Yellow Belt badge template

Status: drafted · Time: 10 min · Audience: daily-builder Outcome: Provide the builder-facing template for claiming Yellow Belt with evidence links and prompt/context/harness reflection.

Use this after Boss Fight Y-B is merged or under active named review, according to the cohort rule. The badge is the builder-facing evidence packet for certification.

Copy the template into the program tracker or approved evidence location.

Builder identity

Builder handle:
Team:
Role:
Belt claimed: Yellow
Date claimed:
White Belt awarded date:
White Belt tracker row:

Evidence chain

Quest Y-1 - Ship the Stand-up Bot
Artefact URL:
Demo link:
Three Pillars retro link:

Quest Y-2 - 30-day 2-minute challenge
Log link:
Start date:
End date:
Completed rows:

Boss Fight Y-B - Find a bug in your area and fix it
PR URL:
Merge link or active-review link:
Reviewer:
Triage paragraph present: yes / no
Before-after evidence present: yes / no

Yellow reflection

Write 4-6 sentences:

Prompt decision that mattered:
Context decision that mattered:
Harness decision that mattered:
One judgement I would repeat:
One thing I would do differently:

This is the field that makes Yellow Belt more than “another PR.” It should show what you learned about using AI daily.

Reviewer attestation

Reviewer handle:
Reviewer role:
Review date:

I confirm that the evidence above satisfies Yellow Belt:
- White Belt evidence exists;
- Quest Y-1 produced a working utility and Three Pillars retro;
- Quest Y-2 produced a real practice log;
- Boss Fight Y-B has a merged PR or active named review per cohort rule;
- reflection names prompt, context, and harness decisions;
- no evidence includes sensitive material.

Recertification

Date awarded:
Recertification due:
Refresh note:

Set recertification due to one year from the awarded date. See Appendix L - Certification.

Next-belt hint

Recommended Green Belt start:
Why:

Most Yellow Belt graduates should start Green Belt with the Three Pillars and CLAUDE.md modules when they land, because those turn individual habit into team leverage.

Certification checklist

White Belt tracker row exists.
Quest Y-1 artefact runs and has a demo.
Quest Y-1 retro names prompt, context, and harness.
Quest Y-2 log exists with thirty honest entries.
Boss Fight Y-B PR evidence exists.
Yellow reflection exists.
Reviewer attestation exists.
Recertification due date is set.
No sensitive details are present in the badge packet.

When all nine are checked, the Yellow Belt claim is ready for the tracker.

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