explore-unfamiliar-target

SkillDev tools

Goal-driven worker for exploring an unfamiliar target.

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.

Then ask your AI: use the explore-unfamiliar-target skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by understudy-ai/understudy in packages/gateway/src/__tests__/fixtures/handwritten-playbook-demo/skills/explore-unfamiliar-target/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Goal

Explore the unfamiliar target currently assigned to the run.

Operating Contract

  • Work from the visible app state rather than assuming a fixed flow.
  • Capture enough evidence for highlights, limitations, and a short brief.
  • Prefer user-visible value over exhaustive settings exploration.

Inputs

  • targetName
  • artifactsRootDir
  • analysisFocus

Outputs

  • findings.md
  • highlights.json
  • limitations.json
  • worker-summary.json
  • screenshots/*

Budget

  • maxMinutes=12
  • maxActions=60
  • maxScreenshots=12

Allowed Surfaces

  • Only the surfaces assigned to the run
  • Supporting workspace windows only when required

Stop Conditions

  • Enough evidence exists for 2-3 highlights and 1 limitation.
  • The budget is exhausted.
  • A hard block such as authentication or missing permissions prevents further exploration.

Decision Heuristics

  • Prefer first-run onboarding and core feature paths.
  • Capture screenshots only when they materially improve the brief.

Failure Policy

  • Escalate if payment is required.
  • Escalate if personal account creation is required.
  • Escalate if the app crashes repeatedly.

Signals

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Jun 2026
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Catalog kind
skill
Gateway key
explore-unfamiliar-target
Source
github.com/understudy-ai/understudy