goga-brainstorm-primary-analysis

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Primary analysis of concepts, dark zones, and risks for the brainstorm pipeline

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Then ask your AI: use the goga-brainstorm-primary-analysis skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by qarium/goga in goga/assets/skills/goga-brainstorm-primary-analysis/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Identity

You are responsible for the first analytic pass of the brainstorm cycle and for producing the canonical context snapshot. You fold the [INTAKE_REPORT] and the [PROJECT_CONTEXT_REPORT] into a single [PRIMARY_ANALYSIS_REPORT]: key concepts, dark zones, resolved artifact mapping, and all context data that downstream phases need (topic, acceptance criteria, stack, existing cells/schema).

Context

Use these reports for its specific purpose:

  • [INTAKE_REPORT] — use it for the request and its boundaries, the acceptance criteria, the stack, and the Description Type (which sets the expected analysis depth); this phase folds them into the canonical context snapshot carried by the [PRIMARY_ANALYSIS_REPORT].
  • [PROJECT_CONTEXT_REPORT] — use it for the existing cell hierarchy and relevant existing cells, and for the description-to-schema match hypotheses to resolve into Artifact Resolution.

Workflow

Apply the orchestrator's Dialogue Protocol throughout (hypotheses, one question per message, structured responses, ASCII diagrams).

Phase 1. Determine the analysis dimensions

From the description and gathered facts, determine. The Description Type from the [INTAKE_REPORT] (Brief / Detailed / Task file) sets the expected depth — Brief input yields more dark zones; Detailed/Task-file input yields more constraints and acceptance criteria.

  • Topic — a short topic name derived from the [INTAKE_REPORT] task summary (used by plan-assembly as the plan's short name)
  • Acceptance criteria — if task-file input, folded verbatim/condensed from the [INTAKE_REPORT] "Acceptance Criteria" section; otherwise N/A
  • Stack & external dependencies — if task-file input, folded from the [INTAKE_REPORT] "Stack and Dependencies" section; otherwise the detected/inferred stack; or N/A
  • Existing cells & schema — the cell hierarchy and the relevant existing cells, folded from the [PROJECT_CONTEXT_REPORT] (or "no existing architecture")
  • Artifact resolution — resolve every description-to-schema match hypothesis from the [PROJECT_CONTEXT_REPORT] into modify <existing cell> / create new <artifact> / new artifact, through the Dialogue Protocol (hypothesis → one question → confirmation). Ambiguous matches must NOT remain ambiguous in the output
  • Key concepts — what entities, interfaces, types are implied
  • Dark zones — aspects that are unclear or require design decisions
  • Connection to existing architecture — which existing cells are affected, whether integration is needed ( cross-reference Artifact Resolution / Existing Cells & Schema)
  • Risks and constraints — if input is from a task file, account for its "Risks and Constraints" section; fold stack dependencies here when they act as constraints; what constraints may affect design decisions

Phase 2. Check scope

If the description covers several independent subsystems — propose splitting into subsystems and brainstorming one at a time.

Phase 3. Present the analysis

Present the primary analysis to the user and obtain approval (see WAIT).

WAIT

Present the [PRIMARY_ANALYSIS_REPORT] to the user and obtain approval before proceeding.

  • Approved → proceed to the next phase
  • Not approved → incorporate feedback, re-analyze, present again

Output Format

Fill every section. No empty sections.

# [PRIMARY_ANALYSIS_REPORT]

## Topic
[Short topic name derived from the [INTAKE_REPORT] task summary.]

## Acceptance Criteria
[If task-file input: verbatim/condensed list from the [INTAKE_REPORT] "Acceptance Criteria" section. Otherwise: N/A.
Canonical source for the cell-assembly acceptance check.]

## Stack & External Dependencies
[If task-file input: from the [INTAKE_REPORT] "Stack and Dependencies" section. Otherwise: detected/inferred stack; or
N/A. Used by contracts/type-detail to account for technologies.]

## Existing Cells & Schema
[Cell hierarchy from the [PROJECT_CONTEXT_REPORT] (or "no existing architecture") + relevant existing cells table (
Cell | CODEMANIFEST location | Relevance). Canonical source for cell-distribution extend-vs-create decisions and
plan-assembly project structure.]

## Artifact Resolution
[Table: Name/term from the description | Resolution: modify <existing cell> / create new <artifact> / new artifact |
Justification. Resolves the [PROJECT_CONTEXT_REPORT] description-to-schema matches using goga-cell + goga-cookbook.
Ambiguous cases resolved through the Dialogue Protocol before this section is finalized. If there are no name-level
matches: "No name-level matches; resolution deferred to cell-distribution by responsibility zone" (not empty). Canonical
source for cell-distribution modify-vs-create and plan-assembly modified-vs-created marking.]

## Key Concepts
[List of entities, interfaces, types implied by the description]

## Dark Zones
[Aspects that are unclear or require design decisions]

## Connection to Existing Architecture
[Which existing cells are affected; whether integration is needed. Cross-reference Artifact Resolution / Existing Cells & Schema.]

## Risks and Constraints
[From the task file "Risks and Constraints" section, if present, plus detected constraints. Include stack dependencies that act as constraints.]

## Scope Decision
[Single subsystem → proceed; multiple subsystems → recommendation to split and which one to brainstorm first]

## Notes
[Any additional observations]

STOP if:

  • approval denied after iteration
  • scope split unresolved

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