| name | identify-obstacles |
| description | Enumerate barriers to pursuing the chosen research direction — knowledge barriers, resource barriers, capability barriers, competition barriers. May optionally use search tools to discover obstacles the user hasn't mentioned. |
| execution | subagent |
| prompt | ./prompt.md |
| input | chosen_direction (string), actor_profile (string), ranked_candidates (string) |
| dependencies | {"sops":["spawn-agent"]} |
Identify Obstacles
Enumerate all barriers between the user and their chosen direction.
Execution
Subagent — spawned via subagent-spawning/spawn-agent skill.
Input
- Chosen research direction
- ActorProfile
- RankedCandidates context
Search
Optional — may use web-search, web-research, literature-overview, literature-search, literature-research to discover obstacles the user hasn't mentioned.
Output
Categorized list of obstacles (knowledge / resource / capability / competition).
Available SOPs
Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.
| SOP | When to use |
|---|
| spawn-agent | Spawn a customized CC subagent with full MCP tool access. Used by SOPs that declare execution: subagent. |
