clarify-unknown
Unknown: Surface Blind Spots with Known/Unknown Quadrants
Surface hidden assumptions and blind spots in any strategy, plan, or decision using the Known/Unknown quadrant framework and hypothesis-driven questioning.
When to Use
- Strategy or planning documents that need scrutiny
- Decisions with unclear direction or hidden assumptions
- Any situation where "what we don't know" matters more than "what we do know"
For specific requirement clarification (feature requests, bug reports), use the clarify-vague skill. For content-vs-form reframing (optimizing within a form vs inventing a new form), use the clarify-metamedium skill.
Core Principle: Hypothesis-as-Options
ALWAYS use the AskUserQuestion tool for every question in R1/R2/R3 — never ask questions in plain text. The structured format enforces hypothesis-as-options and limits choice fatigue.
Present hypotheses as options instead of open questions. The hypotheses ARE the analysis — by designing good options, 80% of the analytical work is done before the user even answers. The user's job is to confirm, correct, or surprise.