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listing-phase-assumptions

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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".

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Marketplace

kata-marketplace

gannonh/kata-marketplace

Plugin

kata

Repository

gannonh/kata-marketplace

plugins/kata/skills/listing-phase-assumptions/SKILL.md

Last Verified

January 25, 2026

Install Skill

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Scope:
npx add-skill https://github.com/gannonh/kata-marketplace/blob/main/plugins/kata/skills/listing-phase-assumptions/SKILL.md -a claude-code --skill listing-phase-assumptions

Installation paths:

Claude
.claude/skills/listing-phase-assumptions/
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Instructions

<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>

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