/nw-discover

name: nw-discover
description: "Conducts evidence-based product discovery through customer interviews and assumption testing. Use at project start to validate problem-solution fit."
user-invocable: true
argument-hint: '[product-concept] - Optional: --interview-depth=[overview|comprehensive] --output-format=[md|yaml]'

NW-DISCOVER: Evidence-Based Product Discovery

**Wave**: DISCOVER | **Agent**: Scout (nw-product-discoverer)

Overview

Execute evidence-based product discovery through assumption testing and market validation. First wave in nWave (DISCOVER > DISCUSS > SPIKE > DESIGN > DEVOPS > DISTILL > DELIVER).

Scout establishes product-market fit through rigorous customer development using Mom Test interviewing principles and continuous discovery practices.

Output Tiers (per D2)

Provenance: feature `lean-wave-documentation` — D2 (schema-typed sections), D10 (one-line expansion descriptions). Tier-1 [REF] sections (always emitted) + Tier-2 EXPANSION CATALOG items (lazy, on-demand) are the two output bands. Full contract + provenance for `[REF]` / `[WHY]` / `[HOW]` heading convention: `nWave/skills/nw-density-resolution-contract/SKILL.md`.

Tier-1 [REF] — always emitted

Under `## Wave: DISCOVER / [REF] <Section>` headings:

• Persona ID — one-line user identifier mapped to the journey
• Opportunity statement — single-sentence problem/opportunity framing
• Validated assumptions — list with confidence level per item
• Invalidated assumptions — list with evidence reference per item
• Dropped options — alternatives weighed and rejected (one-line each)
• Decision gate (G1-G4) — pass/fail status per gate
• Constraints established — evidence-backed constraints from interviews
• Pre-requisites — dependencies on prior waves or features

Tier-2 EXPANSION CATALOG — lazy, on-demand (per D10)

Rendered under `## Wave: DISCOVER / [WHY|HOW] <Section>` only when requested via `--expand <id>` (DDD-2), the broad wave-end menu (`expansion_prompt = "ask"`), a declared trigger under `expansion_prompt = "ask-intelligent"`, `mode = "full"` auto-expansion, or an ad-hoc user request mid-session.

| Expansion ID | Tier label | One-line description | |---|---|---| | `discovery-interview-transcripts` | [WHY] | Full interview transcripts with verbatim quotes (Mom Test compliance evidence) | | `jtbd-analysis` | [WHY] | Jobs-to-be-Done analysis: functional/emotional/social dimensions per job | | `taste-evaluation-rationale` | [WHY] | Decision rationale for each evaluated opportunity (why fit, why not) | | `alternative-opportunities` | [WHY] | Alternative product opportunities considered and rejected | | `four-forces-narrative` | [WHY] | Push/Pull/Anxiety/Habit narrative analysis per primary job | | `lean-canvas-walkthrough` | [HOW] | Lean canvas section-by-section walkthrough for stakeholder reviews | | `interview-protocol` | [HOW] | Step-by-step interview script with Mom Test follow-up patterns | | `expansion-catalog-rationale` | [WHY] | Why this set of expansions, why these defaults, why D10 enforces one-line descriptions |

Density resolution (per D12)

Call `resolve_density(global_config)` from `scripts/shared/density_config.py` after reading `~/.nwave/global-config.json` (missing/malformed = empty dict). Returns `mode` (`"lean"` | `"full"`) + `expansion_prompt` (`"ask"` | `"ask-intelligent"` | `"always-skip"` | `"always-expand"` | `"smart"`) per the D12 cascade (resolver-internal, DDD-5 — do NOT replicate locally). Branch on `density.mode` for what to emit; branch on `density.expansion_prompt` at wave end for menu behaviour. DISCOVER declares no `ask-intelligent` triggers: emit no menu and the shared-contract no-trigger skip event; do not invent triggers. Full cascade detail, branch semantics, ad-hoc override workflow ("expand X" / "tell me why"): `nWave/skills/nw-density-resolution-contract/SKILL.md`.

Telemetry (per D4 + DDD-6)

Every expansion choice emits a `DocumentationDensityEvent` (dataclass at `src/des/domain/telemetry/documentation_density_event.py`) via `event.to_audit_event()` → `JsonlAuditLogWriter().log_event(...)`. Schema fields per D4: `feature_id`, `wave`, `expansion_id`, `choice`, `timestamp`. For this wave the schema declares `"wave": "DISCOVER"`. Use helper `scripts/shared/telemetry.py:write_density_event(...)` — do NOT write JSONL directly.

Wave-specific signal: DISCOVER feeding into DISCUSS — downstream `--expand` invocations are a signal the lean baseline is too thin. Full emission rules (one event per `ask` choice; synthetic skip event for `always-skip`; per-item expand event for `full` / `always-expand`): `nWave/skills/nw-density-resolution-contract/SKILL.md`.

Context Files Required

• docs/project-brief.md — Initial product vision (if available)
• docs/market-context.md — Market research and competitive landscape (if available)

Previous Artifacts

None (DISCOVER is the first wave).

Wave Decisions Summary

Before completing DISCOVER, produce `docs/feature/{feature-id}/discover/wave-decisions.md`:

1. **Record Key Decisions** — List each decision as `[D1] {decision}: {rationale} (see: {source-file})`. Gate: every major discovery choice has a rationale entry. 2. **Record Constraints** — List each constraint established from evidence. Gate: all constraints have an evidence source. 3. **Record Validated Assumptions** — List each assumption confirmed, with confidence level. Gate: confidence level stated for each. 4. **Record Invalidated Assumptions** — List each assumption disproved, with evidence reference. Gate: evidence reference present for each invalidation.

This summary enables downstream waves to quickly assess DISCOVER outcomes without reading all artifacts.

Document Update (Back-Propagation)

DISCOVER is the first wave but it DOES write to SSOT. It has no prior wave to back-propagate to, but it seeds the SSOT for downstream waves:

1. **Seed journeys** — Write initial `docs/product/journeys/{name}.yaml` with the persona, opportunity s