Build features guided by data insights, A/B testing, and continuous measurement using specialized agents for analysis, implementation, and experimentation.
Build features guided by data insights, A/B testing, and continuous measurement using specialized agents for analysis, implementation, and experimentation.
[Extended thinking: This workflow orchestrates a comprehensive data-driven development process from initial data analysis and hypothesis formulation through feature implementation with integrated analytics, A/B testing infrastructure, and post-launch analysis. Each phase leverages specialized agents to ensure features are built based on data insights, properly instrumented for measurement, and validated through controlled experiments. The workflow emphasizes modern product analytics practices, statistical rigor in testing, and continuous learning from user behavior.]
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Instructions
Clarify goals, constraints, and required inputs.
Apply relevant best practices and validate outcomes.
Provide actionable steps and verification.
If detailed examples are required, open resources/implementation-playbook.md.
Phase 1: Data Analysis and Hypothesis Formation
1. Exploratory Data Analysis
Use Task tool with subagent_type="machine-learning-ops::data-scientist"
Prompt: "Perform exploratory data analysis for feature: $ARGUMENTS. Analyze existing user behavior data, identify patterns and opportunities, segment users by behavior, and calculate baseline metrics. Use modern analytics tools (Amplitude, Mixpanel, Segment) to understand current user journeys, conversion funnels, and engagement patterns."
Output: EDA report with visualizations, user segments, behavioral patterns, baseline metrics
2. Business Hypothesis Development
Use Task tool with subagent_type="business-analytics::business-analyst"
Context: Data scientist's EDA findings and behavioral patterns
Prompt: "Formulate business hypotheses for feature: $ARGUMENTS based on data analysis. Define clear success metrics, expected impact on key business KPIs, target user segments, and minimum detectable effects. Create measurable hypotheses using frameworks like ICE scoring or RICE prioritization."
Output: Hypothesis document, success metrics definition, expected ROI calculations
3. Statistical Experiment Design
Use Task tool with subagent_type="machine-learning-ops::data-scientist"
Context: Business hypotheses and success metrics
Prompt: "Design statistical experiment for feature: $ARGUMENTS. Calculate required sample size for statistical power, define control and treatment groups, specify randomization strategy, and plan for multiple testing corrections. Consider Bayesian A/B testing approaches for faster decision making. Design for both primary and guardrail metrics."
Output: Experiment design document, power analysis, statistical test plan
Phase 2: Feature Architecture and Analytics Design
4. Feature Architecture Planning
Use Task tool with subagent_type="data-engineering::backend-architect"
Context: Business requirements and experiment design
Prompt: "Design feature architecture for: $ARGUMENTS with A/B testing capability. Include feature flag integration (LaunchDarkly, Split.io, or Optimizely), gradual rollout strategy, circuit breakers for safety, and clean separation between control and treatment logic. Ensure architecture supports real-time configuration updates."
Output: Architecture diagrams, feature flag schema, rollout strategy
5. Analytics Instrumentation Design
Use Task tool with subagent_type="data-engineering::data-engineer"
Context: Feature architecture and success metrics
Prompt: "Design comprehensive analytics instrumentation for: $ARGUMENTS. Define event schemas for user interactions, specify properties for segmentation and analysis, design funnel tracking and conversion events, plan cohort analysis capabilities. Implement using modern SDKs (Segment, Amplitude, Mixpanel) with proper event taxonomy."
Use Task tool with subagent_type="data-engineering::data-engineer"
Context: Analytics requirements and existing data infrastructure
Prompt: "Design data pipelines for feature: $ARGUMENTS. Include real-time streaming for live metrics (Kafka, Kinesis), batch processing for detailed analysis, data warehouse integration (Snowflake, BigQuery), and feature store for ML if applicable. Ensure proper data governance and GDPR compliance."
Output: Pipeline architecture, ETL/ELT specifications, data flow diagrams
Phase 3: Implementation with Instrumentation
7. Backend Implementation
Use Task tool with subagent_type="backend-development::backend-architect"
Context: Architecture design and feature requirements
Prompt: "Implement backend for feature: $ARGUMENTS with full instrumentation. Include feature flag checks at decision points, comprehensive event tracking for all user actions, performance metrics collection, error tracking and monitoring. Implement proper logging for experiment analysis."
