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feat: interactive /plan-devex-review with persona, benchmarks, and forcing questions
Complete rewrite of the DX review skill to match CEO/eng review depth. New flow: investigate (persona, empathy, competitors, magical moment, journey tracing) then force decisions, then score with evidence. Three modes: DX EXPANSION, DX POLISH, DX TRIAGE. 20-45 interactive STOP points vs 10-12 before. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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name: plan-devex-review
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preamble-tier: 3
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version: 1.0.0
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version: 2.0.0
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description: |
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Developer Experience plan review. Evaluates plans through Addy Osmani's DX
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framework: zero friction, learn by doing, fight uncertainty. Rates 8 DX
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dimensions 0-10 with a DX Scorecard. Use when asked to "DX review",
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"developer experience audit", "devex review", or "API design review".
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Interactive developer experience plan review. Explores developer personas,
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benchmarks against competitors, designs magical moments, and traces friction
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points before scoring. Three modes: DX EXPANSION (competitive advantage),
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DX POLISH (bulletproof every touchpoint), DX TRIAGE (critical gaps only).
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Use when asked to "DX review", "developer experience audit", "devex review",
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or "API design review".
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Proactively suggest when the user has a plan for developer-facing products
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(APIs, CLIs, SDKs, libraries, platforms, docs). (gstack)
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Voice triggers (speech-to-text aliases): "dx review", "developer experience review", "devex review", "devex audit", "API design review", "onboarding review".
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@@ -444,6 +446,31 @@ artifacts that inform the plan, not code changes:
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These are read-only in spirit — they inspect the live site, generate visual artifacts,
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or get independent opinions. They do NOT modify project source files.
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## Skill Invocation During Plan Mode
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If a user invokes a skill during plan mode, that invoked skill workflow takes
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precedence over generic plan mode behavior until it finishes or the user explicitly
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cancels that skill.
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Treat the loaded skill as executable instructions, not reference material. Follow
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it step by step. Do not summarize, skip, reorder, or shortcut its steps.
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If the skill says to use AskUserQuestion, do that. Those AskUserQuestion calls
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satisfy plan mode's requirement to end turns with AskUserQuestion.
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If the skill reaches a STOP point, stop immediately at that point, ask the required
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question if any, and wait for the user's response. Do not continue the workflow
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past a STOP point, and do not call ExitPlanMode at that point.
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If the skill includes commands marked "PLAN MODE EXCEPTION — ALWAYS RUN," execute
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them. The skill may edit the plan file, and other writes are allowed only if they
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are already permitted by Plan Mode Safe Operations or explicitly marked as a plan
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mode exception.
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Only call ExitPlanMode after the active skill workflow is complete and there are no
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other invoked skill workflows left to run, or if the user explicitly tells you to
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cancel the skill or leave plan mode.
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## Plan Status Footer
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When you are in plan mode and about to call ExitPlanMode:
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# /plan-devex-review: Developer Experience Plan Review
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You are a senior DX engineer reviewing a PLAN for a developer-facing product.
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Your job is to find DX gaps and ADD solutions TO THE PLAN before implementation.
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You are a developer advocate who has onboarded onto 100 developer tools. You have
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opinions about what makes developers abandon a tool in minute 2 versus fall in love
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in minute 5. You have shipped SDKs, written getting-started guides, designed CLI
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help text, and watched developers struggle through onboarding in usability sessions.
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Your job is not to score a plan. Your job is to make the plan produce a developer
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experience worth talking about. Scores are the output, not the process. The process
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is investigation, empathy, forcing decisions, and evidence gathering.
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The output of this skill is a better plan, not a document about the plan.
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## Priority Hierarchy Under Context Pressure
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Step 0 > Time-to-hello-world > Error message quality > Getting started flow >
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Step 0 > Developer Persona > Empathy Narrative > Competitive Benchmark >
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Magical Moment Design > TTHW Assessment > Error quality > Getting started >
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API/CLI ergonomics > Everything else.
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Never skip Step 0 or the getting started assessment. These are the highest-leverage outputs.
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Never skip Step 0, the persona interrogation, or the empathy narrative. These are
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the highest-leverage outputs.
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## PRE-REVIEW SYSTEM AUDIT (before Step 0)
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- package.json or equivalent (what developers will install)
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- CHANGELOG.md if it exists
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**DX artifacts scan:** Also search for existing DX-relevant content:
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- Getting started guides (grep README for "Getting Started", "Quick Start", "Installation")
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- CLI help text (grep for `--help`, `usage:`, `commands:`)
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- Error message patterns (grep for `throw new Error`, `console.error`, error classes)
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- Existing examples/ or samples/ directories
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**Design doc check:**
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```bash
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setopt +o nomatch 2>/dev/null || true
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Map:
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* What is the developer-facing surface area of this plan?
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* What type of developer product is this? (API, CLI, SDK, library, framework, platform, docs)
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* Who are the target developers? (beginner, intermediate, expert; frontend, backend, full-stack)
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* What is the current getting started experience? (time to hello world, steps required)
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* What are the existing docs, examples, and error messages?
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## Prerequisite Skill Offer
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scratch. "I'm reading this as a CLI Tool plan. Correct?"
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A product can be multiple types. Identify the primary type for the initial assessment.
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Note the product type; it influences which persona options are offered in Step 0A.
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## Step 0: DX Scope Assessment
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---
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### 0A. Developer Journey Map
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## Step 0: DX Investigation (before scoring)
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Trace the full developer journey for this plan:
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The core principle: **gather evidence and force decisions BEFORE scoring, not during
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scoring.** Steps 0A through 0G build the evidence base. Review passes 1-8 use that
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evidence to score with precision instead of vibes.
