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Identify constraints for a candidate using TOC, TRIZ, and Pre-mortem methods.

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Constraint Identification SOP

Systematically discover all constraints that could prevent a candidate from being implemented. Applies three complementary methods: Theory of Constraints (find the bottleneck), TRIZ contradiction analysis (surface technical/physical contradictions), and Pre-mortem (imagine failure and trace causes).

Execution

Spawns a subagent that:

  1. Receives candidate description and implementation context
  2. Applies TOC to identify system bottlenecks
  3. Applies TRIZ to surface contradictions
  4. Runs Pre-mortem to imagine failure scenarios
  5. Deduplicates and returns consolidated constraint list

Why Subagent

Constraint discovery requires creative, divergent thinking across multiple frameworks. Running as a subagent prevents premature filtering and ensures all three methods are fully applied.

HARD-GATE

Output MUST include: at least 3 constraints identified, method attribution for each, and initial severity estimate. Reject if fewer than 3 constraints found.

Available SOPs

Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.

SOPWhen to use
spawn-agentSpawn a customized CC subagent with full MCP tool access. Used by SOPs that declare execution: subagent.