lp-do-assessment-15-packaging-brief — Packaging Brief (ASSESSMENT-15)

Produces a designer-ready packaging design brief for physical product businesses. This skill is conditional: it only runs when the business has a physical-product profile flag. For digital-only businesses it emits a skip message and halts cleanly.

The brief combines deterministic derivation (packaging format from product type + channel, regulatory requirements from the reference data file) with targeted operator elicitation (aesthetic preferences for surface design). It does not attempt to be a regulatory compliance audit — it produces an operator-reviewed requirements checklist sourced from regulatory-requirements.md.

Load: ../_shared/assessment/assessment-base-contract.md

Invocation

/lp-do-assessment-15-packaging-brief --business <BIZ>

Required:

• --business <BIZ> — 3-4 character business identifier

Business resolution pre-flight: If --business is absent or the directory docs/business-os/strategy/<BIZ>/ does not exist, apply _shared/business-resolution.md before any other step.

Operating Mode

MIXED

• Deterministic derivation: structural packaging format (from product type + distribution channel), regulatory requirements checklist (from reference data file for product category)
• Operator elicitation: surface design aesthetic preferences (3 targeted questions only)

Does NOT:

• Perform regulatory compliance audits or provide legal advice
• Generate packaging artwork, structural dielines, or print-ready files
• Cover product categories that are out of scope for the reference data (medical devices, pharmaceuticals, electrical goods, children's toys — see regulatory-requirements.md out-of-scope section)

Conditionality Gate (Step 1 — execute first)

Read the business profile to determine whether physical-product flag is set.

The business profile flag may be documented in:

• ASSESSMENT intake packet (Section A — business type or product profile)
• ASSESSMENT-03 option selection artifact (product category)
• Operator context document

If physical-product is NOT in the business profile (e.g., SaaS, digital content, service business), emit:

"This business does not have a physical-product profile. Packaging brief (ASSESSMENT-15) is not applicable — skipping. If this changes (e.g., the business adds a physical product line), re-run /lp-do-assessment-15-packaging-brief --business <BIZ>."

Then halt cleanly. Do not create any output artifact.

If physical-product IS in the business profile, proceed to Step 2.

Required Inputs (pre-flight)

If <YYYY-MM-DD>-logo-brief.user.md is absent, halt and emit:

"Logo brief not found at docs/business-os/strategy/<BIZ>/<YYYY-MM-DD>-logo-brief.user.md. Run /lp-do-assessment-14-logo-brief --business <BIZ> first."

Steps

Load: modules/steps.md

Output Contract

Load: modules/output-template.md

Quality Gate

Load: modules/quality-gate.md

Completion Message

"Packaging brief recorded: docs/business-os/strategy/<BIZ>/<YYYY-MM-DD>-packaging-brief.user.md. Structural format: [format]. Regulatory category: [category]. Regulatory checklist: [N] items. EAN barcode: [required / not required]. Designer handoff: [N] items ready, [M] items pending."

"ASSESSMENT stage complete for physical-product profile. Next step: review the packaging brief with your supplier, then run /lp-readiness --business <BIZ> to enter S1."

Integration

Upstream (ASSESSMENT-14):

• Reads <YYYY-MM-DD>-logo-brief.user.md as a required input for the Brand Assets section and Designer Handoff Checklist.

Upstream (ASSESSMENT-13):

• Reads <YYYY-MM-DD>-product-naming.user.md for the confirmed product name used in Structural Format.

Upstream (ASSESSMENT-11):

• Reads <YYYY-MM-DD>-brand-identity-dossier.user.md for colour tokens and typography used in Surface Design Scope and Print Specification Notes.

Downstream: This skill produces the final ASSESSMENT deliverable for physical-product profiles. The output is an operator/designer handoff document — there is no further automated ASSESSMENT skill downstream. The operator proceeds to /lp-readiness --business <BIZ> (S1).

Regulatory reference data: This skill reads .claude/skills/lp-do-assessment-15-packaging-brief/regulatory-requirements.md at runtime. If that file is absent, halt and emit: "Regulatory reference data not found. The file .claude/skills/lp-do-assessment-15-packaging-brief/regulatory-requirements.md is required for this skill to produce an authoritative checklist. Contact the system operator to restore this file."

GATE-ASSESSMENT-01: This skill's output (<YYYY-MM-DD>-packaging-brief.user.md) must exist for businesses with physical-product profile before GATE-ASSESSMENT-01 allows ASSESSMENT→MEASURE transition. For non-physical businesses, GATE-ASSESSMENT-01 does not require this artifact.