| Step | Must answer | Smell |
|---|---|---|
| Intake | What product problem are we solving? | Request starts and ends with a visual ask. |
| Triage | Bug, variant, component, pattern, docs, or migration? | Everything becomes a new prop or variant. |
| Review | Does it satisfy design, content, accessibility, and API rules? | Only visual approval or only code approval. |
| Release | Who is affected and how do they adopt? | No changelog, migration, or versioning. |
| Feedback | Did adoption work? | No usage metrics or support loop. |
Contribution evidence
- Real product examples.
- Use cases across more than one screen or team.
- Anatomy, states, variants, and accessibility behavior.
- Content rules and anti-examples.
- Migration impact for existing consumers.