Brief

What

A brief states the problem, goal, acceptance criteria, boundaries, risks, and verification.

Why

It prevents an implementation from silently becoming the specification.

When

Create one before non-trivial changes.

Example

See templates/task-brief.md.

Common mistake

Describing a preferred implementation instead of an observable outcome.

Checklist

• [ ] Scope and exclusions are explicit
• [ ] Acceptance criteria can be checked

Next step

Build a context pack.