asb-interview-debrief

Converts raw customer interview transcripts and notes into structured per-question debrief files.

Updated Nov 15, 2025
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/evanish/reusable-PM-templates --skill asb-interview-debrief-evanish
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: asb-interview-debrief
Source: https://github.com/evanish/reusable-PM-templates/tree/main/Templates%20to%20reuse/Work/asb-customer-discovery/asb-interview-debrief
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/evanish/reusable-PM-templates --skill asb-interview-debrief-evanish

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? After a customer interview, raw transcripts and hasty notes decay quickly and get misremembered through confirmation bias. This Skill turns one conversation's raw material into a brief, structured debrief file mapped question-by-question against your numbered interview question list, so evidence stays comparable across interviews. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Question-mapped answers: Distills each answer to one to three lines tagged with the question's Q-number and hypothesis tags (H-numbers), preserving key customer phrases verbatim. - Honest gap handling: Marks unasked questions as skipped, records asked-but-unanswered moments, and flags market-guru commentary and secondhand testimony instead of manufacturing answers. - Addenda capture: Files off-script observations, surprises, and unprompted vocabulary that fit no question into a dedicated addenda section for later synthesis. - Use Case: After a discovery call with a potential customer, paste the transcript and your QUESTIONS.md file; the Skill produces a dated debrief file in an interviews/ directory, ready for cross-interview synthesis later. ## Quick Start Process this customer interview transcript against my QUESTIONS.md file and write the debrief to the interviews directory.

Frequently Asked Questions about asb-interview-debrief

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I turn a customer interview transcript into structured notes?

Provide the transcript along with your numbered interview question list, and the Skill walks the material question by question, producing a debrief file with brief answers, verbatim key phrases, and hypothesis tags. Unasked questions are marked skipped rather than inferred.

What is a customer interview debrief file?

A debrief file is the record of one customer conversation: a header with metadata and provenance, answers mapped to numbered interview questions, and an addenda section for observations that fit no question. One file is created per conversation so answers stay comparable across interviews.

Can I process interview notes without a question list?

Yes, but the question-by-question mapping is impossible without a numbered list. The Skill offers to record the conversation as a header-plus-addenda file instead, and recommends writing goals, hypotheses, and questions first so interviews become comparable.

Does this skill synthesize findings across multiple interviews?

No, it deliberately refuses cross-interview synthesis and hypothesis updates. Those judgments belong to a separate synthesis step run over many debriefs, such as the companion asb-interview-learning skill, so one conversation never overwrites the belief file.

What happens if my memory conflicts with the transcript?

The Skill shows both versions and asks you to decide, then records which source the final answer came from. Material recovered from memory is marked inline so a mixed-provenance file stays honest cell by cell.