Conducts evidence-based product discovery through customer interviews and assumption testing. Use at project start to validate problem-solution fit.
Wave: DISCOVER | Agent: Scout (nw-product-discoverer)
Execute evidence-based product discovery through assumption testing and market validation. First wave in nWave (DISCOVER > DISCUSS > SPIKE > DESIGN > DEVOPS > DISTILL > DELIVER).
Scout establishes product-market fit through rigorous customer development using Mom Test interviewing principles and continuous discovery practices.
None (DISCOVER is the first wave).
Before completing DISCOVER, produce docs/feature/{feature-id}/discover/wave-decisions.md:
[D1] {decision}: {rationale} (see: {source-file}). Gate: every major discovery choice has a rationale entry.This summary enables downstream waves to quickly assess DISCOVER outcomes without reading all artifacts.
Not applicable (DISCOVER is the first wave — no prior documents to update).
@nw-product-discoverer with Execute *discover for {product-concept-name}. Gate: agent dispatched.docs/project-brief.md and docs/market-context.md if available. Gate: available context files referenced.interactive: high, output_format: markdown, interview_depth: comprehensive, evidence_standard: past_behavior. Gate: configuration confirmed.@nw-product-discoverer-reviewer before handoff to DISCUSS. Gate: reviewer dispatched, all discovery artifacts available.Refer to Scout's quality gates in ~/.claude/agents/nw/nw-product-discoverer.md.
Handoff To: nw-product-owner (DISCUSS wave) Deliverables: See Scout's handoff package specification in agent file
/nw-discover invoice-automation
Scout conducts customer development interviews, validates problem-solution fit through Mom Test questioning, and produces a lean canvas with evidence-backed assumptions.
docs/feature/{feature-id}/discover/
problem-validation.md
opportunity-tree.md
solution-testing.md
lean-canvas.md
interview-log.md
wave-decisions.md