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Guide structured questioning to validate product ideas and generate design docs.

Updated Mar 8, 2026
Search Tags:#ideation#product-design#brainstorm#design-thinking#startups
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/ClyptAI/Clypt-Backend --skill office-hours-clyptai
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: office-hours
Source: https://github.com/ClyptAI/Clypt-Backend/tree/main/.agents/skills/gstack/office-hours
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/ClyptAI/Clypt-Backend --skill office-hours-clyptai

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Teams often struggle to validate ideas quickly and align stakeholders before investing in builds. Office Hours provides a structured, guided approach to surface assumptions and shape a clear path.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Startup mode: six forcing questions that reveal demand reality, status quo, desperate specificity, narrowest wedge, observation, and future-fit.
  • Builder mode: design thinking brainstorming for side projects, hackathons, learning, and open source.
  • Saves a design doc to capture decisions and outcomes.
  • Proactively invites you to think through a new product idea before coding, planning, or committing to a plan.

Quick Start

Describe your idea and I will run through the startup and builder prompts to draft a design doc.

Frequently Asked Questions about office-hours

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

FAQPage Schema
How do I validate a product idea before committing to a build?▼

Structured ideation applies design thinking and forcing questions to reveal demand reality, status quo, and narrowest wedge before you build. It helps teams align stakeholders and surface assumptions early in the product-design process.

What is the best way to brainstorm features for a startup or side project?▼

Use builder mode for design thinking brainstorming on side projects, hackathons, and open source work. Startup mode applies six forcing questions to reveal demand reality and narrowest wedge for early-stage product-design.

Can I use structured ideation for design-decision planning in team workshops?▼

Yes, structured ideation applies to early-stage ideation, feature scoping, and design-decision planning in startup, workshop, or team settings. It guides goal-oriented questioning to align stakeholders and capture decisions in a design doc.

How do I generate a design doc after validating product ideas?▼

Generate a design doc by running through startup and builder prompts during structured ideation. The process captures decisions and outcomes, integrating directly with plan workflows like plan-ceo-review and plan-eng-review.

Does idea validation work with existing engineering and CEO plan review workflows?▼

Idea validation integrates with plan workflows like plan-ceo-review and plan-eng-review. After guiding structured questioning, it saves a design doc that captures decisions and outcomes to feed directly into these review processes.

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