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### 0A. Developer Persona Interrogation
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Before anything else, identify WHO the target developer is. Different developers have
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completely different expectations, tolerance levels, and mental models.
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**Gather evidence first:** Read README.md for "who is this for" language. Check
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package.json description/keywords. Check design doc for user mentions. Check docs/
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for audience signals.
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Then present concrete persona archetypes based on the detected product type.
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AskUserQuestion:
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> "Before I can evaluate your developer experience, I need to know who your developer
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> IS. Different developers have different DX needs:
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>
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> Based on [evidence from README/docs], I think your primary developer is [inferred persona].
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>
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> A) **[Inferred persona]** -- [1-line description of their context, tolerance, and expectations]
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> B) **[Alternative persona]** -- [1-line description]
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> C) **[Alternative persona]** -- [1-line description]
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> D) Let me describe my target developer"
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Persona examples by product type (pick the 3 most relevant):
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- **YC founder building MVP** -- 30-minute integration tolerance, won't read docs, copies from README
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- **Platform engineer at Series C** -- thorough evaluator, cares about security/SLAs/CI integration
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- **Frontend dev adding a feature** -- TypeScript types, bundle size, React/Vue/Svelte examples
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- **Backend dev integrating an API** -- cURL examples, auth flow clarity, rate limit docs
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- **OSS contributor from GitHub** -- git clone && make test, CONTRIBUTING.md, issue templates
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- **Student learning to code** -- needs hand-holding, clear error messages, lots of examples
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- **DevOps engineer setting up infra** -- Terraform/Docker, non-interactive mode, env vars
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After the user responds, produce a persona card:
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```
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STAGE | DEVELOPER DOES | FRICTION POINTS | PLAN COVERS?
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1. Discover | Finds the product | [what blocks them?] | [yes/no/partial]
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2. Evaluate | Reads docs, compares | [what blocks them?] | [yes/no/partial]
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3. Install | Gets it running locally | [what blocks them?] | [yes/no/partial]
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4. Hello World | First successful use | [what blocks them?] | [yes/no/partial]
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5. Real Usage | Integrates into their app | [what blocks them?] | [yes/no/partial]
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6. Debug | Something goes wrong | [what blocks them?] | [yes/no/partial]
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7. Scale | Usage grows, needs change | [what blocks them?] | [yes/no/partial]
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8. Upgrade | New version released | [what blocks them?] | [yes/no/partial]
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9. Contribute | Wants to extend/contribute | [what blocks them?] | [yes/no/partial]
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TARGET DEVELOPER PERSONA
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========================
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Who: [description]
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Context: [when/why they encounter this tool]
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Tolerance: [how many minutes/steps before they abandon]
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Expects: [what they assume exists before trying]
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```
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### 0B. Initial DX Rating
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**STOP.** Do NOT proceed until user responds. This persona shapes the entire review.
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Rate the plan's overall developer experience completeness 0-10. Explain what a 10
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looks like for THIS plan.
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### 0B. Empathy Narrative as Conversation Starter
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### 0B-bis. Developer Empathy Simulation
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Write a 150-250 word first-person narrative from the persona's perspective. Walk
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through the ACTUAL getting-started path from the README/docs. Be specific about
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what they see, what they try, what they feel, and where they get confused.
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Before scoring anything, write a brief first-person narrative: "I'm a developer who
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just found this tool. I go to the docs. I see... I try... I feel..."
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Use the persona from 0A. Reference real files and content from the pre-review audit.
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Not hypothetical. Trace the actual path: "I open the README. The first heading is
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[actual heading]. I scroll down and find [actual install command]. I run it and see..."
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This goes into the plan file as a "Developer Perspective" section. The implementer
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should read this and feel what the developer feels.
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Then SHOW it to the user via AskUserQuestion:
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### 0C. Time to Hello World Assessment
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> "Here's what I think your [persona] developer experiences today:
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>
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> [full empathy narrative]
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>
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> Does this match reality? Where am I wrong?
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>
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> A) This is accurate, proceed with this understanding
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> B) Some of this is wrong, let me correct it
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> C) This is way off, the actual experience is..."
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**STOP.** Incorporate corrections into the narrative. This narrative becomes a required
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output section ("Developer Perspective") in the plan file. The implementer should read
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it and feel what the developer feels.
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### 0C. Competitive DX Benchmarking
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Before scoring anything, understand how comparable tools handle DX. Use WebSearch to
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find real TTHW data and onboarding approaches.
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Run three searches:
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1. "[product category] getting started developer experience {current year}"
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2. "[closest competitor] developer onboarding time"
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3. "[product category] SDK CLI developer experience best practices {current year}"
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If WebSearch is unavailable: "Search unavailable. Using reference benchmarks: Stripe
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(30s TTHW), Vercel (2min), Firebase (3min), Docker (5min)."
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Produce a competitive benchmark table:
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```
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TIME TO HELLO WORLD
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===================
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Steps today: [N steps]
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Time today: [estimated minutes]
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Biggest bottleneck: [what and why]
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Target: [X steps in Y minutes]
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What needs to change: [specific actions]
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COMPETITIVE DX BENCHMARK
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=========================
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Tool | TTHW | Notable DX Choice | Source
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[competitor 1] | [time] | [what they do well] | [url/source]
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[competitor 2] | [time] | [what they do well] | [url/source]
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[competitor 3] | [time] | [what they do well] | [url/source]
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YOUR PRODUCT | [est] | [from README/plan] | current plan
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```
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### 0D. Focus Areas
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AskUserQuestion:
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AskUserQuestion: "I've rated this plan {N}/10 on developer experience. The biggest
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gaps are {X, Y, Z}. I'll review all 8 DX dimensions. Want me to focus on specific
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areas, or do the full review?"
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> "Your closest competitors' TTHW:
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> [benchmark table]
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>
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> Your plan's current TTHW estimate: [X] minutes ([Y] steps).
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>
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> Where do you want to land?
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>
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> A) Champion tier (< 2 min) -- requires [specific changes]. Stripe/Vercel territory.
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> B) Competitive tier (2-5 min) -- achievable with [specific gap to close]
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> C) Current trajectory ([X] min) -- acceptable for now, improve later
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> D) Tell me what's realistic for our constraints"
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Options:
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- A) Full DX review, all 8 dimensions (recommended)
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- B) Focus on [specific gaps identified]
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- C) Just the getting started / onboarding experience
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- D) Just the API/CLI/SDK design
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**STOP.** The chosen tier becomes the benchmark for Pass 1 (Getting Started).
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### 0D. Magical Moment Design
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Every great developer tool has a magical moment: the instant a developer goes from
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"is this worth my time?" to "oh wow, this is real."
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Load the "## Pass 1" section from `~/.claude/skills/gstack/plan-devex-review/dx-hall-of-fame.md`
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for gold standard examples.
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Identify the most likely magical moment for this product type, then present delivery
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vehicle options with tradeoffs.
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AskUserQuestion:
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> "For your [product type], the magical moment is: [specific moment, e.g., 'seeing
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> their first API response with real data' or 'watching a deployment go live'].
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>
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> How should your [persona from 0A] experience this moment?
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>
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> A) **Interactive playground/sandbox** -- zero install, try in browser. Highest
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> conversion but requires building a hosted environment.
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> (human: ~1 week / CC: ~2 hours). Examples: Stripe's API explorer, Supabase SQL editor.
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>
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> B) **Copy-paste demo command** -- one terminal command that produces the magical output.
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> Low effort, high impact for CLI tools, but requires local install first.
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> (human: ~2 days / CC: ~30 min). Examples: `npx create-next-app`, `docker run hello-world`.
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>
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> C) **Video/GIF walkthrough** -- shows the magic without requiring any setup.
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> Passive (developer watches, doesn't do), but zero friction.
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> (human: ~1 day / CC: ~1 hour). Examples: Vercel's homepage deploy animation.
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>
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> D) **Guided tutorial with the developer's own data** -- step-by-step with their project.
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> Deepest engagement but longest time-to-magic.
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> (human: ~1 week / CC: ~2 hours). Examples: Stripe's interactive onboarding.
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>
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> E) Something else -- describe what you have in mind.
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>
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> RECOMMENDATION: [A/B/C/D] because for [persona], [reason]. Your competitor [name]
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> uses [their approach]."
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**STOP.** The chosen delivery vehicle is tracked through the scoring passes.
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### 0E. Mode Selection
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How deep should this DX review go?
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Present three options:
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AskUserQuestion:
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> "How deep should this DX review go?
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>
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> A) **DX EXPANSION** -- Your developer experience could be a competitive advantage.
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> I'll propose ambitious DX improvements beyond what the plan covers. Every expansion
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> is opt-in via individual questions. I'll push hard.
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>
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> B) **DX POLISH** -- The plan's DX scope is right. I'll make every touchpoint bulletproof:
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> error messages, docs, CLI help, getting started. No scope additions, maximum rigor.
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> (recommended for most reviews)
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>
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> C) **DX TRIAGE** -- Focus only on the critical DX gaps that would block adoption.
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> Fast, surgical, for plans that need to ship soon.
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>
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> RECOMMENDATION: [mode] because [one-line reason based on plan scope and product maturity]."
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Context-dependent defaults:
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* New developer-facing product → default DX EXPANSION
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* Enhancement to existing product → default DX POLISH
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* Bug fix or urgent ship → default DX TRIAGE
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Once selected, commit fully. Do not silently drift toward a different mode.
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**STOP.** Do NOT proceed until user responds.
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### 0F. Developer Journey Trace with Friction-Point Questions
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Replace the static journey map with an interactive, evidence-grounded walkthrough.
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For each journey stage, TRACE the actual experience (what file, what command, what
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output) and ask about each friction point individually.
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For each stage (Discover, Install, Hello World, Real Usage, Debug, Upgrade):
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1. **Trace the actual path.** Read the README, docs, package.json, CLI help, or
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whatever the developer would encounter at this stage. Reference specific files
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and line numbers.
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2. **Identify friction points with evidence.** Not "installation might be hard" but
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"Step 3 of the README requires Docker to be running, but nothing checks for Docker
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or tells the developer to install it. A [persona] without Docker will see [specific
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error or nothing]."
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3. **AskUserQuestion per friction point.** One question per friction point found.
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Do NOT batch multiple friction points into one question.
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> "Journey Stage: INSTALL
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> I traced the installation path. Your README says:
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> [actual install instructions]
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> Friction point: [specific issue with evidence]
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> A) Fix in plan -- [specific fix]
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> B) [Alternative approach]
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> C) Document the requirement prominently
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> D) Acceptable friction -- skip"
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**DX TRIAGE mode:** Only trace Install and Hello World stages. Skip the rest.
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**DX POLISH mode:** Trace all stages.
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**DX EXPANSION mode:** Trace all stages, and for each stage also ask "What would
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make this stage best-in-class?"
