Acceptance Criteria

Acceptance criteria define the observable behavior that must be true for a story or feature to be considered done. This skill turns feature context into concise, testable Given/When/Then scenarios that engineers and QA can verify without guessing intent.

When to Use

• After a user story, PRD section, or feature slice is defined
• When a team needs clear pass/fail conditions for implementation
• When writing QA-ready criteria for sprint planning or handoff
• When a story has edge cases, error paths, or non-functional expectations that should be explicit

Instructions

When asked to create acceptance criteria, follow these steps:

1. Confirm the story or feature scope Identify the exact slice of work. If the scope is unclear, ask for the user story, PRD section, or feature description before drafting criteria.