Update feature_issue.md template to PRD structure

[rtibbles]

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Description

The feature_issue.md template should be updated to use a robust PRD structure. The current template has sections that overlap with other templates and is missing key sections for scoping and risk management.

Changes

Remove: Contributors, Target Quarter and Due date, Product Issues

Replace Overview/Goals/User Stories with PRD structure:

• Requirements (What problem are we solving? / Why this? Why now?)
• Outcomes
• Constraints
• Dependencies
• Assumptions
• Risks
• Timeline
• Out of Scope
• Context (Relevant Feedback, Technical Context, Reference Links)

Keep: Frontmatter, AI usage section with DEEP guidelines

Proposed Template

---
name: Feature issue
about: Create an issue for a whole project
title: "[Release name or version]: [Project Name]"
labels: ["Feature"]
type: Tracking Issue
---

## Requirements

### What problem are we solving?

### Why this? Why now?

## Outcomes

- [Specific, measurable outcome]

## Constraints

- [Budget, deadline, technical limitation]

## Dependencies

- [What this project blocks or is blocked by]

## Assumptions

- [Things treated as true without proof]

## Risks

- [What could derail this project]

## Timeline

- [Milestone]: [Date]

## Out of Scope

- [Explicit exclusion]

## Context

### Relevant Feedback

- [Feedback from partners, users, clearinghouse, teammates]

### Technical Context

- [Relevant systems, prior art, technical considerations]

### Reference Links

- [Link]

<!-- AI USAGE - DEEP guidelines ... -->

## AI usage

Acceptance Criteria

• feature_issue.md contains all PRD sections listed above
• Contributors, Target Quarter, and Product Issues sections are removed
• AI usage section with DEEP guidelines is preserved
• Frontmatter (name, about, title, labels, type) is preserved

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Implementation Plan Summary

Branch: issue-59-b50d9f | Target: main

Scope

Single-file edit to .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_issue.md:

Remove:

• General guidance paragraph
• Contributors section
• Overview / Goals / User Stories sections
• Target Quarter and Due date section
• Product Issues section

Add (PRD structure):

• Requirements (What problem are we solving? / Why this? Why now?)
• Outcomes
• Constraints
• Dependencies
• Assumptions
• Risks
• Timeline
• Out of Scope
• Context (Relevant Feedback, Technical Context, Reference Links)

Preserve:

• Frontmatter (name, about, title, labels, type)
• AI usage section with DEEP guidelines (HTML comment + heading)

Verification

• Grep for removed section headings (expect no matches)
• Grep for all new PRD section headings (expect all present)
• Run npx eslint . to confirm no regressions
• Visual review of final template

Environment Notes

• Linter (eslint .) passes clean
• No test suite in this repository
• Markdown files excluded from prettier (.prettierignore)

[rtibblesbot]

Phase 1 Complete: Update feature_issue.md with PRD structure

Branch: issue-59-b50d9f | Commit: 587f9d6

Changes made

Replaced the existing feature issue template sections with a structured PRD format:

Removed: General guidance paragraph, Overview, Contributors, Goals, User Stories or Requirements, Target Quarter and Due date, Product Issues

Added PRD sections:

• Requirements (What problem are we solving? / Why this? Why now?)
• Outcomes, Constraints, Dependencies, Assumptions, Risks
• Timeline, Out of Scope
• Context (Relevant Feedback, Technical Context, Reference Links)

Preserved: Frontmatter (name, about, title, labels, type) and AI usage section with DEEP guidelines

Verification summary

• 22/22 grep-based checks pass (4 removed sections gone, 14 PRD sections present, 5 frontmatter fields preserved, AI usage section intact)
• ESLint passes clean (exit 0)
• No test suite in this repository

[rtibblesbot]

Self-Review Progress — Issue #59

Branch: issue-59-b50d9f
Changed files: .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_issue.md (38+, 23-)

Acceptance Criteria

• All PRD sections present (Requirements, Outcomes, Constraints, Dependencies, Assumptions, Risks, Timeline, Out of Scope, Context)
• Contributors, Target Quarter, Product Issues removed
• AI usage section with DEEP guidelines preserved
• Frontmatter preserved

Review Findings

• No blocking or suggestion-level issues found
• Two praise items: faithful implementation of proposed template, clean removal of old sections
• No tests to verify (markdown template only)

Self-review written to PLAN/self-review.md.