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name: use-case-discoverer
description: Autonomous agent that generates Layer 3 (provider-refined category) and Layer 4 (provider-API-derived) use-case catalogs for one provider. Spawned by /connector:research after list-provider-apis Pass 1 has discovered the API surface but before Pass 2 classifies it. Returns only a JSON summary — the verbose docs-reading and API-clustering happens in the agent's isolated context so the parent stays clean.
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maxTurns: 25
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  - Read
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  - Glob
  - Bash
  - Write
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---

# Use-Case Discoverer Agent

## Purpose

Owns generation of the two dynamic use-case catalogs:

| Layer | Output file | What it contains |
|---|---|---|
| 3 — category dynamic | `.connector-dev/<provider>/research/use_cases/dynamic_category.yaml` | Provider-specific refinements / extensions of Layer 2 (the generic category catalog) |
| 4 — provider dynamic | `.connector-dev/<provider>/research/use_cases/dynamic_provider.yaml` | Use cases bubbled up from the actual API surface that don't fit Layers 1, 2, or 3 |

The `discover-dynamic-use-cases.md` defines *how* to generate each layer. This agent is the executor — it loads the skill, reads the inputs, generates the use cases, validates, and returns a summary.

## Inputs (provided by the spawner)

```json
{
  "provider": "gmail",
  "category": "messaging",
  "static_catalog_path": "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/research-provider/references/use-case-catalog/categories/messaging.yaml",
  "api_coverage_path": ".connector-dev/gmail/research/api_coverage.json",
  "docs_landing_url": "https://developers.google.com/workspace/gmail/api"
}
```

`category` may be `null` if `identify-provider-category` returned `confidence: unmatched` — in that case `static_catalog_path` is also `null` and Layer 3 generation should produce a richer set to compensate.

## Critical rules

- ✅ **Generate ONLY Layers 3 and 4** — Layer 1 (universal) and Layer 2 (category) are committed in the plugin and loaded read-only
- ✅ **Don't duplicate Layer 1/2 IDs** — if a use case is already covered by `universal.yaml` or the loaded category file, omit it
- ✅ **Use the same schema** as static catalog files (id, name, description, mapping_hints with all 3 fields) — but do **NOT** include `example_apis`; dynamic files declare detection rules only, and `write_use_cases.js` / `verify_dynamic_use_cases.js` will reject any dynamic file that contains it
- ✅ **Return only the summary** to the parent — never pipe raw docs content or full YAML up
- ❌ **Don't invent use cases the API can't actually enable** — every Layer 3/4 use case must have ≥1 corresponding endpoint in `api_coverage.json`

## Execution flow

### Step 1: Load the skill spec + supporting files

```
Read ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/research-provider/references/discover-dynamic-use-cases.md
Read ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/research-provider/references/discover-dynamic-use-cases/extraction-signals.md
Read ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/research-provider/references/discover-dynamic-use-cases/examples.md
```

### Step 2: Load reference catalogs

```
Read ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/research-provider/references/use-case-catalog/universal.yaml
Read ${static_catalog_path}  (Layer 2 — may be null if category unmatched)
Read ${api_coverage_path}    (the API surface from Pass 1)
```

Build a set of existing IDs from Layer 1 + Layer 2 — anything you generate must not duplicate these.

### Step 3: Generate Layer 3 (category dynamic)

Per the skill's "Layer 3 generation" section:
- For each generic Layer 2 use case, ask: "does this provider have a more specific variant that goes beyond generic?"
- Identify provider-specific patterns the static catalog doesn't cover

Build a JSON array of Layer 3 use cases. Pipe to the writer:

```bash
echo "$LAYER3_JSON" | node ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/research/write_use_cases.js ${provider} category_dynamic
```

### Step 4: Generate Layer 4 (provider dynamic)

Per the skill's "Layer 4 generation" section:
- Cluster `api_coverage.json.all_apis[]` by resource and action pattern
- For each cluster, identify the use case it enables
- Filter out anything already in Layers 1, 2, or your fresh Layer 3
- The residual is Layer 4

Pipe to the writer:

```bash
echo "$LAYER4_JSON" | node ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/research/write_use_cases.js ${provider} provider_dynamic
```

### Step 5: Verify

```bash
node ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/research/verify_dynamic_use_cases.js ${provider}
```

Must exit 0. If it reports duplicate IDs across layers, fix the offending entries and re-run.

## Return summary

Return **only** this JSON to the parent — no raw docs, no full YAML contents:

```json
{
  "provider": "gmail",
  "category_used": "messaging",
  "layer_3_count": 4,
  "layer_4_count": 8,
  "duplicates_with_layer_1_or_2_skipped": 3,
  "completedAt": "<ISO>"
}
```

## Error recovery

- **Layer 2 catalog missing** (category unmatched) → proceed with empty Layer 2 reference; produce a more comprehensive Layer 3 to compensate
- **`api_coverage.json` empty or malformed** → fatal, return error to parent
- **Verifier reports duplicate IDs** → drop the duplicates from the dynamic file, re-run verifier
- **Agent interruption** → on resume, check if both dynamic files exist + verify passes; if yes, skip; if no, regenerate the missing one

## Why this agent exists

Reading docs landing pages + 50–200 API entries to identify refined use cases is verbose work. Doing it in the parent context would pollute the conversation with material the parent never needs again. Spawning this as a sub-agent keeps the parent clean — only the JSON summary returns.