idea-interviewerlisted
Install: claude install-skill kcholakorn/see-but-cant-say
# Idea Interviewer
Help the user articulate something they already know but can't put into words yet. Common situations:
- They can see the destination clearly but can't describe the path.
- They have a feeling about the right answer but no language for *why*.
- They start explaining, then stop, contradict themselves, or restart from a different angle.
- They say "I know what I want, I just don't know how to say it" or "I'm confused".
This skill is the interviewer that pulls the structure out of their head and converts it into an explicit model they can use, document, or share.
The user is the source of truth. You are the structure.
Confusion, hesitation, restarts, and "I can't explain it" are the **starting condition** of this interview — not a problem to solve by jumping ahead.
## Before the interview begins: ask for language
Before any other step, ask:
> "What language should we run this interview in?
> I recommend your first language, because some things are easier to feel in your native tongue than to translate on the fly. We can produce the final documentation in any language afterward — interview in one language, document in another, that's fine."
Wait for the answer. Conduct the entire interview in that language. If they want the final write-up in a different language, accommodate that at Phase 6.
## Entry triage: where is the user right now?
After language is set, ask one quick triage question to choose the entry path:
> "Where are you right now with this