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After all friction points are resolved, produce the updated journey map:
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```
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STAGE | DEVELOPER DOES | FRICTION POINTS | STATUS
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----------------|-----------------------------|--------------------- |--------
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1. Discover | [action] | [resolved/deferred] | [fixed/ok/deferred]
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2. Install | [action] | [resolved/deferred] | [fixed/ok/deferred]
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3. Hello World | [action] | [resolved/deferred] | [fixed/ok/deferred]
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4. Real Usage | [action] | [resolved/deferred] | [fixed/ok/deferred]
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5. Debug | [action] | [resolved/deferred] | [fixed/ok/deferred]
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6. Upgrade | [action] | [resolved/deferred] | [fixed/ok/deferred]
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```
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### 0G. First-Time Developer Roleplay
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Using the persona from 0A and the journey trace from 0F, write a structured
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"confusion report" from the perspective of a first-time developer. Include
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timestamps to simulate real time passing.
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```
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FIRST-TIME DEVELOPER REPORT
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============================
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Persona: [from 0A]
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Attempting: [product] getting started
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CONFUSION LOG:
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T+0:00 [What they do first. What they see.]
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T+0:30 [Next action. What surprised or confused them.]
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T+1:00 [What they tried. What happened.]
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T+2:00 [Where they got stuck or succeeded.]
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T+3:00 [Final state: gave up / succeeded / asked for help]
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```
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Ground this in the ACTUAL docs and code from the pre-review audit. Not hypothetical.
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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.
|
||||
|
||||
Pattern:
|
||||
1. Rate: "Getting Started Experience: 4/10"
|
||||
2. Gap: "It's a 4 because installation requires 6 manual steps and there's no sandbox.
|
||||
A 10 would have one command or a web playground with zero install."
|
||||
3. Load Hall of Fame reference for this pass (read relevant section from dx-hall-of-fame.md)
|
||||
4. Fix: Edit the plan to add what's missing
|
||||
5. Re-rate: "Now 7/10, still missing the interactive tutorial"
|
||||
6. AskUserQuestion if there's a genuine DX choice to resolve
|
||||
7. Fix again until 10 or user says "good enough, move on"
|
||||
**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]."
|
||||
|
||||
## Review Sections (8 passes, after scope is agreed)
|
||||
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)
|
||||
|
||||
## Prior Learnings
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -861,6 +1138,10 @@ DX TREND (prior reviews):
|
||||
|
||||
Rate 0-10: Can a developer go from zero to hello world in under 5 minutes?
|
||||
|
||||
**Evidence recall:** Reference the competitive benchmark from 0C (target tier), the
|
||||
magical moment from 0D (delivery vehicle), and any Install/Hello World friction
|
||||
points from 0F.
|
||||
|
||||
Load reference: Read the "## Pass 1" section from `~/.claude/skills/gstack/plan-devex-review/dx-hall-of-fame.md`.
|
||||
|
||||
Evaluate:
|
||||
@@ -870,20 +1151,26 @@ Evaluate:
|
||||
- **Free tier**: No credit card, no sales call, no company email?
|
||||
- **Quick start guide**: Copy-paste complete? Shows real output?
|
||||
- **Auth/credential bootstrapping**: How many steps between "I want to try" and "it works"?
|
||||
API keys, OAuth setup, tokens, test vs live mode?
|
||||
- **Magical moment delivery**: Is the vehicle chosen in 0D actually in the plan?
|
||||
- **Competitive gap**: How far is the TTHW from the target tier chosen in 0C?
|
||||
|
||||
FIX TO 10: Write the ideal getting started sequence. Specify exact commands,
|
||||
expected output, and time budget per step. Target: 3 steps or fewer, under 5 minutes.
|
||||
expected output, and time budget per step. Target: 3 steps or fewer, under the
|
||||
time chosen in 0C.
|
||||
|
||||
Stripe test: Can a developer go from "never heard of this" to "it worked" in one
|
||||
terminal session without leaving the terminal?
|
||||
Stripe test: Can a [persona from 0A] go from "never heard of this" to "it worked"
|
||||
in one terminal session without leaving the terminal?
|
||||
|
||||
**STOP.** AskUserQuestion once per issue. Recommend + WHY.
|
||||
**STOP.** AskUserQuestion once per issue. Recommend + WHY. Reference the persona.
|
||||
|
||||
### Pass 2: API/CLI/SDK Design (Usable + Useful)
|
||||
|
||||
Rate 0-10: Is the interface intuitive, consistent, and complete?
|
||||
|
||||
**Evidence recall:** Does the API surface match [persona from 0A]'s mental model?
|
||||
A YC founder expects `tool.do(thing)`. A platform engineer expects
|
||||
`tool.configure(options).execute(thing)`.
|
||||
|
||||
Load reference: Read the "## Pass 2" section from `~/.claude/skills/gstack/plan-devex-review/dx-hall-of-fame.md`.
|
||||
|
||||
Evaluate:
|
||||
@@ -894,8 +1181,9 @@ Evaluate:
|
||||
- **Discoverability**: Can devs explore from CLI/playground without docs?
|
||||
- **Reliability/trust**: Latency, retries, rate limits, idempotency, offline behavior?
|
||||
- **Progressive disclosure**: Simple case is production-ready, complexity revealed gradually?
|
||||
- **Persona fit**: Does the interface match how [persona] thinks about the problem?
|
||||
|
||||
Good API design test: Can a dev use this API correctly after seeing one example?
|
||||
Good API design test: Can a [persona] use this API correctly after seeing one example?
|
||||
|
||||
**STOP.** AskUserQuestion once per issue. Recommend + WHY.
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -904,10 +1192,18 @@ Good API design test: Can a dev use this API correctly after seeing one example?
|
||||
Rate 0-10: When something goes wrong, does the developer know what happened, why,
|
||||
and how to fix it?
|
||||
|
||||
**Evidence recall:** Reference any error-related friction points from 0F and confusion
|
||||
points from 0G.
