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feat: add custom agents and quick-flow workflows, remove tech-spec track

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Major Changes:
- Add sample custom agents demonstrating installable agent system
  - commit-poet: Generates semantic commit messages (BMAD Method repo sample)
  - toolsmith: Development tooling expert with knowledge base covering bundlers, deployment, docs, installers, modules, and tests (BMAD Method repo sample)
  - Both agents demonstrate custom agent architecture and are installable to projects via BMAD installer system
  - Include comprehensive installation guides and sidecar knowledge bases

- Add bmad-quick-flow methodology for rapid development
  - create-tech-spec: Direct technical specification workflow
  - quick-dev: Flexible execution workflow supporting both tech-spec-driven and direct instruction development
  - quick-flow-solo-dev (Barry): 1 man show agent specialized in bmad-quick-flow methodology
  - Comprehensive documentation for quick-flow approach and solo development

- Remove deprecated tech-spec workflow track
  - Delete entire tech-spec workflow directory and templates
  - Remove quick-spec-flow.md documentation (replaced by quick-flow docs)
  - Clean up unused epic and story templates

- Fix custom agent installation across IDE installers
  - Repair antigravity and multiple IDE installers to properly support custom agents
  - Enable custom agent installation via quick installer, agent installer, regular installer, and special agent installer
  - All installation methods now accessible via npx with full documentation

Infrastructure:
- Update BMM module configurations and team setups
- Modify workflow status paths to support quick-flow integration
- Reorganize documentation with new agent and workflow guides
- Add custom/ directory for user customizations
- Update platform codes and installer configurations
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category,method_name,description,output_pattern
advanced,Tree of Thoughts,Explore multiple reasoning paths simultaneously then evaluate and select the best - perfect for complex problems with multiple valid approaches where finding the optimal path matters,paths → evaluation → selection
advanced,Graph of Thoughts,Model reasoning as an interconnected network of ideas to reveal hidden relationships - ideal for systems thinking and discovering emergent patterns in complex multi-factor situations,nodes → connections → patterns
advanced,Thread of Thought,Maintain coherent reasoning across long contexts by weaving a continuous narrative thread - essential for RAG systems and maintaining consistency in lengthy analyses,context → thread → synthesis
advanced,Self-Consistency Validation,Generate multiple independent approaches then compare for consistency - crucial for high-stakes decisions where verification and consensus building matter,approaches → comparison → consensus
advanced,Meta-Prompting Analysis,Step back to analyze the approach structure and methodology itself - valuable for optimizing prompts and improving problem-solving strategies,current → analysis → optimization
advanced,Reasoning via Planning,Build a reasoning tree guided by world models and goal states - excellent for strategic planning and sequential decision-making tasks,model → planning → strategy
collaboration,Stakeholder Round Table,Convene multiple personas to contribute diverse perspectives - essential for requirements gathering and finding balanced solutions across competing interests,perspectives → synthesis → alignment
collaboration,Expert Panel Review,Assemble domain experts for deep specialized analysis - ideal when technical depth and peer review quality are needed,expert views → consensus → recommendations
competitive,Red Team vs Blue Team,Adversarial attack-defend analysis to find vulnerabilities - critical for security testing and building robust solutions through adversarial thinking,defense → attack → hardening
core,Expand or Contract for Audience,Dynamically adjust detail level and technical depth for target audience - essential when content needs to match specific reader capabilities,audience → adjustments → refined content
core,Critique and Refine,Systematic review to identify strengths and weaknesses then improve - standard quality check for drafts needing polish and enhancement,strengths/weaknesses → improvements → refined version
core,Explain Reasoning,Walk through step-by-step thinking to show how conclusions were reached - crucial for transparency and helping others understand complex logic,steps → logic → conclusion
core,First Principles Analysis,Strip away assumptions to rebuild from fundamental truths - breakthrough technique for innovation and solving seemingly impossible problems,assumptions → truths → new approach
core,5 Whys Deep Dive,Repeatedly ask why to drill down to root causes - simple but powerful for understanding failures and fixing problems at their source,why chain → root cause → solution
core,Socratic Questioning,Use targeted questions to reveal hidden assumptions and guide discovery - excellent for teaching and helping others reach insights themselves,questions → revelations → understanding
creative,Reverse Engineering,Work backwards from desired outcome to find implementation path - powerful for goal achievement and understanding how to reach specific endpoints,end state → steps backward → path forward
creative,What If Scenarios,Explore alternative realities to understand possibilities and implications - valuable for contingency planning and creative exploration,scenarios → implications → insights
creative,SCAMPER Method,Apply seven creativity lenses (Substitute/Combine/Adapt/Modify/Put/Eliminate/Reverse) - systematic ideation for product innovation and improvement,S→C→A→M→P→E→R
learning,Feynman Technique,Explain complex concepts simply as if teaching a child - the ultimate test of true understanding and excellent for knowledge transfer,complex → simple → gaps → mastery
learning,Active Recall Testing,Test understanding without references to verify true knowledge - essential for identifying gaps and reinforcing mastery,test → gaps → reinforcement
narrative,Unreliable Narrator Mode,Question assumptions and biases by adopting skeptical perspective - crucial for detecting hidden agendas and finding balanced truth,perspective → biases → balanced view
optimization,Speedrun Optimization,Find the fastest most efficient path by eliminating waste - perfect when time pressure demands maximum efficiency,current → bottlenecks → optimized
optimization,New Game Plus,Revisit challenges with enhanced capabilities from prior experience - excellent for iterative improvement and mastery building,initial → enhanced → improved
optimization,Roguelike Permadeath,Treat decisions as irreversible to force careful high-stakes analysis - ideal for critical decisions with no second chances,decision → consequences → execution
philosophical,Occam's Razor Application,Find the simplest sufficient explanation by eliminating unnecessary complexity - essential for debugging and theory selection,options → simplification → selection
philosophical,Trolley Problem Variations,Explore ethical trade-offs through moral dilemmas - valuable for understanding values and making difficult ethical decisions,dilemma → analysis → decision
quantum,Observer Effect Consideration,Analyze how the act of measurement changes what's being measured - important for understanding metrics impact and self-aware systems,unmeasured → observation → impact
retrospective,Hindsight Reflection,Imagine looking back from the future to gain perspective - powerful for project reviews and extracting wisdom from experience,future view → insights → application
retrospective,Lessons Learned Extraction,Systematically identify key takeaways and actionable improvements - essential for knowledge transfer and continuous improvement,experience → lessons → actions
risk,Identify Potential Risks,Brainstorm what could go wrong across all categories - fundamental for project planning and deployment preparation,categories → risks → mitigations
risk,Challenge from Critical Perspective,Play devil's advocate to stress-test ideas and find weaknesses - essential for overcoming groupthink and building robust solutions,assumptions → challenges → strengthening
risk,Failure Mode Analysis,Systematically explore how each component could fail - critical for reliability engineering and safety-critical systems,components → failures → prevention
risk,Pre-mortem Analysis,Imagine future failure then work backwards to prevent it - powerful technique for risk mitigation before major launches,failure scenario → causes → prevention
scientific,Peer Review Simulation,Apply rigorous academic evaluation standards - ensures quality through methodology review and critical assessment,methodology → analysis → recommendations
scientific,Reproducibility Check,Verify results can be replicated independently - fundamental for reliability and scientific validity,method → replication → validation
structural,Dependency Mapping,Visualize interconnections to understand requirements and impacts - essential for complex systems and integration planning,components → dependencies → impacts
structural,Information Architecture Review,Optimize organization and hierarchy for better user experience - crucial for fixing navigation and findability problems,current → pain points → restructure
structural,Skeleton of Thought,Create structure first then expand branches in parallel - efficient for generating long content quickly with good organization,skeleton → branches → integration
1 category method_name description output_pattern
2 advanced Tree of Thoughts Explore multiple reasoning paths simultaneously then evaluate and select the best - perfect for complex problems with multiple valid approaches where finding the optimal path matters paths → evaluation → selection
3 advanced Graph of Thoughts Model reasoning as an interconnected network of ideas to reveal hidden relationships - ideal for systems thinking and discovering emergent patterns in complex multi-factor situations nodes → connections → patterns
4 advanced Thread of Thought Maintain coherent reasoning across long contexts by weaving a continuous narrative thread - essential for RAG systems and maintaining consistency in lengthy analyses context → thread → synthesis
5 advanced Self-Consistency Validation Generate multiple independent approaches then compare for consistency - crucial for high-stakes decisions where verification and consensus building matter approaches → comparison → consensus
6 advanced Meta-Prompting Analysis Step back to analyze the approach structure and methodology itself - valuable for optimizing prompts and improving problem-solving strategies current → analysis → optimization
7 advanced Reasoning via Planning Build a reasoning tree guided by world models and goal states - excellent for strategic planning and sequential decision-making tasks model → planning → strategy
8 collaboration Stakeholder Round Table Convene multiple personas to contribute diverse perspectives - essential for requirements gathering and finding balanced solutions across competing interests perspectives → synthesis → alignment
9 collaboration Expert Panel Review Assemble domain experts for deep specialized analysis - ideal when technical depth and peer review quality are needed expert views → consensus → recommendations
10 competitive Red Team vs Blue Team Adversarial attack-defend analysis to find vulnerabilities - critical for security testing and building robust solutions through adversarial thinking defense → attack → hardening
11 core Expand or Contract for Audience Dynamically adjust detail level and technical depth for target audience - essential when content needs to match specific reader capabilities audience → adjustments → refined content
12 core Critique and Refine Systematic review to identify strengths and weaknesses then improve - standard quality check for drafts needing polish and enhancement strengths/weaknesses → improvements → refined version
13 core Explain Reasoning Walk through step-by-step thinking to show how conclusions were reached - crucial for transparency and helping others understand complex logic steps → logic → conclusion
14 core First Principles Analysis Strip away assumptions to rebuild from fundamental truths - breakthrough technique for innovation and solving seemingly impossible problems assumptions → truths → new approach
15 core 5 Whys Deep Dive Repeatedly ask why to drill down to root causes - simple but powerful for understanding failures and fixing problems at their source why chain → root cause → solution
16 core Socratic Questioning Use targeted questions to reveal hidden assumptions and guide discovery - excellent for teaching and helping others reach insights themselves questions → revelations → understanding
17 creative Reverse Engineering Work backwards from desired outcome to find implementation path - powerful for goal achievement and understanding how to reach specific endpoints end state → steps backward → path forward
18 creative What If Scenarios Explore alternative realities to understand possibilities and implications - valuable for contingency planning and creative exploration scenarios → implications → insights
19 creative SCAMPER Method Apply seven creativity lenses (Substitute/Combine/Adapt/Modify/Put/Eliminate/Reverse) - systematic ideation for product innovation and improvement S→C→A→M→P→E→R
20 learning Feynman Technique Explain complex concepts simply as if teaching a child - the ultimate test of true understanding and excellent for knowledge transfer complex → simple → gaps → mastery
21 learning Active Recall Testing Test understanding without references to verify true knowledge - essential for identifying gaps and reinforcing mastery test → gaps → reinforcement
22 narrative Unreliable Narrator Mode Question assumptions and biases by adopting skeptical perspective - crucial for detecting hidden agendas and finding balanced truth perspective → biases → balanced view
23 optimization Speedrun Optimization Find the fastest most efficient path by eliminating waste - perfect when time pressure demands maximum efficiency current → bottlenecks → optimized
24 optimization New Game Plus Revisit challenges with enhanced capabilities from prior experience - excellent for iterative improvement and mastery building initial → enhanced → improved
25 optimization Roguelike Permadeath Treat decisions as irreversible to force careful high-stakes analysis - ideal for critical decisions with no second chances decision → consequences → execution
26 philosophical Occam's Razor Application Find the simplest sufficient explanation by eliminating unnecessary complexity - essential for debugging and theory selection options → simplification → selection
27 philosophical Trolley Problem Variations Explore ethical trade-offs through moral dilemmas - valuable for understanding values and making difficult ethical decisions dilemma → analysis → decision
28 quantum Observer Effect Consideration Analyze how the act of measurement changes what's being measured - important for understanding metrics impact and self-aware systems unmeasured → observation → impact
29 retrospective Hindsight Reflection Imagine looking back from the future to gain perspective - powerful for project reviews and extracting wisdom from experience future view → insights → application
30 retrospective Lessons Learned Extraction Systematically identify key takeaways and actionable improvements - essential for knowledge transfer and continuous improvement experience → lessons → actions
31 risk Identify Potential Risks Brainstorm what could go wrong across all categories - fundamental for project planning and deployment preparation categories → risks → mitigations
32 risk Challenge from Critical Perspective Play devil's advocate to stress-test ideas and find weaknesses - essential for overcoming groupthink and building robust solutions assumptions → challenges → strengthening
33 risk Failure Mode Analysis Systematically explore how each component could fail - critical for reliability engineering and safety-critical systems components → failures → prevention
34 risk Pre-mortem Analysis Imagine future failure then work backwards to prevent it - powerful technique for risk mitigation before major launches failure scenario → causes → prevention
35 scientific Peer Review Simulation Apply rigorous academic evaluation standards - ensures quality through methodology review and critical assessment methodology → analysis → recommendations
36 scientific Reproducibility Check Verify results can be replicated independently - fundamental for reliability and scientific validity method → replication → validation
37 structural Dependency Mapping Visualize interconnections to understand requirements and impacts - essential for complex systems and integration planning components → dependencies → impacts
38 structural Information Architecture Review Optimize organization and hierarchy for better user experience - crucial for fixing navigation and findability problems current → pain points → restructure
39 structural Skeleton of Thought Create structure first then expand branches in parallel - efficient for generating long content quickly with good organization skeleton → branches → integration

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category,method_name,description,output_pattern
core,Five Whys,Drill down to root causes by asking 'why' iteratively. Each answer becomes the basis for the next question. Particularly effective for problem analysis and understanding system failures.,problem → why1 → why2 → why3 → why4 → why5 → root cause
core,First Principles,Break down complex problems into fundamental truths and rebuild from there. Question assumptions and reconstruct understanding from basic principles.,assumptions → deconstruction → fundamentals → reconstruction → solution
structural,SWOT Analysis,Evaluate internal and external factors through Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats. Provides balanced strategic perspective.,strengths → weaknesses → opportunities → threats → strategic insights
structural,Mind Mapping,Create visual representations of interconnected concepts branching from central idea. Reveals relationships and patterns not immediately obvious.,central concept → primary branches → secondary branches → connections → insights
risk,Pre-mortem Analysis,Imagine project has failed and work backwards to identify potential failure points. Proactive risk identification through hypothetical failure scenarios.,future failure → contributing factors → warning signs → preventive measures
