Scan Opportunities

Discover new feature opportunities and add them to .feature-radar/opportunities/.

Deep Read

Read and follow `../feature-radar/references/DEEP-READ.md` — complete all 6 steps before proceeding.

Behavioral Directives

Read and follow `../feature-radar/references/DIRECTIVES.md`.

Additional directive for this skill:

• Filter aggressively — Do NOT create opportunity files for weak signals. If you can't cite concrete demand evidence, skip it.

Workflow

1. Identify sources — where to look for ideas:
   • User signals: issues, discussions, forum posts, support requests
   • Creative exploration: "what if we..." brainstorming, combining existing features in new ways
   • Ecosystem evolution: adjacent tools, emerging standards, new capabilities in dependencies
   • Technical possibilities: new APIs, libraries, or techniques that enable things previously impossible
   • Cross-project research: interesting approaches from related projects (from base.md Inspiration Sources)
   • Community conversations: Reddit, HN, Discord, blog posts
2. Scan and collect — for each source, look for:
   • Unmet user needs and recurring pain points
   • Feature ideas with demand signals (upvotes, comments, multiple independent asks)
   • Creative approaches that could enhance existing functionality
   • Technical breakthroughs that unlock new possibilities
   • Patterns emerging across multiple tools
3. Deduplicate — check against existing opportunities/ and archive/ files
4. Cross-reference codebase — for each candidate, search the project to check:
   • Already partially implemented? → mark as "Partially Done"
   • Does existing architecture support this? → note in "Design Notes"
   • Related TODOs or FIXMEs in the code? → cite them
5. Evaluate each candidate:

Before creating any opportunity file, evaluate the candidate against ALL 6 criteria. Each criterion must be explicitly addressed — do not skip any.

Criterion	Question
Real user demand	Are users actually asking for this, or does it solve a latent need?
Value uplift	Does this meaningfully improve the user experience or unlock new possibilities?
Innovation potential	Does this introduce a creative breakthrough or unique approach?
Effort / impact ratio	Is the cost justified by the benefit?
Architectural fit	Does it align with our core philosophy?
Ecosystem timing	Is the ecosystem ready?

6. Create opportunity files — for each viable candidate, write .feature-radar/opportunities/{nn}-{slug}.md
7. Checkpoint — Review & Annotate per ../feature-radar/references/WORKFLOW-PATTERNS.md

Present scan results using this format:

Scan complete: {n} new opportunities
| # | Opportunity | Demand Signal | Impact | Effort | Source |
|---|------------|---------------|--------|--------|--------|
| {nn} | {title} | {evidence} | H/M/L | H/M/L | {where found} |

8. Update base.md — increment opportunities count, update Value & Innovation Landscape if needed

Opportunity File Format

Use the format defined in ../feature-radar/references/SPEC.md § 3.3 (opportunities/{nn}-{slug}.md).

Guidelines

• Don't create opportunities for every idea you find. Filter aggressively — weak signal wastes attention.
• 1 issue with no comments = weak signal. Multiple independent asks = strong signal.
• Creative ideas without existing demand can still be valid — evaluate innovation potential separately.
• Write an honest "Our Position" — it's OK to say "we don't want this" or "not yet."
• Number sequentially from the highest existing number in opportunities/ and archive/.
• If scanning reveals problems others have that we've already solved, add to references/ instead.

Example Output

→ Created opportunities/07-streaming-output.md (Impact: High, Effort: Medium)
→ Skipped: "hook system" already exists as opportunities/03-hook-system.md
→ Updated base.md: opportunities 6 → 7

Completion Summary

Follow the template in ../feature-radar/references/DIRECTIVES.md, with skill name "Scan Complete".