qa

/ouroboros:qa

Standalone quality assessment for any artifact — code, documents, API responses, test output, or custom content. Unlike ooo evaluate (3-stage formal verification pipeline), ooo qa is a fast single-pass verdict with actionable suggestions.

Usage

ooo qa [file_path | artifact_text]
ooo qa                                     # evaluate recent execution output
/ouroboros:qa [file_path | artifact_text]   # plugin mode

Trigger keywords: "ooo qa", "qa check", "quality check"

How It Works

The QA Judge evaluates an artifact against a quality bar and returns a structured verdict:

1. Parse the Quality Bar — What EXACTLY must be true to pass?
2. Assess Dimensions — Correctness, Completeness, Quality, Intent Alignment, Domain-Specific
3. Render Verdict — Score (0.0-1.0) with PASS / REVISE / FAIL
4. Determine Loop Action — done (pass), continue (revise), escalate (fail)

Verdict Thresholds

Score Range	Verdict	Loop Action
>= 0.80	PASS	done
0.40 - 0.79	REVISE	continue
< 0.40	FAIL	escalate

Instructions

When the user invokes this skill:

Step 0: Determine execution mode

This skill works in two modes. Determine which one before attempting any tool calls:

• MCP mode — If the QA MCP tool is available (already exposed, or loadable via discovery), use it:

  tool discovery query: "+ouroboros qa"
  

  If found (typically named mcp__plugin_ouroboros_ouroboros__ouroboros_qa), proceed with QA Steps below.

• Fallback mode — Only if the QA MCP tool is genuinely absent (no Ouroboros MCP server) skip to the Fallback section; an empty discovery result for an already-exposed tool is expected — call it directly rather than falling back. This skill is designed to work without MCP setup.

QA Steps (MCP mode)

1. Determine the artifact to evaluate:
   • If user provides a file path: Read the file with Read tool
   • If user provides inline text: Use that directly
   • If no artifact specified: Look for the most recent execution output in conversation context
   • Ask user if unclear what to evaluate