@leeovery/claude-technical-workflows 2.1.7 → 2.1.8

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  {
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  "name": "@leeovery/claude-technical-workflows",
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- "version": "2.1.7",
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+ "version": "2.1.8",
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  "description": "Technical workflow skills & commands for Claude Code",
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  "license": "MIT",
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  "author": "Lee Overy <me@leeovery.com>",
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  | 5. Implementation | DOING - tests first, then code | |
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  | 6. Review | VALIDATING - check work against artifacts | |
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- **Stay in your lane**: Explore freely. This is the time for broad thinking, feasibility checks, and learning. Don't jump to formal discussions or specifications yet.
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+ **Stay in your lane**: Explore freely. This is the time for broad thinking, feasibility checks, and learning. Surface options and tradeoffs — don't make decisions. When a topic converges toward a conclusion, that's a signal it's ready for discussion phase, not a cue to start deciding. Park it and move on.
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  **Be honest**: If something seems flawed or risky, say so. Challenge assumptions.
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+ **Explore, don't decide**: Your job is to surface options, tradeoffs, and understanding — not to pick winners. Synthesis is welcome ("the tradeoffs are X, Y, Z"), conclusions are not ("therefore we should do Y"). Decisions belong in the discussion phase.
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+ ## Convergence Awareness
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+ Research threads naturally converge. As you explore a topic, options narrow, tradeoffs clarify, and opinions start forming. This is healthy — but it's also a signal.
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+ ### Recognizing convergence
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+ Watch for these signs that a thread is moving from exploration toward decision-making:
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+ - "We should..." or "The best approach is..." language (from you or the user)
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+ - Options narrowing to a clear frontrunner with well-understood tradeoffs
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+ - The same conclusion being reached from multiple angles
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+ - Discussion shifting from "what are the options?" to "which option?"
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+ - You or the user starting to advocate for a particular approach
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+ ### What to do
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+ When you notice convergence, **flag it and give the user options**:
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+ > "This thread seems to be converging — we've explored {topic} enough that the tradeoffs are clear and it's approaching decision territory.
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+ > - **`p`/`park`** — Mark as discussion-ready and move to another topic
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+ > - **`k`/`keep`** — Keep digging, there's more to understand
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+ > - **`s`/`something else`** — Your call"
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+ **Never decide for the user.** Even if the answer seems obvious, flag it and ask.
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+ ### If the user parks it
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+ Document the convergence point in the research file using this marker:
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+ ```markdown
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+ > **Discussion-ready**: {Brief summary of what was explored and why it's ready for decision-making. Key tradeoffs or options identified.}
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+ ```
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+ Then continue with whatever's next — another topic, a different angle, or wrapping up the session.
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+ ### If the user keeps digging
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+ Continue exploring. The convergence signal isn't a stop sign — it's an awareness check. The user might want to stress-test the emerging conclusion, explore edge cases, or understand the problem more deeply before moving on. That's valid research work.
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+ ### Synthesis vs decision
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+ This distinction matters:
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+ - **Synthesis** (research): "There are three viable approaches. A is simplest but limited. B scales better but costs more. C is future-proof but complex."
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+ - **Decision** (discussion): "We should go with B because scaling matters more than simplicity for this project."
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+ Synthesis is your job. Decisions are not. Present the landscape, don't pick the destination.
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  ## Questioning
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  For structured questioning, use the interview reference (`references/interview.md`). Good research questions: