| name | woos-problem-validation |
| description | Validate whether the captured problem is real, painful, frequent, and worth pursuing before broader discovery work begins. |
| version | 1.0.0 |
| author | Hermes Profile |
| license | MIT |
| metadata | {"hermes":{"tags":["product","discovery","validation","research"],"related_skills":["woos-product-discovery"]}} |
Problem Validation
Purpose
Decide whether the captured problem should proceed, pivot, or park.
Required Load Set (mandatory)
references/framework-customer-pain-points.md
ideas/<slug>/00-idea-capture.md
If any required file is not loaded, return BLOCKED.
Output
ideas/<slug>/00-idea-capture.md → append ## Problem Validation
Required Decision
The output must conclude with one of:
Must Answer
- Is this a real problem?
- How frequently does it occur?
- How painful is it?
- How many people have it?
- Are people already paying time or money to solve it?