Development Using Claude Code or Codex · Part 8
Part 8: UAT Signoff Skill
April 14, 2026 · 1 min read
UatStakeholder SignoffRelease Readiness
UAT is where engineering output meets business reality. Treat it as a formal gate.
Skill for This Post: uat-signoff
Create .ai/skills/uat-signoff/SKILL.md:
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name: uat-signoff
description: Prepare and execute UAT with stakeholder-focused scenarios, outcomes, and release signoff status.
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# UAT Signoff
## Inputs
- QA report
- release candidate build details
- business acceptance criteria
## Process
- Translate technical behavior into business scenarios
- Run scenario walkthroughs with stakeholders
- Capture pass/fail plus comments per scenario
- Document unresolved issues and business impact
## Required Output
1) UAT scenario matrix
2) stakeholder feedback summary
3) signoff status: approved | conditional | rejected
4) required actions before deploymentPrompt Pattern
Run uat-signoff for this release candidate.
Use business language, not implementation jargon.
Return signoff status and required actions before deploy.Why This Skill Matters
- Prevents "technically done but not user-ready" releases
- Makes stakeholder expectations explicit
- Provides a clear go/no-go input for deployment
Cross-Agent Install
ln -sfn "$PWD/.ai/skills/uat-signoff" ~/.claude/skills/uat-signoff
ln -sfn "$PWD/.ai/skills/uat-signoff" ~/.codex/skills/uat-signoffNext
Part 9 closes the loop with deployment and post-release sanity checks.