# Interview

> Structured requirements gathering through a series of questions. Use when the task is described verbally/informally (not from an issue tracker ticket) and scope, AC, and edge cases need clarifying before work starts.

- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-akovalion-paranoid-qa-interview`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [akovalion](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/akovalion)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Web & Browser](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/web-and-browser)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [akovalion](https://github.com/akovalion)
- **Source:** https://github.com/akovalion/paranoid-qa/tree/main/skills/interview

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-akovalion-paranoid-qa-interview
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# Interview: requirements gathering through questions

Help the user turn an informal task description into complete requirements ready to hand off to the `test-cases` or `testing` skills.

## When to apply
- The task is described verbally or in general terms, without a ticket
- No AC, no mockups, no clear scope
- The user is unsure what exactly to test/automate

If the task already comes from an issue tracker (Jira etc.) with a full description — this skill is not needed: gather context straight from the ticket (via the tracker's MCP: description, comments, attachments, linked issues) and hand off to `test-cases`.

## Process

**Round 1: scope and context.** Ask 3-4 questions via `AskUserQuestion`:
- What exactly is being checked (feature, page, element)
- Where it lives (URL, screen, navigation path)
- Task type (new functionality / regression / bug)
- Platforms (desktop / mobile / both)

**Round 2: behavior and AC.** Based on the round 1 answers:
- Happy path — what behavior counts as correct
- Edge cases — which negative scenarios matter
- UI states (loading, error, empty, disabled) — if applicable
- Integrations — any APIs / external services

**Round 3: clarifications on remaining gaps.** Only if critical gaps remain after rounds 1-2. Group related questions.

Maximum 3 rounds. If the requirements are still incomplete — log the gaps as "Questions for the analyst/PM" and work with what you have.

## Output format

Once the interview is done, assemble a structured summary:

```markdown
# Requirements: 

## Context
- Type: 
- Platforms: 
- URL / location: 

## Scope

## Acceptance Criteria
- 
- 

## Scenarios
**Happy path:** 

**Edge cases:**
- 
- 

## Integrations

## Open questions for the analyst/PM
- 
```

Save the summary to an md file (e.g. `requirements_.md` in the current working directory) and offer to hand it off to `test-cases` or `testing`.

## What to prefer
- 4 precise questions beat 10 boilerplate ones
- Tie questions to the previous round's answers instead of running down a checklist
- If the user answers "don't know" — log it as a question for the analyst, do not push
- Use concrete answer options in questions (AskUserQuestion options), not open-ended wording

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [akovalion](https://github.com/akovalion)
- **Source:** [akovalion/paranoid-qa](https://github.com/akovalion/paranoid-qa)
- **License:** MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-akovalion-paranoid-qa-interview
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/akovalion
- Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse

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