Intake Engine Skill

When to Use

• Implementing the intake questionnaire (Fast/Interview mode)
• Building the persona detection + pack selection logic
• Working on completeness gates
• Implementing the 2D Matrix overlay compose (UserType × ProjectType)

Intake Modes

Fast Mode (6 questions, ~3 min)

Completeness gate: Only check Q5. If missing → re-ask Q5 once. Do NOT check outcome/non-goals (avoid turning Fast into Interview).

Interview Mode (12 questions, ~10 min)

• Block 1 (Q1–Q4): Business context
• Block 2 (Q5–Q8): Technical constraints
• Block 3 (Q9–Q12): Team & velocity

Completeness gate: Full check — must have "for who", measurable outcome, at least 1 non-goal. If missing → up to 2 targeted follow-up questions.

2D Matrix: Pack Selection

UserType overlay × ProjectType overlay → Role set

Auto-add Rules (no user prompt needed)

• Q5/Q6 = PII / Finance / Compliance → add SEC-lite
• Q7 = VPS / Cloud AND Q2 = SME / Enterprise → add OPS-lite

Architecture Rules

Decision Tree (deterministic, no LLM)

src/intake/
├── questions.ts       → Question definitions + validation
├── fast-mode.ts       → 6-question flow + completeness gate
├── interview-mode.ts  → 12-question flow + completeness gate
├── pack-selector.ts   → 2D matrix overlay compose
└── auto-add.ts        → SEC-lite / OPS-lite auto-detection

Skipped Questions

• Any skipped question → write to OPEN_QUESTIONS.md
• Never infer, never assume, never use default for critical fields

Authority Sources

• BRD §5: Personas (P1–P4)
• BRD §8: Phase A intake flow (Fast + Interview)
• BRD §10: Framework Packs (overlay compose + role mapping)
• BRD §11: BYO-LLM (optional enhancement)

Do NOT

• Use LLM for pack/role selection logic
• Infer answers to skipped questions
• Add questions not in the BRD schema
• Turn Fast mode into Interview mode via extra validation