Interview

Skill akovalion/paranoid-qa/skills/interview

Structured requirements gathering through a series of questions. Use when the task is described verbally/informally (not from an issue tracker ticket) and scope, AC, and edge cases need clarifying before work starts.From its SKILL.md

Install

npx -y skills add akovalion/paranoid-qa --skill interview

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Interview: requirements gathering through questions

Help the user turn an informal task description into complete requirements ready to hand off to the test-cases or testing skills.

When to apply

The task is described verbally or in general terms, without a ticket
No AC, no mockups, no clear scope
The user is unsure what exactly to test/automate

If the task already comes from an issue tracker (Jira etc.) with a full description — this skill is not needed: gather context straight from the ticket (via the tracker's MCP: description, comments, attachments, linked issues) and hand off to test-cases.

Process

Round 1: scope and context. Ask 3-4 questions via AskUserQuestion:

What exactly is being checked (feature, page, element)
Where it lives (URL, screen, navigation path)
Task type (new functionality / regression / bug)
Platforms (desktop / mobile / both)

Round 2: behavior and AC. Based on the round 1 answers:

Happy path — what behavior counts as correct
Edge cases — which negative scenarios matter
UI states (loading, error, empty, disabled) — if applicable
Integrations — any APIs / external services

Round 3: clarifications on remaining gaps. Only if critical gaps remain after rounds 1-2. Group related questions.

Maximum 3 rounds. If the requirements are still incomplete — log the gaps as "Questions for the analyst/PM" and work with what you have.

Output format

Once the interview is done, assemble a structured summary:

# Requirements: <short task name>

## Context
- Type: <new feature / regression / bug>
- Platforms: <desktop / mobile / both>
- URL / location: <…>

## Scope
<what exactly is being checked, briefly>

## Acceptance Criteria
- <AC 1>
- <AC 2>

## Scenarios
**Happy path:** <description>

**Edge cases:**
- <case 1>
- <case 2>

## Integrations
<APIs, external services — if any>

## Open questions for the analyst/PM
- <question 1>

Save the summary to an md file (e.g. requirements_<task_name>.md in the current working directory) and offer to hand it off to test-cases or testing.

What to prefer

4 precise questions beat 10 boilerplate ones
Tie questions to the previous round's answers instead of running down a checklist
If the user answers "don't know" — log it as a question for the analyst, do not push
Use concrete answer options in questions (AskUserQuestion options), not open-ended wording

What ships with it

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