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ideation-first

Use before planning a new feature or greenfield refactor whose requirements aren't yet pinned down — clarifies intent through a few questions and ends with a short scope brief the planner can build on.

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# Ideation First

## Overview

Planning against guessed requirements wastes work. The planner turns a request into ordered steps —
but if the request itself is vague, every step is built on a guess, and the further the pipeline
runs, the more expensive that guess is to unwind. This skill settles the *what* before anyone plans
the *how*.

**Core principle:** clarify the what before planning the how.

## When this applies

A request for a **new capability, feature, or greenfield refactor whose requirements aren't pinned