risk,Risk Matrix,Evaluate risks by probability and impact to prioritize mitigation efforts. Visual framework for systematic risk assessment.,risk identification → probability assessment → impact analysis → prioritization → mitigation
creative,SCAMPER,Systematic creative thinking through Substitute Combine Adapt Modify Put to other uses Eliminate Reverse. Generates innovative alternatives.,substitute → combine → adapt → modify → other uses → eliminate → reverse
creative,Six Thinking Hats,Explore topic from six perspectives: facts (white) emotions (red) caution (black) optimism (yellow) creativity (green) process (blue).,facts → emotions → risks → benefits → alternatives → synthesis
analytical,Root Cause Analysis,Systematic investigation to identify fundamental causes rather than symptoms. Uses various techniques to drill down to core issues.,symptoms → immediate causes → intermediate causes → root causes → solutions
analytical,Fishbone Diagram,Visual cause-and-effect analysis organizing potential causes into categories. Also known as Ishikawa diagram for systematic problem analysis.,problem statement → major categories → potential causes → sub-causes → prioritization
strategic,PESTLE Analysis,Examine Political Economic Social Technological Legal Environmental factors. Comprehensive external environment assessment.,political → economic → social → technological → legal → environmental → implications
strategic,Value Chain Analysis,Examine activities that create value from raw materials to end customer. Identifies competitive advantages and improvement opportunities.,primary activities → support activities → linkages → value creation → optimization
process,Journey Mapping,Visualize end-to-end experience identifying touchpoints pain points and opportunities. Understanding through customer or user perspective.,stages → touchpoints → actions → emotions → pain points → opportunities
process,Service Blueprint,Map service delivery showing frontstage backstage and support processes. Reveals service complexity and improvement areas.,customer actions → frontstage → backstage → support processes → improvement areas
stakeholder,Stakeholder Mapping,Identify and analyze stakeholders by interest and influence. Strategic approach to stakeholder engagement.,identification → interest analysis → influence assessment → engagement strategy
stakeholder,Empathy Map,Understand stakeholder perspectives through what they think feel see say do. Deep understanding of user needs and motivations.,thinks → feels → sees → says → does → pains → gains
decision,Decision Matrix,Evaluate options against weighted criteria for objective decision making. Systematic comparison of alternatives.,criteria definition → weighting → scoring → calculation → ranking → selection
decision,Cost-Benefit Analysis,Compare costs against benefits to evaluate decision viability. Quantitative approach to decision validation.,cost identification → benefit identification → quantification → comparison → recommendation
validation,Devil's Advocate,Challenge assumptions and proposals by arguing opposing viewpoint. Stress-testing through deliberate opposition.,proposal → counter-arguments → weaknesses → blind spots → strengthened proposal
validation,Red Team Analysis,Simulate adversarial perspective to identify vulnerabilities. Security and robustness through adversarial thinking.,current approach → adversarial view → attack vectors → vulnerabilities → countermeasures
num,category,method_name,description,output_pattern
1,collaboration,Stakeholder Round Table,Convene multiple personas to contribute diverse perspectives - essential for requirements gathering and finding balanced solutions across competing interests,perspectives → synthesis → alignment
2,collaboration,Expert Panel Review,Assemble domain experts for deep specialized analysis - ideal when technical depth and peer review quality are needed,expert views → consensus → recommendations
3,collaboration,Debate Club Showdown,Two personas argue opposing positions while a moderator scores points - great for exploring controversial decisions and finding middle ground,thesis → antithesis → synthesis
4,collaboration,User Persona Focus Group,Gather your product's user personas to react to proposals and share frustrations - essential for validating features and discovering unmet needs,reactions → concerns → priorities
5,collaboration,Time Traveler Council,Past-you and future-you advise present-you on decisions - powerful for gaining perspective on long-term consequences vs short-term pressures,past wisdom → present choice → future impact
6,collaboration,Cross-Functional War Room,Product manager + engineer + designer tackle a problem together - reveals trade-offs between feasibility desirability and viability,constraints → trade-offs → balanced solution
7,collaboration,Mentor and Apprentice,Senior expert teaches junior while junior asks naive questions - surfaces hidden assumptions through teaching,explanation → questions → deeper understanding
8,collaboration,Good Cop Bad Cop,Supportive persona and critical persona alternate - finds both strengths to build on and weaknesses to address,encouragement → criticism → balanced view
9,collaboration,Improv Yes-And,Multiple personas build on each other's ideas without blocking - generates unexpected creative directions through collaborative building,idea → build → build → surprising result
10,collaboration,Customer Support Theater,Angry customer and support rep roleplay to find pain points - reveals real user frustrations and service gaps,complaint → investigation → resolution → prevention
11,advanced,Tree of Thoughts,Explore multiple reasoning paths simultaneously then evaluate and select the best - perfect for complex problems with multiple valid approaches,paths → evaluation → selection
12,advanced,Graph of Thoughts,Model reasoning as an interconnected network of ideas to reveal hidden relationships - ideal for systems thinking and discovering emergent patterns,nodes → connections → patterns
13,advanced,Thread of Thought,Maintain coherent reasoning across long contexts by weaving a continuous narrative thread - essential for RAG systems and maintaining consistency,context → thread → synthesis
