Quality Gate Decision

The quality-gate skill performs the final quality gate assessment by synthesizing all previous quality evaluations and making an evidence-based decision on whether the implementation is ready to proceed (merge, deploy, release). This skill integrates risk management, test coverage, requirements traceability, and non-functional requirements into a comprehensive quality score across 6 dimensions, then applies configurable criteria to make a gate decision with clear rationale.

Unlike individual quality assessments that evaluate specific aspects (risks, tests, NFRs), the quality gate provides a holistic view of overall quality by weighting and combining all assessments. The gate produces two outputs: a YAML report for CI/CD automation and a markdown report for human review, enabling both automated and manual quality processes. Decisions include PASS (all criteria met), CONCERNS (some issues but can proceed), FAIL (critical issues block proceeding), or WAIVED (issues acknowledged and waived with justification).

The assessment evaluates 6 quality dimensions with configurable weights: Risk Management (25%), Test Coverage (20%), Traceability (20%), NFR (25%), Implementation Quality (5%), and Compliance (5%). Each dimension is scored independently, then combined into an overall quality score. Critical gap rules (e.g., no critical security gaps) and dimension minimums (e.g., traceability ≥65%) are applied to determine if the gate passes.

When to Use This Skill

This skill should be used when:

• Final quality decision is needed before merge/deploy/release
• All quality assessments need to be synthesized into overall quality score
• Audit trail for compliance documentation is required
• Quality checks need to be integrated into CI/CD pipeline
• Quality waivers need to be tracked with justification
• Determination of whether implementation meets quality standards is needed

This skill is particularly valuable: