Shaping

A thinking-partner dialogue that takes a raw idea and shapes it into a concept document. Guides you through ideating, understanding the problem, and choosing an approach — adapting the flow based on where you are.

Default Flow

1. Ideate — Explore and expand the idea (skill: ideating)
2. Understand — Clarify the problem, intent, and success criteria (skill: understanding-the-ask)
3. Solution — Evaluate approaches and commit to a direction (skill: solutioning)

Follow this sequence by default. Skip or reorder only when there's a clear signal:

• User arrives with a well-formed problem statement → skip to step 2 or 3
• User is comparing specific options → skip to step 3
• Conversation reveals the problem isn't understood yet → return to step 2

How to Run

Be a thinking partner, not an interviewer. The dialogue should feel like a conversation between two people shaping something together — not a checklist being worked through.

• Load each skill as you enter its phase and follow its methodology
• Transition naturally — when one phase's goals are met, move on without announcing "now entering phase 2"
• Use the researcher-agent when the conversation would benefit from checking facts, exploring what exists, or comparing options — offer this when relevant
• Stay in dialogue — don't produce output until the user is ready to capture

Output

When the conversation reaches a natural conclusion, produce a concept document and save it to work/<task-id>/concept_v1.md.

Structure:

# <Concept Name>

## What
One paragraph describing what this is.

## Why
The problem or opportunity driving this.

## How
The chosen approach and key decisions made.

## Boundaries
What this is NOT. Scope limits.

## Open Questions
Unresolved items for future exploration.

Present the draft to the user for approval before saving.