14,advanced,Self-Consistency Validation,Generate multiple independent approaches then compare for consistency - crucial for high-stakes decisions where verification matters,approaches → comparison → consensus
15,advanced,Meta-Prompting Analysis,Step back to analyze the approach structure and methodology itself - valuable for optimizing prompts and improving problem-solving,current → analysis → optimization
16,advanced,Reasoning via Planning,Build a reasoning tree guided by world models and goal states - excellent for strategic planning and sequential decision-making,model → planning → strategy
17,competitive,Red Team vs Blue Team,Adversarial attack-defend analysis to find vulnerabilities - critical for security testing and building robust solutions,defense → attack → hardening
18,competitive,Shark Tank Pitch,Entrepreneur pitches to skeptical investors who poke holes - stress-tests business viability and forces clarity on value proposition,pitch → challenges → refinement
19,competitive,Code Review Gauntlet,Senior devs with different philosophies review the same code - surfaces style debates and finds consensus on best practices,reviews → debates → standards
20,technical,Architecture Decision Records,Multiple architect personas propose and debate architectural choices with explicit trade-offs - ensures decisions are well-reasoned and documented,options → trade-offs → decision → rationale
21,technical,Rubber Duck Debugging Evolved,Explain your code to progressively more technical ducks until you find the bug - forces clarity at multiple abstraction levels,simple → detailed → technical → aha
22,technical,Algorithm Olympics,Multiple approaches compete on the same problem with benchmarks - finds optimal solution through direct comparison,implementations → benchmarks → winner
23,technical,Security Audit Personas,Hacker + defender + auditor examine system from different threat models - comprehensive security review from multiple angles,vulnerabilities → defenses → compliance
24,technical,Performance Profiler Panel,Database expert + frontend specialist + DevOps engineer diagnose slowness - finds bottlenecks across the full stack,symptoms → analysis → optimizations
25,creative,SCAMPER Method,Apply seven creativity lenses (Substitute/Combine/Adapt/Modify/Put/Eliminate/Reverse) - systematic ideation for product innovation,S→C→A→M→P→E→R
26,creative,Reverse Engineering,Work backwards from desired outcome to find implementation path - powerful for goal achievement and understanding endpoints,end state → steps backward → path forward
27,creative,What If Scenarios,Explore alternative realities to understand possibilities and implications - valuable for contingency planning and exploration,scenarios → implications → insights
28,creative,Random Input Stimulus,Inject unrelated concepts to spark unexpected connections - breaks creative blocks through forced lateral thinking,random word → associations → novel ideas
29,creative,Exquisite Corpse Brainstorm,Each persona adds to the idea seeing only the previous contribution - generates surprising combinations through constrained collaboration,contribution → handoff → contribution → surprise
30,creative,Genre Mashup,Combine two unrelated domains to find fresh approaches - innovation through unexpected cross-pollination,domain A + domain B → hybrid insights
31,research,Literature Review Personas,Optimist researcher + skeptic researcher + synthesizer review sources - balanced assessment of evidence quality,sources → critiques → synthesis
32,research,Thesis Defense Simulation,Student defends hypothesis against committee with different concerns - stress-tests research methodology and conclusions,thesis → challenges → defense → refinements
33,research,Comparative Analysis Matrix,Multiple analysts evaluate options against weighted criteria - structured decision-making with explicit scoring,options → criteria → scores → recommendation
34,risk,Pre-mortem Analysis,Imagine future failure then work backwards to prevent it - powerful technique for risk mitigation before major launches,failure scenario → causes → prevention
35,risk,Failure Mode Analysis,Systematically explore how each component could fail - critical for reliability engineering and safety-critical systems,components → failures → prevention
36,risk,Challenge from Critical Perspective,Play devil's advocate to stress-test ideas and find weaknesses - essential for overcoming groupthink,assumptions → challenges → strengthening
37,risk,Identify Potential Risks,Brainstorm what could go wrong across all categories - fundamental for project planning and deployment preparation,categories → risks → mitigations
38,risk,Chaos Monkey Scenarios,Deliberately break things to test resilience and recovery - ensures systems handle failures gracefully,break → observe → harden
39,core,First Principles Analysis,Strip away assumptions to rebuild from fundamental truths - breakthrough technique for innovation and solving impossible problems,assumptions → truths → new approach
40,core,5 Whys Deep Dive,Repeatedly ask why to drill down to root causes - simple but powerful for understanding failures,why chain → root cause → solution
41,core,Socratic Questioning,Use targeted questions to reveal hidden assumptions and guide discovery - excellent for teaching and self-discovery,questions → revelations → understanding
42,core,Critique and Refine,Systematic review to identify strengths and weaknesses then improve - standard quality check for drafts,strengths/weaknesses → improvements → refined
43,core,Explain Reasoning,Walk through step-by-step thinking to show how conclusions were reached - crucial for transparency,steps → logic → conclusion
44,core,Expand or Contract for Audience,Dynamically adjust detail level and technical depth for target audience - matches content to reader capabilities,audience → adjustments → refined content
45,learning,Feynman Technique,Explain complex concepts simply as if teaching a child - the ultimate test of true understanding,complex → simple → gaps → mastery
46,learning,Active Recall Testing,Test understanding without references to verify true knowledge - essential for identifying gaps,test → gaps → reinforcement
47,philosophical,Occam's Razor Application,Find the simplest sufficient explanation by eliminating unnecessary complexity - essential for debugging,options → simplification → selection
