# strategize

A skill for the earliest product phase: it synthesizes research, sizes opportunities, defines hypotheses and scopes the project before any sketches or specs exist.

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- Author: ghaida
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- Source: https://github.com/ghaida/intent/tree/HEAD/skills/strategize/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
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## What it does

strategize owns problem framing in product design. It pulls evidence together, spots the gaps, sizes the opportunity and sets the conceptual foundation that flows, specs and everything downstream build on. Reach for it at project kickoff, when the business ask is fuzzy, stakeholders disagree or scope is unclear.

Inside are five foundational strategic questions every project gets pressure-tested against, plus a situation → complication → resolution pattern for briefs. The skill tells you to validate the complication against evidence before writing the brief: if the evidence can't support a tension that big, the proposed resolution may be the wrong one. It belongs to the Intent system, so `/blueprint`, `/journey`, `/specify`, `/investigate`, `/organize`, `/articulate`, `/evaluate`, `/measure` and `/philosopher` mode sit alongside it — strategize hands work off once strategy is settled.

Visual identity and design systems stay outside this system. The skill sets strategic context that informs visual direction, but the visual work itself is a separate discipline.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ghaida/intent --skill strategize -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/strategize/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/strategize/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ghaida/intent --skill strategize -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/strategize/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ghaida/intent --skill strategize -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/strategize/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install ghaida/intent strategize
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/strategize/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ghaida/intent --skill strategize -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/ghaida/intent --path skills/strategize
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/strategize/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ghaida/intent --skill strategize -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/ghaida/intent/tree/HEAD/skills/strategize/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- turn a vague business ask into a clear problem statement
- translate research findings into a brief the team can act on
- size an opportunity before development starts
- get stakeholders aligned on what the project actually is
- define project scope and write down the hypotheses

## Example prompts
- help me frame this new project — the requirements are still very fuzzy
- turn this research into a brief: what we know and what's missing
- run a strategic framing session on this opportunity and size it

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name: strategize
description: >
  Frames product design problems before solutions exist. Synthesizes research,
  sizes opportunities, defines hypotheses, scopes projects, and maps customer
  journeys. Use this skill for new project kickoffs, ambiguous business asks,
  translating research into briefs, strategic framing sessions, opportunity
  assessments, project scoping, stakeholder alignment, and competitive
  analysis—even if the user doesn't explicitly say "strategize."
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# Strategize — Frame the Problem

## Overview

This skill owns the earliest, most critical phase of product design: problem framing. Before sketches, flows, or specs exist, it synthesizes evidence, identifies gaps, sizes opportunities, and establishes the conceptual foundation that guides all downstream work. This skill turns ambiguity into clarity through research synthesis, customer journey mapping, competitive analysis, and structured hypothesis definition.

**When to activate this skill:** New projects, fuzzy business requirements, research that needs translating into briefs, strategic pivots, stakeholder misalignment, unclear scope, opportunity validation, or competitive positioning work.

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## Skill family

This skill works alongside the full Intent skill system:

- **`/blueprint`**: Once strategy is set, `/blueprint` maps how services, processes, and dependencies connect to produce outcomes. Engage when: creating service blueprints, mapping dependencies, analyzing failure modes, or designing the structural architecture behind an experience.
- **`/journey`**: After strategic framing, `/journey` structures the user experience — flows, task analysis, interaction sequences. Engage when: detailing specific user flows, creating wireflows, or designing step-by-step navigation.
- **`/specify`**: packages the approved design for the build, with your brief in front; it writes no spec of its own. Settle the brief before it is packaged.
- **`/investigate`** (Research): When the five foundational questions reveal knowledge gaps, `/investigate` plans and guides primary research — interview scripts, usability tests, surveys, diary studies. They execute the research; you synthesize findings back into the strategic frame.
- **`/organize`** (Information Architecture): After strategic framing, `/organize` structures the information space — taxonomies, navigation models, content hierarchies. Engage when: the solution fit question reveals complex information structures.
- **`/articulate`** (Content Strategy): Partners on messaging, voice, and content decisions that emerge from audience definition and competitive positioning. Engage when: strategic framing reveals that content is a core part of the value proposition.
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