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shaping-work is agent-read markdown (skill) from teambrilliant/dev-skills: Shape rough ideas into clear, actionable work definitions. Use this skill whenever someone has an unstructured idea that needs to become a concrete work definition — feature requests, bug reports, PRDs, customer feedback, Slack threads, stakeholder asks, or vague "we should do X" statements. Trigger phrases include "shape this", "scope this", "write a PRD", "define this work", "turn this into a ticket", "flesh this out", "spec this out", "what should we build for X", "I have an idea for...", or .

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What the file says

# Shaping Work

Shape ambiguous ideas into clear work definitions. Focus on clarity, not process theater.

## Principles

- **No jargon** — write so anyone can understand
- **Product-focused** — define *what*, not *how* to build it
- **Right level of detail** — enough to act on, not a specification
- **Flag unknowns with recommendations** — surface risks early, but always propose a resolution

## Process

1. **Understand the request** — Read the input (could be anything: a Slack thread, a rough idea, a customer complaint, a formal PRD, or a handoff from product-thinker). If intent is unclear, ask up to 3 targeted questions, then shape with stated assumptions.
2. **Understand the context** — If handed off from product-thinker, use the product context and analysis already gathered (don't re-explore). Otherwise, if working in a codebase, read `.tap/product.md` if it exists (current focus, bets, non-goals — what this work has to ladder up to), then CLAUDE.md or similar to understand what the application does (the product, not technical details). Also look for related context the request didn't mention: existing docs on the topic in `thoughts/shapes/`, `thoughts/plans/`…
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Source

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teambrilliant/dev-skills · 6 stars · license none · pushed 2026-09-27 · branch main

API

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