48,philosophical,Trolley Problem Variations,Explore ethical trade-offs through moral dilemmas - valuable for understanding values and difficult decisions,dilemma → analysis → decision
49,retrospective,Hindsight Reflection,Imagine looking back from the future to gain perspective - powerful for project reviews,future view → insights → application
50,retrospective,Lessons Learned Extraction,Systematically identify key takeaways and actionable improvements - essential for continuous improvement,experience → lessons → actions
1 num category method_name description output_pattern
2 1 core collaboration Five Whys Stakeholder Round Table Drill down to root causes by asking 'why' iteratively. Each answer becomes the basis for the next question. Particularly effective for problem analysis and understanding system failures. Convene multiple personas to contribute diverse perspectives - essential for requirements gathering and finding balanced solutions across competing interests problem → why1 → why2 → why3 → why4 → why5 → root cause perspectives → synthesis → alignment
3 2 core collaboration First Principles Expert Panel Review Break down complex problems into fundamental truths and rebuild from there. Question assumptions and reconstruct understanding from basic principles. Assemble domain experts for deep specialized analysis - ideal when technical depth and peer review quality are needed assumptions → deconstruction → fundamentals → reconstruction → solution expert views → consensus → recommendations
4 3 structural collaboration SWOT Analysis Debate Club Showdown Evaluate internal and external factors through Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats. Provides balanced strategic perspective. Two personas argue opposing positions while a moderator scores points - great for exploring controversial decisions and finding middle ground strengths → weaknesses → opportunities → threats → strategic insights thesis → antithesis → synthesis
5 4 structural collaboration Mind Mapping User Persona Focus Group Create visual representations of interconnected concepts branching from central idea. Reveals relationships and patterns not immediately obvious. Gather your product's user personas to react to proposals and share frustrations - essential for validating features and discovering unmet needs central concept → primary branches → secondary branches → connections → insights reactions → concerns → priorities
6 5 risk collaboration Pre-mortem Analysis Time Traveler Council Imagine project has failed and work backwards to identify potential failure points. Proactive risk identification through hypothetical failure scenarios. Past-you and future-you advise present-you on decisions - powerful for gaining perspective on long-term consequences vs short-term pressures future failure → contributing factors → warning signs → preventive measures past wisdom → present choice → future impact
7 6 risk collaboration Risk Matrix Cross-Functional War Room Evaluate risks by probability and impact to prioritize mitigation efforts. Visual framework for systematic risk assessment. Product manager + engineer + designer tackle a problem together - reveals trade-offs between feasibility desirability and viability risk identification → probability assessment → impact analysis → prioritization → mitigation constraints → trade-offs → balanced solution
8 7 creative collaboration SCAMPER Mentor and Apprentice Systematic creative thinking through Substitute Combine Adapt Modify Put to other uses Eliminate Reverse. Generates innovative alternatives. Senior expert teaches junior while junior asks naive questions - surfaces hidden assumptions through teaching substitute → combine → adapt → modify → other uses → eliminate → reverse explanation → questions → deeper understanding
9 8 creative collaboration Six Thinking Hats Good Cop Bad Cop Explore topic from six perspectives: facts (white) emotions (red) caution (black) optimism (yellow) creativity (green) process (blue). Supportive persona and critical persona alternate - finds both strengths to build on and weaknesses to address facts → emotions → risks → benefits → alternatives → synthesis encouragement → criticism → balanced view
10 9 analytical collaboration Root Cause Analysis Improv Yes-And Systematic investigation to identify fundamental causes rather than symptoms. Uses various techniques to drill down to core issues. Multiple personas build on each other's ideas without blocking - generates unexpected creative directions through collaborative building symptoms → immediate causes → intermediate causes → root causes → solutions idea → build → build → surprising result
11 10 analytical collaboration Fishbone Diagram Customer Support Theater Visual cause-and-effect analysis organizing potential causes into categories. Also known as Ishikawa diagram for systematic problem analysis. Angry customer and support rep roleplay to find pain points - reveals real user frustrations and service gaps problem statement → major categories → potential causes → sub-causes → prioritization complaint → investigation → resolution → prevention
12 11 strategic advanced PESTLE Analysis Tree of Thoughts Examine Political Economic Social Technological Legal Environmental factors. Comprehensive external environment assessment. Explore multiple reasoning paths simultaneously then evaluate and select the best - perfect for complex problems with multiple valid approaches political → economic → social → technological → legal → environmental → implications paths → evaluation → selection
13 12 strategic advanced Value Chain Analysis Graph of Thoughts Examine activities that create value from raw materials to end customer. Identifies competitive advantages and improvement opportunities. Model reasoning as an interconnected network of ideas to reveal hidden relationships - ideal for systems thinking and discovering emergent patterns primary activities → support activities → linkages → value creation → optimization nodes → connections → patterns
14 13 process advanced Journey Mapping Thread of Thought Visualize end-to-end experience identifying touchpoints pain points and opportunities. Understanding through customer or user perspective. Maintain coherent reasoning across long contexts by weaving a continuous narrative thread - essential for RAG systems and maintaining consistency stages → touchpoints → actions → emotions → pain points → opportunities context → thread → synthesis
