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name: rd-design-generate
description: Generate detailed design specifications from SE-produced OR and DR. Use when Codex needs to help an RD decompose engineering requirements into modules, APIs, data changes, state flows, error handling, implementation tasks, and test points for AI-assisted development.
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# RD Design Generate

Generate detailed design from OR and DR.

## Inputs

- OR.
- DR.
- Existing architecture or code context if available.

## Process

1. Identify affected modules and boundaries.
2. Define proposed design, alternatives considered, and tradeoffs.
3. Specify API, data model, state flow, permissions, error handling, observability, and compatibility changes.
4. Split the design into implementation tasks.
5. Add test points and regression impact.
6. Preserve traceability from DS and TASK back to OR/DR.

## Output

Generate:

- DS.
- TASK list.
- Test point list.
- Open technical questions.

## Quality Bar

- A developer or AI agent can implement each task without reinterpreting business intent.
- Risky areas are marked explicitly.
- Test points are connected to design decisions.