simulation

Arguments. <--simulate|--process-model|--design-level|--evaluate|--retrospective…> [domain|board]. Modes: --simulate|--process-model|--design-level|--evaluate|--retrospective|--induction|--value|--crc|--ux|--discover-bcs. Domain applies to --simulate, --retrospective, --induction, --ux; a board URL or bounded-context name applies to --process-model, --design-level; a board URL applies to --value, --crc, --discover-bcs; --evaluate takes none.

Variables

Arguments: $ARGUMENTS

Argument Parsing

Parse $ARGUMENTS for a simulation mode:

• --simulate [domain]: Run a full simulation cycle with interactive progression. Loads agentic-simulation.md and simulation-evaluation.md. Starts with Big Picture, identifies bounded contexts, then uses AskUserQuestion to guide the user through selecting which BC to explore next. Domain defaults to "Developer Conference" if not specified. See "Running a Simulation" below.
• --process-model [board-url-or-bc-name]: Run Process Modeling only, against an existing Big Picture board. Reads the BP board to extract the winning problem / selected BC, then executes PM with the 3-pass technique. Use when the user wants to deep-dive a specific BC without re-running Big Picture.
• --design-level [board-url-or-bc-name]: Run Design-Level only, against an existing Process Modeling board. Reads the PM board to extract the process model, then executes DL with Blank Aggregates technique. Use when the user wants to go from PM → DL on a specific bounded context.
• --evaluate: Run the iteration workflow against existing boards. Loads iteration-workflow.md and simulation-evaluation.md. Executes: SCORE → COMPARE → DIFF → FIX → VERIFY → CODIFY. Requires existing boards (reads the run-state store, ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_DATA}/history.jsonl, for board URLs).
• --retrospective [domain]: Run Big Picture as an organization retrospective, exploring an existing business process to find improvement opportunities. Frames exploration as "what ACTUALLY happens?" vs the official version. Same phases as --simulate but with a focus on problems/opportunities in existing flows rather than new product discovery. (Book Ch. 1 story 4, Ch. 10)
• --induction [domain]: Run Big Picture as a new hire onboarding exercise. The New Hire persona leads (models based on guessing/assumptions), senior personas correct and explain. Implements Brandolini's "give newcomers the leading role" (Ch. 10). Produces a learning-oriented model, not a definitive one.
• --value [board-url]: Run standalone Value Exploration against an existing Big Picture board. Executes all 5 sub-rounds: Financial value → Non-financial currencies → Contrasting perspectives → Diverging perspectives (customer segments) → Explore Purpose. (Book Ch. 5)
• --crc [board-url]: Run Event-Driven CRC Cards validation against an existing Design-Level board. Assigns each aggregate to a separate agent, passes command/event cards between them with "tell don't ask" constraint. Validates interaction patterns work. (Book Ch. 22)
• --ux [domain]: Run UX-Driven EventStorming, Process Modeling with a user journey focus. Follows the customer/user through the process, evaluating emotional experience, friction points, and "flawless execution" at each step. Uses standard PM color grammar plus emotional annotations. (Book preface + Brandolini's "Transactions Redefined" talk)
• --discover-bcs [board-url]: Run Bounded Context discovery against an existing Big Picture board. Reads ALL board items via MCP, applies Brandolini's 6 heuristics (Ch. 6) mechanically against the data, and produces a structured BC analysis with heuristic evidence. Can be run at any time against any completed BP board. Results are reproducible. See "Bounded Context Discovery Protocol" below.