# Idea

> [Project Management] Use when capturing new ideas, feature requests, or concepts for future refinement.

- Skill: `duc01226/idea-3` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add duc01226/idea-3`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/duc01226/idea-3/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector CAUTION)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: duc01226 (https://skillmd.com/u/duc01226)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/duc01226/idea-3

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> **[BLOCKING]** Execute skill steps in declared order. NEVER skip, reorder, or merge steps without explicit user approval.
> **[BLOCKING]** Before each step or sub-skill call, update task tracking: set `in_progress` when step starts, set `completed` when step ends.
> **[BLOCKING]** Every completed/skipped step MUST include brief evidence or explicit skip reason.
> **[BLOCKING]** If Task tools are unavailable, create and maintain an equivalent step-by-step plan tracker with the same status transitions.

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## Quick Summary

**Goal:** Turn a vague product idea into a validated, tech-agnostic, module-anchored backlog artifact ready for `/refine` to convert into a PBI — preserving problem intent without leaking solution or stack choices.

**Summary:**

- **Purpose:** capture a raw idea as a structured, validated backlog artifact — preserve problem intent, leak no solution/stack, hand a clean narrative to `/refine`.
- **Main steps/tasks (run in order):** (1) Gather info — problem/value/users/scope; (2) Generate artifact `IDEA-{YYMMDD}-{NNN}`, status `draft`, from `idea-template.md`; (3) Capture problem statement/value/users; (4) Detect project module via `Glob("docs/specs/*/README.md")` (silent; prompt only if ambiguous); (5) Load feature context (8-12K token budget — entities, BR-/TC- patterns); (6) Save to canonical path; (6.5) **Discovery Interview** — 3-5 `AskUserQuestion`; (7) **Validate** — 2-3 `AskUserQuestion`; (8) Suggest next → `/refine`.
- Two interview gates are NON-NEGOTIABLE: Discovery Interview (Step 6.5, 3-5 `AskUserQuestion` items incl. the always-on testability question) AND Validation (Step 7, 2-3 items) — never skip either even for "simple" ideas.
- Keep the problem statement strictly tech-agnostic (M1): name no framework/product/language/pattern, and do NOT assign logical IDs — the downstream PBI inherits the clean narrative and owns `FR-`/`BR-` assignment.
- Auto-detect the project module silently via `Glob("docs/specs/*/README.md")` and load feature context (8-12K token budget); prompt only when ambiguous. Greenfield (no real code dirs) → skip module detection and NEVER ask about tech stack.
- Persist to `team-artifacts/ideas/{YYMMDD}-{role}-idea-{slug}.md` with `t_shirt_size`, then hand off to `/refine` for PBI conversion.

> **MANDATORY IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION** TaskCreate task to READ project-specific reference doc:
> `project-structure-reference.md` — project patterns and structure. Not found → search: project documentation, coding standards, architecture docs.

**Workflow:**

1. **Gather Info** — Ask problem, value, scope, target users
2. **Generate Artifact** — Create idea file with ID (`IDEA-YYMMDD-NNN`) + draft status
3. **Detect Module** — Auto-match project module, load feature context from docs
4. **Discovery Interview** — `AskUserQuestion` 3-5 structured questions (MANDATORY)
5. **Validate** — Confirm problem statement, scope, stakeholders (MANDATORY)
6. **Suggest Next** — Point to `/refine` for PBI creation

**Key Rules:**

- Output: `team-artifacts/ideas/{YYMMDD}-{role}-idea-{slug}.md`
- Validation NEVER optional — MANDATORY step
- Auto-detect module silently; prompt only when ambiguous
- MUST ATTENTION include `t_shirt_size` (XS/S/M/L/XL) in artifact for early sizing
- **[BLOCKING] Tech-agnostic output (M1):** the problem statement stays tech-agnostic per `docs/project-reference/spec-principles.md` §3 (all modes, not only greenfield) — name no framework/product/language/design-pattern; defer any stack preference to the later tech-research phase.
- **M3 Logical-ID Assignment (forward to PBI):** See `.claude/skills/shared/sdd-artifact-contract.md` → "AI-SDD Mandates (M1-M7)" for BLOCKING criteria. An idea is a tech-agnostic business-intent definition only — do NOT assign logical IDs yet. When the idea advances to a PBI (via `/refine`), the PBI assigns logical IDs (`FR-`/`BR-`) as the PRIMARY citation spine and tracks `[Source: namespace/service/id]` abstract-anchor evidence (never physical code coordinates or repository-root paths) in a SEPARATE carrier from the business-intent prose. Keep the idea's problem/value narrative free of source identifiers so the PBI can inherit it cleanly.

## Greenfield Mode

> **Auto-detected:** No codebase found (no discovered source directories, no manifest files, no populated `project-config.json`) → greenfield mode. Planning artifacts (`docs/`, `plans/`, `.claude/`) don't count — repository must have actual code directories with content.

**When greenfield detected:**

1. Skip module auto-detection (no modules exist yet)
2. Skip `project-structure-reference.md` read (won't exist)
3. Focus broader problem-space: market gap, competitors, differentiation
4. Output tech-agnostic problem statement
5. Enable WebSearch for market/competitor context
6. Increase `AskUserQuestion` frequency — capture vision, constraints, team profile, scale expectations
7. **[CRITICAL] NEVER ask about tech stack during idea capture.** Tech stack = research-driven decision AFTER full business analysis (business-evaluation phase). User volunteers preference → acknowledge but defer to tech stack research phase.

## Detailed Workflow

### Step 1: Gather Information

- No title → ask: "What's the idea in one sentence?"
- Ask: "What problem does this solve?"
- Ask: "Who benefits from this?"
- Ask: "Any initial scope thoughts?"

### Step 2: Generate Artifact

- Template: `.claude/docs/team-artifacts/templates/idea-template.md`
- ID: `IDEA-{YYMMDD}-{NNN}` (sequential)
- Status: `draft`

### Step 3: Capture Details

- Document problem statement, expected value, target users

### Step 4: Detect Project Module

**Dynamic Discovery:**

1. Run: `Glob("docs/specs/*/README.md")`
2. Extract module names from paths
3. Match idea keywords against module keywords

| Scenario             | Action                                                                          |
| -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Clear match          | Auto-detect — NEVER show confidence levels                                      |
| Ambiguous / no match | Prompt: "Which project module?" + Glob results + "Cross-cutting/Infrastructure" |
| 2+ modules detected  | Load ALL modules, add all to `related_features`                                 |

**If module detected:**

1. Read `docs/specs/{module}/README.md` (first 200 lines)
2. Extract feature list from Quick Navigation section
3. Add to frontmatter: `module: {detected_module}`, `related_features: [Feature1, Feature2]`

### Step 5: Load Feature Context

1. Read module README overview (~2K tokens)
2. Identify closest matching feature(s)
3. Read corresponding feature doc (3-5K tokens)
4. Extract: related entities, existing business rules (BR-{MOD}-XXX), test case patterns (TC-{FEATURE}-{NNN})

**Token Budget:** Target 8-12K tokens total.

### Step 6: Save Artifact

- Path: `team-artifacts/ideas/{YYMMDD}-{role}-idea-{slug}.md`
- Role: infer from context or ask
- Include domain context if detected

> **Artifact Path (canonical convention)** — Command `/idea` → base path `team-artifacts/ideas/`, role token `po`, type `idea`. Filename pattern: `{YYMMDD}-{role}-{type}-{slug}.md` → e.g. `260119-po-idea-dark-mode-toggle.md`. Slug = lowercased basename, non-alphanumeric → `-`, trimmed, max 50 chars.

### Step 6.5: Discovery Interview (MANDATORY)

Use `AskUserQuestion` — 3-5 structured questions. Each MUST ATTENTION have 2-4 options with one marked "(Recommended)".

| Category        | Purpose                           | Example                                   |
| --------------- | --------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| Problem Clarity | Distinguish problem from solution | "What problem does this solve?" + options |
| User Persona    | Identify primary user             | "Who benefits most?" + role options       |
| Scope           | MVP vs full vision                | "What's smallest valuable version?"       |
| Testability     | Define done?                      | "How would you verify this works?"        |
| Impact          | Business value sizing             | "How many users/processes affected?"      |
| Constraints     | Known blockers                    | "Any technical/business constraints?"     |
| Scale           | Expected load/growth              | "How many users/transactions expected?"   |

> **Greenfield:** NEVER include tech stack questions. Focus on business problem, users, scale, constraints.

**Testability Question (ALWAYS include):**
"How would you verify this feature works correctly?" — Options: manual test steps, automated test criteria, metric thresholds.

Document all answers under `## Discovery Interview`.

### Step 7: Validate Idea (MANDATORY)

`AskUserQuestion` — 2-3 validation questions:

| Category     | Example Question                                      |
| ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| Problem      | "Is the problem statement clear and user-focused?"    |
| Value        | "What's the expected business value or user benefit?" |
| Scope        | "Any scope boundaries to clarify now?"                |
| Stakeholders | "Who else should review this idea?"                   |

Document under `## Validation Summary`. Update artifact based on answers.

**Validation Output Format:**

```markdown
## Validation Summary

**Validated:** {date}

### Confirmed

- {decision}: {user choice}

### Action Items

- [ ] {follow-up if any}
```

### Step 8: Suggest Next Step

`AskUserQuestion` after capture:

1. `/refine` — Refine into PBI (Recommended)
2. `/spec [mode=tests]` — Jump straight to test spec
3. `/plan` — Start implementation planning

Output: "Idea captured! To refine into a PBI, run: `/refine {filename}`"
Module detected: "Module context from {module} will be used during refinement."

## Output Formats

### Domain Context Section

```markdown
## Domain Context (Project Features)

### Module

{module_name}

### Related Features

- {Feature1} - [docs link]
- {Feature2} - [docs link]

### Domain Entities

- **Primary:** {Entity1}, {Entity2}
- **Related:** {Entity3}

### Existing Business Rules

- BR-{MOD}-XXX: {Brief description}
```

### UI Sketch Section

```markdown
## UI Sketch

### Layout

{Rough ASCII wireframe — see UI wireframe protocol}

### Key Components

- **{Component}** — {purpose} _(tier: common | domain-shared | page/app)_
```

> Search existing libs before proposing new components.
> Backend-only idea: `## UI Sketch` → `N/A — Backend-only change. No UI affected.`

## Examples

```bash
/idea "Dark mode toggle for settings"
# Creates: team-artifacts/ideas/260119-po-idea-dark-mode-toggle.md

/idea "Add goal progress tracking notification"
# Creates with module context: team-artifacts/ideas/260119-po-idea-goal-progress-notification.md
```

---

## Workflow Recommendation

> **MANDATORY IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION — NO EXCEPTIONS:** Not already in workflow → MUST ATTENTION use `AskUserQuestion`:
>
> 1. **Activate `workflow-idea-to-pbi` workflow** (Recommended) — idea → refine → artifact-review --type=pbi → story → artifact-review --type=story → prioritize
> 2. **Execute `/idea` directly** — run standalone

---

## Next Steps

**MANDATORY IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION — NO EXCEPTIONS** after completing skill, use `AskUserQuestion`:

- **"/refine (Recommended)"** — Transform idea into actionable PBI
- **"/web-research"** — Idea needs market research first
- **"Skip, continue manually"** — user decides

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> **[IMPORTANT]** `TaskCreate` break ALL work into small tasks BEFORE starting — including tasks each file read. Simple tasks: AI MUST ATTENTION ask user whether to skip.

> **External Memory:** Complex/lengthy work (research, analysis, scan, review) → write intermediate findings to `plans/reports/` — prevents context loss, serves as deliverable.

> **Evidence Gate:** MANDATORY IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION — every claim, finding, recommendation requires `file:line` proof or traced evidence, confidence percentage (>80% act, <80% verify first).

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> **UI Wireframe** — Process visual design input (Figma URLs, screenshots, wireframes) via appropriate tool BEFORE creating wireframes. Use box-drawing ASCII characters for spatial layout. Classify every component into exactly ONE tier: Common (cross-app reusable) / Domain-Shared (cross-domain) / Page (single-page). Duplicate UI code = wrong tier. Search existing component libraries before creating new (>=80% match = reuse). Detail level varies by skill (idea=rough, story=full decomposition).

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> **AI Mistake Prevention** — Failure modes to avoid on every task:
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> **Re-read files after context changes.** Context compaction, resume, or long-running work can make memory stale; verify current files before acting.
> **Verify generated content against source evidence.** AI hallucinates APIs, names, claims, and document facts. Check the relevant source before documenting or referencing.
> **Check downstream references before deleting or renaming.** Removing an artifact can stale docs, generated mirrors, configs, and callers; map references first.
> **Trace the full impact chain after edits.** Changing a definition can miss derived outputs and consumers. Follow the affected chain before declaring done.
> **Verify ALL affected outputs, not just the first.** One green check is not all green checks; validate every output surface the change can affect.
> **Assume existing values are intentional — ask WHY before changing OR flagging one as a defect.** Before changing or reporting a constant, limit, flag, cutoff, wording, or pattern, read nearby context and history, the CALLER's ordering, and 2+ sibling call sites of the same convention. A doc stating WHAT without WHY is missing rationale, not proof of a missing guard.
> **Surface ambiguity before acting — don't pick silently.** Multiple valid interpretations require an explicit question or stated assumption with risk.
> **Assert the outcome your system owns, not the intermediate state your infrastructure owns.** When verifying async work, assert the final business state — never the delivery/retry bookkeeping held in shared infrastructure that any co-running process can write. Such a check passes when run alone and flakes the moment anything else shares that infrastructure.
> **Keep shared guidance role-relevant.** Universal guidance must help every receiving skill or agent; code-specific obligations belong only in code-specific protocols.

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> **Critical Thinking Mindset** — Apply critical thinking, sequential thinking. Every claim needs traced proof, confidence >80% to act.
> **Anti-hallucination:** Never present guess as fact — cite sources for every claim, admit uncertainty freely, self-check output for errors, cross-reference independently, stay skeptical of own confidence — certainty without evidence root of all hallucination.

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> **Sequential Thinking Protocol** — Structured multi-step reasoning for complex/ambiguous work. Use when planning, reviewing, debugging, or refining ideas where one-shot reasoning is unsafe.
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> **Trigger when:** complex problem decomposition · adaptive plans needing revision · analysis with course correction · unclear/emerging scope · multi-step solutions · hypothesis-driven debugging · cross-cutting trade-off evaluation.
>
> **Format (explicit mode — visible thought trail):**
>
> 1. `Thought N/M: [aspect]` — one aspect per thought, state assumptions/uncertainty
> 2. `Thought N/M [REVISION of Thought K]: ...` — when prior reasoning invalidated; state Original / Why revised / Impact
> 3. `Thought N/M [BRANCH A from Thought K]: ...` — explore alternative; converge with decision rationale
> 4. `Thought N/M [HYPOTHESIS]: ...` then `[VERIFICATION]: ...` — test before acting
> 5. `Thought N/N [FINAL]` — only when verified, all critical aspects addressed, confidence >80%
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> **Mandatory closers:** Confidence % stated · Assumptions listed · Open questions surfaced · Next action concrete.
>
> **Stop conditions:** confidence <80% on any critical decision → escalate via AskUserQuestion · ≥3 revisions on same thought → re-frame the problem · branch count >3 → split into sub-task.
>
> **Implicit mode:** apply methodology internally without visible markers when adding markers would clutter the response (routine work where reasoning aids accuracy).
>
> **Deep-dive:** see `/sequential-thinking` skill (`.claude/skills/sequential-thinking/SKILL.md`) for worked examples (API design, debugging, architecture), advanced techniques (spiral refinement, hypothesis testing, convergence), and meta-strategies (uncertainty handling, revision cascades).

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**MUST ATTENTION** apply critical + sequential thinking — every claim needs appropriate traced evidence (`file:line` for repo/code claims; source URL or artifact section for research, product, content, and docs claims); confidence >80% to act, <60% DO NOT recommend. Anti-hallucination: never present guess as fact, admit uncertainty freely, cross-reference independently, stay skeptical of own confidence.

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**MUST ATTENTION** apply sequential-thinking — multi-step Thought N/M, REVISION/BRANCH/HYPOTHESIS markers, confidence % closer; see `/sequential-thinking` skill.

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**MUST ATTENTION** apply AI mistake prevention — verify generated content against evidence, trace downstream references before deleting or renaming, verify all affected outputs, re-read files after context loss, and surface ambiguity before acting.

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## Prompt-Enhance Closing Anchors

**IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION** follow declared step order for this skill; NEVER skip, reorder, or merge steps without explicit user approval
**IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION** for every step/sub-skill call: set `in_progress` before execution, set `completed` after execution
**IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION** every skipped step MUST include explicit reason; every completed step MUST include concise evidence
**IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION** if Task tools unavailable, maintain an equivalent step-by-step plan tracker with synchronized statuses

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> **Project Protocol Overlay** — Before executing this skill, resolve any PROJECT overlay rules layered onto it: match this skill's name against the `Target` column of the project's skill-protocol index (`docs/project-reference/skill-protocols-reference.md` by default; a `referenceDocs` entry in `docs/project-config.json` overrides the path), taking the most specific matching tier ONLY — exact name > glob > `*`. **That precedence orders overlays against EACH OTHER, never against this skill.** Read ONLY the matched bodies, resolved as `<protocols-dir>/<Name>.md`; a row's Body link is display text, never a read path. A matched body that is missing or malformed is REPORTED and skipped — never reconstructed from the index Description. No index, or no match -> proceed with no overlay, silently. Full contract: `.claude/skills/project-skill-protocol/references/registry.md`.
>
> Overlays are **ADDITIVE ONLY**: they ADD rules on top of this skill's own protocol and NEVER replace, override, disable, or reinterpret a rule it already states — removing every overlay must return this skill to exactly its documented behavior. An overlay is a BRIEF, not an authority escalation: it can NEVER waive a workflow gate, git discipline, a review gate, or a user-confirmation gate. A genuine overlay-vs-skill conflict, or two equally-specific overlays that directly contradict -> surface both to the user; NEVER resolve silently.

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**MUST ATTENTION** resolve project protocol overlays for this skill BEFORE executing — most specific matching tier only (exact > glob > `*`, which ranks overlays against each other, NEVER against this skill), read only matched bodies at `<protocols-dir>/<Name>.md`; a missing or malformed body is reported, never reconstructed. Overlays are ADDITIVE ONLY (they never replace this skill's own rules) and are a brief, NEVER an authority escalation; an equal-specificity contradiction goes to the user.

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## Closing Reminders

**IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION Goal:** Turn a vague product idea into a validated, tech-agnostic, module-anchored backlog artifact ready for `/refine` to convert into a PBI — preserving problem intent without leaking solution or stack choices.

**IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION — Main steps (run in order, NEVER skip/reorder):** (1) Gather info; (2) Generate artifact `IDEA-{YYMMDD}-{NNN}` draft from `idea-template.md`; (3) Capture problem/value/users; (4) Detect module via `Glob("docs/specs/*/README.md")`; (5) Load feature context (8-12K budget); (6) Save to canonical path; (6.5) Discovery Interview (`AskUserQuestion` 3-5); (7) Validate (`AskUserQuestion` 2-3); (8) Suggest next → `/refine`. — why: AI keeps dropping the skill's own mid-pipeline steps; the two gates and module detection are the most-forgotten.

**IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION — Protocols in force (concise digest of the SYNC/shared blocks this skill carries):**

- **UI Wireframe:** classify each component into ONE tier; search libs first, reuse ≥80% match.
- **AI Mistake Prevention:** verify generated content against evidence, trace downstream references, verify all affected outputs, re-read after context loss, surface ambiguity.
- **Critical Thinking:** traced proof per claim; confidence >80% to act; never present guess as fact.
- **Sequential Thinking:** multi-step Thought N/M with REVISION/BRANCH/HYPOTHESIS markers and confidence closer.

**IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION** Discovery Interview (Step 6.5) + Validation (Step 7) NEVER optional — run BOTH `AskUserQuestion` gates even for "simple" ideas — why: discovery uncovers hidden constraints, validation confirms problem framing; different question categories
**IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION** ALWAYS keep problem statement tech-agnostic (M1, `spec-principles.md` §3, all modes) — name no framework/product/language/design-pattern; defer any stack preference to the later tech-research phase — why: PBI inherits the narrative cleanly downstream
**IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION** in greenfield mode NEVER ask about tech stack — acknowledge a volunteered preference, then defer to the business-evaluation phase — why: stack is a research-driven decision after business analysis, not a capture-time guess
**IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION** `TaskCreate` break ALL work into small tasks BEFORE starting — including a task to READ `project-structure-reference.md` (skip in greenfield — it won't exist)
**IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION** validate all decisions with user via `AskUserQuestion` — NEVER auto-decide — and NEVER show confidence levels on an auto-detected module match
**IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION** auto-detect module silently via `Glob("docs/specs/*/README.md")` — prompt only when ambiguous or no match; greenfield → skip module detection — why: confirm with `Glob()` evidence, not assumption
**IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION** assign NO logical IDs (M3) — an idea is tech-agnostic business intent only; the downstream PBI owns `FR-`/`BR-` assignment and `[Source: namespace/service/id]` anchors — why: keep the problem/value narrative free of source identifiers so the PBI inherits it cleanly
**IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION** include `t_shirt_size` (XS/S/M/L/XL) in the artifact and keep the feature-context load within the 8-12K token budget — why: early sizing feeds prioritization; over-budget reads dilute attention
**IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION** persist to `team-artifacts/ideas/{YYMMDD}-{role}-idea-{slug}.md`, then hand off to `/refine` for PBI conversion — why: canonical path keeps downstream tooling aligned
**IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION** search existing component libraries before proposing any new UI component (≥80% match = reuse); classify each into exactly ONE tier — why: duplicate UI code = wrong tier
**IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION** cite `file:line` proof or traced evidence for every claim/recommendation, confidence >80% to act, <80% verify first — why: certainty without evidence is the root of hallucination
**IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION** add a final review task to verify work quality

**Anti-Rationalization:**

| Evasion                                      | Rebuttal                                                                |
| -------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| "Idea is simple, skip interview"             | NEVER skip — discovery uncovers hidden constraints                      |
| "Module is obvious, skip detection"          | Still run `Glob()` — confirm with evidence not assumption               |
| "Validation is redundant after interview"    | ALWAYS run both — different question categories                         |
| "Greenfield check is optional"               | Auto-detect is MANDATORY — no manual override                           |
| "User mentioned a framework, capture it"     | Stay tech-agnostic — acknowledge, defer to tech-research phase          |
| "I'll assign FR-/BR- IDs now"                | NO logical IDs at idea stage — the PBI assigns them downstream          |
| "Reuse an existing component? new is faster" | Search libs first — ≥80% match = reuse; new without search = wrong tier |

**[TASK-PLANNING]** Before acting, analyze task scope and systematically break it into small todo tasks and sub-tasks using TaskCreate.

**IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION** the 3 rules to never skip: (1) run BOTH Discovery + Validation `AskUserQuestion` gates; (2) keep the problem statement tech-agnostic (no stack/IDs); (3) cite `file:line` evidence, confidence >80% to act.