Discovery

Discovery

Create a discovery document for gathering and clarifying requirements before creating an implementation plan.

What It Does

1. Gathers functional and non-functional requirements
2. Documents constraints and dependencies
3. Identifies open questions that need answers
4. Proposes a high-level approach
5. Documents risks and unknowns

Usage

/discovery <topic>

Arguments:

• topic (required): The feature or topic to discover requirements for

Output

Creates: flow/discovery/discovery_<topic>_v<version>.md

Document Structure

# Discovery: [Topic]

## Context
Why this discovery is needed

## Requirements Gathered
### Functional Requirements
- [FR-1]: Description

### Non-Functional Requirements
- [NFR-1]: Description

### Constraints
- [C-1]: Description

## Open Questions
| # | Question | Status | Answer |
|---|----------|--------|--------|
| 1 | Question | Open   | -      |

## Technical Considerations
Architecture, dependencies, patterns

## Proposed Approach
High-level recommendation

## Risks and Unknowns
Identified risks with mitigation strategies

## Next Steps
Follow-up actions

Example

/discovery user authentication with OAuth

Creates: flow/discovery/discovery_user_authentication_with_oauth_v1.md

Critical Rules

• No Code: Discovery is for gathering requirements only. No implementation.
• Ask Questions: Use interactive questions to clarify unclear requirements.
• Mark Assumptions: Always explicitly mark assumptions for validation.

Next Command

After discovery, run /create-plan @flow/discovery/discovery_<topic>_v1.md to create an implementation plan.