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Rigorous pre-implementation analysis.

Software Engineering#requirements#risk-management#architecture-review#design-decisions#feature-planning#critical-analysis
Authoredumesones
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What problem does it solve?

Rigorous pre-implementation analysis that simulates a paranoid staff engineer review. This skill prevents costly architectural mistakes by forcing systematic examination of assumptions, trade-offs, and failure modes before writing code. It aligns with Phase 2 of the 9-Phase Feature Development Cycle, ensuring early risk assessment.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • 11-Step Critical Analysis Protocol: Problem Clarification, Implicit Assumptions, Design Space Exploration, Trade-off Analysis, Failure-First Analysis, Boundaries & Invariants, Observability & Control, Reversibility & Entropy, Adversarial Review, AI Delegation Assessment, and Decision Summary.
  • Use Cases: Planning a new feature, evaluating architectural direction, reviewing PRDs, and before any significant refactor.
  • Output: Writes an analysis document to docs/features/FEAT-XXX/analysis.md and informs plan phase.

Quick Start

Follow the 11-step protocol to analyze a feature. Steps 1 through 11 are defined in this skill's process. After completing, save the output to docs/features/FEAT-XXX/analysis.md and use it to drive the Plan phase.

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