Interviewing Plans

Overview

Plans fail because of hidden assumptions, not missing features. This skill systematically interviews stakeholders to surface ambiguities before they become bugs.

Core principle: Every vague term is a bug waiting to happen. "Make it faster" means nothing until someone says "reduce P95 latency from 800ms to 200ms."

When to Use

Trigger conditions:

• User invokes /interview-plan <file>
• Plan contains undefined qualitative terms ("better", "faster", "modern", "relevant")
• Requirements reference external artifacts without links ("design has mockups")
• Technical approach lacks specifics ("add caching", "use React")
• Timeline exists without milestone breakdown
• User complaints mentioned without specific pain points