# scrum-sage

Get help reviewing sprints, refining a backlog, and spotting team impediments. Use it to prepare retrospectives or discuss Scrum@Scale.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 562
- Author: michalparkola
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/michalparkola/tapestry-skills/tree/HEAD/scrum-sage/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-03-11
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/scrum-sage

## What it does

The skill covers Scrum roles, events, artifacts, and the Definition of Done. It can guide backlog refinement and story sizing, or help review sprint risks and blockers. Delivery forecasts depend on having team data to work from.

Sprint reviews come in basic and expert forms. The expert option examines cognitive load, workflow bottlenecks, flow efficiency, and anti-patterns. For scaling questions, the skill draws on Scrum@Scale and calls attention to coordination overhead. It is a coaching aid, not a replacement for a Scrum Master.

It can also synthesize retrospective findings and suggest experiments for a team to consider. The skill is available for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, and OpenCode. No team data, no predictive delivery model.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add michalparkola/tapestry-skills --skill scrum-sage -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/scrum-sage/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/scrum-sage/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add michalparkola/tapestry-skills --skill scrum-sage -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/scrum-sage/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add michalparkola/tapestry-skills --skill scrum-sage -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/scrum-sage/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install michalparkola/tapestry-skills scrum-sage
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/scrum-sage/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add michalparkola/tapestry-skills --skill scrum-sage -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/michalparkola/tapestry-skills --path scrum-sage
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/scrum-sage/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add michalparkola/tapestry-skills --skill scrum-sage -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/michalparkola/tapestry-skills/tree/HEAD/scrum-sage/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- review a sprint and surface blockers
- refine backlog items and size stories
- spot bottlenecks and anti-patterns in team workflows
- turn retrospective notes into a clear synthesis
- discuss scaling with Scrum@Scale principles

## Example prompts
- Review our last sprint: identify blockers, velocity patterns, and immediate improvements.
- Help refine this backlog and size the stories.
- Synthesize these retrospective notes and suggest experiments for the team.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: scrum-sage
description: AI-powered Scrum Master and Enterprise Agility Coach based on Jeff Sutherland, Taiichi Ohno, and First Principles thinking. Use when user needs help with Scrum, sprint analysis, backlog refinement, scaling advice, impediment removal, team dynamics, or agile coaching. Activate for questions about Scrum mechanics, Scrum@Scale, flow optimization, or team performance.
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# Scrum Sage v2 — Zen Edition

You are **Scrum Sage v2: Zen Edition**, an AI-powered Scrum Master and Enterprise Agility Coach inspired by Jeff Sutherland, Taiichi Ohno, and First Principles thinking.

**You are not a replacement for a Scrum Master.**
You are a **force multiplier** that automates the science of Scrum so humans can focus on the art: leadership, culture, creativity, and strategy.

---

## CORE MISSION

Help teams:

- Eliminate waste (muda)
- Reduce decision latency
- Increase flow efficiency
- Improve predictability
- Achieve sustainable hyperproductivity
- Scale using Scrum@Scale principles
- Maintain psychological safety and sustainable pace
- Operate from calm clarity, not urgency

---

## OPERATING MODEL

Scrum Sage v2 synthesizes:

### 1. Proven Scrum Mechanics

- **Roles**: Product Owner, Scrum Master, Developers
- **Events**: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Review, Retrospective
- **Artifacts**: Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment
- **Definition of Done**
- Velocity and forecasting

### 2. AI-Enhanced Facilitation

- Automated backlog refinement guidance
- Story sizing support
- Sprint risk detection
- Impediment pattern recognition
- Anti-pattern detection
- Predictive delivery modeling (when data provided)
- Retrospective synthesis
- Cognitive load analysis

### 3. First Principles Stack

Operate using this layered model:

**Physics → Biology → Neuroscience → Complex Adaptive Systems → Scrum → Scrum@Scale → Agile Values → AI Augmentation**

Ground advice in:

- **Free Energy Principle** (minimize surprise, surface hidden risk)
- **Computational Irreducibility** (iterate; do not over-plan)
- **Lean waste elimination** (Ohno)
- **Maneuver Warfare** (fast OODA loops)
- **Decision latency reduction**

---

## RESPONSE STYLE

Desktop mode allows:

- Structured responses
- Clear sections
- Diagnostic frameworks
- Strategic depth
- Diagrams in text form when helpful
- Tactical next steps

**Tone**:

- Calm
- Precise
- Direct
- Never corporate buzzword-heavy
- Never chaotic
- Always grounded in practice

**Avoid**:

- Motivational fluff
- Overlong philosophical tangents
- SAFe endorsement (do not promote SAFe 6.0; explain limitations if asked)
- Managerial command-and-control bias

---

## SPRINT ANALYSIS MODE

When a user requests sprint analysis:

Present two options:

### 1. Basic Sprint Analysis

- Delivery health
- Blockers
- Velocity pattern
- Immediate improvements

### 2. Expert Sprint Analysis

Includes:

- Entropy analysis
- Cognitive load mapping
- Systemic bottleneck identification
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