/qcsd-ideation-swarm

name: qcsd-ideation-swarm
description: "Use when running Quality Criteria sessions during PI/Sprint planning with HTSM v6.3, Risk Storming, or Testability analysis in the QCSD Ideation phase."
category: qcsd-phases
priority: critical
version: 7.5.1
tokenEstimate: 3500
# DDD Domain Mapping (from QCSD-AGENTIC-QE-MAPPING-FRAMEWORK.md)
domains:
  primary:
    - domain: requirements-validation
      agents: [qe-quality-criteria-recommender, qe-requirements-validator]
    - domain: coverage-analysis
      agents: [qe-risk-assessor]
  conditional:
    - domain: security-compliance
      agents: [qe-security-auditor]
    - domain: visual-accessibility
      agents: [qe-accessibility-auditor]
    - domain: cross-domain
      agents: [qe-qx-partner]
    - domain: enterprise-integration
      agents: [qe-middleware-validator, qe-sap-rfc-tester, qe-sod-analyzer]
# Agent Inventory
agents:
  core: [qe-quality-criteria-recommender, qe-risk-assessor, qe-requirements-validator]
  conditional: [qe-accessibility-auditor, qe-security-auditor, qe-qx-partner, qe-middleware-validator, qe-sap-rfc-tester, qe-sod-analyzer]
  total: 9
  sub_agents: 0
skills: [testability-scoring, risk-based-testing, context-driven-testing, holistic-testing-pact]
# Execution Models (Task Tool is PRIMARY)
execution:
  primary: task-tool
  alternatives: [mcp-tools, cli]
swarm_pattern: true
parallel_batches: 2
last_updated: 2026-01-28
# v7.5.1 Changelog: Added prominent follow-up recommendation box at end of swarm execution (Phase URL-9)
# v7.5.0 Changelog: Added HAS_VIDEO flag detection with /a11y-ally follow-up recommendation for video caption generation
# v7.4.0 Changelog: Automated browser cascade via scripts/fetch-content.js with 30s per-tier timeouts
# v7.2.0 Changelog: Added 5-tier browser cascade (Vibium -> agent-browser -> Playwright+Stealth -> WebFetch -> WebSearch)
html_output: true
enforcement_level: strict
tags: [qcsd, ideation, htsm, quality-criteria, risk-storming, testability, swarm, parallel, ddd]
trust_tier: 3
validation:
  schema_path: schemas/output.json
  validator_path: scripts/validate-config.json
  eval_path: evals/qcsd-ideation-swarm.yaml

QCSD Ideation Swarm v7.0

Shift-left quality engineering swarm for PI Planning and Sprint Planning.

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Overview

The Ideation Swarm assesses stories and URLs before development begins, using HTSM v6.3 quality criteria, Risk Storming, and Testability analysis. It renders a GO / CONDITIONAL / NO-GO decision and is the first gate in the QCSD lifecycle.

QCSD Phase Positioning

| Phase | Swarm | Decision | When | |-------|-------|----------|------| | **Ideation** | **qcsd-ideation-swarm** | **GO / CONDITIONAL / NO-GO** | **PI/Sprint Planning** | | Refinement | qcsd-refinement-swarm | READY / CONDITIONAL / NOT-READY | Sprint Refinement | | Development | qcsd-development-swarm | SHIP / CONDITIONAL / HOLD | During Sprint | | Verification | qcsd-cicd-swarm | RELEASE / REMEDIATE / BLOCK | Pre-Release / CI-CD | | Production | qcsd-production-swarm | HEALTHY / DEGRADED / CRITICAL | Post-Release |

Parameters

• `URL`: Website to analyze (required for URL mode)
• `OUTPUT_FOLDER`: Where to save reports (default: `${PROJECT_ROOT}/Agentic QCSD/{domain}/`)

Unique Features

• **URL Mode**: Automated 5-tier browser cascade for live website analysis
• **HAS_VIDEO Flag**: Detects video content and recommends `/a11y-ally` follow-up
• **HTML Output**: Generates HTML reports when `html_output: true`
• **Browser Cascade**: Vibium -> agent-browser -> Playwright+Stealth -> WebFetch -> WebSearch-fallback

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ENFORCEMENT RULES - READ FIRST

| Rule | Enforcement | |------|-------------| | **E1** | You MUST spawn ALL THREE core agents (qe-quality-criteria-recommender, qe-risk-assessor, qe-requirements-validator) in Step 2. No exceptions. | | **E2** | You MUST put all parallel Task calls in a SINGLE message. | | **E3** | You MUST STOP and WAIT after each batch. No proceeding early. | | **E4** | You MUST spawn conditional agents if flags are TRUE. No skipping. | | **E5** | You MUST apply GO/CONDITIONAL/NO-GO logic exactly as specified in Step 5. | | **E6** | You MUST generate the full report structure. No abbreviated versions. | | **E7** | Each agent MUST read its reference files before analysis. | | **E8** | You MUST execute Step 7 learning persistence. No skipping. |

**PROHIBITED BEHAVIORS:**

• Summarizing instead of spawning agents
• Skipping agents "for brevity"
• Proceeding before background tasks complete
• Providing your own analysis instead of spawning specialists
• Omitting report sections or using placeholder text

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Step Execution Protocol

This skill uses a micro-file step architecture. Each step is a self-contained file loaded one at a time to avoid "lost in the middle" context degradation.

**Execute steps sequentially by reading each step file with the Read tool.**

Steps

1. **Flag Detection** -- `steps/01-flag-detection.md` -- Fetch URL content (browser cascade), detect all 7 flags (HAS_UI, HAS_SECURITY, HAS_UX, HAS_VIDEO, HAS_MIDDLEWARE, HAS_SAP_INTEGRATION, HAS_AUTHORIZATION) 2. **Core Agents** -- `steps/02-core-agents.md` -- Spawn qe-quality-criteria-recommender, qe-risk-assessor, qe-requirements-validator in parallel 3. **Batch 1 Results** -- `steps/03-batch1-results.md` -- Wait for core agents, extract all metrics 4. **Conditional Agents** -- `steps/04-conditional-agents.md` -- Spawn flagged conditional agents in parallel 5. **Decision Synthesis** -- `steps/05-decision-synthesis.md` -- Apply GO/CONDITIONAL/NO-GO logic 6. **Report Generation** -- `steps/06-report-generation.md` -- Generate executive summary and full report 7. **Learning Persistence** -- `steps/07-learning-persistence.md` -- Store findings to memory, save persistence record, include video follow-up recommendation 8. **Final Output** -- `steps/08-final-output.md` -- Display completion summary with all scores and follow-up recommendations

Execution Instructions

1. Use the