What is AI-DLC Mob Elaboration?

It is a collaborative ritual used to define a project's intent, domain model, and success criteria, ensuring all technical requirements are clear before coding starts.

When should I use the elaborate skill?

Use this skill whenever you are starting a new feature, project, or complex task that requires deep technical understanding and decomposition.

Does it support external project management tools?

Yes, it integrates with tools like Jira, Linear, Notion, and Confluence via MCP to search for existing specs and create new tickets or epics.

How does this skill handle existing projects?

It detects existing intent files and allows you to modify, resume, or start fresh, ensuring consistency across your development worktrees.

What is the 'Elaborator' role?

The Elaborator is a specific hat-based workflow role responsible for building a deep understanding of the domain so the resulting specification is unambiguous for the 'Builder' role.

AI-DLC Mob Elaboration

Name: AI-DLC Mob Elaboration
Author: TheBushidoCollective

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Collaboration Tools

Initiates a structured ritual to define project intent, domain models, and success criteria before software construction begins.

The Elaborate skill implements the 'Elaborator' role within the AI-DLC 2026 methodology, providing a rigorous framework for project planning and requirement clarification. It guides the user through a multi-phase process to transform high-level ideas into unambiguous technical specifications, ensuring that every piece of work is decomposed into independent units with clear success criteria. By utilizing git worktrees for discovery and integrating with external providers like Jira or Notion via MCP, it creates a robust foundation that prevents architectural drift and minimizes rework during the development phase.

Key Features

01Structured 'Intent' definition and domain modeling

02Git worktree-based discovery and isolation

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04Automated decomposition of complex tasks into independent units

05Integration with ticketing and documentation providers via MCP

06Interactive clarification loop with intelligent 'Other' response handling

Use Cases

01Starting a new feature or project within the AI-DLC workflow

02Aligning team intent and success criteria before automated construction

03Decomposing complex legacy migrations into actionable technical specs

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add thebushidocollective/ai-dlc elaborate

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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