Problem
Users who want the model escalation ladder (Opus 4.6 max → GPT-5.5 xhigh → Fable high) but NOT the full SDLC harness (no hooks, skills, TDD enforcement, merge gates) have no install path. Today it's a hand-written CLAUDE.md section per project.
Proof of concept
~/pyro/CLAUDE.md — manually created, three-section doc:
- Builder: Opus 4.6[1m] max (global settings)
- First brain: GPT-5.5 xhigh via
codex exec (workflow instruction)
- Second brain: Fable high via
advisor() (global settings, escalation only at <95%)
No config files beyond CLAUDE.md. Global ~/.claude/settings.json already carries model + advisorModel.
Proposal
Add a --brain-only flag (or similar) to sdlc-wizard CLI that writes ONLY the brain ladder CLAUDE.md section into a target project. No hooks, no skills, no .claude/ config beyond what global settings provide.
Skills first → wizard later: let the hand-written pyro setup prove itself in real use before templating it. This issue tracks the eventual CLI integration, not an immediate build.
Acceptance criteria
Problem
Users who want the model escalation ladder (Opus 4.6 max → GPT-5.5 xhigh → Fable high) but NOT the full SDLC harness (no hooks, skills, TDD enforcement, merge gates) have no install path. Today it's a hand-written CLAUDE.md section per project.
Proof of concept
~/pyro/CLAUDE.md— manually created, three-section doc:codex exec(workflow instruction)advisor()(global settings, escalation only at <95%)No config files beyond CLAUDE.md. Global
~/.claude/settings.jsonalready carries model + advisorModel.Proposal
Add a
--brain-onlyflag (or similar) tosdlc-wizardCLI that writes ONLY the brain ladder CLAUDE.md section into a target project. No hooks, no skills, no.claude/config beyond what global settings provide.Skills first → wizard later: let the hand-written pyro setup prove itself in real use before templating it. This issue tracks the eventual CLI integration, not an immediate build.
Acceptance criteria
npx sdlc-wizard --brain-onlywrites a brain ladder section to the target CLAUDE.md.claude/directory contents