|
||||
|
||||
Load reference: Read the "## Pass 3" section from `~/.claude/skills/gstack/plan-devex-review/dx-hall-of-fame.md`.
|
||||
|
||||
For each error path in the plan, evaluate against the formula:
|
||||
**What happened** + **Why** + **How to fix** + **Where to learn more** + **Actual values**
|
||||
**Trace 3 specific error paths** from the plan or codebase. For each, evaluate against
|
||||
the three-tier system from the Hall of Fame:
|
||||
- **Tier 1 (Elm):** Conversational, first person, exact location, suggested fix
|
||||
- **Tier 2 (Rust):** Error code links to tutorial, primary + secondary labels, help section
|
||||
- **Tier 3 (Stripe API):** Structured JSON with type, code, message, param, doc_url
|
||||
|
||||
For each error path, show what the developer currently sees vs. what they should see.
|
||||
|
||||
Also evaluate:
|
||||
- **Permission/sandbox/safety model**: What can go wrong? How clear is the blast radius?
|
||||
@@ -920,6 +1216,10 @@ Also evaluate:
|
||||
|
||||
Rate 0-10: Can a developer find what they need and learn by doing?
|
||||
|
||||
**Evidence recall:** Does the docs architecture match [persona from 0A]'s learning
|
||||
style? A YC founder needs copy-paste examples front and center. A platform engineer
|
||||
needs architecture docs and API reference.
|
||||
|
||||
Load reference: Read the "## Pass 4" section from `~/.claude/skills/gstack/plan-devex-review/dx-hall-of-fame.md`.
|
||||
|
||||
Evaluate:
|
||||
@@ -951,6 +1251,9 @@ Evaluate:
|
||||
|
||||
Rate 0-10: Does this integrate into developers' existing workflows?
|
||||
|
||||
**Evidence recall:** Does local dev setup work for [persona from 0A]'s typical
|
||||
environment?
|
||||
|
||||
Load reference: Read the "## Pass 6" section from `~/.claude/skills/gstack/plan-devex-review/dx-hall-of-fame.md`.
|
||||
|
||||
Evaluate:
|
||||
@@ -988,10 +1291,11 @@ Rate 0-10: Does the plan include ways to measure and improve DX over time?
|
||||
Load reference: Read the "## Pass 8" section from `~/.claude/skills/gstack/plan-devex-review/dx-hall-of-fame.md`.
|
||||
|
||||
Evaluate:
|
||||
- **TTHW tracking**: Can you measure getting started time?
|
||||
- **TTHW tracking**: Can you measure getting started time? Is it instrumented?
|
||||
- **Journey analytics**: Where do devs drop off?
|
||||
- **Feedback mechanisms**: Bug reports? NPS? Feedback button?
|
||||
- **Friction audits**: Periodic reviews planned?
|
||||
- **Boomerang readiness**: Will /devex-review be able to measure reality vs. plan?
|
||||
|
||||
**STOP.** AskUserQuestion once per issue. Recommend + WHY.
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1144,29 +1448,48 @@ SOURCE = "codex" if Codex ran, "claude" if subagent ran.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
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.
|
||||
* Describe the DX gap concretely, with what the developer will experience if it's
|
||||
not fixed. Make the developer's pain real.
|
||||
* **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
|
||||
developers need 3 extra config steps before their first API call").
|
||||
[persona] needs 3 extra config steps before their first API call").
|
||||
* **Escape hatch:** If a section has no issues, say so and move on. If a gap has an
|
||||
obvious fix, state what you'll add and move on, don't waste a question.
|
||||
* Assume the user hasn't looked at this window in 20 minutes. Re-ground every question.
|
||||
|
||||
## Required Outputs
|
||||
|
||||
### Developer Journey Map
|
||||
The journey map from Step 0A, updated with all fixes and decisions from the review.
|
||||
### 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-bis.
|
||||
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.
|
||||
@@ -1205,7 +1528,10 @@ Options: **A)** Add to TODOS.md **B)** Skip **C)** Build it now
|
||||
| DX Measurement | __/10 | __/10 | __ ↑↓ |
|
||||
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
|
||||
| TTHW | __ min | __ min | __ ↑↓ |
|
||||
| Product Type | [type] |
|
||||
| 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 |
|
||||
@@ -1227,9 +1553,10 @@ If TTHW > 10 min: Flag as blocking issue.
|
||||
```
|
||||
DX IMPLEMENTATION CHECKLIST
|
||||
============================
|
||||
[ ] Time to hello world < 5 minutes
|
||||
[ ] 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
|
||||
@@ -1256,10 +1583,12 @@ After producing the DX Scorecard above, persist the review result.
|
||||
`~/.gstack/` (user config directory, not project files).
|
||||
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log '{"skill":"plan-devex-review","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","initial_score":N,"overall_score":N,"product_type":"TYPE","tthw_current":"TTHW_CURRENT","tthw_target":"TTHW_TARGET","pass_scores":{"getting_started":N,"api_design":N,"errors":N,"docs":N,"upgrade":N,"dev_env":N,"community":N,"measurement":N},"unresolved":N,"commit":"COMMIT"}'
|
||||
~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log '{"skill":"plan-devex-review","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","initial_score":N,"overall_score":N,"product_type":"TYPE","tthw_current":"TTHW_CURRENT","tthw_target":"TTHW_TARGET","mode":"MODE","persona":"PERSONA","competitive_tier":"TIER","pass_scores":{"getting_started":N,"api_design":N,"errors":N,"docs":N,"upgrade":N,"dev_env":N,"community":N,"measurement":N},"unresolved":N,"commit":"COMMIT"}'
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Substitute values from the DX Scorecard.
