Product Think

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name: product-think
description: 'Shape a feature or problem before implementation. Use this when the request is still fuzzy, when several solutions are possible, or when execution risks outrunning product clarity.'
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# Product Think

Shape a feature or problem before implementation. Use this when the
request is still fuzzy, when several solutions are possible, or when
execution risks outrunning product clarity.

## Arguments

$ARGUMENTS — Feature idea, problem statement, or change request.

## Instructions

1. **Clarify the problem first**:
   - who is affected?
   - what pain or friction exists today?
   - why does it matter now?

2. **Separate problem from solution**:
   - write down the user need
   - write down the proposed solution
   - check whether the solution actually addresses the need

3. **Define outcome, not just output**:
   - what should be better if this works?
   - what user or business behavior should change?

4. **State constraints**:
   - technical constraints
   - organizational constraints
   - compliance or trust constraints
   - timeline constraints

5. **Explore options**:
   - simplest viable option
   - stronger but more expensive option
   - what not to build yet

6. **Make tradeoffs explicit**:
   - speed vs correctness
   - breadth vs depth
   - automation vs control
   - flexibility vs clarity

7. **Define scope**:
   - in scope
   - out of scope
   - follow-up ideas that should not block the first version

8. **Define success**:
   - what would we measure?
   - what would we observe qualitatively?
   - what would count as failure?

9. **Produce a short product brief** in prose or markdown, with:
   - problem
   - user
   - goal
   - options considered
   - recommendation
   - risks
   - success signal

10. **Only move to implementation planning after this is coherent**.