Interview

Gather input on a topic with multiple-choice questions in batches through ask_operator, then return the questions and answers inline. This is a utility: it does not decide what to build, write files, or invoke other skills or agents. The caller decides what to do with the findings.

Argument

<topic>[; <context>]. The topic is what the interview is about. Context is facts already known; treat each as an answered dimension and do not re-ask it. If no topic is given, ask for one first.

Process

1. Pick dimensions. List the open questions the topic raises, skipping what the context settles. Probe objective and priorities first, since they shape every later question.
2. Ask in batches. 2 to 4 questions per round, bundling independent dimensions. Use one question only when the next one cannot be written without this answer. A later question may reference an earlier answer.
3. Stop when every dimension is answered or out of scope, when what remains is detail the caller can decide, when the operator signals fatigue (declines, short non-answers, asks to wrap up), or when the topic has shifted. There is no fixed round cap unless the caller gave one.

Option quality: concrete and mutually exclusive, each a defensible choice rather than a strawman, with descriptions that surface trade-offs. Ground them in the topic and context. Use multi-select only when the dimension allows it. Put your recommendation first and label it.

Trouble:

• A contradiction with an earlier answer: ask one question that surfaces both choices, and record the resolution.
• "Other" reveals a missing dimension: add it and continue.
• The answers reframe the topic, or the operator has no objective at all: stop, say what you learned and why you stopped, and let the caller decide.

Return

## Interview findings: <topic>

1. <question>: <answer>
2. <question>: <answer (multi-select)> — <answer>
3. <question>: deferred (user said "you decide")

No summary on top of the list. Then stop: no other skills, no other agents, no files.

Do not lecture between rounds, restate answers mid-interview, ask leading questions, or answer for the operator; note an assumption instead.