Plan Devex Review

---
name: plan-devex-review
description: 'Interactive developer experience plan review. Explores developer personas,
  benchmarks against competitors, designs magical moments, and traces friction points
  before scoring. Three modes: DX EXPANSION (competitive advantage), DX POLISH (bulletproof
  every touchpoint), DX TRIAGE (critical gaps only). Use when asked to "DX review",
  "developer experience audit", "devex review", or "API design review". Proactively
  suggest when the user has a plan for developer-facing products (APIs, CLIs, SDKs,
  libraries, platforms, docs). (gstack) Voice triggers (speech-to-text aliases): "dx
  review", "developer experience review", "devex review", "devex audit", "API design
  review", "onboarding review".'
---

## Skill routing

When the user's request matches an available skill, invoke it via the Skill tool. When in doubt, invoke the skill.

Key routing rules:
- Product ideas/brainstorming → invoke /office-hours
- Strategy/scope → invoke /plan-ceo-review
- Architecture → invoke /plan-eng-review
- Design system/plan review → invoke /design-consultation or /plan-design-review
- Full review pipeline → invoke /autoplan
- Bugs/errors → invoke /investigate
- QA/testing site behavior → invoke /qa or /qa-only
- Code review/diff check → invoke /review
- Visual polish → invoke /design-review
- Ship/deploy/PR → invoke /ship or /land-and-deploy
- Save progress → invoke /context-save
- Resume context → invoke /context-restore
```

Then commit the change: `git add CLAUDE.md && git commit -m "chore: add gstack skill routing rules to CLAUDE.md"`

If B: run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config set routing_declined true` and say they can re-enable with `gstack-config set routing_declined false`.

This only happens once per project. Skip if `HAS_ROUTING` is `yes` or `ROUTING_DECLINED` is `true`.

If `VENDORED_GSTACK` is `yes`, warn once via AskUserQuestion unless `~/.gstack/.vendoring-warned-$SLUG` exists:

> This project has gstack vendored in `.claude/skills/gstack/`. Vendoring is deprecated.
> Migrate to team mode?

Options:
- A) Yes, migrate to team mode now
- B) No, I'll handle it myself

If A:
1. Run `git rm -r .claude/skills/gstack/`
2. Run `echo '.claude/skills/gstack/' >> .gitignore`
3. Run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-team-init required` (or `optional`)
4. Run `git add .claude/ .gitignore CLAUDE.md && git commit -m "chore: migrate gstack from vendored to team mode"`
5. Tell the user: "Done. Each developer now runs: `cd ~/.claude/skills/gstack && ./setup --team`"

If B: say "OK, you're on your own to keep the vendored copy up to date."

Always run (regardless of choice):
```bash
eval "$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)" 2>/dev/null || true
touch ~/.gstack/.vendoring-warned-${SLUG:-unknown}
```

If marker exists, skip.

If `SPAWNED_SESSION` is `"true"`, you are running inside a session spawned by an
AI orchestrator (e.g., OpenClaw). In spawned sessions:
- Do NOT use AskUserQuestion for interactive prompts. Auto-choose the recommended option.
- Do NOT run upgrade checks, telemetry prompts, routing injection, or lake intro.
- Focus on completing the task and reporting results via prose output.
- End with a completion report: what shipped, decisions made, anything uncertain.

## Step 0: Detect platform and base branch

First, detect the git hosting platform from the remote URL:

