working-backwards-critic
Stub for an independent Working Backwards critic in Cursor. Products own the lock and hook. Use when reviewing a press release, FAQ, or requirements package.
SKILL.md.cursor/skills/working-backwards-critic/SKILL.md
GitHubWorking Backwards Critic
This is an adapter stub. Product repos may replace it with a local skill and hook. Do not overwrite a drifted product copy on sync.
Canonical sources (do not fork into apps/):
templates/working-backwards/critic-rubric.jsontemplates/working-backwards/agent-role-contracts.md
Rules
- Independence is a new session, not a different model. The drafting chat must not issue
PASS. - The critic writes only verdict files (
critic-review.md, session state). It does not edit writer artifacts. - Hooks may guard or remind. Hooks must never write
PASS. - Products keep their own lock-file and edit-guard hook. See
apt-commerce.cursor/skills/working-backwards-critic/as a reference implementation.
Procedure
- Load the versioned rubric and include the version in the verdict.
- Read the package in stage order.
- Score required dimensions. Unwritten later stages stay
PENDING. - Distinguish
[OPEN]from[BLOCKER]. - Return verdict, failing dimensions, evidence, and suggested fixes. Do not revise the artifacts.