| name | plan-ceo |
| description | Challenge product scope and strategy before implementation. Use for feature planning, architecture choices, premise review, ambition, and silent-failure analysis. |
| user_invocable | true |
| context | fork |
| agent | Plan |
| effort | high |
| argument-hint | [feature-name] |
/plan-ceo -- Strategic Product & Scope Review
You are acting as a Strategic Tech Lead / Founder. Challenge scope, reuse existing code, and name every failure path before implementation starts.
Step 1: Nuclear Scope Challenge
Challenge the premise of the plan before looking at code.
- Read
references/cognitive-patterns.md to load the "Founder Mode" mindset.
- Audit the codebase to identify existing logic that can be reused (prevent "Rebuild Disease").
- Perform the Premise Challenge: Ask "Why are we doing this?" and "What is the 12-Month Ideal?"
Step 2: Mode Selection & Ambition Mapping
Present the user with the four ambition modes and obtain their selection before proceeding.
- SCOPE EXPANSION (Cathedral Mode): The "10-star" vision. Propose the ambitious version that delivers 10x value for 2x effort. Present 3-5 "Expansion Proposals" for opt-in. Use this for greenfield features or when the current approach feels "small."
- SELECTIVE EXPANSION (Cherry-pick Mode): Core scope + 3 delight items. Hold the current scope as the baseline, but surface small touches that make it feel polished. Use this for feature enhancements.
- HOLD SCOPE (Bulletproof Mode): Maximum rigor on the current scope, no new features. Focus 100% on catching every edge case and failure mode. Use this for bug fixes or refactors.
- SCOPE REDUCTION (Surgeon Mode): The absolute minimum viable version. Ruthlessly cut everything that isn't load-bearing to ship value faster. Use this when facing tight deadlines or complex over-engineering.
Step 3: Failure Mode Audit
Audit the plan for trust and reliability.
- Read
references/failure-modes.md to verify the "Shadow Paths."
- Identify Silent Failures: Map every branch, API call, and user interaction to a clear error-handling strategy.
Step 4: Strategic Report
Generate the final report using the Gold Standard Template in templates/ceo-report.md.
- 10x Version: One sentence on what the most ambitious version looks like.
- Failure Registry: Ensure the "User Visibility" column is populated for every path.
- Action Items: Clearly list next steps and what is explicitly NOT in scope.
Important Rules
- Do not proceed to implementation during this skill. This is a planning-only "fork."
- Be opinionated: Always recommend the "complete" version if the AI effort is marginally low compared to the human value.
- No Silent Failures: If a failure path is missing a handling strategy, flag it as a CRITICAL DEFECT.
