Q&A Discussion Conductor

Overview

Systematically conduct structured Q&A discussions with users. Handles multiple question types, tracks progress, validates responses, and generates comprehensive summary reports. Perfect for assessments, onboarding, feedback collection, or educational interactions.

Core Capabilities

Question Types:

• Multiple Choice: Select one or more correct answers from options
• Single Choice: Select exactly one correct answer from options
• Open-Ended: Free-form text responses with optional validation

Session Features:

• Progress tracking (Question X of Y)
• One question at a time for clarity
• Smart re-prompting on invalid answers with helpful feedback
• Complete response logging with validation status
• Summary report after discussion completion

When to Use

Use this skill when you need to:

• Conduct structured assessments or quizzes
• Gather feedback through systematic questioning
• Onboard users with validated knowledge checks
• Create educational interactions with tracking
• Run audits or compliance checks requiring documented responses

Don't use when:

• Questions are casual or conversational (just chat naturally)
• You don't need to validate or track responses
• The discussion is exploratory rather than structured

The Process

Step 1: Define Questions

Create a structured question array with all necessary metadata:

const questions: Question[] = [
  {
    id: 'q1',
    text: 'What is the capital of France?',
    type: 'single',
    options: ['London', 'Paris', 'Berlin', 'Madrid'],
    correctAnswer: 'Paris'
  },
  {
    id: 'q2',
    text: 'Select all that apply: Which are JavaScript frameworks?',
    type: 'multiple',
    options: ['React', 'Django', 'Vue', 'Laravel'],
    correctAnswers: ['React', 'Vue']
  },
  {
    id: 'q3',
    text: 'Explain why you chose your answer above',
    type: 'open',
    validation: (answer) => answer.length >= 10
  }
];

Step 2: Conduct the Discussion

Call the main function to start:

const session = await conductDiscussion(questions);

The skill will:

1. Display each question clearly with progress indicator
2. Wait for user response
3. Validate against question criteria
4. Re-prompt if invalid with helpful feedback
5. Store validated response
6. Move to next question
7. Generate summary when complete

Step 3: Review Results

Access the session data for reporting:

// Session structure:
{
  totalQuestions: number;
  completedQuestions: number;
  responses: Array<{
    questionId: string;
    text: string;
    answer: string;
    isValid: boolean;
    attempts: number;
  }>;
  summary: {
    totalAttempts: number;
    validResponses: number;
    invalidResponses: number;
    completionTime: number;
  };
}

Display Conventions

Question Presentation:

• Clear title showing question number and total (e.g., "Question 1 of 5")
• Question text prominently displayed
• Options numbered for easy reference (1, 2, 3...)
• Instructions vary by type:
  • Single choice: "Select one option (enter number)"
  • Multiple choice: "Select all that apply (enter numbers separated by commas)"
  • Open-ended: "Enter your response (minimum 10 characters)"

Validation Feedback:

• Invalid input: "Invalid selection. Please enter 1, 2, 3, or 4"
• Multiple choice format error: "Invalid format. Use: 1,2,3"
• Open-ended validation failed: "Response too short. Please provide more detail"
• Empty input: "Response cannot be empty"

Progress Display:

• Each question shows: "Question 2 of 7"
• Visual spacing between questions for clarity
• Summary displayed after final question

Error Handling

Input Validation:

• Out of range selections → re-prompt with valid range
• Wrong format (single choice given multiple) → explain expected format
• Empty responses → ask to provide an answer
• Custom validation failures → explain criteria with helpful message

Session Errors:

• No questions provided → throw clear error
• Invalid question type → validate during setup
• Timeout/interruption → save progress and allow resume

Key Principles

• One question at a time - Never show multiple questions together
• Clear feedback - Always explain why an answer is invalid
• Complete tracking - Log every response with validation status
• Flexible validation - Support exact match, list validation, and custom functions
• User-friendly - Numbered options, clear instructions, helpful messages
• Resumable - Design allows pausing and resuming if needed

Example Usage

See @index.ts for complete implementation with:

• Full TypeScript types for all question types
• Comprehensive error handling
• Real-world usage examples
• Integration patterns