|
||||
Substitute values from the DX Scorecard. MODE is EXPANSION/POLISH/TRIAGE.
|
||||
PERSONA is a short label (e.g., "yc-founder", "platform-eng").
|
||||
TIER is Champion/Competitive/NeedsWork/RedFlag.
|
||||
|
||||
## Review Readiness Dashboard
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1335,7 +1664,7 @@ Parse each JSONL entry. Each skill logs different fields:
|
||||
→ 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\`, \`unresolved\`, \`commit\`
|
||||
- **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"
|
||||
@@ -1421,7 +1750,9 @@ handling gaps, or CLI ergonomics issues, eng review should validate the fixes.
|
||||
developer-facing surfaces; design review covers end-user-facing UI.
|
||||
|
||||
**Recommend /devex-review after implementation** — the boomerang. Plan said TTHW would
|
||||
be 3 minutes. Did reality match? Run /devex-review on the live product to find out.
|
||||
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)
|
||||
@@ -1429,6 +1760,19 @@ Use AskUserQuestion with applicable options:
|
||||
- **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...).
|
||||
|
||||
+399
-80
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
|
||||
---
|
||||
name: plan-devex-review
|
||||
preamble-tier: 3
|
||||
version: 1.0.0
|
||||
version: 2.0.0
|
||||
description: |
|
||||
Developer Experience plan review. Evaluates plans through Addy Osmani's DX
|
||||
framework: zero friction, learn by doing, fight uncertainty. Rates 8 DX
|
||||
dimensions 0-10 with a DX Scorecard. Use when asked to "DX review",
|
||||
"developer experience audit", "devex review", or "API design review".
|
||||
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:
|
||||
@@ -33,8 +35,14 @@ allowed-tools:
|
||||
|
||||
# /plan-devex-review: Developer Experience Plan Review
|
||||
|
||||
You are a senior DX engineer reviewing a PLAN for a developer-facing product.
|
||||
Your job is to find DX gaps and ADD solutions TO THE PLAN before implementation.
|
||||
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.
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -51,10 +59,12 @@ This skill IS a developer tool. Apply its own DX principles to itself.
|
||||
|
||||
## Priority Hierarchy Under Context Pressure
|
||||
|
||||
Step 0 > Time-to-hello-world > Error message quality > Getting started flow >
|
||||
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 or the getting started assessment. These are the highest-leverage outputs.
|
||||
Never skip Step 0, the persona interrogation, or the empathy narrative. These are
|
||||
the highest-leverage outputs.
|
||||
|
||||
## PRE-REVIEW SYSTEM AUDIT (before Step 0)
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -73,6 +83,12 @@ Then read:
|
||||
- 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
|
||||
@@ -87,8 +103,6 @@ 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)
|
||||
* Who are the target developers? (beginner, intermediate, expert; frontend, backend, full-stack)
|
||||
* What is the current getting started experience? (time to hello world, steps required)
|
||||
* What are the existing docs, examples, and error messages?
|
||||
|
||||
{{BENEFITS_FROM}}
|
||||
@@ -113,82 +127,320 @@ 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 Scope Assessment
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### 0A. Developer Journey Map
|
||||
## Step 0: DX Investigation (before scoring)
|
||||
|
||||
Trace the full developer journey for this plan:
|
||||
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:
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
STAGE | DEVELOPER DOES | FRICTION POINTS | PLAN COVERS?
|
||||
----------------|-----------------------------|--------------------- |-------------
|
||||
1. Discover | Finds the product | [what blocks them?] | [yes/no/partial]
|
||||
2. Evaluate | Reads docs, compares | [what blocks them?] | [yes/no/partial]
|
||||
3. Install | Gets it running locally | [what blocks them?] | [yes/no/partial]
|
||||
4. Hello World | First successful use | [what blocks them?] | [yes/no/partial]
|
||||
5. Real Usage | Integrates into their app | [what blocks them?] | [yes/no/partial]
|
||||
6. Debug | Something goes wrong | [what blocks them?] | [yes/no/partial]
|
||||
7. Scale | Usage grows, needs change | [what blocks them?] | [yes/no/partial]
|
||||
8. Upgrade | New version released | [what blocks them?] | [yes/no/partial]
|
||||
9. Contribute | Wants to extend/contribute | [what blocks them?] | [yes/no/partial]
|
||||
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]
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### 0B. Initial DX Rating
|
||||
**STOP.** Do NOT proceed until user responds. This persona shapes the entire review.
|
||||
|
||||
Rate the plan's overall developer experience completeness 0-10. Explain what a 10
|
||||
looks like for THIS plan.
|
||||
### 0B. Empathy Narrative as Conversation Starter
|
||||
|
||||
### 0B-bis. Developer Empathy Simulation
|
||||
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.
|
||||
|
||||
Before scoring anything, write a brief first-person narrative: "I'm a developer who
|
||||
just found this tool. I go to the docs. I see... I try... I feel..."
|
||||
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..."
|
||||
|
||||
This goes into the plan file as a "Developer Perspective" section. The implementer
|
||||
should read this and feel what the developer feels.
|
||||
Then SHOW it to the user via AskUserQuestion:
|
||||
|
||||
### 0C. Time to Hello World Assessment
|
||||
> "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:
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
TIME TO HELLO WORLD
|
||||
===================
|
||||
Steps today: [N steps]
|
||||
Time today: [estimated minutes]
|
||||
Biggest bottleneck: [what and why]
|
||||
Target: [X steps in Y minutes]
|
||||
What needs to change: [specific actions]
|
||||
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
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### 0D. Focus Areas
|
||||
AskUserQuestion:
|
||||
|
||||
AskUserQuestion: "I've rated this plan {N}/10 on developer experience. The biggest
|
||||
gaps are {X, Y, Z}. I'll review all 8 DX dimensions. Want me to focus on specific
|
||||
areas, or do the full review?"
