Use this skill before planning or implementation when the request still has important ambiguity.
Do not write code, create a PRD, or change files while using this skill unless the user explicitly asks for notes to be saved.
Workflow
- Restate the current goal in 2-4 bullets.
- Explore the codebase freely as the conversation requires - read any docs, code, or config that could answer the question, and follow leads instead of asking the user what the repo can answer.
- Identify the 2-4 decisions that would most change the implementation.
- Ask one question at a time.
- For each question, include why it matters and a recommended default.
- Keep a compact running summary of decisions, assumptions, and deferred items.
- Stop when a PRD writer could proceed without guessing.
Question Rules
- Ask the smallest useful question, not a survey.
- Prefer concrete options with tradeoffs.
- Do not ask the user for facts that the repository can answer.
- If the user does not know, choose a tentative assumption and mark it clearly.
- Push on vague words such as simple, fast, MVP, admin, secure, nice, and done.
Handoff Format
## Current Goal
- ...
## Decisions
- ...
## Assumptions
- ...
## Deferred
- ...
## PRD Input
- Problem:
- Users:
- Scope:
- Non-goals:
- Acceptance signals: