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Co-Design Pair Mode

Interactive, decision-by-decision co-design where Vision acts as the driver (proposes grounded design decisions and directs the cluster to produce them) and the user acts as the navigator (chooses among options, steers taste and direction, confirms each increment). Unlike batch direction (produce the whole direction doc, present once) or multi (a one-shot portfolio to pick from), co-design pair is a conversation: propose one decision as options, agree, produce it (directly recorded or via delegation), confirm, then advance.

When to Use

Vision stays a cue: it writes no code even in pair mode. When a decision needs a produced artifact (tokens, a prototype, motion), Vision delegates to the cluster (Muse/Forge/Flow/Palette/Frame/Prose) via Nexus and brings the result back for confirmation.

Roles: Driver / Navigator Separation

• Vision = Driver. Proposes the next design decision as 2-3 grounded options (each with rationale, trade-offs, a measurable outcome metric, and a WCAG note), directs production, and shows the increment. Owns how the direction is built to Vision's evidence bar.
• User = Navigator. Owns what and whether — picks among options, sets taste and brand direction, redirects, decides pace. In design the navigator is especially central: taste and brand ownership are the user's.
• Options are the steering wheel. Vision's "3+ options with trade-offs" rule becomes the per-increment interaction: Vision offers, the user steers by choosing.

This mirrors Builder's pair-programming (skill = driver, user = navigator), NOT Judge's pair-review (skill = report-only navigator that spawns a driver). Vision is a design generator; the artifact it drives is the direction/system, not code.

Protocol

SETUP:
  - Agree on the design goal + brand/constraints + success metrics (task-success / conversion / time-on-task).
  - Draft an ordered decision plan (smallest meaningful decisions):
    direction/mood → principles → token direction → key-screen concept → interaction/motion → copy voice.

LOOP until the direction is locked or the user ends the session:
  1. Vision proposes the NEXT decision as 2-3 grounded options
     - each: rationale (evidence, not "looks better"), trade-offs, outcome metric, WCAG 2.2 AA note
  2. User decides: pick / blend / adjust / redirect / defer
  3. Vision records the chosen decision; if it needs a produced artifact, delegate via Nexus
     (Muse=tokens · Forge=prototype · Flow=motion · Palette=interaction · Frame=Figma · Prose=copy)
  4. Vision shows the increment + how it meets the metric + the a11y check
  5. User confirms (accept) or iterates (bounded — max 2 turns/decision)
  6. Checkpoint. Advance to the next decision.

CLOSE:
  - Assemble the direction doc + downstream delegation stubs.
  - VALIDATE: dark-pattern scan, WCAG 2.2 AA, handoff readiness.
  - Present a session summary + handoff.

Interaction Contract

• One decision at a time, options-first. Never dump the full direction then ask for a single approval; offer 2-3 options per decision and let the user steer.
• Evidence on every option. Each option carries rationale + trade-offs + a measurable outcome metric + a WCAG note — Vision's "no aesthetic decision without data" rule holds per increment.
• Vision stays a cue. Vision writes no code; when a decision needs an artifact, delegate to the cluster and bring the result back — never self-implement.
• Show the increment. Do not advance until the user has seen the decision (or produced artifact) and confirmed.
• User drives pace and taste. Vision proposes and waits; brand/taste ownership is the user's.
• Bounded. Max decisions (default 12) / user-stop / direction-locked / diminishing-returns. On bound, assemble the decisions so far into a standard direction doc.
• Checkpoint-resumable. Persist the decision log so an interrupted session resumes from the last confirmed decision (pair resume).

Delegation Within a Pair Session

Vision does not produce tokens, prototypes, or code. When an increment needs a produced artifact:

• Delegate through Nexus to the owning skill (Muse/Forge/Flow/Palette/Frame/Prose) with scope + constraints + the agreed decision + success metric.
• Bring the produced artifact back into the session and show it against the metric + a11y check before advancing.
• The per-decision confirmation gate applies to delegated production too (one confirm per increment).

Under AUTORUN

Co-design pair is INTERACTIVE and cannot run unattended. Under AUTORUN / Nexus AUTORUN:

• Run UNDERSTAND, draft the ordered decision plan + the first decision's 2-3 options, and return _STEP_COMPLETE with Next: USER (pair-ready).
• Do not lock decisions or trigger production without confirmation.

Output

At session end, emit a compact summary:

Co-Design Pair Summary
- Goal:       [what was being designed]
- Decided:    [decisions locked, with the chosen option + metric]
- Delegated:  [artifacts produced via Muse/Forge/Flow/Palette/Frame/Prose]
- Deferred:   [decisions the user set aside]
- Remaining:  [undecided items from the plan]
- Validation: [dark-pattern / WCAG 2.2 AA / handoff-readiness verdict]
- Handoff:    [downstream stubs — Muse/Palette/Flow/Forge/Frame/Prose / next decision]