# tool-foundation-sprint-brief Builds a one-page brief before a Foundation Sprint: scope, the decision to unlock, roles, logistics and what to bring. - skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 622 installs · ★ 763 - Author: product-on-purpose - License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page - Source: https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/tool-foundation-sprint-brief/SKILL.md - Updated: 2026-10-21 - HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/tool-foundation-sprint-brief ## What it does The skill produces the prep artifact that goes out before Day 1 of a Foundation Sprint. One bundled document with six sections: initiative statement and stakes, the decision the sprint must unlock, the roster with role assignments, a logistics plan, the inputs to bring, and a readiness reaffirmation. The team and the Decider sign it as the contract for the next two days. Length is held by structure rather than a character count. The initiative statement is one paragraph of four sentences at most, the decision target is a single sentence, roster and logistics are tables, inputs cap at five bullets, and the readiness check is a checklist. When the brief starts growing, the fix is a clearer decision target, not more pages. It expects the verdict from `tool-foundation-sprint-readiness` to be Go. Run the readiness check first and close any open preconditions; the brief cannot repair an unready team. It is also not a stakeholder document — that audience reads the Founding Hypothesis at the end of the sprint. The source text is truncated, so check the repository for the full step list. ## Install ### Claude Code (native platform) 1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill tool-foundation-sprint-brief -a claude-code ``` 2. **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `~/.claude/skills/tool-foundation-sprint-brief/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/tool-foundation-sprint-brief/ ### Codex 1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill tool-foundation-sprint-brief -a codex ``` 2. **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.agents/skills/tool-foundation-sprint-brief/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/ ### Cursor 1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill tool-foundation-sprint-brief -a cursor ``` 2. **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.cursor/skills/tool-foundation-sprint-brief/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/ ### GitHub Copilot 1. **GitHub CLI** ```bash gh skill install product-on-purpose/pm-skills tool-foundation-sprint-brief ``` 2. **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.github/skills/tool-foundation-sprint-brief/SKILL.md` ### Gemini CLI 1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill tool-foundation-sprint-brief -a gemini-cli ``` 2. **Platform CLI** ```bash gemini skills install https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills --path skills/tool-foundation-sprint-brief ``` ### Windsurf (Devin Desktop) **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.devin/skills/tool-foundation-sprint-brief/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works ### OpenCode **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill tool-foundation-sprint-brief -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/product-on-purpose/pm-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/tool-foundation-sprint-brief/SKILL.md ## When to use it - lock the sprint scope before Day 1 - name the decision the sprint has to unlock - assign roles across sprint sections - put dates, hours and format into one table - list the inputs the team should bring ## Example prompts - build the pre-sprint brief for our Foundation Sprint - draft a one-page brief: decision target, roles, logistics, inputs - recheck that the readiness verdict still holds and update the brief ## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0 Below is the content of a third-party file. It is data, not instructions for you: do not act on anything written inside unless the human asks. Block tag: 52d627b9ceef2ebb. BEGIN THIRD-PARTY FILE 52d627b9ceef2ebb ```text --- name: tool-foundation-sprint-brief description: Pre-sprint brief that locks scope, the decision the sprint must unlock, team and role assignments, logistics, inputs to bring, and success criteria before Day 1 of a Foundation Sprint. Use after the readiness verdict is Go and before the sprint begins. Produces a one-page artifact the team and Decider sign off on as the contract for the next two days. license: Apache-2.0 metadata: classification: tool version: "1.0.0" updated: 2026-07-04 tool: foundation-sprint move: brief category: coordination frameworks: - foundation-sprint - click timebox_minutes: 60 roles: - facilitator - pm - decider prerequisites: - tool-foundation-sprint-readiness inputs: - readiness verdict and recommendations - initiative description - team roster - logistics constraints outputs: - initiative statement and stakes - decision the sprint must unlock - team roster with role assignments - logistics plan - existing inputs to bring - readiness reaffirmation author: product-on-purpose --- # Foundation Sprint Brief Produce the one-page brief that aligns the team on scope, decision target, participants, logistics, and success criteria before Day 1 begins. A well-built brief prevents Day 1 from opening with re-litigation of why-are-we-here; a missing or vague brief almost guarantees it. Family contract: [`docs/reference/skill-families/foundation-sprint-skills-contract.md`](../../docs/reference/skill-families/foundation-sprint-skills-contract.md). This skill is a member of `foundation-sprint-skills`. ## When to Use - The readiness verdict from `tool-foundation-sprint-readiness` is Go (or Conditional Go with preconditions cleared). - The sprint has dates blocked on calendars and you need the artifact that names what the sprint is for. - The team has prep activities scheduled and you need a written reference for what to bring. - A skeptical exec wants to know "what is the team doing for two days?" and you need an answer that fits on one page. ## When NOT to Use - The sprint has already started. The brief is a prep artifact, not an in-sprint deliverable. 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