# Clear work brief

## Outcome
[What should be different when this work is finished?]

## Why this matters
- Who needs the result: [person or group]
- Current problem: [what happens today]
- Useful change: [why the result helps]

## Scope
- Included: [the work covered by this brief]
- Outside this request: [what can wait]

## Context and sources
- Current facts: [facts the contributor needs]
- Sources: [link or location, version or date, and why it matters]
- Access check: [confirm the contributor and reviewer can open each source]

## Constraints and open questions
- Constraints: [formats, agreed decisions, technical or operational limits]
- Open questions: [what needs an answer before work proceeds]
- Dependencies: [what must happen first, and the next action]

## Deliverables
[Code, document, design or other output, and where it will be saved]

## Acceptance checks
- [ ] [An observable successful result]
- [ ] [A relevant failure or access case]
- [ ] [Evidence a reviewer can inspect]

## Review and handoff
- Contributor: [agree a person or agent]
- Reviewer: [agree who checks the result]
- Required approval or external action: [state it, or write none]
- Handoff: [link the output, verification results and any remaining step]