calctext/_bmad/tea/workflows/testarch/bmad-testarch-trace/steps-c/step-01-load-context.md

name, description, nextStepFile, knowledgeIndex, outputFile

name	description	nextStepFile	knowledgeIndex	outputFile
step-01-load-context	Load requirements, knowledge base, and related artifacts	./step-02-discover-tests.md	{project-root}/_bmad/tea/testarch/tea-index.csv	{test_artifacts}/traceability-report.md

Step 1: Load Context & Knowledge Base

STEP GOAL

Gather acceptance criteria, priorities, and supporting artifacts for traceability.

MANDATORY EXECUTION RULES

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

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EXECUTION PROTOCOLS:

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

CONTEXT BOUNDARIES:

• Available context: config, 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. Prerequisites

• Acceptance criteria available (story or provided inline)
• Tests exist OR gaps explicitly acknowledged

If acceptance criteria are missing, HALT and request them.

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2. Load Knowledge Base

From {knowledgeIndex} load:

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

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3. Load Artifacts

If available:

• Story file and acceptance criteria
• Test design doc (priorities)
• Tech spec / PRD

Summarize what was found.

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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}'
  ---
  

  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}'
  • 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.