chunked-discovery

Chunked Discovery

Broad domains can't be enumerated honestly in one pass — the long tail goes off-topic before you get coverage. This skill segments first, then drills.

Inputs

$ARGUMENTS:

• Required: <broad-domain> — e.g. "AI", "fintech", "climate tech".
• Optional: --segments=<n> (default 6) — number of sub-niches to derive.
• Optional: --depth=<count> (default 10) — companies per segment.
• Optional: --auto-drill — run discover-by-domain on each segment automatically. Otherwise, write the index and stop.
• Optional: --refresh.

Examples

/career:discover chunked "AI"
/career:discover chunked "fintech" --segments=8 --auto-drill
/career:discover chunked "climate tech" --depth=15

Procedure

1. Resolve config + paths

Output index: ${WORKING_FOLDER}/domain-notes/chunked-${broad-slug}.md. Per-segment notes: ${WORKING_FOLDER}/domain-notes/${segment-slug}.md (same shape as discover-by-domain output).

2. Derive segments

WebSearch for "landscape", "market map", VC theses, and analyst reports on the broad domain. Synthesize --segments non-overlapping sub-niches. For each:

• Name (kebab-case slug + display name).
• One-line definition.
• Distinguishing axis vs adjacent segments (so the user can spot overlap).

Present the segment list to the user and ask for confirmation / edits before drilling.

3. Drill (if --auto-drill)

For each confirmed segment, invoke discover-by-domain with:

• <domain> = segment display name
• --slug = segment slug
• --n = --depth

Skip segments where a fresh note already exists (< 30 days old) unless --refresh.

4. Write the index

# Chunked discovery — {{broad_domain}}

> Surveyed: {{date}}
> Segments: {{n}}
> Drilled: {{true|false}}

## Segments

| slug | name | one-liner | drilled note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ... | ... | ... | domain-notes/<segment-slug>.md (if drilled) |

## How segments differ

- {{seg-a}} vs {{seg-b}}: ...

## Suggested drill order

1. {{slug}} — reason
2. ...

## Sources

1. ...

5. Print summary

chunked index: domain-notes/chunked-<broad-slug>.md
segments: <n>
drilled: <n> (if --auto-drill)
skipped (recent): <n>

next:
  if not drilled → /career:discover by-domain "<segment>" for each
  if drilled    → /career:suggest companies --domain=<slug> per segment

Guardrails

• Segments must be non-overlapping. If two segments ≥30% overlap, merge or re-cut.
• Don't fabricate segments. If the broad domain is genuinely under-segmented (e.g. a frontier with only one shape), say so and recommend discover-by-domain directly.
• --auto-drill is bulk WebSearch + WebFetch — warn the user about cost before running with --segments=8 --depth=20.

Failure modes

• Domain still too broad even after segmentation ("technology") → bail; ask the user to narrow.
• Drill failure on a segment → mark that segment as ## Status: partial in its note; continue with others.