discuss

/mz:discuss

Facilitate Socratic brainstorming that explores 5+ alternative approaches before converging on a direction. Produces CONTEXT.md-compatible output for downstream planning. Works both within phase context and as standalone brainstorming.

Reference @skills/init/design-system.md for visual output formatting. Reference @skills/shared/presentation-standards.md for content formatting and Next Up block rules. Reference @skills/shared/interview-language.md for language detection and session-wide persistence rules. Reference @skills/shared/terminology.md for official term definitions.

Step 1: Display Banner

Output the stage banner:

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|  MEGAZORD > DISCUSS                           |
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Step 1b: Language Detection

Detect the user's language from their first natural-language message following the rules in @skills/shared/interview-language.md.

Apply the detected language to all Socratic dialogue: seed questions, challenges, suggestions, summaries, convergence prompts, and the final output document's prose sections.

Keep in English: file paths, CONTEXT.md section headers (<domain>, <decisions>, <specifics>, <deferred>), technical terms, and command names.

Step 2: Determine Context

Parse the user's invocation to determine where output will be written.

Phase context detection (in priority order):

1. Explicit phase number -- user provides a phase number (e.g., /mz:discuss 7):

   • Read .planning/STATE.md to resolve the phase directory
   • Target: {phase_dir}/{padded}-CONTEXT.md (e.g., .planning/phases/07-quality-and-debugging-skills/07-CONTEXT.md)

2. Active phase -- no explicit number, but a phase is in progress:

   • Read .planning/STATE.md for current position
   • If a phase is active (status is "In Progress"): target that phase's CONTEXT.md
   • If the phase CONTEXT.md already exists, note it will be overwritten