kaizen-profile-designerlisted

# Kaizen Profile Designer — Custom Profile Creation ## 1. Overview This skill guides the user through creating a custom PROFILE.md file for the kaizen engine. It produces a validated, ready-to-use profile that follows the engine's template format. Output: `profiles/{name}/PROFILE.md` in the kaizen plugin directory, or a custom location specified by the user. ## 2. Pipeline ### Step 1 — Understand the Improvement Target Interview the user to understand what they want to improve: 1. **What is the target?** A process, codebase, configuration, workflow, or system 2. **What's the pain point?** What's not working well, what triggered this 3. **What does success look like?** Concrete description of the improved state 4. **What's the scope?** Which files, systems, or processes are involved 5. **What's off-limits?** What must NOT be changed ### Step 2 — Define KPIs `Read references/profile-checklist.md` Help the user define 1-4 measurable KPIs: For each KPI: 1. **Name** — short, descriptive (e.g., `build_time`, `error_rate`) 2. **Description** — what it measures in plain language 3. **Direction** — maximize or minimize 4. **Unit** — ratio, percentage, count, seconds, custom 5. **Measurement method** — automated, user-reported, or hybrid 6. **Formula** — human-readable description of how to calculate **Guide the user with questions:** - "If this improvement works, what number would change?" - "How would you measure that? Can it be automated?" - "Is there a trade-off KPI we