What is the purpose of the Interview skill?

It helps Claude understand the root problem (the WHY) behind a request to ensure the final solution aligns perfectly with your actual needs and constraints.

When should I use the /interview command?

Use it for complex tasks, when you need recommendations, during brainstorming sessions, or whenever a request is ambiguous and might be misunderstood.

How does this skill prevent errors?

It explicitly surfaces hidden assumptions and requires a mutual agreement on both the problem and the solution before Claude takes any action.

Can I use this for non-coding tasks?

Yes, the discovery framework is context-agnostic and works for documentation, automation design, and strategic brainstorming.

Strategic Intent Discovery

Name: Strategic Intent Discovery
Author: alijilani-dev

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Uncovers the underlying intent and validates assumptions through structured discovery conversations to ensure AI-generated solutions match user needs.

The Interview skill acts as a bridge between surface-level requests and meaningful results by facilitating a deep-dive discovery process. It employs techniques like laddering and assumption surfacing to prevent Claude from proceeding on incorrect premises. This skill is essential for high-stakes development, complex brainstorming, or any scenario where alignment is more important than immediate output, ensuring that the 'WHY' is fully understood before the 'WHAT' is built.

Key Features

01Explicit assumption surfacing and validation to prevent misalignment

02Interactive '5 Whys' and laddering techniques for deep exploration

03Collaborative solution exploration with informed trade-off analysis

04Structured understanding summaries to reach mutual agreement before acting

05Systematic 'WHY + WHAT' discovery framework to uncover root needs

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Use Cases

01Gathering requirements and brainstorming architecture for new software projects

02Validating technical assumptions during high-stakes refactoring or migrations

03Clarifying ambiguous or multi-part feature requests before implementation

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add alijilani-dev/claude interview

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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