Add discovery phase to /plan-issues workflow

The planning process previously jumped directly from understanding a feature
to breaking it down into issues. This led to proposing issues without first
understanding the user's actual workflow and where the gaps are.

Added a discovery phase that requires walking through:
- Who is the specific user
- What is their goal
- Step-by-step workflow to reach the goal
- What exists today
- Where the workflow breaks or has gaps
- What's the MVP

Issues are now derived from workflow gaps rather than guessing.

Closes #29

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
This commit was merged in pull request #81.
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3. **Identify job**: Which job to be done does this enable?
4. **Understand the feature**: Analyze what "$1" involves
5. **Explore the codebase** if needed to understand context
6. **Break down** into discrete, actionable issues:
6. **Discovery phase**: Before proposing issues, walk through the user workflow:
- Who is the specific user?
- What is their goal?
- What is their step-by-step workflow to reach that goal?
- What exists today?
- Where does the workflow break or have gaps?
- What's the MVP that delivers value?
Present this as a workflow walkthrough before proposing any issues.
7. **Break down** into discrete, actionable issues:
- Derive issues from the workflow gaps identified in discovery
- Each issue should be independently completable
- Clear dependencies between issues
- Appropriate scope (not too big, not too small)
7. **Present the plan** (include vision alignment if vision exists):
8. **Present the plan** (include vision alignment if vision exists):
```
## Proposed Issues for: $1
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Supports: [Milestone/Goal name]
1. [Title] - Brief description
Addresses gap: [which workflow gap this solves]
Dependencies: none
2. [Title] - Brief description
Addresses gap: [which workflow gap this solves]
Dependencies: #1
3. [Title] - Brief description
Addresses gap: [which workflow gap this solves]
Dependencies: #1, #2
```
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- This should be added as a non-goal
- Proceed anyway (with justification)
8. **Ask for approval** before creating issues
9. **Create issues** in dependency order (blockers first)
10. **Link dependencies** using `tea issues deps add <issue> <blocker>` for each dependency
11. **Present summary** with links to created issues and dependency graph
9. **Ask for approval** before creating issues
10. **Create issues** in dependency order (blockers first)
11. **Link dependencies** using `tea issues deps add <issue> <blocker>` for each dependency
12. **Present summary** with links to created issues and dependency graph

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- Who benefits and how?
- What's the success criteria?
### 2. Break Down the Work
### 2. Discovery Phase
Before breaking down work into issues, understand the user's workflow:
| Question | Why It Matters |
|----------|----------------|
| **Who** is the user? | Specific persona, not "users" |
| **What's their goal?** | The job they're trying to accomplish |
| **What's their workflow?** | Step-by-step actions to reach the goal |
| **What exists today?** | Current state and gaps |
| **What's the MVP?** | Minimum to deliver value |
**Walk through the workflow step by step:**
1. User starts at: [starting point]
2. User does: [action 1]
3. System responds: [what happens]
4. User does: [action 2]
5. ... continue until goal is reached
**Identify the gaps:**
- Where does the workflow break today?
- Which steps are missing or painful?
- What's the smallest change that unblocks value?
**Derive issues from workflow gaps** - not from guessing what might be needed. Each issue should address a specific gap in the user's workflow.
### 3. Break Down the Work
- Identify distinct components
- Define boundaries between pieces
- Aim for issues that are:
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- Independently testable
- Clear in scope
### 3. Identify Dependencies
### 4. Identify Dependencies
- Which pieces must come first?
- What can be parallelized?
- Are there external blockers?
### 4. Create Issues
### 5. Create Issues
- Follow issue-writing patterns
- Reference dependencies explicitly
- Use consistent labeling