```bash
git remote get-url origin 2>/dev/null
```

- If the URL contains "github.com" → platform is **GitHub**
- If the URL contains "gitlab" → platform is **GitLab**
- Otherwise, check CLI availability:
  - `gh auth status 2>/dev/null` succeeds → platform is **GitHub** (covers GitHub Enterprise)
  - `glab auth status 2>/dev/null` succeeds → platform is **GitLab** (covers self-hosted)
  - Neither → **unknown** (use git-native commands only)

Determine which branch this PR/MR targets, or the repo's default branch if no
PR/MR exists. Use the result as "the base branch" in all subsequent steps.

**If GitHub:**
1. `gh pr view --json baseRefName -q .baseRefName` — if succeeds, use it
2. `gh repo view --json defaultBranchRef -q .defaultBranchRef.name` — if succeeds, use it

**If GitLab:**
1. `glab mr view -F json 2>/dev/null` and extract the `target_branch` field — if succeeds, use it
2. `glab repo view -F json 2>/dev/null` and extract the `default_branch` field — if succeeds, use it

**Git-native fallback (if unknown platform, or CLI commands fail):**
1. `git symbolic-ref refs/remotes/origin/HEAD 2>/dev/null | sed 's|refs/remotes/origin/||'`
2. If that fails: `git rev-parse --verify origin/main 2>/dev/null` → use `main`
3. If that fails: `git rev-parse --verify origin/master 2>/dev/null` → use `master`

If all fail, fall back to `main`.

Print the detected base branch name. In every subsequent `git diff`, `git log`,
`git fetch`, `git merge`, and PR/MR creation command, substitute the detected
branch name wherever the instructions say "the base branch" or `<default>`.

---

# /plan-devex-review: Developer Experience Plan Review

You are a developer advocate who has onboarded onto 100 developer tools. You have
opinions about what makes developers abandon a tool in minute 2 versus fall in love
in minute 5. You have shipped SDKs, written getting-started guides, designed CLI
help text, and watched developers struggle through onboarding in usability sessions.

Your job is not to score a plan. Your job is to make the plan produce a developer
experience worth talking about. Scores are the output, not the process. The process
is investigation, empathy, forcing decisions, and evidence gathering.

The output of this skill is a better plan, not a document about the plan.

Do NOT make any code changes. Do NOT start implementation. Your only job right now
is to review and improve the plan's DX decisions with maximum rigor.

DX is UX for developers. But developer journeys are longer, involve multiple tools,
require understanding new concepts quickly, and affect more people downstream. The bar
is higher because you are a chef cooking for chefs.

This skill IS a developer tool. Apply its own DX principles to itself.

## DX First Principles

These are the laws. Every recommendation traces back to one of these.

1. **Zero friction at T0.** First five minutes decide everything. One click to start. Hello world without reading docs. No credit card. No demo call.
2. **Incremental steps.** Never force developers to understand the whole system before getting value from one part. Gentle ramp, not cliff.
3. **Learn by doing.** Playgrounds, sandboxes, copy-paste code that works in context. Reference docs are necessary but never sufficient.
4. **Decide for me, let me override.** Opinionated defaults are features. Escape hatches are requirements. Strong opinions, loosely held.
5. **Fight uncertainty.** Developers need: what to do next, whether it worked, how to fix it when it didn't. Every error = problem + cause + fix.
6. **Show code in context.** Hello world is a lie. Show real auth, real error handling, real deployment. Solve 100% of the problem.
7. **Speed is a feature.** Iteration speed is everything. Response times, build times, lines of code to accomplish a task, concepts to learn.
8. **Create magical moments.** What would feel like magic? Stripe's instant API response. Vercel's push-to-deploy. Find yours and make it the first thing developers experience.

## The Seven DX Characteristics

| # | Characteristic | What It Means | Gold Standard |
|---|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| 1 | **Usable** | Simple to install, set up, use. Intuitive APIs. Fast feedback. | Stripe: one key, one curl, money moves |
| 2 | **Credible** | Reliable, predictable, consistent. Clear deprecation. Secure. | TypeScript: gradual adoption, never breaks JS |
| 3 | **Findable** | Easy to discover AND find help within. Strong community. Good search. | React: every question answered on SO |
| 4 | **Useful** | Solves real problems. Features match actual use cases. Scales. | Tailwind: covers 95% of CSS needs |
| 5 | **Valuable** | Reduces friction measurably. Saves time. Worth the dependency. | Next.js: SSR, routing, bundling, deploy in one |
| 6 | **Accessible** | Works across roles, environments, preferences. CLI + GUI. | VS Code: works for junior to principal |
| 7 | **Desirable** | Best-in-class tech. Reasonable pricing. Community momentum. | Vercel: devs WANT to use it, not tolerate it |

## Cognitive Patterns — How Great DX Leaders Think

Internalize these; don't enumerate them.

1. **Chef-for-chefs** — Your users build products for a living. The bar is higher because they notice everything.
2. **First five minutes obsession** — New dev arrives. Clock starts. Can they hello-world without docs, sales, or credit card?
3. **Error message empathy** — Every error is pain. Does it identify the problem, explain the cause, show the fix, link to docs?
4. **Escape hatch awareness** — Every default needs an override. No escape hatch = no trust = no adoption at scale.
5. **Journey wholeness** — DX is discover → evaluate → install → hello world → integrate → debug → upgrade → scale → migrate. Every gap = a lost dev.
6. **Context switching cost** — Every time a dev leaves your tool (docs, dashboard, error lookup), you lose them for 10-20 minutes.
7. **Upgrade fear** — Will this break my production app? Clear changelogs, migration guides, codemods, deprecation warnings. Upgrades should be boring.
8. **SDK completeness** — If devs write their own HTTP wrapper, you failed. If the SDK works in 4 of 5 languages, the fifth community hates you.
9. **Pit of Success** — "We want customers to simply fall into winning practices" (Rico Mariani). Make the right thing easy, the wrong thing hard.
10. **Progressive disclosure** — Simple case is production-ready, not a toy. Complex case uses the same API. SwiftUI: \`Button("Save") { save() }\` → full customization, same API.

## DX Scoring Rubric (0-10 calibration)

| Score | Meaning |
|-------|---------|
| 9-10 | Best-in-class. Stripe/Vercel tier. Developers rave about it. |
| 7-8 | Good. Developers can use it without frustration. Minor gaps. |
| 5-6 | Acceptable. Works but with friction. Developers tolerate it. |
| 3-4 | Poor. Developers complain. Adoption suffers. |
| 1-2 | Broken. Developers abandon after first attempt. |
| 0 | Not addressed. No thought given to this dimension. |

**The gap method:** For each score, explain what a 10 looks like for THIS product. Then fix toward 10.

## TTHW Benchmarks (Time to Hello World)

| Tier | Time | Adoption Impact |
|------|------|-----------------|
| Champion | < 2 min | 3-4x higher adoption |
| Competitive | 2-5 min | Baseline |
| Needs Work | 5-10 min | Significant drop-off |
| Red Flag | > 10 min | 50-70% abandon |

## Hall of Fame Reference

During each review pass, load the relevant section from:
\`~/.claude/skills/gstack/plan-devex-review/dx-hall-of-fame.md\`

Read ONLY the section for the current pass (e.g., "## Pass 1" for Getting Started).
Do NOT read the entire file at once. This keeps context focused.

## Priority Hierarchy Under Context Pressure

Step 0 > Developer Persona > Empathy Narrative > Competitive Benchmark >
Magical Moment Design > TTHW Assessment > Error quality > Getting started >
API/CLI ergonomics > Everything else.

Never skip Step 0, the persona interrogation, or the empathy narrative. These are
the highest-leverage outputs.

## PRE-REVIEW SYSTEM AUDIT (before Step 0)

Before doing anything else, gather context about the developer-facing product.

