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Find blockers and showstoppers using TOC, TRIZ contradiction analysis, and Pre-mortem techniques.
Passed 18 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 11 of 22 without it.
and 8 more in the full report
9 fixed9 passed either way2 still failing2 broke
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One of 9 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
Assess candidate 'In-Memory Cache Layer' for database load reduction. One constraint is identified with a high removability score of 0.8, while another has a score of 0.2. Generate the constraint identification YAML analysis.
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| The removal_paths array includes an entry for the removable constraint. | Missed | Passed |
| The removable constraint entry specifies a removability score greater than 0.5. | Passed | Passed |
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Purpose: Systematically discover what could prevent a candidate from being implemented. Uses Theory of Constraints to find bottlenecks, TRIZ to surface contradictions, and Pre-mortem to anticipate failures before they occur.
When to use:
| Metric | Target |
|---|---|
| Constraints identified | >= 3 per candidate |
| Hard constraints classified | >= 1 |
| Removal paths designed | >= 1 per removable constraint |
| Key | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| candidate | object | The candidate under assessment |
| constraints[] | array | All identified constraints |
| hard_constraints[] | array | Non-negotiable blockers |
| soft_constraints[] | array | Constraints that can be worked around |
| assumptions[] | array | Unvalidated beliefs that may become constraints |
| removal_paths{} | map | Constraint -> removal path mapping |
| Tactic | When |
|---|---|
| constraint-drilling | Default — full constraint discovery, classification, and removal path design |
| SOP | Purpose |
|---|---|
| constraint-identification-sop | Discover constraints |
| constraint-classification | Sort into hard/soft/assumptions |
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