listing-phase-assumptions

Use this skill when surfacing Claude's assumptions about a phase approach before planning, checking what Claude thinks, or validating understanding before planning. Triggers include "list assumptions", "what are you thinking", "show assumptions", "phase assumptions", and "what's the plan".

<user_command>/kata:list-assumptions</user_command>

<objective> Analyze a phase and present Claude's assumptions about technical approach, implementation order, scope boundaries, risk areas, and dependencies.

Purpose: Help users see what Claude thinks BEFORE planning begins - enabling course correction early when assumptions are wrong. Output: Conversational output only (no file creation) - ends with "What do you think?" prompt </objective>

<execution_context> @./references/phase-assumptions.md </execution_context>

<context> Phase number: $ARGUMENTS (required)

Load project state first: @.planning/STATE.md

Load roadmap: @.planning/ROADMAP.md </context>

<process> 1. Validate phase number argument (error if missing or invalid) 2. Check if phase exists in roadmap 3. Follow phase-assumptions.md workflow: - Analyze roadmap description - Surface assumptions about: technical approach, implementation order, scope, risks, dependencies - Present assumptions clearly - Prompt "What do you think?" 4. Gather feedback and offer next steps </process>

<success_criteria>

Phase validated against roadmap
Assumptions surfaced across five areas
User prompted for feedback
User knows next steps (discuss context, plan phase, or correct assumptions) </success_criteria>