Output: Backend code with analytics, feature flag integration, monitoring setup
8. Frontend Implementation
Use Task tool with subagent_type="frontend-mobile-development::frontend-developer"
Context: Backend APIs and analytics requirements
Prompt: "Build frontend for feature: $ARGUMENTS with analytics tracking. Implement event tracking for all user interactions, session recording integration if applicable, performance metrics (Core Web Vitals), and proper error boundaries. Ensure consistent experience between control and treatment groups."
Output: Frontend code with analytics, A/B test variants, performance monitoring
9. ML Model Integration (if applicable)
Use Task tool with subagent_type="machine-learning-ops::ml-engineer"
Context: Feature requirements and data pipelines
Prompt: "Integrate ML models for feature: $ARGUMENTS if needed. Implement online inference with low latency, A/B testing between model versions, model performance tracking, and automatic fallback mechanisms. Set up model monitoring for drift detection."
Output: ML pipeline, model serving infrastructure, monitoring setup
Phase 4: Pre-Launch Validation
10. Analytics Validation
Use Task tool with subagent_type="data-engineering::data-engineer"
Context: Implemented tracking and event schemas
Prompt: "Validate analytics implementation for: $ARGUMENTS. Test all event tracking in staging, verify data quality and completeness, validate funnel definitions, ensure proper user identification and session tracking. Run end-to-end tests for data pipeline."
Output: Validation report, data quality metrics, tracking coverage analysis
11. Experiment Setup
Use Task tool with subagent_type="cloud-infrastructure::deployment-engineer"
Context: Feature flags and experiment design
Prompt: "Configure experiment infrastructure for: $ARGUMENTS. Set up feature flags with proper targeting rules, configure traffic allocation (start with 5-10%), implement kill switches, set up monitoring alerts for key metrics. Test randomization and assignment logic."
Output: Experiment configuration, monitoring dashboards, rollout plan
Phase 5: Launch and Experimentation
12. Gradual Rollout
Use Task tool with subagent_type="cloud-infrastructure::deployment-engineer"
Context: Experiment configuration and monitoring setup
Prompt: "Execute gradual rollout for feature: $ARGUMENTS. Start with internal dogfooding, then beta users (1-5%), gradually increase to target traffic. Monitor error rates, performance metrics, and early indicators. Implement automated rollback on anomalies."
Output: Rollout execution, monitoring alerts, health metrics
13. Real-time Monitoring
Use Task tool with subagent_type="observability-monitoring::observability-engineer"
Context: Deployed feature and success metrics
Prompt: "Set up comprehensive monitoring for: $ARGUMENTS. Create real-time dashboards for experiment metrics, configure alerts for statistical significance, monitor guardrail metrics for negative impacts, track system performance and error rates. Use tools like Datadog, New Relic, or custom dashboards."
Use Task tool with subagent_type="machine-learning-ops::data-scientist"
Context: Experiment data and original hypotheses
Prompt: "Analyze A/B test results for: $ARGUMENTS. Calculate statistical significance with confidence intervals, check for segment-level effects, analyze secondary metrics impact, investigate any unexpected patterns. Use both frequentist and Bayesian approaches. Account for multiple testing if applicable."
Use Task tool with subagent_type="business-analytics::business-analyst"
Context: Statistical analysis and business metrics
Prompt: "Assess business impact of feature: $ARGUMENTS. Calculate actual vs expected ROI, analyze impact on key business metrics, evaluate cost-benefit including operational overhead, project long-term value. Make recommendation on full rollout, iteration, or rollback."
Output: Business impact report, ROI analysis, recommendation document
16. Post-Launch Optimization
Use Task tool with subagent_type="machine-learning-ops::data-scientist"
Context: Launch results and user feedback
Prompt: "Identify optimization opportunities for: $ARGUMENTS based on data. Analyze user behavior patterns in treatment group, identify friction points in user journey, suggest improvements based on data, plan follow-up experiments. Use cohort analysis for long-term impact."
