What is a QA Gate file?

It is a YAML document that records a pass, fail, or concern status for a specific story, providing a formal checkpoint for software quality and review results.

What happens if a quality gate is waived?

The skill generates a specific schema that includes the active waiver status, a mandatory reason for the waiver, and the name of the approving authority.

Can I use custom severity levels for issues?

To maintain predictability and consistency across projects, the skill uses a fixed severity scale of low, medium, and high.

How does this skill integrate with the PRISM methodology?

It enforces PRISM standards by writing to specific gate locations defined in core-config.yaml and automatically updating story documentation with gate references.

Where are the gate files stored?

The skill automatically looks up the qa.qaLocation/gates path defined in the project's core-config.yaml to ensure files are saved in the correct repository location.

PRISM QA Gate

Name: PRISM QA Gate
Author: resolve-io

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Security & Testing

Automates the creation and management of quality gate decision files to enforce software standards and track review findings.

About

QA Gate is a specialized skill for the PRISM framework that facilitates rigorous quality control by generating standardized decision files for development stories. It allows developers and reviewers to record pass/fail statuses, document specific concerns with actionable feedback, and track high-severity issues using a structured YAML schema. By providing clear checkpoints throughout the development lifecycle, it ensures that only code meeting defined acceptance criteria moves forward, integrating seamlessly with TDD and review workflows to provide an auditable trail of software quality.

Key Features

Categorized issue identification for security, performance, and reliability
Integration with story documentation for transparent status updates
Standardized pass/fail decision recording for development stories
Actionable feedback generation with severity-rated issue tracking
Automated YAML gate file generation based on schema requirements
1 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Documenting technical debt or concerns that require attention before production
Formalizing the sign-off process for completed user stories and epics
Creating a traceable audit trail of quality decisions for compliance and reporting

About

Key Features

Categorized issue identification for security, performance, and reliability
Integration with story documentation for transparent status updates
Standardized pass/fail decision recording for development stories
Actionable feedback generation with severity-rated issue tracking
Automated YAML gate file generation based on schema requirements
1 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Documenting technical debt or concerns that require attention before production
Formalizing the sign-off process for completed user stories and epics
Creating a traceable audit trail of quality decisions for compliance and reporting