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A discovery action plan outlines a logical sequence of skills and validation gates to clarify vague objectives. You need one when your project intent is broad and requires multiple discovery steps before concrete development can safely begin.

To turn a vague idea into an actionable strategy, you must clarify the intent, identify required artefacts, and select necessary skills in logical order. This establishes a governed plan with validation gates to prevent wasted effort on unclear objectives.

The best way to plan discovery steps for a broad goal is to insert validation gates where objectives remain unclear. This approach selects necessary skills in a logical sequence, ensuring that market research, user needs, and technical feasibility are validated before execution.

Yes, you can create a discovery plan with only human intent. While optional context artefacts or memory can enrich the process, the core function relies on transforming the stated intent into a structured sequence of necessary skills and validation gates.

Discovery plans include validation gates to manage broad or unclear objectives. They act as checkpoints to ensure the strategy remains aligned with the original intent, preventing wasted effort by pausing for clarification before proceeding to the next selected skill.