Document Orchestrator
This skill handles creation of all structured documentation for workflow, bugfix, and plan commands.
When to Use
Use this skill when:
- •After selecting a Linear task with linear-task-selector
- •Need to generate PRD, tasks, investigation plans, or decomposition docs
- •Creating directory structure for feature/bug/plan workflows
Instructions
Step 1: Load Task Context
Read the selected task from the appropriate directory (created by linear-task-selector):
- •For features:
features/<feature-name>/selected-task.json - •For bugs:
bugs/<bug-name>/selected-task.json - •For epics:
epics/<epic-name>/selected-task.json
The featureName field in the JSON tells you which directory to use.
Extract:
- •
workflowType: "feature", "bugfix", or "plan" - •
featureName: Directory name for locating/storing files - •
title: Task title - •
description: Full task description - •
taskId: Linear issue ID
Step 2: Verify Directory Structure
The directory should already exist (created by linear-task-selector).
For feature workflows:
Use existing features/<feature-name>/ directory
For bugfix workflows:
Use existing bugs/<bug-name>/ directory
For plan workflows:
Use existing epics/<epic-name>/ directory
If directory doesn't exist, create it using the featureName from selected-task.json.
Step 3: Generate Documents
For Feature Workflow
3a. Generate PRD
Use the PRD template from ~/.claude/tools/prompts/prd-prompt-template.md:
Role: Senior product manager for Hokusai
Task: Generate PRD that a junior team member can follow
Input: Replace {{PROJECT_SUMMARY}} with task title + description
Output: features/<feature-name>/prd.md
Required sections:
- •Objectives
- •Personas (if applicable)
- •Success criteria
- •Clearly delineated tasks
- •Straightforward language
- •No dates, versions, icons, or emojis
Reference: Review project README.md and https://docs.hokus.ai/
3b. Generate Tasks
Use the tasks template from ~/.claude/tools/prompts/tasks-prompt-template.md:
Role: Product manager working with junior developer
Task: Create detailed, prioritized task list from PRD
Input: Read features/<feature-name>/prd.md
Output: features/<feature-name>/tasks.md
Required format:
## Section Name 1. [ ] Task description a. [ ] Subtask description b. [ ] Subtask description ## Testing 7. [ ] Write and implement tests a. [ ] Database schema tests b. [ ] API endpoint tests c. [ ] Integration tests
Required components:
- •Automated testing (consistent with existing test suite)
- •Documentation (technical changes in README.md)
- •Dependencies (noted in section headers)
For Bugfix Workflow
3a. Generate Investigation Plan
Use template from ~/.claude/tools/prompts/bug-investigation-template.md:
Role: Senior software engineer and debugging specialist
Task: Create comprehensive investigation plan
Input: Replace {{BUG_SUMMARY}} with task title + description
Output: bugs/<bug-name>/investigation.md
Required sections:
- •Bug Summary (description, when/who affected, impact, severity)
- •Reproduction Steps (verified steps, environment, success rate)
- •Affected Components (services, tables, endpoints, dependencies)
- •Initial Observations (errors, logs, metrics, recent changes)
- •Data Analysis Required (logs, queries, metrics, reports)
- •Investigation Strategy (priority, tools, questions, success criteria)
- •Risk Assessment (impact, escalation, security, data integrity)
- •Timeline (first appeared, deployments, frequency, patterns)
3b. Generate Hypotheses Document
Use template from ~/.claude/tools/prompts/bug-hypothesis-template.md:
Output: bugs/<bug-name>/hypotheses.md
Format for each hypothesis:
## Hypothesis N: [Brief description] **Proposed Root Cause:** [What you think is causing the bug] **Why This Could Cause Observed Behavior:** [Technical explanation] **How to Test:** [Specific steps to validate/invalidate] **Expected Outcome if Correct:** [What you'll observe if this is the root cause] **Priority:** [High/Medium/Low] **Likelihood:** [High/Medium/Low] **Status:** [Untested/Testing/Confirmed/Rejected]
3c. Generate Fix Tasks Document
