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User Research Domain Skill
Communication: User's language. Docs: English.
Purpose
User research and validation for product/startup development. Handles personas, user interviews, jobs-to-be-done, pain point mining, problem validation, survey design, and value proposition testing.
Context Discovery
Auto-Investigation
Check these signals before starting user research:
| Signal | Location | What to Check | |--------|----------|---------------| | Existing personas | .aidocs/product_docs/user-personas.md | Current user archetypes | | Pain points | .aidocs/product_docs/pain-points.md | Known user problems | | Interview data | .aidocs/product_docs/interview-notes/ | Previous interview findings | | JTBD framework | .aidocs/product_docs/jobs-to-be-done.md | User motivations | | Value proposition | .aidocs/product_docs/value-proposition.md | Problem-solution fit | | Survey data | .aidocs/product_docs/surveys/ | Quantitative research | | User validation | .aidocs/product_docs/problem-validation.md | Validation results | | Product specs | .aidocs/todo/, .aidocs/in-progress/ | Current feature development | | Analytics | .aidocs/product_docs/analytics/ | User behavior data | | Customer feedback | Support tickets, reviews | Real user complaints/requests |
Discovery Questions
- question: "What user research do you need?"
header: "Research Type"
multiSelect: false
options:
- label: "Build user personas"
description: "Create user archetypes and profiles"
- label: "Conduct user interviews"
description: "Talk to users to understand needs"
- label: "Identify pain points"
description: "Research user problems and frustrations"
- label: "Jobs-to-be-done analysis"
description: "Understand user motivations and context"
- label: "Problem validation"
description: "Validate if problem is worth solving"
- label: "Value proposition design"
description: "Define how product solves user problems"
- question: "What stage is your product in?"
header: "Product Stage"
multiSelect: false
options:
- label: "Idea/concept"
description: "No product yet, exploring problem space"
- label: "Pre-launch"
description: "Building MVP, validating problem-solution fit"
- label: "Post-launch"
description: "Have users, optimizing product"
- question: "Do you have access to target users?"
header: "User Access"
multiSelect: false
options:
- label: "Yes, existing user base"
description: "Can interview/survey current users"
- label: "Need to recruit users"
description: "Will find target users in communities"
- label: "No users yet"
description: "Will use secondary research/personas"
- question: "What's your primary research goal?"
header: "Research Goal"
multiSelect: false
options:
- label: "Understand user needs"
description: "Discover what problems users have"
- label: "Validate problem exists"
description: "Confirm problem is worth solving"
- label: "Test solution fit"
description: "Check if product solves user problems"
- label: "Segment users"
description: "Identify different user types"
Quick Reference
| Research Area | Key Files | |---------------|-----------| | Personas | persona-building.md, ai-persona-building.md, audience-segmentation.md | | Interviews | user-interviews.md, user-interviews-methods.md, ai-interview-analysis.md | | Pain Points | pain-point-research.md, problem-validation.md | | Validation | validation-methods.md, user-validation-methods.md, problem-validation-2026.md | | JTBD | jobs-to-be-done.md | | Value Prop | value-proposition-design.md | | Surveys | survey-design.md, user-research-at-scale.md | | Use Cases | use-case-mapping.md, feature-discovery.md |
Decision Tree
| If you need... | Use | |---------------|-----| | User profiles | persona-building.md, ai-persona-building.md | | Pain points | pain-point-research.md, problem-validation.md | | User motivations | jobs-to-be-done.md | | Value proposition | value-proposition-design.md | | Interview structure | user-interviews.md, user-interviews-methods.md | | Validate problem | problem-validation.md, validation-methods.md | | Survey questions | survey-design.md | | Segment users | audience-segmentation.md | | Map use cases | use-case-mapping.md, feature-discovery.md | | Define success metrics | success-metrics-definition.md |
Research Modes
| Mode | Output | Files Used | |------|--------|------------| | personas | user-personas.md | persona-building.md, ai-persona-building.md | | pains | pain-points.md | pain-point-research.md, problem-validation.md | | validate | problem-validation.md | validation-methods.md, problem-validation-2026.md | | interviews | interview-guide.md | user-interviews.md, user-interviews-methods.md | | jtbd | jobs-to-be-done.md | jobs-to-be-done.md |
Methodologies (21)
Persona Building (4)
- Persona building
- AI-assisted persona building
- AI persona building
- Audience segmentation
User Interviews (4)
- User interviews
- User interviews methods
- AI interview analysis
- User research at scale
Problem & Pain Points (3)
- Pain point research
- Problem validation
- Problem validation 2026
Validation Methods (3)
- Validation methods
- User validation methods
- Synthetic users
Jobs-to-be-Done (1)
- Jobs-to-be-done framework
Value & Use Cases (4)
- Value proposition design
- Use case mapping
- Feature discovery
- Opportunity solution trees
Research Instruments (2)
- Survey design
- Success metrics definition
Key Frameworks
| Framework | Purpose | File | |-----------|---------|------| | JTBD | User motivations & context | jobs-to-be-done.md | | Value Prop Canvas | Problem-solution fit | value-proposition-design.md | | Mom Test | Interview questions | user-interviews-methods.md | | Persona Template | User archetypes | persona-building.md | | Opportunity Solution Trees | Feature prioritization | opportunity-solution-trees.md |
Output Files
All outputs go to .aidocs/product_docs/:
| Module | Output File | |--------|-------------| | Personas | user-personas.md | | Pain Points | pain-points.md | | Validation | problem-validation.md | | Interviews | interview-guide.md | | JTBD | jobs-to-be-done.md | | Value Prop | value-proposition.md | | Surveys | survey-questionnaire.md |
Integration
Parent Skill
Orchestrated by faion-researcher skill.
Related Sub-Skills
- faion-market-researcher - Market sizing, competitors, pricing
Next Steps
After user research complete:
- UX design →
faion-ux-ui-designer - Feature specs →
faion-sdd - Product roadmap →
faion-product-manager
faion-user-researcher v1.0 Sub-skill of faion-researcher 21 methodologies | User Research & Validation