text-to-technical-roadmap

---
name: text-to-technical-roadmap
description: Converts research text into a Mermaid technical roadmap flowchart. Use when the user provides research proposals, experiment designs, or scientific text and asks for a roadmap or flowchart.
license: MIT
author: aipoch
---
> **Source**: [https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills](https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills)
# Text to Technical Roadmap

## When to Use

- Use this skill when the request matches its documented task boundary.
- Use it when the user can provide the required inputs and expects a structured deliverable.
- Prefer this skill for repeatable, checklist-driven execution rather than open-ended brainstorming.

## Key Features

- Scope-focused workflow aligned to: Converts research text into a Mermaid technical roadmap flowchart. Use when the user provides research proposals, experiment designs, or scientific text and asks for a roadmap or flowchart.
- Documentation-first workflow with no packaged script requirement.
- Reference material available in `references/` for task-specific guidance.
- Structured execution path designed to keep outputs consistent and reviewable.

## Dependencies

- `Python`: `3.10+`. Repository baseline for current packaged skills.
- `Third-party packages`: `not explicitly version-pinned in this skill package`. Add pinned versions if this skill needs stricter environment control.

## Example Usage

```text
Skill directory: 20260316/scientific-skills/Others/text-to-technical-roadmap
No packaged executable script was detected.
Use the documented workflow in SKILL.md together with the references/assets in this folder.
```

Example run plan:
1. Read the skill instructions and collect the required inputs.
2. Follow the documented workflow exactly.
3. Use packaged references/assets from this folder when the task needs templates or rules.
4. Return a structured result tied to the requested deliverable.

## Implementation Details

- Execution model: validate the request, choose the packaged workflow, and produce a bounded deliverable.
- Input controls: confirm the source files, scope limits, output format, and acceptance criteria before running any script.
- Primary implementation surface: instruction-only workflow in `SKILL.md`.
- Reference guidance: `references/` contains supporting rules, prompts, or checklists.
- Parameters to clarify first: input path, output path, scope filters, thresholds, and any domain-specific constraints.
- Output discipline: keep results reproducible, identify assumptions explicitly, and avoid undocumented side effects.

## Description
This skill converts research text (proposals, experiment designs, etc.) into a professional Mermaid flowchart. It extracts key steps, identifies dependencies, and formats the output as a `flowchart TD`.

## Instructions

1.  **Analyze the Input**:
    *   Identify the core components: Background, Scientific Question, Objectives, Research Content, and Methodology.
    *   Break down the content into logical, sequential steps.
    *   Determine dependencies (causal, sequential, or parallel).

2.  **Generate Mermaid Code**:
    *   Construct a Mermaid `flowchart TD` diagram.
    *   Ensure all nodes represent clear research or analysis actions.
    *   Use professional, concise scientific terminology.
    *   **Constraint**: Output *only* the Mermaid code block. Do not add explanatory text outside the code block.

3.  **Validation**:
    *   Ensure the code is syntactically correct and renderable.
    *   Avoid unstable or complex Mermaid features.

## References
*   [Prompt Guidelines](references/prompt_guidelines.md) - Detailed rules for content extraction and formatting.

## When Not to Use

- Do not use this skill when the required source data, identifiers, files, or credentials are missing.
- Do not use this skill when the user asks for fabricated results, unsupported claims, or out-of-scope conclusions.
- Do not use this skill when a simpler direct answer is more appropriate than the documented workflow.

## Required Inputs

- A clearly specified task goal aligned with the documented scope.
- All required files, identifiers, parameters, or environment variables before execution.
- Any domain constraints, formatting requirements, and expected output destination if applicable.

## Recommended Workflow

1. Validate the request against the skill boundary and confirm all required inputs are present.
2. Select the documented execution path and prefer the simplest supported command or procedure.
3. Produce the expected output using the documented file format, schema, or narrative structure.
4. Run a final validation pass for completeness, consistency, and safety before returning the result.

## Output Contract

- Return a structured deliverable that is directly usable without reformatting.
- If a file is produced, prefer a deterministic output name such as `text_to_technical_roadmap_result.md` unless the skill documentation defines a better convention.
- Include a short validation summary describing what was checked, what assumptions were made, and any remaining limitations.

## Validation and Safety Rules

- Validate required inputs before execution and stop early when mandatory fields or files are missing.
- Do not fabricate measurements, references, findings, or conclusions that are not supported by the provided source material.
- Emit a clear warning when credentials, privacy constraints, safety boundaries, or unsupported requests affect the result.
- Keep the output safe, reproducible, and within the documented scope at all times.

## Failure Handling

- If validation fails, explain the exact missing field, file, or parameter and show the minimum fix required.
- If an external dependency or script fails, surface the command path, likely cause, and the next recovery step.
- If partial output is returned, label it clearly and identify which checks could not be completed.

## Quick Validation

Run this minimal verification path before full execution when possible:

```text
No local script validation step is required for this skill.
```

Expected output format:

```text
Result file: text_to_technical_roadmap_result.md
Validation summary: PASS/FAIL with brief notes
Assumptions: explicit list if any
```