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/discovery-only

Run the 90-minute discovery interview without full orchestration.

Usage

/discovery-only

Or say: - "Run discovery for this feature" - "I need to extract requirements" - "Let's do a discovery session"

What It Does

This command invokes the discovery-interviewer skill directly, running just the discovery phase:

  1. 90-minute structured interview covering all 8 areas
  2. Discovery document generation (15-25 pages)
  3. Stops there - you decide what's next

Unlike /start-project, this does NOT automatically proceed to test scenarios, schema design, or implementation.

When to Use

Scenario Use /discovery-only?
Major feature for existing project Yes
Validating an idea before committing Yes
Re-discovering a stalled project Yes
Brand new project (full SDLC) No - use /start-project
Small feature No - too heavyweight

Example Session

You: /discovery-only

Claude: You want to run discovery for a major new feature or product area.
I'll conduct a 90-minute structured interview covering:

1. Product Vision (10 min)
2. User Personas (10 min)
3. Core Workflows (20 min)
4. Data & Entities (15 min)
5. Edge Cases (10 min)
6. Success Criteria (10 min)
7. Constraints (10 min)
8. Review (5 min)

Let's begin. Tell me about what you want to build...

[Interview proceeds...]

Claude: [After interview completes]

Here's your discovery document. You can now:
- Generate test scenarios from this
- Design a schema
- Create a product brief
- Or stop here and implement manually

What would you like to do next?

After Discovery

Once discovery is complete, you can manually invoke other skills:

Generate Test Scenarios

"Generate Gherkin scenarios from the discovery document"

Design Schema

"Create a schema based on the discovery"

Create Product Brief

"Write a PRD from the discovery and scenarios"

Proceed to Implementation

"Let's start implementing based on the discovery"

Output Artifacts

Artifact Location
Discovery document features/docs/discovery/

Comparison

Aspect /start-project /discovery-only
Scope Full SDLC Discovery only
Duration Hours to weeks 90 minutes
Auto-proceeds Yes No
Best for New projects Feature validation