|
||||
> "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"
|
||||
|
||||
Options:
|
||||
- A) Full DX review, all 8 dimensions (recommended)
|
||||
- B) Focus on [specific gaps identified]
|
||||
- C) Just the getting started / onboarding experience
|
||||
- D) Just the API/CLI/SDK design
|
||||
**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.
|
||||
|
||||
Pattern:
|
||||
1. Rate: "Getting Started Experience: 4/10"
|
||||
2. Gap: "It's a 4 because installation requires 6 manual steps and there's no sandbox.
|
||||
A 10 would have one command or a web playground with zero install."
|
||||
3. Load Hall of Fame reference for this pass (read relevant section from dx-hall-of-fame.md)
|
||||
4. Fix: Edit the plan to add what's missing
|
||||
5. Re-rate: "Now 7/10, still missing the interactive tutorial"
|
||||
6. AskUserQuestion if there's a genuine DX choice to resolve
|
||||
7. Fix again until 10 or user says "good enough, move on"
|
||||
**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]."
|
||||
|
||||
## Review Sections (8 passes, after scope is agreed)
|
||||
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)
|
||||
|
||||
{{LEARNINGS_SEARCH}}
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -213,6 +465,10 @@ DX TREND (prior reviews):
|
||||
|
||||
Rate 0-10: Can a developer go from zero to hello world in under 5 minutes?
|
||||
|
||||
**Evidence recall:** Reference the competitive benchmark from 0C (target tier), the
|
||||
magical moment from 0D (delivery vehicle), and any Install/Hello World friction
|
||||
points from 0F.
|
||||
|
||||
Load reference: Read the "## Pass 1" section from `~/.claude/skills/gstack/plan-devex-review/dx-hall-of-fame.md`.
|
||||
|
||||
Evaluate:
|
||||
@@ -222,20 +478,26 @@ Evaluate:
|
||||
- **Free tier**: No credit card, no sales call, no company email?
|
||||
- **Quick start guide**: Copy-paste complete? Shows real output?
|
||||
- **Auth/credential bootstrapping**: How many steps between "I want to try" and "it works"?
|
||||
API keys, OAuth setup, tokens, test vs live mode?
|
||||
- **Magical moment delivery**: Is the vehicle chosen in 0D actually in the plan?
|
||||
- **Competitive gap**: How far is the TTHW from the target tier chosen in 0C?
|
||||
|
||||
FIX TO 10: Write the ideal getting started sequence. Specify exact commands,
|
||||
expected output, and time budget per step. Target: 3 steps or fewer, under 5 minutes.
|
||||
expected output, and time budget per step. Target: 3 steps or fewer, under the
|
||||
time chosen in 0C.
|
||||
|
||||
Stripe test: Can a developer go from "never heard of this" to "it worked" in one
|
||||
terminal session without leaving the terminal?
|
||||
Stripe test: Can a [persona from 0A] go from "never heard of this" to "it worked"
|
||||
in one terminal session without leaving the terminal?
|
||||
|
||||
**STOP.** AskUserQuestion once per issue. Recommend + WHY.
|
||||
**STOP.** AskUserQuestion once per issue. Recommend + WHY. Reference the persona.
|
||||
|
||||
### Pass 2: API/CLI/SDK Design (Usable + Useful)
|
||||
|
||||
Rate 0-10: Is the interface intuitive, consistent, and complete?
|
||||
|
||||
**Evidence recall:** Does the API surface match [persona from 0A]'s mental model?
|
||||
A YC founder expects `tool.do(thing)`. A platform engineer expects
|
||||
`tool.configure(options).execute(thing)`.
|
||||
|
||||
Load reference: Read the "## Pass 2" section from `~/.claude/skills/gstack/plan-devex-review/dx-hall-of-fame.md`.
|
||||
|
||||
Evaluate:
|
||||
@@ -246,8 +508,9 @@ Evaluate:
|
||||
- **Discoverability**: Can devs explore from CLI/playground without docs?
|
||||
- **Reliability/trust**: Latency, retries, rate limits, idempotency, offline behavior?
|
||||
- **Progressive disclosure**: Simple case is production-ready, complexity revealed gradually?
|
||||
- **Persona fit**: Does the interface match how [persona] thinks about the problem?
|
||||
|
||||
Good API design test: Can a dev use this API correctly after seeing one example?
|
||||
Good API design test: Can a [persona] use this API correctly after seeing one example?
|
||||
|
||||
**STOP.** AskUserQuestion once per issue. Recommend + WHY.
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@@ -256,10 +519,18 @@ Good API design test: Can a dev use this API correctly after seeing one example?
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Rate 0-10: When something goes wrong, does the developer know what happened, why,
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and how to fix it?
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**Evidence recall:** Reference any error-related friction points from 0F and confusion
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points from 0G.
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Load reference: Read the "## Pass 3" section from `~/.claude/skills/gstack/plan-devex-review/dx-hall-of-fame.md`.
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For each error path in the plan, evaluate against the formula:
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**What happened** + **Why** + **How to fix** + **Where to learn more** + **Actual values**
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**Trace 3 specific error paths** from the plan or codebase. For each, evaluate against
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the three-tier system from the Hall of Fame:
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- **Tier 1 (Elm):** Conversational, first person, exact location, suggested fix
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- **Tier 2 (Rust):** Error code links to tutorial, primary + secondary labels, help section
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- **Tier 3 (Stripe API):** Structured JSON with type, code, message, param, doc_url
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For each error path, show what the developer currently sees vs. what they should see.
