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analysis-design is agent-read markdown (skill) from ai-analyst-lab/ai-analyst: Takes a vague analytical hunch, stakeholder request, or business question and produces a rigorous, stakeholder-ready analysis plan through a multi-stage pipeline. Use this skill whenever someone says "I think X caused Y", "help me investigate...", "design an analysis for...", "can you look into why...", "we need to figure out what's driving...", or presents any analytical question that needs methodological rigor before execution. This skill is essential when a PM has a hunch but no plan, when an.

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# Skill: Analysis Design

**Trigger:** `/analysis-design`, "design an analysis for...", "I think X caused Y", "help me investigate..."
**Type:** Orchestrator — runs a multi-agent pipeline

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## Purpose

Takes a vague analytical hunch, stakeholder request, or business question and produces a rigorous, stakeholder-ready analysis plan through a multi-stage pipeline. Chains three specialized agents: Hypothesis Sharpener → Confound Scanner → (optional) Feedback Synthesizer.

This skill orchestrates the full lifecycle: **hunch → testable hypothesis → threat assessment → investigation plan → V1 execution → feedback synthesis → V2 redesign.**

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## When to Use

- A PM has a hunch but no plan: "I think removing the widget caused repeat purchases to drop"
- A vague request lands: "Can you look into why conversion dropped?"
- An analysis needs redesign after stakeholder feedback: "Here's V1 and the comments — help me build V2"
- Before starting any major investigation (prevents wasted work)

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## Inputs

| Input | Required | Source | Description |
|-------|----------|--------|-------------|
| `{{HUNCH}}` | Yes | User | The vague hypothesis, business question, or analytical request |
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ai-analyst-lab/ai-analyst · 302 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-22 · branch main

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