Elicitation Skill

Purpose

Enable expert agents to self-review and self-correct their code before external validation (sniper). Based on BMAD-METHOD's 75 elicitation techniques.

3 Execution Modes

Mode 1: MANUAL (default)

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Expert presents 5 relevant techniques → User chooses → Expert applies

Mode 2: AUTO (--auto)

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Expert auto-detects code type → Auto-selects techniques → Applies silently

Mode 3: SKIP (--skip)

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Skip elicitation → Go directly to sniper validation

Quick Start

After Execute phase, expert runs:

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# Manual mode (default)
> Apply elicitation skill

# Auto mode (no prompts)
> Apply elicitation skill --auto

# Skip self-review
> Apply elicitation skill --skip

Workflow Overview

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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              ELICITATION WORKFLOW                       │
│                                                         │
│  Step 0: Init           → Load context                 │
│  Step 1: Analyze Code   → Detect code type             │
│  Step 2: Select         → Choose techniques (or auto)  │
│  Step 3: Apply Review   → Execute techniques           │
│  Step 4: Self-Correct   → Fix own issues               │
│  Step 5: Report         → Summary before sniper        │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Auto-Detection Matrix

Code Type Detected	Auto-Selected Techniques
Authentication/Security	Security Audit, OWASP Check, Input Validation
API Endpoints	Error Handling, Type Coverage, API Contracts
Database/ORM	N+1 Detection, Migration Safety, Data Integrity
UI Components	Accessibility, Edge Cases, Loading States
Business Logic	SOLID Compliance, Unit Test Coverage, Edge Cases
Refactoring	Breaking Changes, Regression Analysis, Backward Compat
Performance Critical	Profiling, Memory Analysis, Complexity Check

Technique Categories (12)

Full catalog: references/techniques-catalog.md

•Code Quality (7): Code review, Pattern detection, Complexity analysis...
•Security (7): OWASP audit, Input validation, Auth check...
•Performance (6): Profiling, N+1 detection, Memory analysis...
•Architecture (6): SOLID check, Dependency analysis, Coupling review...
•Testing (6): Edge cases, Boundary testing, Error paths...
•Documentation (6): API review, Comment check, Type coverage...
•UX (6): Accessibility, Error messages, Loading states...
•Data (6): Schema validation, Migration safety, Data integrity...
•Concurrency (6): Race conditions, Deadlock analysis, State sync...
•Integration (7): API contracts, Backward compat, Breaking changes...
•Observability (6): Logging, Metrics, Error tracking...
•Maintainability (6): Readability, Naming, File organization...

Total: 75 techniques

Integration with APEX

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A-nalyze → P-lan → E-xecute → [ELICIT] → X-amine
                       │          │           │
                       ▼          ▼           ▼
                    Expert    Expert       sniper
                     code    self-review   (final)

Benefits:

•Expert catches own mistakes before sniper
•Faster validation (less sniper corrections)
•Knowledge retention (expert learns from self-review)

Forbidden

•❌ Skip init step (must load context)
•❌ Apply techniques without understanding code type
•❌ Self-correct without documenting changes
•❌ Report without listing applied techniques
•❌ Use techniques outside expertise domain

Steps Reference

Step	File	Purpose
0	`steps/step-00-init.md`	Load context, detect mode
1	`steps/step-01-analyze-code.md`	Analyze written code
2	`steps/step-02-select-techniques.md`	Select techniques
3	`steps/step-03-apply-review.md`	Apply review
4	`steps/step-04-self-correct.md`	Self-correct
5	`steps/step-05-report.md`	Generate report