Design Discovery

Discovery is where design begins. Before pixels, before wireframes, before any visual decisions — understand the problem. This skill ensures you never design the wrong thing well.

Welcome Gate

BEFORE running discovery, check whether the Designpowers welcome sequence has been shown this session. If the user has not yet seen the welcome (the bird, the greeting, and the walkthrough offer), you MUST invoke the using-designpowers skill FIRST and complete the welcome sequence before returning here. The bird must appear before any work begins. No exceptions.

The Rule

DO NOT proceed to any design, UI, or implementation work until discovery is complete and the user has approved the design brief.

Discovery Modes

Quick Discovery (for POCs and small tasks)

When the user says "proof of concept", "POC", "quick", "small", or the task is clearly exploratory: