ARIA includes 7 validation checklists in _aria/shared/checklists/. Agents use these during quality gates to ensure completeness.

Checklist Used By Purpose
prd-checklist.md Maestro Validate PRD completeness and quality
create-story-checklist.md Tempo Validate story has all required fields
dev-story-checklist.md Riff Validate implementation completeness
code-review-checklist.md Pitch Structured code review criteria
sprint-planning-checklist.md Tempo Sprint planning completeness
correct-course-checklist.md Tempo Course correction assessment
document-project-checklist.md Verse Documentation quality validation