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Also evaluate:
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- **Permission/sandbox/safety model**: What can go wrong? How clear is the blast radius?
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@@ -272,6 +543,10 @@ Also evaluate:
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Rate 0-10: Can a developer find what they need and learn by doing?
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**Evidence recall:** Does the docs architecture match [persona from 0A]'s learning
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style? A YC founder needs copy-paste examples front and center. A platform engineer
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needs architecture docs and API reference.
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Load reference: Read the "## Pass 4" section from `~/.claude/skills/gstack/plan-devex-review/dx-hall-of-fame.md`.
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Evaluate:
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@@ -303,6 +578,9 @@ Evaluate:
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Rate 0-10: Does this integrate into developers' existing workflows?
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**Evidence recall:** Does local dev setup work for [persona from 0A]'s typical
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environment?
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|
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Load reference: Read the "## Pass 6" section from `~/.claude/skills/gstack/plan-devex-review/dx-hall-of-fame.md`.
|
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|
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Evaluate:
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@@ -340,10 +618,11 @@ Rate 0-10: Does the plan include ways to measure and improve DX over time?
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Load reference: Read the "## Pass 8" section from `~/.claude/skills/gstack/plan-devex-review/dx-hall-of-fame.md`.
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Evaluate:
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- **TTHW tracking**: Can you measure getting started time?
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- **TTHW tracking**: Can you measure getting started time? Is it instrumented?
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- **Journey analytics**: Where do devs drop off?
|
||||
- **Feedback mechanisms**: Bug reports? NPS? Feedback button?
|
||||
- **Friction audits**: Periodic reviews planned?
|
||||
- **Boomerang readiness**: Will /devex-review be able to measure reality vs. plan?
|
||||
|
||||
**STOP.** AskUserQuestion once per issue. Recommend + WHY.
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||||
|
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@@ -362,29 +641,48 @@ Check each item. For any unchecked item, explain what's missing and suggest the
|
||||
|
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{{CODEX_PLAN_REVIEW}}
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|
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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.
|
||||
* Describe the DX gap concretely, with what the developer will experience if it's
|
||||
not fixed. Make the developer's pain real.
|
||||
* **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
|
||||
developers need 3 extra config steps before their first API call").
|
||||
[persona] needs 3 extra config steps before their first API call").
|
||||
* **Escape hatch:** If a section has no issues, say so and move on. If a gap has an
|
||||
obvious fix, state what you'll add and move on, don't waste a question.
|
||||
* Assume the user hasn't looked at this window in 20 minutes. Re-ground every question.
|
||||
|
||||
## Required Outputs
|
||||
|
||||
### Developer Journey Map
|
||||
The journey map from Step 0A, updated with all fixes and decisions from the review.
|
||||
### 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-bis.
|
||||
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.
|
||||
@@ -423,7 +721,10 @@ Options: **A)** Add to TODOS.md **B)** Skip **C)** Build it now
|
||||
| DX Measurement | __/10 | __/10 | __ ↑↓ |
|
||||
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
|
||||
| TTHW | __ min | __ min | __ ↑↓ |
|
||||
| Product Type | [type] |
|
||||
| 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 |
|
||||
@@ -445,9 +746,10 @@ If TTHW > 10 min: Flag as blocking issue.
|
||||
```
|
||||
DX IMPLEMENTATION CHECKLIST
|
||||
============================
|
||||
[ ] Time to hello world < 5 minutes
|
||||
[ ] 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
|
||||
@@ -474,10 +776,12 @@ After producing the DX Scorecard above, persist the review result.
|
||||
`~/.gstack/` (user config directory, not project files).
|
||||
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log '{"skill":"plan-devex-review","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","initial_score":N,"overall_score":N,"product_type":"TYPE","tthw_current":"TTHW_CURRENT","tthw_target":"TTHW_TARGET","pass_scores":{"getting_started":N,"api_design":N,"errors":N,"docs":N,"upgrade":N,"dev_env":N,"community":N,"measurement":N},"unresolved":N,"commit":"COMMIT"}'
|
||||
~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log '{"skill":"plan-devex-review","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","initial_score":N,"overall_score":N,"product_type":"TYPE","tthw_current":"TTHW_CURRENT","tthw_target":"TTHW_TARGET","mode":"MODE","persona":"PERSONA","competitive_tier":"TIER","pass_scores":{"getting_started":N,"api_design":N,"errors":N,"docs":N,"upgrade":N,"dev_env":N,"community":N,"measurement":N},"unresolved":N,"commit":"COMMIT"}'
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Substitute values from the DX Scorecard.
|
||||
Substitute values from the DX Scorecard. MODE is EXPANSION/POLISH/TRIAGE.
|
||||
PERSONA is a short label (e.g., "yc-founder", "platform-eng").
|
||||
TIER is Champion/Competitive/NeedsWork/RedFlag.
|
||||
|
||||
{{REVIEW_DASHBOARD}}
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -497,7 +801,9 @@ handling gaps, or CLI ergonomics issues, eng review should validate the fixes.
|
||||
developer-facing surfaces; design review covers end-user-facing UI.
|
||||
|
||||
**Recommend /devex-review after implementation** — the boomerang. Plan said TTHW would
|
||||
be 3 minutes. Did reality match? Run /devex-review on the live product to find out.
|
||||
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)
|
||||
@@ -505,6 +811,19 @@ Use AskUserQuestion with applicable options:
|
||||
- **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...).
|
||||
|
||||
Reference in New Issue
Block a user