Smart Refinement

From raw idea to executable goal in minutes

Paste an idea, get smart clarifying questions, and watch it become a structured goal proposal with quality gates.

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Raw Intake

We need rate limiting on our API. Some clients are hammering endpoints and it's causing slowdowns for everyone.

AI Review
Q1

Which API endpoints should be rate-limited — all public endpoints, or a specific subset?

Q2

What rate limit per client? (e.g., 100 req/min, 1000 req/hour)

Q3

Should limits be hard (reject) or soft (queue/throttle)?

Answers
A1

All public endpoints, but auth endpoints get a higher limit.

A2

100 req/min per API key, 500 req/min for auth.

A3

Hard reject with 429 status and Retry-After header.

Goal ProposalGate B passed

Implement per-client rate limiting on public API

Job to be done

Protect API stability by enforcing per-key rate limits with 429 responses and Retry-After headers.

Scope

All public endpoints (100 req/min), auth endpoints (500 req/min). Redis-backed sliding window.

Success criteria

No client exceeds limits. P99 latency unchanged. 429 responses include Retry-After.

How It Works

From vague idea to precise spec.

  1. 1

    Drop in a raw idea

    Paste anything — a Slack message, a Jira ticket link, a half-baked thought. No format required.

  2. 2

    AI surfaces what's missing

    The agent reads your intent, identifies gaps, and returns targeted clarifying questions — batched, max 5 at a time.

  3. 3

    You answer, it refines

    Each answer narrows the scope. The proposal updates in real time with JTBD, constraints, and success criteria.

  4. 4

    Hit the quality gate

    Readiness gates (A/B/C) ensure the proposal is unambiguous and actionable before it becomes an executable run.

Before

“We need rate limiting on our API”

3 questions → 3 answers
AfterGate B passed

Per-client rate limiting on public API

100 req/min per key, 500 for auth. Redis sliding window. 429 + Retry-After.

Capabilities

Smart Questions

AI identifies gaps in your idea and asks targeted clarifying questions — batched in groups of 5 for efficient refinement.

Structured Proposals

Raw ideas become goal proposals with JTBD, scope boundaries, constraints, success criteria, and an autonomy profile.

Quality Gates

Three readiness gates (A/B/C) ensure proposals meet quality standards before converting to executable runs.

Revision Tracking

Full history of every refinement iteration with diff summaries. See how a vague idea became a precise specification.

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