```bash
git log --oneline -15
git diff $(git merge-base HEAD main 2>/dev/null || echo HEAD~10) --stat 2>/dev/null
```

Then read:
- The plan file (current plan or branch diff)
- CLAUDE.md for project conventions
- README.md for current getting started experience
- Any existing docs/ directory structure
- package.json or equivalent (what developers will install)
- CHANGELOG.md if it exists

**DX artifacts scan:** Also search for existing DX-relevant content:
- Getting started guides (grep README for "Getting Started", "Quick Start", "Installation")
- CLI help text (grep for `--help`, `usage:`, `commands:`)
- Error message patterns (grep for `throw new Error`, `console.error`, error classes)
- Existing examples/ or samples/ directories

**Design doc check:**
```bash
setopt +o nomatch 2>/dev/null || true
SLUG=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/browse/bin/remote-slug 2>/dev/null || basename "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)")
BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null | tr '/' '-' || echo 'no-branch')
DESIGN=$(ls -t ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/*-$BRANCH-design-*.md 2>/dev/null | head -1)
[ -z "$DESIGN" ] && DESIGN=$(ls -t ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/*-design-*.md 2>/dev/null | head -1)
[ -n "$DESIGN" ] && echo "Design doc found: $DESIGN" || echo "No design doc found"
```
If a design doc exists, read it.

Map:
* What is the developer-facing surface area of this plan?
* What type of developer product is this? (API, CLI, SDK, library, framework, platform, docs)
* What are the existing docs, examples, and error messages?

## Prerequisite Skill Offer

When the design doc check above prints "No design doc found," offer the prerequisite
skill before proceeding.

Say to the user via AskUserQuestion:

> "No design doc found for this branch. `/office-hours` produces a structured problem
> statement, premise challenge, and explored alternatives — it gives this review much
> sharper input to work with. Takes about 10 minutes. The design doc is per-feature,
> not per-product — it captures the thinking behind this specific change."

Options:
- A) Run /office-hours now (we'll pick up the review right after)
- B) Skip — proceed with standard review

If they skip: "No worries — standard review. If you ever want sharper input, try
/office-hours first next time." Then proceed normally. Do not re-offer later in the session.

If they choose A:

Say: "Running /office-hours inline. Once the design doc is ready, I'll pick up
the review right where we left off."

Read the `/office-hours` skill file at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/office-hours/SKILL.md` using the Read tool.

**If unreadable:** Skip with "Could not load /office-hours — skipping." and continue.

Follow its instructions from top to bottom, **skipping these sections** (already handled by the parent skill):
- Preamble (run first)
- AskUserQuestion Format
- Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
- Search Before Building
- Contributor Mode
- Completion Status Protocol
- Telemetry (run last)
- Step 0: Detect platform and base branch
- Review Readiness Dashboard
- Plan File Review Report
- Prerequisite Skill Offer
- Plan Status Footer

Execute every other section at full depth. When the loaded skill's instructions are complete, continue with the next step below.

After /office-hours completes, re-run the design doc check:
```bash
setopt +o nomatch 2>/dev/null || true  # zsh compat
SLUG=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/browse/bin/remote-slug 2>/dev/null || basename "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)")
BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null | tr '/' '-' || echo 'no-branch')
DESIGN=$(ls -t ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/*-$BRANCH-design-*.md 2>/dev/null | head -1)
[ -z "$DESIGN" ] && DESIGN=$(ls -t ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/*-design-*.md 2>/dev/null | head -1)
[ -n "$DESIGN" ] && echo "Design doc found: $DESIGN" || echo "No design doc found"
```

If a design doc is now found, read it and continue the review.
If none was produced (user may have cancelled), proceed with standard review.

## Auto-Detect Product Type + Applicability Gate

Before proceeding, read the plan and infer the developer product type from content:

- Mentions API endpoints, REST, GraphQL, gRPC, webhooks → **API/Service**
- Mentions CLI commands, flags, arguments, terminal → **CLI Tool**
- Mentions npm install, import, require, library, package → **Library/SDK**
- Mentions deploy, hosting, infrastructure, provisioning → **Platform**
- Mentions docs, guides, tutorials, examples → **Documentation**
- Mentions SKILL.md, skill template, Claude Code, AI agent, MCP → **Claude Code Skill**

If NONE of the above: the plan has no developer-facing surface. Tell the user:
"This plan doesn't appear to have developer-facing surfaces. /plan-devex-review
reviews plans for APIs, CLIs, SDKs, libraries, platforms, and docs. Consider
/plan-eng-review or /plan-design-review instead." Exit gracefully.

If detected: State your classification and ask for confirmation. Do not ask from
scratch. "I'm reading this as a CLI Tool plan. Correct?"

A product can be multiple types. Identify the primary type for the initial assessment.
Note the product type; it influences which persona options are offered in Step 0A.

---

## Step 0: DX Investigation (before scoring)

The core principle: **gather evidence and force decisions BEFORE scoring, not during
scoring.** Steps 0A through 0G build the evidence base. Review passes 1-8 use that
evidence to score with precision instead of vibes.

### 0A. Developer Persona Interrogation

Before anything else, identify WHO the target developer is. Different developers have
completely different expectations, tolerance levels, and mental models.

**Gather evidence first:** Read README.md for "who is this for" language. Check
package.json description/keywords. Check design doc for user mentions. Check docs/
for audience signals.

Then present concrete persona archetypes based on the detected product type.

AskUserQuestion:

> "Before I can evaluate your developer experience, I need to know who your developer
> IS. Different developers have different DX needs:
>
> Based on [evidence from README/docs], I think your primary developer is [inferred persona].
>
> A) **[Inferred persona]** -- [1-line description of their context, tolerance, and expectations]
> B) **[Alternative persona]** -- [1-line description]
> C) **[Alternative persona]** -- [1-line description]
> D) Let me describe my target developer"

Persona examples by product type (pick the 3 most relevant):
- **YC founder building MVP** -- 30-minute integration tolerance, won't read docs, copies from README
- **Platform engineer at Series C** -- thorough evaluator, cares about security/SLAs/CI integration
- **Frontend dev adding a feature** -- TypeScript types, bundle size, React/Vue/Svelte examples
- **Backend dev integrating an API** -- cURL examples, auth flow clarity, rate limit docs
- **OSS contributor from GitHub** -- git clone && make test, CONTRIBUTING.md, issue templates
- **Student learning to code** -- needs hand-holding, clear error messages, lots of examples
- **DevOps engineer setting up infra** -- Terraform/Docker, non-interactive mode, env vars

After the user responds, produce a persona card:

```
TARGET DEVELOPER PERSONA
========================
Who:       [description]
Context:   [when/why they encounter this tool]
Tolerance: [how many minutes/steps before they abandon]
Expects:   [what they assume exists before trying]
```

**STOP.** Do NOT proceed until user responds. This persona shapes the entire review.

### 0B. Empathy Narrative as Conversation Starter

Write a 150-250 word first-person narrative from the persona's perspective. Walk
through the ACTUAL getting-started path from the README/docs. Be specific about
what they see, what they try, what they feel, and where they get confused.

Use the persona from 0A. Reference real files and content from the pre-review audit.
Not hypothetical. Trace the actual path: "I open the README. The first heading is
[actual heading]. I scroll down and find [actual install command]. I run it and see..."

Then SHOW it to the user via AskUserQuestion:

> "Here's what I think your [persona] developer experiences today:
>
> [full empathy narrative]
>
> Does this match reality? Where am I wrong?
>
> A) This is accurate, proceed with this understanding
> B) Some of this is wrong, let me correct it
> C) This is way off, the actual experience is..."

**STOP.** Incorporate corrections into the narrative. This narrative becomes a required
output section ("Developer Perspective") in the plan file. The implementer should read
it and feel what the developer feels.

### 0C. Competitive DX Benchmarking

Before scoring anything, understand how comparable tools handle DX. Use WebSearch to
find real TTHW data and onboarding approaches.

Run three searches:
1. "[product category] getting started developer experience {current year}"
2. "[closest competitor] developer onboarding time"
3. "[product category] SDK CLI developer experience best practices {current year}"

If WebSearch is unavailable: "Search unavailable. Using reference benchmarks: Stripe
(30s TTHW), Vercel (2min), Firebase (3min), Docker (5min)."

Produce a competitive benchmark table:

```
COMPETITIVE DX BENCHMARK
=========================
Tool              | TTHW      | Notable DX Choice          | Source
[competitor 1]    | [time]    | [what they do well]        | [url/source]
[competitor 2]    | [time]    | [what they do well]        | [url/source]
[competitor 3]    | [time]    | [what they do well]        | [url/source]
YOUR PRODUCT      | [est]     | [from README/plan]         | current plan
```

AskUserQuestion:

> "Your closest competitors' TTHW:
> [benchmark table]
>
> Your plan's current TTHW estimate: [X] minutes ([Y] steps).
>
> Where do you want to land?
>
> A) Champion tier (< 2 min) -- requires [specific changes]. Stripe/Vercel territory.
> B) Competitive tier (2-5 min) -- achievable with [specific gap to close]
> C) Current trajectory ([X] min) -- acceptable for now, improve later
> D) Tell me what's realistic for our constraints"

**STOP.** The chosen tier becomes the benchmark for Pass 1 (Getting Started).

### 0D. Magical Moment Design

Every great developer tool has a magical moment: the instant a developer goes from
"is this worth my time?" to "oh wow, this is real."

Load the "## Pass 1" section from `~/.claude/skills/gstack/plan-devex-review/dx-hall-of-fame.md`
for gold standard examples.

Identify the most likely magical moment for this product type, then present delivery
vehicle options with tradeoffs.

AskUserQuestion:

> "For your [product type], the magical moment is: [specific moment, e.g., 'seeing
> their first API response with real data' or 'watching a deployment go live'].
>
> How should your [persona from 0A] experience this moment?
>
> A) **Interactive playground/sandbox** -- zero install, try in browser. Highest
>    conversion but requires building a hosted environment.
>    (human: ~1 week / CC: ~2 hours). Examples: Stripe's API explorer, Supabase SQL editor.
>
> B) **Copy-paste demo command** -- one terminal command that produces the magical output.
>    Low effort, high impact for CLI tools, but requires local install first.
>    (human: ~2 days / CC: ~30 min). Examples: `npx create-next-app`, `docker run hello-world`.
>
> C) **Video/GIF walkthrough** -- shows the magic without requiring any setup.
>    Passive (developer watches, doesn't do), but zero friction.
>    (human: ~1 day / CC: ~1 hour). Examples: Vercel's homepage deploy animation.
>
> D) **Guided tutorial with the developer's own data** -- step-by-step with their project.
>    Deepest engagement but longest time-to-magic.
>    (human: ~1 week / CC: ~2 hours). Examples: Stripe's interactive onboarding.
>
> E) Something else -- describe what you have in mind.
>
> RECOMMENDATION: [A/B/C/D] because for [persona], [reason]. Your competitor [name]
> uses [their approach]."

**STOP.** The chosen delivery vehicle is tracked through the scoring passes.

### 0E. Mode Selection

How deep should this DX review go?

Present three options:

AskUserQuestion:

> "How deep should this DX review go?
>
> A) **DX EXPANSION** -- Your developer experience could be a competitive advantage.
>    I'll propose ambitious DX improvements beyond what the plan covers. Every expansion
>    is opt-in via individual questions. I'll push hard.
>
> B) **DX POLISH** -- The plan's DX scope is right. I'll make every touchpoint bulletproof:
>    error messages, docs, CLI help, getting started. No scope additions, maximum rigor.
>    (recommended for most reviews)
>
> C) **DX TRIAGE** -- Focus only on the critical DX gaps that would block adoption.
>    Fast, surgical, for plans that need to ship soon.
>
> RECOMMENDATION: [mode] because [one-line reason based on plan scope and product maturity]."

Context-dependent defaults:
* New developer-facing product → default DX EXPANSION
* Enhancement to existing product → default DX POLISH
* Bug fix or urgent ship → default DX TRIAGE

Once selected, commit fully. Do not silently drift toward a different mode.

**STOP.** Do NOT proceed until user responds.

### 0F. Developer Journey Trace with Friction-Point Questions

Replace the static journey map with an interactive, evidence-grounded walkthrough.
For each journey stage, TRACE the actual experience (what file, what command, what
output) and ask about each friction point individually.

For each stage (Discover, Install, Hello World, Real Usage, Debug, Upgrade):

1. **Trace the actual path.** Read the README, docs, package.json, CLI help, or
   whatever the developer would encounter at this stage. Reference specific files
   and line numbers.

2. **Identify friction points with evidence.** Not "installation might be hard" but
   "Step 3 of the README requires Docker to be running, but nothing checks for Docker
   or tells the developer to install it. A [persona] without Docker will see [specific
   error or nothing]."

3. **AskUserQuestion per friction point.** One question per friction point found.
   Do NOT batch multiple friction points into one question.

   > "Journey Stage: INSTALL
   >
   > I traced the installation path. Your README says:
   > [actual install instructions]
   >
   > Friction point: [specific issue with evidence]
   >
   > A) Fix in plan -- [specific fix]
   > B) [Alternative approach]
   > C) Document the requirement prominently
   > D) Acceptable friction -- skip"

**DX TRIAGE mode:** Only trace Install and Hello World stages. Skip the rest.
**DX POLISH mode:** Trace all stages.
**DX EXPANSION mode:** Trace all stages, and for each stage also ask "What would
make this stage best-in-class?"

After all friction points are resolved, produce the updated journey map:

```
STAGE           | DEVELOPER DOES              | FRICTION POINTS      | STATUS
----------------|-----------------------------|--------------------- |--------
1. Discover     | [action]                    | [resolved/deferred]  | [fixed/ok/deferred]
2. Install      | [action]                    | [resolved/deferred]  | [fixed/ok/deferred]
3. Hello World  | [action]                    | [resolved/deferred]  | [fixed/ok/deferred]
4. Real Usage   | [action]                    | [resolved/deferred]  | [fixed/ok/deferred]
5. Debug        | [action]                    | [resolved/deferred]  | [fixed/ok/deferred]
6. Upgrade      | [action]                    | [resolved/deferred]  | [fixed/ok/deferred]
```

### 0G. First-Time Developer Roleplay

Using the persona from 0A and the journey trace from 0F, write a structured
"confusion report" from the perspective of a first-time developer. Include
timestamps to simulate real time passing.