15 14 process advanced Service Blueprint Self-Consistency Validation Map service delivery showing frontstage backstage and support processes. Reveals service complexity and improvement areas. Generate multiple independent approaches then compare for consistency - crucial for high-stakes decisions where verification matters customer actions → frontstage → backstage → support processes → improvement areas approaches → comparison → consensus
16 15 stakeholder advanced Stakeholder Mapping Meta-Prompting Analysis Identify and analyze stakeholders by interest and influence. Strategic approach to stakeholder engagement. Step back to analyze the approach structure and methodology itself - valuable for optimizing prompts and improving problem-solving identification → interest analysis → influence assessment → engagement strategy current → analysis → optimization
17 16 stakeholder advanced Empathy Map Reasoning via Planning Understand stakeholder perspectives through what they think feel see say do. Deep understanding of user needs and motivations. Build a reasoning tree guided by world models and goal states - excellent for strategic planning and sequential decision-making thinks → feels → sees → says → does → pains → gains model → planning → strategy
18 17 decision competitive Decision Matrix Red Team vs Blue Team Evaluate options against weighted criteria for objective decision making. Systematic comparison of alternatives. Adversarial attack-defend analysis to find vulnerabilities - critical for security testing and building robust solutions criteria definition → weighting → scoring → calculation → ranking → selection defense → attack → hardening
19 18 decision competitive Cost-Benefit Analysis Shark Tank Pitch Compare costs against benefits to evaluate decision viability. Quantitative approach to decision validation. Entrepreneur pitches to skeptical investors who poke holes - stress-tests business viability and forces clarity on value proposition cost identification → benefit identification → quantification → comparison → recommendation pitch → challenges → refinement
20 19 validation competitive Devil's Advocate Code Review Gauntlet Challenge assumptions and proposals by arguing opposing viewpoint. Stress-testing through deliberate opposition. Senior devs with different philosophies review the same code - surfaces style debates and finds consensus on best practices proposal → counter-arguments → weaknesses → blind spots → strengthened proposal reviews → debates → standards
21 20 validation technical Red Team Analysis Architecture Decision Records Simulate adversarial perspective to identify vulnerabilities. Security and robustness through adversarial thinking. Multiple architect personas propose and debate architectural choices with explicit trade-offs - ensures decisions are well-reasoned and documented current approach → adversarial view → attack vectors → vulnerabilities → countermeasures options → trade-offs → decision → rationale
22 21 technical Rubber Duck Debugging Evolved Explain your code to progressively more technical ducks until you find the bug - forces clarity at multiple abstraction levels simple → detailed → technical → aha
23 22 technical Algorithm Olympics Multiple approaches compete on the same problem with benchmarks - finds optimal solution through direct comparison implementations → benchmarks → winner
24 23 technical Security Audit Personas Hacker + defender + auditor examine system from different threat models - comprehensive security review from multiple angles vulnerabilities → defenses → compliance
25 24 technical Performance Profiler Panel Database expert + frontend specialist + DevOps engineer diagnose slowness - finds bottlenecks across the full stack symptoms → analysis → optimizations
26 25 creative SCAMPER Method Apply seven creativity lenses (Substitute/Combine/Adapt/Modify/Put/Eliminate/Reverse) - systematic ideation for product innovation S→C→A→M→P→E→R
27 26 creative Reverse Engineering Work backwards from desired outcome to find implementation path - powerful for goal achievement and understanding endpoints end state → steps backward → path forward
28 27 creative What If Scenarios Explore alternative realities to understand possibilities and implications - valuable for contingency planning and exploration scenarios → implications → insights
29 28 creative Random Input Stimulus Inject unrelated concepts to spark unexpected connections - breaks creative blocks through forced lateral thinking random word → associations → novel ideas
30 29 creative Exquisite Corpse Brainstorm Each persona adds to the idea seeing only the previous contribution - generates surprising combinations through constrained collaboration contribution → handoff → contribution → surprise
31 30 creative Genre Mashup Combine two unrelated domains to find fresh approaches - innovation through unexpected cross-pollination domain A + domain B → hybrid insights
32 31 research Literature Review Personas Optimist researcher + skeptic researcher + synthesizer review sources - balanced assessment of evidence quality sources → critiques → synthesis
33 32 research Thesis Defense Simulation Student defends hypothesis against committee with different concerns - stress-tests research methodology and conclusions thesis → challenges → defense → refinements
34 33 research Comparative Analysis Matrix Multiple analysts evaluate options against weighted criteria - structured decision-making with explicit scoring options → criteria → scores → recommendation
35 34 risk Pre-mortem Analysis Imagine future failure then work backwards to prevent it - powerful technique for risk mitigation before major launches failure scenario → causes → prevention
36 35 risk Failure Mode Analysis Systematically explore how each component could fail - critical for reliability engineering and safety-critical systems components → failures → prevention
37 36 risk Challenge from Critical Perspective Play devil's advocate to stress-test ideas and find weaknesses - essential for overcoming groupthink assumptions → challenges → strengthening
