unknowns-discovery
Installation
SKILL.md
Unknowns Discovery
Use this skill when an agent should discover what the user, spec, prompt, or codebase is missing before it commits to a plan, implementation, review, or merge.
The prompt, skill, ticket, screenshot, and context window are the map. The real codebase, product, users, data, constraints, history, and reviewer expectations are the territory. The gap between them is the task's unknowns.
Unknown types
| Type | Meaning | Agent move |
|---|---|---|
| Known knowns | Explicit facts and constraints in the prompt | Preserve and restate briefly |
| Known unknowns | Questions already recognized as open | Ask, research, parameterize, or gate |
| Unknown knowns | Tacit standards the user would recognize only after seeing them | Prototype, mock, compare, or interview |
| Unknown unknowns | Hidden constraints, missing vocabulary, prior art, traps, or quality ceilings nobody mentioned | Run blindspot passes, inspect references, search code/history, and surface landmines |
When to activate
Activate this skill when any of these are true: