracted" - step: party_mode_review agent: architect action: party-mode-learning-review requires: capture_learning_triage inputs: - story_file - learning_triage_items collaborators: [po, sm, dev] notes: "REQUIRED: Use Task tool for execution - Architect-led collaborative team review of learning items with technical categorization consensus" story_status_update: "Learning Reviewed" - step: commit_and_prepare_pr agent: dev action: commit-and-prepare-pr requires: party_mode_review inputs: - story_file - learning_review_results - implementation_changes notes: "REQUIRED: Use Task tool for execution - Commit implementation with comprehensive context and prepare PR materials" story_status_update: "Changes Committed" - step: create_comprehensive_pr agent: po action: create-comprehensive-pr requires: commit_and_prepare_pr inputs: - story_file - commit_information - pr_context notes: "REQUIRED: Use Task tool for execution - Create PR with business summary, technical changes, and learning extraction" story_status_update: "PR Created" - step: update_epic_progress agent: sm action: update-epic-progress requires: create_comprehensive_pr inputs: - story_file - epic_number - pr_information - learning_items notes: "REQUIRED: Use Task tool for execution - Update epic progress tracking and schedule learning integration" story_status_update: "Done - Delivered" - step: epic_retrospective agent: sm action: epic-party-mode-retrospective requires: update_epic_progress inputs: - epic_number - epic_completion_status - all_story_files - consolidated_learning_items - epic_metrics condition: epic_completion_status == "100%" collaborators: [architect, po, dev, ux-expert] notes: "REQUIRED: Use Task tool for execution - MANDATORY: Epic retrospective triggered automatically when epic reaches 100% completion" story_status_update: "Epic Complete - Retrospective Done" success_criteria: - Epic readiness validated and approved for story creation - Epic validated and story created following template standards - Story draft quality validated by Scrum Master - Business value validated and approved by Product Owner - Technical environment ready for development - Story implementation completed with all validations passing - Pre-review validation confirms project quality gates pass - Round 1 comprehensive reviews completed (architecture, business, process, QA, UX) - Review feedback consolidated with REQUIRED-FOR-COMPLETION/QUALITY-STANDARD/IMPROVEMENT classification - Consolidated fixes implemented and documented in story - Quality gates verification confirms all technical validation passes - Architect validates all fixes using story documentation and testing - Learning extraction completed with structured triage and team review - Implementation committed with comprehensive context - PR created with business summary, technical changes, and learning insights - Epic progress updated with story completion and learning integration - MANDATORY: Epic retrospective executed when epic reaches 100% completion - Epic-level strategic insights and patterns identified through multi-agent collaboration - Next epic preparation actions defined with clear ownership - Story status updated to "Done - Delivered" ("Epic Complete - Retrospective Done" if epic complete) failure_handling: - halt_on_failure: true - Each step must complete successfully before proceeding - Failed steps should be retried after addressing issues retry_protocols: epic_validation_failure: - Issue: "Epic not ready for story creation (missing approval, dependencies, context)" - Action: "PO addresses epic readiness issues (approval, dependencies, business context)" - Retry: "Re-run validate_epic after epic issues resolved" - Max_retries: 3 sm_validation_failure: - Issue: "Story draft quality fails validation" - Action: "SM revises story based on checklist feedback" - Retry: "Re-run validate_story_draft after corrections" - Max_retries: 3 po_approval_failure: - Issue: "Business value or approval fails" - Action: "PO clarifies requirements or updates story" - Retry: "Re-run po_approval after business clarification" - Max_retries: 3 pre_review_failure: - Issue: "Project quality gates fail or DoD checklist incomplete" - Action: "Dev fixes technical issues and quality problems" - Retry: "Re-run pre_review_validation after fixes" - Max_retries: 5 round1_reviews_failure: - Issue: "Any Round 1 review fails (architecture, business, QA, UX)" - Action: "Proceed to consolidation - Architect will classify as MVP-BLOCKING or not" - Retry: "No retry at individual review level" - Notes: "All feedback flows to consolidation regardless of pass/fail" consolidation_failure: - Issue: "Feedback consolidation fails or is incomplete" - Action: "Architect re-analyzes review feedback and creates clear action plan" - Retry: "Re-run consolidate_feedback after analysis" - Max_retries: 2 quality_gates_failure: - Issue: "Quality gates fail after implementing fixes" - Action: "Dev fixes technical issues (tests, linting, etc.)" - Retry: "Re-run implement_fixes → verify_quality_gates cycle" - Max_retries: 3 - Notes: "Must pass all project quality gates before architect review" fixes_validation_failure: - Issue: "Architect finds fixes incomplete or incorrect" - Action: "Dev implements additional fixes based on specific feedback" - Retry: "Re-run implement_fixes → verify_quality_gates → validate_fixes cycle" - Max_retries: 3 - Notes: "Each retry includes quality gate verification + browser MCP validation" learning_triage_failure: - Issue: "Learning extraction incomplete or poorly categorized" - Action: "Architect re-analyzes implementation context and feedback patterns" - Retry: "Re-run capture_learning_triage with improved analysis" - Max_retries: 2 - Notes: "Focus on actionable learning items with clear ownership" learning_review_failure: - Issue: "Team consensus not achieved on learning priorities" - Action: "SM facilitates additional discussion and conflict resolution" - Retry: "Re-run party_mode_review with refined facilitation" - Max_retries: 2 - Notes: "Use voting protocol and time-boxing to achieve consensus" commit_preparation_failure: - Issue: "Commit fails or PR context incomplete" - Action: "Dev addresses git issues and completes context preparation" - Retry: "Re-run commit_and_prepare_pr after resolving issues" - Max_retries: 3 - Notes: "Ensure all quality gates pass before commit" pr_creation_failure: - Issue: "PR creation fails or context incomplete" - Action: "PO addresses GitHub/PR platform issues and completes description" - Retry: "Re-run create_comprehensive_pr after resolving platform issues" - Max_retries: 3 - Notes: "Ensure comprehensive business and technical context" epic_progress_failure: - Issue: "Epic progress update fails or tracking incomplete" - Action: "SM addresses epic file issues and completes progress tracking" - Retry: "Re-run update_epic_progress after resolving tracking issues" - Max_retries: 2 - Notes: "Ensure learning integration and next story readiness assessment" dependencies: core_bmad_agents: - sm (Scrum Master) - po (Product Owner) - infra-devops-platform (DevOps Infrastructure) - dev (Developer) - architect (Technical Architect) - qa (Quality Assurance) - ux-expert (UX Expert) core_bmad_tasks: - create-next-story - execute-checklist - implement-story-development core_bmad_checklists: - story-draft-checklist.md - architect-checklist.md - po-master-checklist.md - story-dod-checklist.md expansion_tasks: - approve-story-for-development - setup-development-environment - consolidate-review-feedback - implement-consolidated-fixes - validate-consolidated-fixes - capture-learning-triage - party-mode-learning-review - commit-and-prepare-pr - create-comprehensive-pr - update-epic-progress - epic-party-mode-retrospective expansion_checklists: - story-approval-checklist.md - epic-readiness-checklist.md handoff_prompts: po_validate_epic: "Validate epic {epic_number} readiness for story creation - check approval status, dependencies, and business context" sm_create_story: "Create story {epic_number}.{story_number} using epic context and bmad-core story template" sm_validate_draft: "Validate story draft quality using story-draft-checklist before PO review" po_approval: "Validate business value and approve story {epic_number}.{story_number} for development" infra_setup: "Story approved. Setup and validate development environment for implementation" dev_implement: "Environment ready. Implement story {epic_number}.{story_number} with validation (project quality gates required)" pre_review: "Implementation complete. Run final validation before reviews - ensure project quality gates pass" round1_reviews: "Pre-review passed. Conduct comprehensive Round 1 reviews (architecture, business, process, QA, UX)" consolidate: "Round 1 reviews complete. Consolidate all feedback with REQUIRED-FOR-COMPLETION/QUALITY-STANDARD/IMPROVEMENT classification" implement_fixes: "Feedback consolidated. Implement fixes and document changes in story" verify_gates: "Fixes implemented. Verify all quality gates pass before architect review" validate_fixes: "Quality gates passed. Validate fixes using story docs + browser MCP for UX changes" capture_learning: "Implementation validated. Extract learnings into structured categories with priorities and ownership" party_review: "Learning triage complete. Architect facilitates collaborative team review to achieve technical categorization consensus" commit_prepare: "Learning review complete. Commit implementation changes and prepare comprehensive PR context" create_pr: "Implementation committed. Create PR with business summary, technical changes, and learning extraction" update_epic: "PR created. Update epic progress tracking and schedule learning integration. Checking epic completion status for MANDATORY epic retrospective." epic_retrospective: "Epic {epic_number} complete (100%). SM MUST facilitate multi-agent retrospective for strategic process insights and next epic preparation. This is MANDATORY and integral to the process." workflow_complete: "Story {epic_number}.{story_number} delivered. Epic retrospective status: {COMPLETED/NOT_TRIGGERED} based on epic completion (100% triggers MANDATORY retrospective)."