38 37 risk Identify Potential Risks Brainstorm what could go wrong across all categories - fundamental for project planning and deployment preparation categories → risks → mitigations
39 38 risk Chaos Monkey Scenarios Deliberately break things to test resilience and recovery - ensures systems handle failures gracefully break → observe → harden
40 39 core First Principles Analysis Strip away assumptions to rebuild from fundamental truths - breakthrough technique for innovation and solving impossible problems assumptions → truths → new approach
41 40 core 5 Whys Deep Dive Repeatedly ask why to drill down to root causes - simple but powerful for understanding failures why chain → root cause → solution
42 41 core Socratic Questioning Use targeted questions to reveal hidden assumptions and guide discovery - excellent for teaching and self-discovery questions → revelations → understanding
43 42 core Critique and Refine Systematic review to identify strengths and weaknesses then improve - standard quality check for drafts strengths/weaknesses → improvements → refined
44 43 core Explain Reasoning Walk through step-by-step thinking to show how conclusions were reached - crucial for transparency steps → logic → conclusion
45 44 core Expand or Contract for Audience Dynamically adjust detail level and technical depth for target audience - matches content to reader capabilities audience → adjustments → refined content
46 45 learning Feynman Technique Explain complex concepts simply as if teaching a child - the ultimate test of true understanding complex → simple → gaps → mastery
47 46 learning Active Recall Testing Test understanding without references to verify true knowledge - essential for identifying gaps test → gaps → reinforcement
48 47 philosophical Occam's Razor Application Find the simplest sufficient explanation by eliminating unnecessary complexity - essential for debugging options → simplification → selection
49 48 philosophical Trolley Problem Variations Explore ethical trade-offs through moral dilemmas - valuable for understanding values and difficult decisions dilemma → analysis → decision
50 49 retrospective Hindsight Reflection Imagine looking back from the future to gain perspective - powerful for project reviews future view → insights → application
51 50 retrospective Lessons Learned Extraction Systematically identify key takeaways and actionable improvements - essential for continuous improvement experience → lessons → actions

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<step n="2" title="Present Options and Handle Responses">
<format>
**Advanced Elicitation Options**
Choose a number (1-5), r to shuffle, or x to proceed:
**Advanced Elicitation Options (If you launched Party Mode, they will participate randomly)**
Choose a number (1-5), [r] to Reshuffle, [a] List All, or [x] to Proceed:
1. [Method Name]
2. [Method Name]
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
4. [Method Name]
5. [Method Name]
r. Reshuffle the list with 5 new options
a. List all methods with descriptions
x. Proceed / No Further Actions
</format>
@@ -68,7 +69,9 @@
<i>CRITICAL: Re-present the same 1-5,r,x prompt to allow additional elicitations</i>
</case>
<case n="r">
<i>Select 5 different methods from advanced-elicitation-methods.csv, present new list with same prompt format</i>
<i>Select 5 random methods from advanced-elicitation-methods.csv, present new list with same prompt format</i>
<i>When selecting, try to think and pick a diverse set of methods covering different categories and approaches, with 1 and 2 being
potentially the most useful for the document or section being discovered</i>
</case>
<case n="x">
<i>Complete elicitation and proceed</i>
@@ -76,6 +79,11 @@
<i>The enhanced content becomes the final version for that section</i>
<i>Signal completion back to create-doc.md to continue with next section</i>
</case>
<case n="a">
<i>List all methods with their descriptions from the CSV in a compact table</i>
<i>Allow user to select any method by name or number from the full list</i>
<i>After selection, execute the method as described in the n="1-5" case above</i>
</case>
<case n="direct-feedback">
<i>Apply changes to current section content and re-present choices</i>
</case>
@@ -90,11 +98,13 @@
<i>Output pattern: Use the pattern as a flexible guide (e.g., "paths → evaluation → selection")</i>
<i>Dynamic adaptation: Adjust complexity based on content needs (simple to sophisticated)</i>
<i>Creative application: Interpret methods flexibly based on context while maintaining pattern consistency</i>
<i>Be concise: Focus on actionable insights</i>
<i>Stay relevant: Tie elicitation to specific content being analyzed (the current section from create-doc)</i>
<i>Identify personas: For multi-persona methods, clearly identify viewpoints</i>
<i>Critical loop behavior: Always re-offer the 1-5,r,x choices after each method execution</i>
<i>Continue until user selects 'x' to proceed with enhanced content</i>
<i>Focus on actionable insights</i>
<i>Stay relevant: Tie elicitation to specific content being analyzed (the current section from the document being created unless user
indicates otherwise)</i>
<i>Identify personas: For single or multi-persona methods, clearly identify viewpoints, and use party members if available in memory
already</i>
<i>Critical loop behavior: Always re-offer the 1-5,r,a,x choices after each method execution</i>
<i>Continue until user selects 'x' to proceed with enhanced content, confirm or ask the user what should be accepted from the session</i>
<i>Each method application builds upon previous enhancements</i>
<i>Content preservation: Track all enhancements made during elicitation</i>
<i>Iterative enhancement: Each selected method (1-5) should:</i>

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<if tag="template-output">
<mandate>Generate content for this section</mandate>
<mandate>Save to file (Write first time, Edit subsequent)</mandate>
<action>Show checkpoint separator: ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━</action>
<action>Display generated content</action>
<ask> [a] Advanced Elicitation, [c] Continue, [p] Party-Mode, [y] YOLO the rest of this document only. WAIT for response. <if
response="a">