Purpose

Provide a consistent prompt that quickly produces a research-ready briefing pack aligned with the broader discovery strategy.

Pre-run Checklist

• ✅ Confirm recruiting pipeline or panel availability for the target persona.
• ✅ Align with stakeholders on the primary learning goals.
• ✅ Gather existing artifacts (journey maps, past studies) to inform prompts.

Invocation Guidance

codex run --skill discovery.user_research \
  --vars "persona={{persona}}" \
         "research_method={{research_method}}" \
         "key_questions={{key_questions}}" \
         "product_area={{product_area}}" \
         "success_metric={{success_metric}}"

Recommended Input Attachments

• Screens, prototypes, or scripts relevant to the study.
• Current hypotheses or assumptions document.

Claude Workflow Outline

1. Summarize the research context, including method and product area.
2. Generate a research brief capturing purpose, hypotheses, participant criteria, logistics, and success measures.
3. Create a timed discussion guide with introduction, warm-up, core tasks, and wrap-up.
4. Provide an observation log template with slots for verbatim quotes and insights mapped to key questions.
5. Suggest follow-up synthesis rituals and share-outs.

Output Template

# Research Brief
## Purpose
...

## Hypotheses & Key Questions
- Hypothesis:
- Key Question:

## Participant Criteria
- Role / Persona:
- Experience Level:
- Recruitment Notes:

## Logistics
- Method:
- Tools:
- Timeline:

---
# Discussion Guide
| Section | Time | Moderator Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Introduction | 5 min | ... |

---
# Observation Log Template
| Participant | Scenario | Observation | Quote | Insight Tag |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

Follow-up Actions

• Create tasks in your research tracker for recruiting, incentives, and scheduling.
• Set up a synthesis workshop with cross-functional partners.
• Archive recordings and notes in the shared research repository.