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A solo founder with a rough idea about an AI tool for legal document review uses the skill to run the six-question interrogation. The agent forces them to name a specific lawyer who would panic if the tool disappeared, identify the Excel-and-email workaround currently costing 6 hours per week, and surface a narrow wedge feature payable this week. Output is a Startup-mode design doc that becomes the basis for a fundraise memo and MVP scope.

A product manager inside a large retailer wants buy-in for an inventory-forecasting idea but keeps getting vague feedback. The skill's Startup-adapted mode challenges assumptions about who actually feels the pain, what the current manual process costs, and what the smallest demonstrable version is. The resulting design doc includes success criteria and a single concrete next action to secure a pilot sponsor.

A team of three students at a weekend hackathon triggers Builder mode to brainstorm a social app idea. The agent asks what the coolest version looks like, who they'd show it to, and the fastest path to something shareable, then generates three paths including a minimum-viable version achievable in the timebox. The output is a Builder-template design doc that keeps scope from exploding before the demo deadline.

A developer wants to start an open source CLI tool but risks over-engineering the architecture. Builder mode interrogates the 10x version, the closest existing product and differentiation, and the fastest path to something users can install. Three approaches are compared including a minimal viable release and an ideal long-term architecture, producing a design doc that becomes the project's public roadmap.

Someone learning to code wants to build a personal finance tracker as a portfolio piece. The skill's Builder mode helps them identify what would wow a hiring manager, what existing products do the same thing, and what the minimum shareable version is. The design doc acts as a project brief that balances ambition with the constraint of limited time and a job application deadline.

A CLI or library that is free for individual use and charges for team collaboration, hosted runners, or advanced analytics. The skill helps founders validate that teams will actually pay by forcing them to identify concrete pain and current paid workarounds before building.

The output design doc from Startup mode intentionally narrows the first version to a single workflow that one design partner will pay for immediately. This de-risks the classic B2B motion by proving willingness to pay before sales headcount is added.

A free open source core drives adoption while the company monetizes governance, SSO, audit logs, and compliance features demanded by enterprises. The skill's premise-challenge phase helps teams confirm the open core does not accidentally include the very features enterprises would pay for.