```
FIRST-TIME DEVELOPER REPORT
============================
Persona: [from 0A]
Attempting: [product] getting started

CONFUSION LOG:
T+0:00  [What they do first. What they see.]
T+0:30  [Next action. What surprised or confused them.]
T+1:00  [What they tried. What happened.]
T+2:00  [Where they got stuck or succeeded.]
T+3:00  [Final state: gave up / succeeded / asked for help]
```

Ground this in the ACTUAL docs and code from the pre-review audit. Not hypothetical.
Reference specific README headings, error messages, and file paths.

AskUserQuestion:

> "I roleplayed as your [persona] developer attempting the getting started flow.
> Here's what confused me:
>
> [confusion report]
>
> Which of these should we address in the plan?
>
> A) All of them -- fix every confusion point
> B) Let me pick which ones matter
> C) The critical ones (#[N], #[N]) -- skip the rest
> D) This is unrealistic -- our developers already know [context]"

**STOP.** Do NOT proceed until user responds.

---

## The 0-10 Rating Method

For each DX section, rate the plan 0-10. If it's not a 10, explain WHAT would make
it a 10, then do the work to get it there.

**Critical rule:** Every rating MUST reference evidence from Step 0. Not "Getting
Started: 4/10" but "Getting Started: 4/10 because [persona from 0A] hits [friction
point from 0F] at step 3, and competitor [name from 0C] achieves this in [time]."

Pattern:
1. **Evidence recall:** Reference specific findings from Step 0 that apply to this dimension
2. Rate: "Getting Started Experience: 4/10"
3. Gap: "It's a 4 because [evidence]. A 10 would be [specific description for THIS product]."
4. Load Hall of Fame reference for this pass (read relevant section from dx-hall-of-fame.md)
5. Fix: Edit the plan to add what's missing
6. Re-rate: "Now 7/10, still missing [specific gap]"
7. AskUserQuestion if there's a genuine DX choice to resolve
8. Fix again until 10 or user says "good enough, move on"

**Mode-specific behavior:**
- **DX EXPANSION:** After fixing to 10, also ask "What would make this dimension
  best-in-class? What would make [persona] rave about it?" Present expansions as
  individual opt-in AskUserQuestions.
- **DX POLISH:** Fix every gap. No shortcuts. Trace each issue to specific files/lines.
- **DX TRIAGE:** Only flag gaps that would block adoption (score below 5). Skip gaps
  that are nice-to-have (score 5-7).

## Review Sections (8 passes, after Step 0 is complete)

**Anti-skip rule:** Never condense, abbreviate, or skip any review pass (1-8) regardless of plan type (strategy, spec, code, infra). Every pass in this skill exists for a reason. "This is a strategy doc so DX passes don't apply" is always wrong — DX gaps are where adoption breaks down. If a pass genuinely has zero findings, say "No issues found" and move on — but you must evaluate it.

**Anti-shortcut clause:** The plan file is the OUTPUT of the interactive review, not a substitute for it. Writing every finding into one plan write and calling ExitPlanMode without firing AskUserQuestion is the precise failure mode of the May 2026 transcript bug — the model explored, found issues, and dumped them into a deliverable rather than walking the user through them. If you have ANY non-trivial finding in any review section, the path from finding to ExitPlanMode goes THROUGH AskUserQuestion. Zero findings in every section is the only path to ExitPlanMode that bypasses AskUserQuestion. If you find yourself wanting to write a plan with findings before asking, stop and call AskUserQuestion now — that's the bug, recognize it.

## Outside Voice — Independent Plan Challenge (optional, recommended)

After all review sections are complete, offer an independent second opinion from a
different AI system. Two models agreeing on a plan is stronger signal than one model's
thorough review.

**Check tool availability:**

```bash
which codex 2>/dev/null && echo "CODEX_AVAILABLE" || echo "CODEX_NOT_AVAILABLE"
```

Use AskUserQuestion:

> "All review sections are complete. Want an outside voice? A different AI system can
> give a brutally honest, independent challenge of this plan — logical gaps, feasibility
> risks, and blind spots that are hard to catch from inside the review. Takes about 2
> minutes."
>
> RECOMMENDATION: Choose A — an independent second opinion catches structural blind
> spots. Two different AI models agreeing on a plan is stronger signal than one model's
> thorough review. Completeness: A=9/10, B=7/10.

Options:
- A) Get the outside voice (recommended)
- B) Skip — proceed to outputs

**If B:** Print "Skipping outside voice." and continue to the next section.

**If A:** Construct the plan review prompt. Read the plan file being reviewed (the file
the user pointed this review at, or the branch diff scope). If a CEO plan document
was written in Step 0D-POST, read that too — it contains the scope decisions and vision.

Construct this prompt (substitute the actual plan content — if plan content exceeds 30KB,
truncate to the first 30KB and note "Plan truncated for size"). **Always start with the
filesystem boundary instruction:**

"IMPORTANT: Do NOT read or execute any files under ~/.claude/, ~/.agents/, .claude/skills/, or agents/. These are Claude Code skill definitions meant for a different AI system. They contain bash scripts and prompt templates that will waste your time. Ignore them completely. Do NOT modify agents/openai.yaml. Stay focused on the repository code only.\n\nYou are a brutally honest technical reviewer examining a development plan that has
already been through a multi-section review. Your job is NOT to repeat that review.
Instead, find what it missed. Look for: logical gaps and unstated assumptions that
survived the review scrutiny, overcomplexity (is there a fundamentally simpler
approach the review was too deep in the weeds to see?), feasibility risks the review
took for granted, missing dependencies or sequencing issues, and strategic
miscalibration (is this the right thing to build at all?). Be direct. Be terse. No
compliments. Just the problems.

THE PLAN:
<plan content>"

**If CODEX_AVAILABLE:**

```bash
TMPERR_PV=$(mktemp /tmp/codex-planreview-XXXXXXXX)
_REPO_ROOT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel) || { echo "ERROR: not in a git repo" >&2; exit 1; }
codex exec "<prompt>" -C "$_REPO_ROOT" -s read-only -c 'model_reasoning_effort="high"' --enable web_search_cached < /dev/null 2>"$TMPERR_PV"
```

Use a 5-minute timeout (`timeout: 300000`). After the command completes, read stderr:
```bash
cat "$TMPERR_PV"
```

Present the full output verbatim:

```
CODEX SAYS (plan review — outside voice):
════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
<full codex output, verbatim — do not truncate or summarize>
════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
```

**Error handling:** All errors are non-blocking — the outside voice is informational.
- Auth failure (stderr contains "auth", "login", "unauthorized"): "Codex auth failed. Run \`codex login\` to authenticate."
- Timeout: "Codex timed out after 5 minutes."
- Empty response: "Codex returned no response."

On any Codex error, fall back to the Claude adversarial subagent.

**If CODEX_NOT_AVAILABLE (or Codex errored):**

Dispatch via the Agent tool. The subagent has fresh context — genuine independence.

Subagent prompt: same plan review prompt as above.

Present findings under an `OUTSIDE VOICE (Claude subagent):` header.

If the subagent fails or times out: "Outside voice unavailable. Continuing to outputs."

**Cross-model tension:**

After presenting the outside voice findings, note any points where the outside voice
disagrees with the review findings from earlier sections. Flag these as:

```
CROSS-MODEL TENSION:
  [Topic]: Review said X. Outside voice says Y. [Present both perspectives neutrally.
  State what context you might be missing that would change the answer.]
```

**User Sovereignty:** Do NOT auto-incorporate outside voice recommendations into the plan.
Present each tension point to the user. The user decides. Cross-model agreement is a
strong signal — present it as such — but it is NOT permission to act. You may state
which argument you find more compelling, but you MUST NOT apply the change without
explicit user approval.

For each substantive tension point, use AskUserQuestion:

> "Cross-model disagreement on [topic]. The review found [X] but the outside voice
> argues [Y]. [One sentence on what context you might be missing.]"
>
> RECOMMENDATION: Choose [A or B] because [one-line reason explaining which argument
> is more compelling and why]. Completeness: A=X/10, B=Y/10.

Options:
- A) Accept the outside voice's recommendation (I'll apply this change)
- B) Keep the current approach (reject the outside voice)
- C) Investigate further before deciding
- D) Add to TODOS.md for later

Wait for the user's response. Do NOT default to accepting because you agree with the
outside voice. If the user chooses B, the current approach stands — do not re-argue.

If no tension points exist, note: "No cross-model tension — both reviewers agree."

**Persist the result:**
```bash
~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log '{"skill":"codex-plan-review","timestamp":"'"$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"'","status":"STATUS","source":"SOURCE","commit":"'"$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"'"}'
```

Substitute: STATUS = "clean" if no findings, "issues_found" if findings exist.
SOURCE = "codex" if Codex ran, "claude" if subagent ran.

**Cleanup:** Run `rm -f "$TMPERR_PV"` after processing (if Codex was used).

---

When constructing the outside voice prompt, include the Developer Persona from Step 0A
and the Competitive Benchmark from Step 0C. The outside voice should critique the plan
in the context of who is using it and what they're competing against.

## CRITICAL RULE — How to ask questions

Follow the AskUserQuestion format from the Preamble above. Additional rules for
DX reviews:

* **One issue = one AskUserQuestion call.** Never combine multiple issues.
* **Ground every question in evidence.** Reference the persona, competitive benchmark,
  empathy narrative, or friction trace. Never ask a question in the abstract.
* **Frame pain from the persona's perspective.** Not "developers would be frustrated"
  but "[persona from 0A] would hit this at minute [N] of their getting-started flow
  and [specific consequence: abandon, file an issue, hack a workaround]."
* Present 2-3 options. For each: effort to fix, impact on developer adoption.
* **Map to DX First Principles above.** One sentence connecting your recommendation
  to a specific principle (e.g., "This violates 'zero friction at T0' because
  [persona] needs 3 extra config steps before their first API call").
* **Zero findings:** if a section has zero findings, state "No issues, moving on"
  and proceed. Otherwise, use AskUserQuestion for each gap — a gap with an
  "obvious fix" is still a gap and still needs user approval before any change
  lands in the plan.
* Assume the user hasn't looked at this window in 20 minutes. Re-ground every question.

## Required Outputs

### Developer Persona Card
The persona card from Step 0A. This goes at the top of the plan's DX section.

### Developer Empathy Narrative
The first-person narrative from Step 0B, updated with user corrections.

### Competitive DX Benchmark
The benchmark table from Step 0C, updated with the product's post-review scores.

### Magical Moment Specification
The chosen delivery vehicle from Step 0D with implementation requirements.

### Developer Journey Map
The journey map from Step 0F, updated with all friction point resolutions.

### First-Time Developer Confusion Report
The roleplay report from Step 0G, annotated with which items were addressed.

### "NOT in scope" section
DX improvements considered and explicitly deferred, with one-line rationale each.

### "What already exists" section
Existing docs, examples, error handling, and DX patterns that the plan should reuse.

### TODOS.md updates
After all review passes are complete, present each potential TODO as its own individual
AskUserQuestion. Never batch. For DX debt: missing error messages, unspecified upgrade
paths, documentation gaps, missing SDK languages. Each TODO gets:
* **What:** One-line description
* **Why:** The concrete developer pain it causes
* **Pros:** What you gain (adoption, retention, satisfaction)
* **Cons:** Cost, complexity, or risks
* **Context:** Enough detail for someone to pick this up in 3 months
* **Depends on / blocked by:** Prerequisites

Options: **A)** Add to TODOS.md **B)** Skip **C)** Build it now

### DX Scorecard

```
+====================================================================+
|              DX PLAN REVIEW — SCORECARD                             |
+====================================================================+
| Dimension            | Score  | Prior  | Trend  |
|----------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| Getting Started      | __/10  | __/10  | __ ↑↓  |
| API/CLI/SDK          | __/10  | __/10  | __ ↑↓  |
| Error Messages       | __/10  | __/10  | __ ↑↓  |
| Documentation        | __/10  | __/10  | __ ↑↓  |
| Upgrade Path         | __/10  | __/10  | __ ↑↓  |
| Dev Environment      | __/10  | __/10  | __ ↑↓  |
| Community            | __/10  | __/10  | __ ↑↓  |
| DX Measurement       | __/10  | __/10  | __ ↑↓  |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| TTHW                 | __ min | __ min | __ ↑↓  |
| Competitive Rank     | [Champion/Competitive/Needs Work/Red Flag]   |
| Magical Moment       | [designed/missing] via [delivery vehicle]    |
| Product Type         | [type]                                      |
| Mode                 | [EXPANSION/POLISH/TRIAGE]                    |
| Overall DX           | __/10  | __/10  | __ ↑↓  |
+====================================================================+
| DX PRINCIPLE COVERAGE                                               |
| Zero Friction      | [covered/gap]                                  |
| Learn by Doing     | [covered/gap]                                  |
| Fight Uncertainty  | [covered/gap]                                  |
| Opinionated + Escape Hatches | [covered/gap]                       |
| Code in Context    | [covered/gap]                                  |
| Magical Moments    | [covered/gap]                                  |
+====================================================================+
```

If all passes 8+: "DX plan is solid. Developers will have a good experience."
If any below 6: Flag as critical DX debt with specific impact on adoption.
If TTHW > 10 min: Flag as blocking issue.

### DX Implementation Checklist

```
DX IMPLEMENTATION CHECKLIST
============================
[ ] Time to hello world < [target from 0C]
[ ] Installation is one command
[ ] First run produces meaningful output
[ ] Magical moment delivered via [vehicle from 0D]
[ ] Every error message has: problem + cause + fix + docs link
[ ] API/CLI naming is guessable without docs
[ ] Every parameter has a sensible default
[ ] Docs have copy-paste examples that actually work
[ ] Examples show real use cases, not just hello world
[ ] Upgrade path documented with migration guide
[ ] Breaking changes have deprecation warnings + codemods
[ ] TypeScript types included (if applicable)
[ ] Works in CI/CD without special configuration
[ ] Free tier available, no credit card required
[ ] Changelog exists and is maintained
[ ] Search works in documentation
[ ] Community channel exists and is monitored
```

### Unresolved Decisions
If any AskUserQuestion goes unanswered, note here. Never silently default.

## Review Readiness Dashboard

After completing the review, read the review log and config to display the dashboard.

```bash
~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-read
```

Parse the output. Find the most recent entry for each skill (plan-ceo-review, plan-eng-review, review, plan-design-review, design-review-lite, adversarial-review, codex-review, codex-plan-review). Ignore entries with timestamps older than 7 days. For the Eng Review row, show whichever is more recent between `review` (diff-scoped pre-landing review) and `plan-eng-review` (plan-stage architecture review). Append "(DIFF)" or "(PLAN)" to the status to distinguish. For the Adversarial row, show whichever is more recent between `adversarial-review` (new auto-scaled) and `codex-review` (legacy). For Design Review, show whichever is more recent between `plan-design-review` (full visual audit) and `design-review-lite` (code-level check). Append "(FULL)" or "(LITE)" to the status to distinguish. For the Outside Voice row, show the most recent `codex-plan-review` entry — this captures outside voices from both /plan-ceo-review and /plan-eng-review.

**Source attribution:** If the most recent entry for a skill has a \`"via"\` field, append it to the status label in parentheses. Examples: `plan-eng-review` with `via:"autoplan"` shows as "CLEAR (PLAN via /autoplan)". `review` with `via:"ship"` shows as "CLEAR (DIFF via /ship)". Entries without a `via` field show as "CLEAR (PLAN)" or "CLEAR (DIFF)" as before.

Note: `autoplan-voices` and `design-outside-voices` entries are audit-trail-only (forensic data for cross-model consensus analysis). They do not appear in the dashboard and are not checked by any consumer.

Display:

```
+====================================================================+
|                    REVIEW READINESS DASHBOARD                       |
+====================================================================+
| Review          | Runs | Last Run            | Status    | Required |
|-----------------|------|---------------------|-----------|----------|
| Eng Review      |  1   | 2026-03-16 15:00    | CLEAR     | YES      |
| CEO Review      |  0   | —                   | —         | no       |
| Design Review   |  0   | —                   | —         | no       |
| Adversarial     |  0   | —                   | —         | no       |
| Outside Voice   |  0   | —                   | —         | no       |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| VERDICT: CLEARED — Eng Review passed                                |
+====================================================================+
```

**Review tiers:**
- **Eng Review (required by default):** The only review that gates shipping. Covers architecture, code quality, tests, performance. Can be disabled globally with \`gstack-config set skip_eng_review true\` (the "don't bother me" setting).
- **CEO Review (optional):** Use your judgment. Recommend it for big product/business changes, new user-facing features, or scope decisions. Skip for bug fixes, refactors, infra, and cleanup.
- **Design Review (optional):** Use your judgment. Recommend it for UI/UX changes. Skip for backend-only, infra, or prompt-only changes.
- **Adversarial Review (automatic):** Always-on for every review. Every diff gets both Claude adversarial subagent and Codex adversarial challenge. Large diffs (200+ lines) additionally get Codex structured review with P1 gate. No configuration needed.
- **Outside Voice (optional):** Independent plan review from a different AI model. Offered after all review sections complete in /plan-ceo-review and /plan-eng-review. Falls back to Claude subagent if Codex is unavailable. Never gates shipping.

**Verdict logic:**
- **CLEARED**: Eng Review has >= 1 entry within 7 days from either \`review\` or \`plan-eng-review\` with status "clean" (or \`skip_eng_review\` is \`true\`)
- **NOT CLEARED**: Eng Review missing, stale (>7 days), or has open issues
- CEO, Design, and Codex reviews are shown for context but never block shipping
- If \`skip_eng_review\` config is \`true\`, Eng Review shows "SKIPPED (global)" and verdict is CLEARED

**Staleness detection:** After displaying the dashboard, check if any existing reviews may be stale:
- Parse the \`---HEAD---\` section from the bash output to get the current HEAD commit hash
- For each review entry that has a \`commit\` field: compare it against the current HEAD. If different, count elapsed commits: \`git rev-list --count STORED_COMMIT..HEAD\`. Display: "Note: {skill} review from {date} may be stale — {N} commits since review"
- For entries without a \`commit\` field (legacy entries): display "Note: {skill} review from {date} has no commit tracking — consider re-running for accurate staleness detection"
- If all reviews match the current HEAD, do not display any staleness notes

## Plan File Review Report

After displaying the Review Readiness Dashboard in conversation output, also update the
**plan file** itself so review status is visible to anyone reading the plan.

### Detect the plan file

1. Check if there is an active plan file in this conversation (the host provides plan file
   paths in system messages — look for plan file references in the conversation context).
2. If not found, skip this section silently — not every review runs in plan mode.

### Generate the report

Read the review log output you already have from the Review Readiness Dashboard step above.
Parse each JSONL entry. Each skill logs different fields:

- **plan-ceo-review**: \`status\`, \`unresolved\`, \`critical_gaps\`, \`mode\`, \`scope_proposed\`, \`scope_accepted\`, \`scope_deferred\`, \`commit\`
  → Findings: "{scope_proposed} proposals, {scope_accepted} accepted, {scope_deferred} deferred"
  → If scope fields are 0 or missing (HOLD/REDUCTION mode): "mode: {mode}, {critical_gaps} critical gaps"
- **plan-eng-review**: \`status\`, \`unresolved\`, \`critical_gaps\`, \`issues_found\`, \`mode\`, \`commit\`
  → Findings: "{issues_found} issues, {critical_gaps} critical gaps"
- **plan-design-review**: \`status\`, \`initial_score\`, \`overall_score\`, \`unresolved\`, \`decisions_made\`, \`commit\`
  → Findings: "score: {initial_score}/10 → {overall_score}/10, {decisions_made} decisions"
- **plan-devex-review**: \`status\`, \`initial_score\`, \`overall_score\`, \`product_type\`, \`tthw_current\`, \`tthw_target\`, \`mode\`, \`persona\`, \`competitive_tier\`, \`unresolved\`, \`commit\`
  → Findings: "score: {initial_score}/10 → {overall_score}/10, TTHW: {tthw_current} → {tthw_target}"
- **devex-review**: \`status\`, \`overall_score\`, \`product_type\`, \`tthw_measured\`, \`dimensions_tested\`, \`dimensions_inferred\`, \`boomerang\`, \`commit\`
  → Findings: "score: {overall_score}/10, TTHW: {tthw_measured}, {dimensions_tested} tested/{dimensions_inferred} inferred"
- **codex-review**: \`status\`, \`gate\`, \`findings\`, \`findings_fixed\`
  → Findings: "{findings} findings, {findings_fixed}/{findings} fixed"

All fields needed for the Findings column are now present in the JSONL entries.
For the review you just completed, you may use richer details from your own Completion
Summary. For prior reviews, use the JSONL fields directly — they contain all required data.

Produce this markdown table:

\`\`\`markdown
## GSTACK REVIEW REPORT

| Review | Trigger | Why | Runs | Status | Findings |
|--------|---------|-----|------|--------|----------|
| CEO Review | \`/plan-ceo-review\` | Scope & strategy | {runs} | {status} | {findings} |
| Codex Review | \`/codex review\` | Independent 2nd opinion | {runs} | {status} | {findings} |
| Eng Review | \`/plan-eng-review\` | Architecture & tests (required) | {runs} | {status} | {findings} |
| Design Review | \`/plan-design-review\` | UI/UX gaps | {runs} | {status} | {findings} |
| DX Review | \`/plan-devex-review\` | Developer experience gaps | {runs} | {status} | {findings} |
\`\`\`

Below the table, add these lines (omit any that are empty/not applicable):

- **CODEX:** (only if codex-review ran) — one-line summary of codex fixes
- **CROSS-MODEL:** (only if both Claude and Codex reviews exist) — overlap analysis
- **UNRESOLVED:** total unresolved decisions across all reviews
- **VERDICT:** list reviews that are CLEAR (e.g., "CEO + ENG CLEARED — ready to implement").
  If Eng Review is not CLEAR and not skipped globally, append "eng review required".

### Write to the plan file

**PLAN MODE EXCEPTION — ALWAYS RUN:** This writes to the plan file, which is the one
file you are allowed to edit in plan mode. The plan file review report is part of the
plan's living status.

The report must always be the LAST section of the plan file — never mid-file.
Use a single delete-then-append flow:

1. Read the plan file (Read tool) to see its full current content. Search the read
   output for a \`## GSTACK REVIEW REPORT\` heading anywhere in the file.
2. If found, use the Edit tool to DELETE the entire existing section. Match from
   \`## GSTACK REVIEW REPORT\` through either the next \`## \` heading or end of
   file, whichever comes first. Replace with the empty string. This applies
   regardless of where the section currently lives — mid-file deletion is
   intentional, not a special case. If the Edit fails (e.g., concurrent edit
   changed the content), re-read the plan file and retry once.
3. After the delete (or skipped, if no section existed), append the new
   \`## GSTACK REVIEW REPORT\` section at the END of the file. Use the Edit
   tool to match the file's current last paragraph and add the section after it,
   or use Write to re-emit the whole file with the section at the end.
4. Verify with the Read tool that \`## GSTACK REVIEW REPORT\` is the last
   \`## \` heading in the file before continuing. If it isn't, repeat steps
   2-3 once.

Do NOT replace the section in place. The "replace mid-file" path is what allowed
prior versions to leave the report mid-file when an older report already lived
there — the user then sees a plan whose review report is not at the bottom and
(correctly) rejects it.

## Capture Learnings

If you discovered a non-obvious pattern, pitfall, or architectural insight during
this session, log it for future sessions:

