AI Skills for Problem Discovery · User Research

Interview Guide Builder

Create a discovery interview guide from learning goals, target users, and the problem area without leading participants toward a solution.

Choose your AI tool

What tool do you use?

Pick your tool and follow the matching setup. The skill works as a pasteable Markdown prompt, and Claude users can also download a skill package.

Use it in ChatGPT

Download the Markdown skill file.
Open a new ChatGPT conversation.
Paste the full skill file first.
Add your project brief below it.
Ask: "Run this skill on my brief and keep facts separate from assumptions."

Example message

Use the Interview Guide Builder skill below.

[Paste the full Markdown skill file here]

Project brief:
We want to interview new trial users who did not complete onboarding. We need to understand what they expected, where they got stuck, and what would make the product feel worth continuing.

Download Markdown

Best when you want a quick, paste-and-run workflow.

Use it in Claude

For one-off use, download the Markdown file and paste it into Claude with your brief.
For reusable use, download the Claude skill package.
Unzip the package and add the skill folder to your Claude-compatible skills location if your setup supports custom skills.
Start a new chat and ask Claude to use "Interview Guide Builder" on your brief.

Example after installing the skill

/interview-guide-builder

Brief:
We want to interview new trial users who did not complete onboarding. We need to understand what they expected, where they got stuck, and what would make the product feel worth continuing.

Use the slash-style command if your Claude setup exposes installed skills that way. Otherwise, paste the Markdown skill and brief together.

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Use it in Gemini

Download the Markdown skill file.
Open Gemini and paste the full skill instructions.
Add your brief under a clear label such as "Project brief".
Ask Gemini to follow the output format exactly.
Review the assumptions carefully before sharing the output with stakeholders.

Example message

I want you to act as the Interview Guide Builder.
Follow the skill instructions I paste below and use the exact output format.

[Paste the Markdown skill file here]

Project brief:
We want to interview new trial users who did not complete onboarding. We need to understand what they expected, where they got stuck, and what would make the product feel worth continuing.

Download Markdown

Best when you want structured discovery output from pasted context.

Use it in Codex

Download the Markdown file into your project or notes folder.
Open a Codex task and reference the file.
Paste or attach your product brief.
Ask Codex to run the skill and produce a discovery-ready artifact.
Use the output to decide the next research or stakeholder conversation.

Example message

Use this file as the skill:
public/resources/ai-skills-for-problem-discovery/downloads/interview-guide-builder.md

Run it on this brief:
We want to interview new trial users who did not complete onboarding. We need to understand what they expected, where they got stuck, and what would make the product feel worth continuing.

Download Markdown

Best when the skill belongs alongside project files.

When to use it

Use this skill when you have learning goals and need a structured, unbiased interview guide for discovery research.

What you need

Research goal or problem area.
Target participant profile.
Learning goals.
Known assumptions or risks.
Interview length and format.

What you get back

Interview objective.
Warm-up questions.
Core discovery questions.
Follow-up prompts.
Questions to avoid.
Closing questions and synthesis notes.