v0.4.8 to v0.4.127

6 added, 2 removed. Audit A to A.

---

name: emperor-require-design

description: >-

Emperor Time — REQUIRE + DESIGN. Grill intent Socratically, write acceptance

criteria and a fat work order a zero-context worker can execute. Use when

planning, writing a spec, designing an approach, brainstorming, or before any

implementation. Pairs with G1/G2.

license: MIT

metadata:

- version: 0.4.8

+ version: 0.4.127

chain: judgment-chain

---

# Emperor Require-Design (G1/G2 wrapper)

## MUST — grill checklist first

Before any implementation action (product code, scaffolding, product deps, or

BUILD), open `skills/emperor-require-design/grill-checklist.md`

(Chain Jail leaf from Superpowers `brainstorming` → **HARD-GATE** only)

and/or run `scripts/emperor grill` (prints the mechanical GRILL / STEP / MUST card).

No jumping to impl without Step 5 design approval. Do not load whole

`brainstorming`; ET + require-design orchestrate.

## Steps

1. Run `scripts/emperor grill` → quote `GRILL checklist=yes`. Advance steps

with `scripts/emperor grill --advance N N+1` (skips fail). Jumping to code

- → `scripts/emperor grill --reject-impl` (HARD-GATE exit 1).

+ → `scripts/emperor grill --reject-impl` (HARD-GATE exit 1). Path taxonomy:

+ record `Path: spike|bounded|architectural` + `Stage approval: …`; validate

+ with `scripts/emperor grill --check-path <task-dir>` (fails on missing path,

+ stage skip, or impl before approval). Always-fail helpers:

+ `--reject-no-path` / `--reject-stage-skip` / `--reject-impl-before-approval`.

2. Confirm G0/G1 exist. If not, load `skills/emperor-scope/SKILL.md` first.

3. Read `references/work-order.md` then copy `templates/work-order.md` to

`.emperor/tasks/<id>/work-order.md` (architectural path; bounded may stay

in-chat per grill leaf).

4. Every non-trivial task step must include: real paths, exact commands,

`Expected: FAIL` then `Expected: PASS` strings. No TBD.

5. Fill the Plan header: Goal, Architecture, Tech Stack, Spec,

Global Constraints, Review Focus (or `none (checked)`). Leaf from

obra/superpowers writing-plans Plan Document Header — not the whole skill.

6. Rejected alternative is mandatory (one line).

7. Run `scripts/gate.sh g2 <task-dir>` (calls `scripts/lib/work_order.py`)

and quote the tail before BUILD.

8. Judgment on the design (does the work order match G1?) uses

`chains/judgment-chain/SKILL.md` → `gatekeeping.md` only.