Design Critique

Thin router into the design-critique contract. Operator dispatches from the brief template.

Legend (from RFC2119): !=MUST, ~=SHOULD, ≉=SHOULD NOT, ⊗=MUST NOT, ?=MAY.

When to Use

• Operator asks for a design critique, a design-critique, a critique panel, or mechanism-shaped triage
• ⊗ Ordinary implement, build, or swarm work

Stops

Normative rules live in `contracts/design-critique.md`. Fill `templates/design-critique-brief.md` and dispatch from there. Phase 1 gate: `docs/decisions/ADR-005-design-critique-judgment-gate.md`. Parent-audit principle: `docs/decisions/ADR-006-parent-side-substantiation.md`.

1. Stop 1 — Gate
2. Stop 2 — Variant selection
3. Stop 3 — Critic envelope
4. Stop 4 — Residual reiteration
5. Stop 5 — Verified synthesis

Comment lead (model then role): Stop 3 — Critic envelope.
Operator-gated loop. Successor lean. Parent-side substantiation. Operator verbs. Dual stop. Halt line. Bind after accepted synthesis.
After this round's siblings are posted: successor lean, then verbs.
Auto-stamp after operator confirm; not while same-round siblings outstanding.
Walk / walk all. Auto-stamp when agents agree: Operator verbs.
Parent chip write: scm:issue:design-critique-chip.
Chip apply miss is non-blocking convenience; do not halt. Ingest waits on the completed-arc record, not a catalog chip.

Each critic dispatch EXITs after posting.

Motion shape

Not sequential review. Same-round critics are isolated: each reads one fixed input ceiling and cannot read other siblings' posts through the thread. More: `references/motion-shape.md`.

After same-round siblings are posted, the parent posts the successor lean; the operator confirms or amends before bind or stamp.

⊗ Auto-dispatch critics from this skill.
⊗ Copy the variant table, synthesis rules, or other contract bodies into this skill.

Seat families and Grok Build launcher: Envelope and ceiling.
Dispatch-composition miss: offer or file a prevention issue.

EXIT

deft-directive-design-critique complete -- exiting skill. Next: operator fills the brief template and dispatches the next envelope.