# Discover

Phase 1 of the prd-taskmaster pipeline: brainstorm-driven discovery.

- Repository: https://github.com/anombyte93/prd-taskmaster (606 stars)
- Category: Writing
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-08-14
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add anombyte93/prd-taskmaster --skill discover -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add anombyte93/prd-taskmaster --skill discover -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add anombyte93/prd-taskmaster --skill discover -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add anombyte93/prd-taskmaster --skill discover -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add anombyte93/prd-taskmaster`

## Description

Phase 1 of the prd-taskmaster pipeline: brainstorm-driven discovery. Delegates to superpowers:brainstorming in Interactive Mode (one adaptive question at a time), or self-brainstorms in Autonomous Mode when no user is present. Intercepts before the brainstorming chain hands off to writing-plans, this skill owns the exit. Extracts constraints, calibrates scale (Solo / Team / Enterprise), and advances the pipeline to GENERATE.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Phase 1: Discover

Declarative phase skill. Invoked by the prd-taskmaster orchestrator when
`current_phase` is `DISCOVER`. Never called directly by a user.

The one rule: **invoke `superpowers:brainstorming` for discovery, intercept
before it chains to `writing-plans`, we control the exit, not the brainstorm
skill.**

## Entry gate

1. Call `mcp__plugin_prd_go__check_gate(phase="DISCOVER", evidence={})` for diagnostics.

   `check_gate` is an EXIT gate: it verifies the evidence to *advance*, not to *enter*.
   On first DISCOVER entry you have no evidence yet (the User Approval / Self-Approval
   Gate below produces `user_approved=true` OR `auto_classification=CLEAR with
   assumptions_documented`), so a `gate_passed: false` here is EXPECTED, the state
   machine's legal transitions already guarantee only legal entry.

   - **First entry** (no evidence yet): note the result and continue with the Procedure.
   - **Re-entry**: if the gate reports violations, report them and stop, it protects
     against re-running a completed phase or skipping ahead from SETUP.
2. Detect execution context. If any of the following signals are present,
   switch to Autonomous Mode:
   - `.claude/ralph-loop.local.md` exists in the project root
   - An `auto-enter` / `auto-approve` daemon is running against this session
   - The skill was invoked with an explicit `--autonomous` flag
   - Parent orchestrator is a cron, `/pentest-wtf`, or `/ralph-loop`
   Otherwise proceed in Interactive Mode (default).

## Discovery checklist

Copy into your response before running the procedure:

```
DISCOVERY CHECKLIST:
- [ ] Mode detected (Interactive vs Autonomous)
- [ ] Goal captured from skill args or soul purpose
- [ ] Adaptive questions completed (one at a time)
- [ ] Constraints extracted and listed
- [ ] Scale classified (Solo / Team / Enterprise)
- [ ] Discovery summary captured for GENERATE phase
- [ ] User approved (Interactive) or summary committed (Autonomous)
```

The rest: https://github.com/anombyte93/prd-taskmaster/blob/HEAD/skills/discover/SKILL.md