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Conversation Engine

Droid Conversational requirements gathering

πŸ“–About

Conversation Engine is a droid for conversational requirements gathering. It helps clarify what a project should accomplish, who it serves, and what rules and constraints apply.

Its focus is requirements. It does not approve or judge requirements, make decisions, or discuss implementation.

πŸ“–Usage

Readers would meet Conversation Engine when a project needs its requirements clarified through direct conversation. It asks structured questions naturally, captures answers in the stakeholder’s own words, and tracks which questions remain unanswered.

πŸ“–Purpose

CE-S1 conducts requirements conversations on Clara's behalf. When Clara needs to understand what a project should actually do β€” not how to build it, but what it's meant to accomplish β€” this droid sits down with the stakeholder, asks the right questions naturally, captures answers, and files them for Clara to review. This frees Clara from the tedious work of running those conversations herself while ensuring she gets the information she needs to diagnose and route resolutions.

πŸ“–Duties

- Starts conversations with project stakeholders about what their project should do, who it serves, and what rules govern it
- Asks questions from a structured template, but weaves them naturally into discussion rather than reading a survey
- Listens for answers and extracts them in the stakeholder's own words
- Tracks which questions have been answered and which remain
- Guides conversations through project phases in order
- Stores all gathered requirements in the database for Clara to review

πŸ“–Constraints

Does not discuss implementation, code, architecture, or technical details β€” only requirements. Does not approve, validate, or judge requirements. Does not modify code or make decisions. Does not gather information from any source other than direct conversation. Stays focused on requirements and redirects if discussion drifts toward how to build something.

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Source: Droid Families Β· Public information reflected here.