Can it help with project timeline planning?

Yes, it validates roadmap phases to ensure dependencies are logically ordered and that breaking changes are properly documented and scheduled.

How does this improve developer productivity?

By identifying vague requirements and missing edge cases before coding begins, it prevents implementation guesswork and reduces mid-sprint blockers caused by incomplete specs.

When is the best time to use this skill?

It is most effective when used before sprint planning, after major design changes, or during regular 'housekeeping' to ensure documentation matches reality.

Does it manage documentation files directly?

It identifies specifications that are completed and recommends moving them to archive directories to maintain a clean, relevant project workspace.

What kind of contradictions does this skill identify?

It finds conflicting technical decisions across multiple documents, such as inconsistent data formats, mismatched storage strategies (e.g., ULID vs auto-increment), or conflicting API contracts.

Validating Roadmap

Name: Validating Roadmap
Author: bacchus-labs

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Analyzes project specifications and roadmaps to identify technical contradictions, implementation gaps, and architectural inconsistencies.

About

The Validating Roadmap skill empowers Claude to act as a senior product manager and technical architect, ensuring project documentation remains cohesive and actionable. It systematically reviews specification documents for conflicting technical decisions—such as mismatched data storage strategies or API contracts—while highlighting missing requirements that could stall development. By validating roadmap phases and dependencies, it helps teams avoid implementation bottlenecks, maintain documentation hygiene, and ensure architectural decisions align with long-term project goals.

Key Features

Identification of missing edge cases and implementation details
Realistic roadmap phase and dependency validation
3 GitHub stars
Automated documentation hygiene and archiving recommendations
Cross-document consistency checks for technical decisions
Prioritized reporting of architectural risks and contradictions

Use Cases

Pre-sprint sanity checks to ensure all technical requirements are clear and documented
Detecting architectural drift after multiple specification or design updates
Validating project timelines and technical dependencies before major milestones

About

Key Features

Identification of missing edge cases and implementation details
Realistic roadmap phase and dependency validation
3 GitHub stars
Automated documentation hygiene and archiving recommendations
Cross-document consistency checks for technical decisions
Prioritized reporting of architectural risks and contradictions

Use Cases

Pre-sprint sanity checks to ensure all technical requirements are clear and documented
Detecting architectural drift after multiple specification or design updates
Validating project timelines and technical dependencies before major milestones