critique-product
Critique Product
Preparation
Before anything else, invoke /product-thinking to load strategic context, user segments, and current product landscape.
Then read ALL context files:
.acumen.md— product strategy and positioning.acumen/competitors.md— competitive landscape.acumen/personas.md— user segments and behaviors.acumen/features.md— current feature catalog./DESIGN.md— visual identity contract (only when critiquing UI-touching artifacts; if missing, flag it)
A critique without context is just opinion. You need to know what the product is, who it serves, and what it's competing against before you can evaluate whether an artifact is good.
Mindset
Read this as if you're the engineer who has to build it, the exec who has to fund it, and the designer who has to make it real. Does it survive all three?
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features
Build and maintain a lightweight feature inventory. Use after shipping, when planning, or to understand the current product surface.
9measure
Check KPI health — what's working, what's not, where to dig deeper. Suggests /workshop for opportunities. Use for metric reviews, health checks, or when something feels off in the numbers.
9diagnose
Find current problems in the product based on data, value delivery for main personas, and current features. Suggests /workshop for ideation on solutions.
9scout
Build and maintain a living competitor map. Supports both quick scans and deep competitive analysis. Use when entering a new market, a competitor launches something, before scoping a feature, or for strategic positioning decisions.
9persona
Build and maintain behavioral personas grounded in real user patterns. Use when launching, after user research, or when user understanding feels stale.
9narrate
Write product communication for a specific audience, including when stakes are high and stakeholders disagree. Use for exec summaries, eng briefs, customer announcements, or tradeoff negotiations.
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