Activity: Identify Patterns

Problem Domain

User Goal: Find design patterns applicable to a specific problem or domain.

Recognition

• "What patterns apply to X?"
• "Design patterns for X"
• "How do others solve X?"
• "Patterns for error handling / caching / etc."
• "What's the recommended pattern for X?"

Maps To

Primary Skill: pattern-research

Supporting Skills: - deep-research — Find detailed pattern implementations - document-analysis — Extract concepts from pattern-rich sources

Expected Outcome

• Applicable design patterns with sources
• Pattern descriptions and trade-offs
• How to apply patterns to the problem
• Detailed implementations from key sources
• Confidence level for each pattern