Use template from ~/.claude/tools/prompts/bug-tasks-template.md:
Output: bugs/<bug-name>/fix-tasks.md
Required sections:
- •Root cause fix implementation
- •Tests to prevent regression
- •Documentation updates
- •Monitoring/alerting improvements
For Plan Workflow
3a. Generate Decomposition Request
Output: epics/<epic-name>/decomposition-request.json
{
"issueNumber": 10,
"title": "Epic Title",
"projectName": "Project Name",
"description": "Epic description summary"
}
3b. Research Existing Implementation Use Read, Grep, Glob tools to:
- •Understand what already exists
- •Identify what's missing
- •Find relevant files and patterns
Output: epics/<epic-name>/research.md
3c. Generate Decomposition Plan
Output: epics/<epic-name>/decomposition-plan.json
{
"masterDocumentPath": "path/to/main/doc.md",
"relevantFiles": ["file1.ts", "file2.tsx"],
"subIssues": [
{
"title": "Task title (action verb + specific noun)",
"description": "Detailed description with context, requirements, acceptance criteria, references, edge cases",
"dependencies": [0, 1],
"estimate": 5,
"priority": 1
}
]
}
Guidelines:
- •3-10 sub-issues per epic
- •Each completable in single PR
- •Include tests and docs in each task
- •Clear dependencies using array indices
- •Estimates: 1-2 simple, 3-5 moderate, 5-8 complex
- •Priority: 1 urgent, 2 high, 3 normal, 4 low
Step 4: Validate Documents
Check that:
- •All required sections are present
- •Content is specific and actionable
- •No placeholder text remains (e.g., {{PROJECT_SUMMARY}})
- •File paths are correct
- •Markdown formatting is valid
Step 5: Return Summary
Provide user with:
✓ Documents generated: - features/add-user-auth/prd.md - features/add-user-auth/tasks.md Next step: Review PRD and tasks, then begin implementation
Examples
Example 1: Feature Documentation
Input: features/add-user-auth/selected-task.json with workflowType: "feature" Process: 1. Use existing features/add-user-auth/ 2. Generate prd.md from template + task description 3. Generate tasks.md from PRD 4. Return: "✓ PRD and tasks created"
Example 2: Bug Documentation
Input: bugs/contact-discovery-timeout/selected-task.json with workflowType: "bugfix" Process: 1. Use existing bugs/contact-discovery-timeout/ 2. Generate investigation.md from template + bug description 3. Generate hypotheses.md with 3-5 initial hypotheses 4. Generate fix-tasks.md template 5. Return: "✓ Investigation plan created"
Example 3: Plan Documentation
Input: epics/user-management-system/selected-task.json with workflowType: "plan" Process: 1. Use existing epics/user-management-system/ 2. Generate decomposition-request.json 3. Research existing codebase → research.md 4. Generate decomposition-plan.json with 5 sub-issues 5. Return: "✓ Decomposition plan created"
Error Handling
Missing Task Context
If no selected-task.json exists in the expected directory:
- •Error: "No task selected. Run linear-task-selector first."
- •Exit gracefully
Directory Already Exists
If feature/bug directory exists:
- •Warn user: "Directory already exists: features/X"
- •Ask: "Overwrite? (y/n)"
- •If no, suggest alternative name
Template Errors
If template generation fails:
- •Show specific error (missing info, API failure, etc.)
- •Ask user for missing information
- •Retry generation
Output
This skill outputs:
- •Feature workflow:
features/<name>/prd.md,features/<name>/tasks.md - •Bugfix workflow:
bugs/<name>/investigation.md,bugs/<name>/hypotheses.md,bugs/<name>/fix-tasks.md - •Plan workflow:
epics/<name>/decomposition-request.json,epics/<name>/decomposition-plan.json,epics/<name>/research.md - •Console: Summary of created documents
Note: All files are stored in workflow-specific directories to prevent conflicts when multiple Claude sessions run concurrently.
Integration
This skill integrates with:
- •Input from: linear-task-selector (task context)
- •Output to: git-workflow-manager (branch creation, commits)
- •Used by: workflow, bugfix, plan commands