discovery-workflow

name	discovery-workflow
description	Use when researching a topic, discovering or clarifying requirements, tracing evidence, or investigating a technical spike (research, investigation, topic research, technology evaluation, domain analysis, findings report, requirements discovery, elicitation, requirements document, feature definition, use case analysis, requirement clarification, scope definition, acceptance, functional boundary, evidence trace, traceability, data mapping, reference mapping, technical spike, evidence gap, option comparison).
argument-hint	Task + target, e.g.: research authentication patterns, discover requirements for reporting module, clarify user import scope, trace evidence for stock receipt, spike on write transaction boundary
user-invocable	true

Discovery Workflow

Covers research, requirements discovery, requirements clarification, evidence tracing, and technical spikes — the full knowledge-gathering phase before design begins.

Module Routing

Identify the task, then load only the matching module via read_file before proceeding.

Task	Module
Broad topic, technology, or domain needs structured investigation before requirements	modules/research.md
Research findings or stakeholder input needs to become actionable requirements	modules/requirements.md
Requirements exist but scope, ownership, or acceptance is ambiguous	modules/clarification.md
An explicit evidence map is needed for a service, feature, or design decision	modules/evidence.md
One technical uncertainty blocks design or implementation progress	modules/spike.md

Load exactly one module, then follow its Procedure section.

Typical Flow

research  →  requirements  →  clarification
                  ↑                ↑
               evidence  ←  spike (when technical uncertainty blocks)

When Not to Use This Skill

• Scope is settled and the next step is technical design → use design-workflow
• An approved slice is ready for execution → use execution-workflow
• Documents need to be moved, renamed, or archived → use document-lifecycle-workflow