SNIPER

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Teams Cheatsheet ​

Quick reference for every SNIPER team composition. Each card shows persona layers assigned to each member.

Summary ​

TeamMembersGatePhase
discover3FLEXIBLEDiscover
plan4STRICTPlan
sprint2--5STRICTSprint
ingest3FLEXIBLEIngest
feature-plan2FLEXIBLEFeature
debug2FLEXIBLEDebug
review-pr3AUTOPR Review
review-release3AUTORelease Review
doc3FLEXIBLEDocumentation
test2FLEXIBLETest Audit
security2FLEXIBLESecurity Audit
retro1NONERetrospective
workspace-feature2STRICTWorkspace
workspace-validation1NONEWorkspace

Lifecycle Teams ​

discover ​

3 members · FLEXIBLE gate · parallel (no dependencies) · discover-review checklist

Command/sniper-discover
Outputsdocs/brief.md · docs/risks.md · docs/personas.md
Members
NameProcessTechnicalCognitive
analystanalyst--systems-thinker
risk-researcheranalystinfrastructuredevils-advocate
user-researcheranalyst--user-empathetic
ReferenceFull team reference

plan ​

4 members · STRICT gate · Opus model · plan-review checklist

Command/sniper-plan
Outputsdocs/prd.md · docs/architecture.md · docs/ux-spec.md · docs/security.md
Dependenciesarchitect, ux-designer, security-analyst all blocked by product-manager (PRD first)
Plan approvalarchitect must present approach before writing
Members
NameProcessTechnicalCognitive
product-managerproduct-managerapi-designsystems-thinker
architectarchitectbackendsecurity-first
ux-designerux-designerfrontenduser-empathetic
security-analystarchitectsecuritysecurity-first
Coordinationarchitect <-> security-analyst · architect <-> ux-designer
ReferenceFull team reference

sprint ​

2--5 members from pool · STRICT gate · spawned on demand by story ownership

Command/sniper-sprint
OutputsSource code · test files
Coordinationbackend <-> frontend · backend <-> ai · backend <-> qa
Noteqa-engineer is always included. Others are spawned based on story ownership.
Member pool
NameProcessTechnicalCognitiveModelOwns
backend-devdeveloperbackendsystems-thinkerSonnetbackend
frontend-devdeveloperfrontenduser-empatheticSonnetfrontend
infra-devdeveloperinfrastructuresystems-thinkerSonnetinfrastructure
ai-devdeveloperai-mlperformance-focusedOpusai
qa-engineerqa-engineerbackenddevils-advocateSonnettests
ReferenceFull team reference

ingest ​

3 members · FLEXIBLE gate · parallel (no dependencies) · ingest-review checklist

Command/sniper-ingest
Outputsdocs/brief.md · docs/architecture.md · docs/conventions.md
Members
NameProcessTechnicalCognitive
code-archaeologistcode-archaeologist--systems-thinker
architecture-cartographerarchitecture-cartographerbackendsystems-thinker
convention-minerconvention-miner--systems-thinker
ReferenceFull team reference

Extended Teams ​

feature-plan ​

2 members · FLEXIBLE gate · Opus model · feature-review checklist

Command/sniper-feature
Outputsdocs/features/SNPR-{XXXX}/spec.md · arch-delta.md
Dependenciesfeature-architect blocked by feature-pm
Plan approvalfeature-architect must present approach before writing
Members
NameProcessTechnicalCognitive
feature-pmproduct-manager--systems-thinker
feature-architectarchitectbackendsystems-thinker
ReferenceFull team reference

debug ​

2 members · FLEXIBLE gate · parallel · debug-review checklist

Command/sniper-debug
Outputsdocs/bugs/BUG-{NNN}/investigation.md
Members
NameProcessTechnicalCognitive
log-analystlog-analyst--devils-advocate
code-investigatorcode-investigatorbackendsystems-thinker
ReferenceFull team reference

review-pr ​

3 members · AUTO gate · parallel

Command/sniper-audit --target review --pr N
Outputsdocs/reviews/PR-{NNN}-review.md
Members
NameProcessTechnicalCognitive
code-reviewercode-reviewer--devils-advocate
security-reviewercode-reviewer--security-first
test-reviewerqa-engineer--systems-thinker
ReferenceFull team reference

review-release ​

3 members · AUTO gate · parallel

Command/sniper-audit --target review --release TAG
Outputsdocs/releases/{version}-readiness.md
Members
NameProcessTechnicalCognitive
release-managerrelease-manager--systems-thinker
breaking-change-analystcode-reviewer--devils-advocate
doc-reviewerdoc-writer--user-empathetic
ReferenceFull team reference

doc ​

3 members · FLEXIBLE gate · sequential pipeline · doc-review checklist

Command/sniper-doc
OutputsREADME.md · docs/*.md · docs/.sniper-doc-review.md
Dependenciesdoc-writer blocked by doc-analyst · doc-reviewer blocked by doc-writer
Members
NameProcessTechnicalCognitive
doc-analystdoc-analyst--user-empathetic
doc-writerdoc-writerfrom-configmentor-explainer
doc-reviewerdoc-reviewer--devils-advocate
ReferenceFull team reference

test ​

2 members · FLEXIBLE gate · parallel · test-review checklist

Command/sniper-audit --target tests
Outputsdocs/audits/TST-{NNN}/coverage-report.md · flaky-report.md
Members
NameProcessTechnicalCognitive
coverage-analystcoverage-analyst--systems-thinker
flake-hunterflake-hunter--devils-advocate
ReferenceFull team reference

security ​

2 members · FLEXIBLE gate · parallel · security-review checklist

Command/sniper-audit --target security
Outputsdocs/audits/SEC-{NNN}/threat-model.md · vulnerability-report.md
Members
NameProcessTechnicalCognitive
threat-modelerthreat-modelersecuritysystems-thinker
vuln-scannervuln-scannersecuritydevils-advocate
ReferenceFull team reference

retro ​

1 member · NONE gate

Outputs.sniper/memory/retros/sprint-{N}-retro.yaml
Member
NameProcessTechnicalCognitive
retro-analystretro-analyst--systems-thinker
ReferenceFull team reference

Workspace Teams ​

workspace-feature ​

2 members · STRICT gate · workspace-review checklist

Command/sniper-workspace feature
Outputsfeatures/WKSP-{XXXX}/brief.md · plan.md · contracts/*.contract.yaml
Coordinationorchestrator <-> contract-designer
Members
NameProcessTechnicalCognitive
orchestratorworkspace-orchestrator--systems-thinker
contract-designercontract-designerapi-designsystems-thinker
ReferenceFull team reference

workspace-validation ​

1 member · NONE gate

Command/sniper-workspace validate
Outputsfeatures/WKSP-{XXXX}/validation-wave-{N}.md
Member
NameProcessTechnicalCognitive
validatorintegration-validatorbackenddevils-advocate
ReferenceFull team reference

Single-Agent Phases ​

These phases run directly without spawning a team:

solve ​

Command/sniper-solve
Agent[scrum-master](/reference/personas/process/scrum-master) · [systems-thinker](/reference/personas/cognitive/systems-thinker)
GateFLEXIBLE
Outputsdocs/epics/*.md · docs/stories/*.md

refactor (impact analysis) ​

Command/sniper-audit --target refactor
Agent[impact-analyst](/reference/personas/process/impact-analyst) · [devils-advocate](/reference/personas/cognitive/devils-advocate)
GateFLEXIBLE

refactor (migration planning) ​

Command/sniper-audit --target refactor
Agent[migration-architect](/reference/personas/process/migration-architect) · [backend](/reference/personas/technical/backend) · [systems-thinker](/reference/personas/cognitive/systems-thinker)
GateFLEXIBLE

performance profiling ​

Command/sniper-audit --target performance
Agent[perf-profiler](/reference/personas/process/perf-profiler) · [backend](/reference/personas/technical/backend) · [systems-thinker](/reference/personas/cognitive/systems-thinker)
GateFLEXIBLE