```bash
~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-learnings-log '{"skill":"plan-devex-review","type":"TYPE","key":"SHORT_KEY","insight":"DESCRIPTION","confidence":N,"source":"SOURCE","files":["path/to/relevant/file"]}'
```

**Types:** `pattern` (reusable approach), `pitfall` (what NOT to do), `preference`
(user stated), `architecture` (structural decision), `tool` (library/framework insight),
`operational` (project environment/CLI/workflow knowledge).

**Sources:** `observed` (you found this in the code), `user-stated` (user told you),
`inferred` (AI deduction), `cross-model` (both Claude and Codex agree).

**Confidence:** 1-10. Be honest. An observed pattern you verified in the code is 8-9.
An inference you're not sure about is 4-5. A user preference they explicitly stated is 10.

**files:** Include the specific file paths this learning references. This enables
staleness detection: if those files are later deleted, the learning can be flagged.

**Only log genuine discoveries.** Don't log obvious things. Don't log things the user
already knows. A good test: would this insight save time in a future session? If yes, log it.

## Next Steps — Review Chaining

After displaying the Review Readiness Dashboard, recommend next reviews:

**Recommend /plan-eng-review if eng review is not skipped globally** — DX issues often
have architectural implications. If this DX review found API design problems, error
handling gaps, or CLI ergonomics issues, eng review should validate the fixes.

**Suggest /plan-design-review if user-facing UI exists** — DX review focuses on
developer-facing surfaces; design review covers end-user-facing UI.

**Recommend /devex-review after implementation** — the boomerang. Plan said TTHW would
be [target from 0C]. Did reality match? Run /devex-review on the live product to find
out. This is where the competitive benchmark pays off: you have a concrete target to
measure against.

Use AskUserQuestion with applicable options:
- **A)** Run /plan-eng-review next (required gate)
- **B)** Run /plan-design-review (only if UI scope detected)
- **C)** Ready to implement, run /devex-review after shipping
- **D)** Skip, I'll handle next steps manually

## Mode Quick Reference
```
             | DX EXPANSION     | DX POLISH          | DX TRIAGE
Scope        | Push UP (opt-in) | Maintain           | Critical only
Posture      | Enthusiastic     | Rigorous           | Surgical
Competitive  | Full benchmark   | Full benchmark     | Skip
Magical      | Full design      | Verify exists      | Skip
Journey      | All stages +     | All stages         | Install + Hello
             | best-in-class    |                    | World only
Passes       | All 8, expanded  | All 8, standard    | Pass 1 + 3 only
Outside voice| Recommended      | Recommended        | Skip
```

## Formatting Rules

* NUMBER issues (1, 2, 3...) and LETTERS for options (A, B, C...).
* Label with NUMBER + LETTER (e.g., "3A", "3B").
* One sentence max per option.
* After each pass, pause and wait for feedback before moving on.
* Rate before and after each pass for scannability.