name: ‘step-01-load-context’ description: ‘Resolve coverage oracle, load knowledge base, and gather related artifacts’ nextStepFile: ‘{skill-root}/steps-c/step-02-discover-tests.md’ knowledgeIndex: ‘./resources/tea-index.csv’

outputFile: ‘{test_artifacts}/traceability-matrix.md’

Step 1: Resolve Coverage Oracle & Load Knowledge Base

STEP GOAL

Resolve the best available coverage oracle, capture confidence and provenance, and gather supporting artifacts for traceability.

MANDATORY EXECUTION RULES

📖 Read the entire step file before acting
✅ Speak in {communication_language}

EXECUTION PROTOCOLS:

🎯 Follow the MANDATORY SEQUENCE exactly
💾 Record outputs before proceeding
📖 Load the next step only when instructed

CONTEXT BOUNDARIES:

Available context: config, source tree, loaded artifacts, and knowledge fragments
Focus: this step’s goal only
Limits: do not execute future steps
Dependencies: prior steps’ outputs (if any)

MANDATORY SEQUENCE

CRITICAL: Follow this sequence exactly. Do not skip, reorder, or improvise.

1. Resolve Coverage Oracle

At least one of the following must be usable:

Formal requirements (story/epic acceptance criteria, PRD, test design)
Contract/spec artifacts (OpenAPI, GraphQL schema, protobuf, etc.)
External pointers to a requirements source that can be resolved through installed adapters/MCPs
Analyzable source code that supports synthetic journey/requirement inference

Tests exist OR gaps are explicitly acknowledged.

Resolve the oracle in this order:

Formal requirements first
- Story/epic acceptance criteria
- PRD / test design / tech spec
- Inline requirements provided by the user
Contract/spec artifacts second
- OpenAPI / Swagger
- GraphQL schema or SDL
- Other machine-readable contract definitions
External pointers third
- Placeholder files that point to external trackers or docs such as Jira, Linear, Confluence, shared docs, or other systems of record
- Follow the pointer automatically only when a compatible adapter/plugin/MCP is available in the active runtime
- Record externalPointerStatus as one of: not_used, resolved, skipped, or unavailable
Synthetic oracle last
- If no formal oracle exists and allow_synthetic_oracle is enabled, inspect {source_dir} to infer a provisional trace target
- For UI apps, infer journeys from:
  - routes/pages/screens/layout entry points
  - navigation flows and feature entry links
  - forms, submit actions, create/update/delete paths
  - auth/session/logout/role-gated flows
  - loading, empty, validation, error, and permission-denied states
  - feature flags and major conditional branches
- Deduplicate the inferred items into a compact, traceable list (prefer 5-12 items)
- Assign stable IDs such as J-01, J-02, etc.
- Assign provisional priorities using test-priorities-matrix.md
  - P0: auth, checkout/payment, destructive data changes, revenue-critical, hard blockers to core use
  - P1: primary user journeys and common CRUD paths
  - P2: secondary workflows and edge scenarios
  - P3: low-risk polish or optional flows

Record the resolved oracle metadata in step output/frontmatter using consistent keys:

coverageBasis (acceptance_criteria | synthetic_requirements | openapi_endpoints | user_journeys) — the type of oracle selected for coverage tracing
oracleResolutionMode (formal_requirements | spec_artifact | external_pointer | synthetic_source) — how the oracle was discovered/resolved
oracleConfidence (high | medium | low) — confidence in the resolved oracle as a coverage source
oracleSources — list of artifact paths, URIs, or references used to resolve the oracle
externalPointerStatus (not_used | resolved | skipped | unavailable) — status of external pointer resolution when pointer files are present

If none of the four oracle types can be resolved, HALT and request the smallest missing clarification needed to continue.

2. Load Knowledge Base

From {knowledgeIndex} load:

test-priorities-matrix.md
risk-governance.md
probability-impact.md
test-quality.md
selective-testing.md

3. Load Artifacts

If available:

Story file and acceptance criteria
Test design doc (priorities)
Tech spec / PRD
OpenAPI or similar contract/spec files
Placeholder files that reference external requirements systems
Route maps, page/screen registries, and other source files used for synthetic journey inference

Summarize what was found and explicitly state the resolved oracle, its confidence, and why that oracle was selected.

4. Save Progress

Save this step’s accumulated work to {outputFile}.

If {outputFile} does not exist (first save), create it using the workflow template (if available) with YAML frontmatter:

  ---
  stepsCompleted: ['step-01-load-context']
  lastStep: 'step-01-load-context'
  lastSaved: '{date}'
  coverageBasis: '{resolved coverage_basis}'
  oracleConfidence: '{resolved oracle_confidence}'
  oracleResolutionMode: '{resolved oracle_resolution_mode}'
  oracleSources: ['{resolved oracle source 1}', '{resolved oracle source 2}']
  externalPointerStatus: '{resolved external_pointer_status}'
  ---

Then write this step’s output below the frontmatter.

If {outputFile} already exists, update:
- Add 'step-01-load-context' to stepsCompleted array (only if not already present)
- Set lastStep: 'step-01-load-context'
- Set lastSaved: '{date}'
- Set coverageBasis to the resolved oracle basis
- Set oracleConfidence to the resolved oracle confidence
- Set oracleResolutionMode to the resolved oracle resolution mode
- Set oracleSources to the resolved oracle sources
- Set externalPointerStatus to the resolved external pointer status
- Append this step’s output to the appropriate section of the document.

Load next step: {nextStepFile}

🚨 SYSTEM SUCCESS/FAILURE METRICS:

✅ SUCCESS:

Step completed in full with required outputs

❌ SYSTEM FAILURE:

Skipped sequence steps or missing outputs Master Rule: Skipping steps is FORBIDDEN.

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