stage-manager

Process what a builder heard in invalidation interviews. Score each assumption as validated, invalidated, or still open. Surface the pull signal if it appeared — lean-in, reach, referral, emotion, behavior, or time. Use this skill after running invalidation interviews, when a builder comes back from a conversation and says "here's what I heard," "did I find pull," or wants to know whether their assumptions survived contact with reality. Part of the Stage Manager Artful Making Skill Library by MNFST Ai.

Run a five-question readiness check before a builder crosses from shaping into staging. Use this skill when a vibe coder says "I think I'm ready to start building," wants to hand work to a coding tool but hasn't explicitly checked readiness, is feeling the pull to just start, or has been shaping for a while and wants to know if they're done. Also use when a builder is about to write their first prompt for a new story or feature. This skill prevents the two failure modes at the shape/stage boundary — premature staging and over-shaping. It should run before Chunking begins. Part of the Stage Manager Artful Making Skill Library by MNFST Ai.

Analyze a PRD, MRD, architecture doc, or prompt for specification gaps where coding tools will invent behavior on their own. Use this skill whenever a vibe coder or builder asks to "find the holes," "review my spec," "what will the AI fill in," "check my PRD," or wants to identify underspecified areas before handing work to Claude Code, Cursor, Replit, or any agentic coding tool. Part of the Stage Manager Artful Making Skill Library by MNFST Ai.

Analyze a PRD, MRD, architecture doc, prompt, or prototype for places where the builder has already committed to a typical solution without knowing it — especially when they are trying to push the envelope on something. Use this skill when a vibe coder asks "am I thinking too small," "are there better approaches," "what are my options before I build this," "am I moving too fast," or wants to protect a breakthrough idea from being averaged down by safe, default choices. Also use when transitioning from prototype to production. Part of the Stage Manager Artful Making Skill Library by MNFST Ai.

Analyze a PRD, MRD, architecture doc, design doc, or prompt for the load-bearing assumptions — the things that, if wrong, make everything downstream irrelevant. Use this skill when a vibe coder wants to know what to build first, asks "what could go wrong," wants to sequence work to surface the riskiest assumptions early, is worried about building the wrong thing, or wants to apply lean startup or Jobs to Be Done thinking before committing to a full build. Also use before writing prompts for Claude Code, Cursor, or Replit to ensure the highest-risk work gets proven before the lower-risk work gets built. Part of the Stage Manager Artful Making Skill Library by MNFST Ai.