git-learn/devflow/projects/2026-07-05-validate-sm-flow-standard-change/decisions.md

Validate SM Flow Standard Change Decisions

Capability Source

• This is an ordinary engineering validation, not an explicit sm-flow invocation.
• External OpenSpec child commands are not directly callable in the current tool surface.
• Validation uses file-based OpenSpec fixtures and static/script checks.

Scale Decision

• Scale: standard.
• Reason: this validation intentionally exercises the full normal artifact set: proposal, independent design, specs, tasks, and separate evidence.
• Interface impact: L1 internal documentation/protocol validation.

Question Pool

Question	Mode	Status	Result
Does standard require independent design.md?	evidence-driven	confirmed	references/scales.md defines independent design.md for standard.
Does standard require separate evidence.md in devflow?	evidence-driven	confirmed	references/scales.md defines brief.md, evidence.md, decisions.md, acceptance.md.
Are standard scale definitions duplicated outside scales.md?	evidence-driven	confirmed	Scale definition scan matched complete scale definitions only in references/scales.md.
Is user scope confirmation needed?	user-interview	not required	User asked to validate a regular change; no product scope choice is blocked.

Cross-Artifact Alignment

Link	Status	Notes
proposal -> design	aligned	Proposal asks for standard artifact validation; design defines standard artifact model.
design -> specs	aligned	Specs require full OpenSpec artifacts, evidence archive, and centralized scale definitions.
specs -> tasks	aligned	Tasks include fixture creation, validation scans, commit gate, and devflow records.

Findings

• Standard OpenSpec artifact completeness passed: proposal.md, independent design.md, spec file, and tasks.md exist.
• Cross-artifact alignment passed: proposal -> design -> specs -> tasks.
• Scale duplication scan passed.
• Obsolete wording scan passed.
• Skill quick validation passed.
• Reference integrity scan passed.

Commit Gate

• .committed created.
• Status: committed standard validation fixture.

Archive Status

• Devflow standard records created.
• User confirmed OpenSpec archive.
• External openspec-archive-change was not directly callable in the current tool surface.
• Archived by moving the OpenSpec change to openspec/archive/2026-07-05-validate-sm-flow-standard-change/, matching existing repository archive convention.
• devflow/index.md status updated to archived.