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Description
Part of #104
Context
CDT has anti-sycophancy rules preventing the lead from doing teammates' work (plan-workflow.md:256-263, dev-workflow.md:312-320). But there's no directive preventing teammates from rubber-stamping each other's work. The PM validates the architect's design but has no explicit push to find real problems. The reviewer uses /council but isn't told to challenge assumptions.
From lebed2045/orchestration's wf12 workflow: "Anti-sycophancy rule: Do NOT approve unless genuinely satisfied. If the architect's design has flaws, say so with specifics. Your job is to find problems, not to agree."
Without this, echo-chamber dynamics emerge — architect proposes X, PM approves X without challenge, reviewer approves implementation without scrutiny.
Task
Add anti-sycophancy challenge directives to the PM teammate prompt in plan-workflow.md and the reviewer teammate prompt in dev-workflow.md.
Acceptance Criteria
- VERIFY: PM prompt includes directive to actively challenge the architect's design, not just validate
- VERIFY: PM prompt includes: "Your job is to find problems, not to agree"
- VERIFY: Reviewer prompt includes directive to challenge implementation decisions, not just check correctness
- VERIFY: Both directives are specific — they say what to challenge, not just "be critical"
Implementation Guide
Files to Modify
plugins/cdt/skills/cdt/references/plan-workflow.md— Add anti-sycophancy to PM prompt (lines 141-156)plugins/cdt/skills/cdt/references/dev-workflow.md— Add anti-sycophancy to reviewer prompt (lines 151-208)
Approach
- In PM prompt (plan-workflow.md, after line 153 "Message the architect teammate directly with concerns"), add:
Anti-sycophancy rule: Do NOT approve unless genuinely satisfied. Actively look for: - Overly complex designs where simpler alternatives exist - Missing edge cases or error handling in the architecture - Tasks that are too large or poorly scoped - Assumptions not backed by research findings If the design has flaws, say so with specifics. Your job is to find problems, not to agree. - In reviewer prompt (dev-workflow.md, after line 169 "Review all changed files"), add:
Anti-sycophancy rule: Do NOT approve unless genuinely satisfied. Challenge: - Code that works but doesn't match the plan's architecture - Missing error handling or edge cases from the spec - Over-engineering beyond what the task requires - Inconsistencies with existing codebase patterns Your job is to find real problems. If everything is genuinely clean, approve — but never rubber-stamp.
Patterns to Follow
- The existing PM flow (plan-workflow.md:152-155) has PM messaging architect with concerns → this directive makes the concern-finding explicit
- The reviewer already uses
/council(dev-workflow.md:170) — this adds internal scrutiny before the external check
Scope
In Scope
- Adding anti-sycophancy directives to PM and reviewer prompts
Out of Scope
- Adding anti-sycophancy to developer, code-tester, or qa-tester (they report facts, not judgments)
- Changing the PM validation flow or reviewer flow structure
Dependencies
- Blocked by: None
- Blocks: None
Definition of Done
- Implementation complete
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bun scripts/validate-plugins.mjspasses - PR approved and merged
- Epic checklist updated