mock-wdyd

- references/mock-formats.md - references/timing-guide.md Run a realistic interview round: multiple questions, consistent persona, timed pacing, and a comprehensive debrief at the end. Load Configuration

<load-config>
  <action>Resolve the user's home directory.</action>
  <command language="bash" output="home" tool="Bash">echo $HOME</command>
  <constraint>Never pass `~` to the Read tool.</constraint>

  <read path="<home>/.things/config.json" output="config" />
  <if condition="config-missing">Tell the user: "Run `/things:setup-things` first." Then stop.</if>

  <read path="<home>/.things/shared/professional-profile.json" output="profile" />

  <read path="<home>/.things/what-did-you-do/preferences.json" output="preferences" />
  <if condition="preferences-missing">Tell the user: "Run `/setup-wdyd` first." Then stop.</if>
</load-config>

Load Arsenal and Session History

<action>Read `<home>/.things/i-did-a-thing/arsenal/` and professional goals from `<home>/.things/shared/professional-profile.json`.</action>

<command language="bash" tool="Bash">bash <plugin_root>/scripts/search-sessions.sh --type mock --recent 5</command>

Select Company and Stage

<if condition="company-provided">
  <read path="<home>/.things/shared/companies/<company>.yaml" output="company-profile" />
</if>

<if condition="no-company-specified">
  <ask-user>
  Which company are you preparing for?

  <options>
  - Amazon -- LP-driven, bar raiser focus
  - Google -- technical excellence, Googleyness
  - Meta -- move fast, impact-driven
  - Generic -- no company-specific framing
  - Custom -- I have a company profile set up
  </options>
  </ask-user>
</if>

<if condition="stage-provided">
  <action>Use the provided `--stage`.</action>
</if>

<if condition="no-stage-and-company-selected">
  <action>Present the company's interview stages.</action>
</if>

<if condition="no-stage-and-generic">
  <ask-user>
  Which interview stage?

  <options>
  - Phone Screen (30 min) -- 3-4 questions, culture and motivation
  - Technical (45 min) -- coding and technical discussion
  - Onsite Behavioral (45 min) -- 4-5 deep behavioral questions
  - System Design (45 min) -- one end-to-end design problem
  - Bar Raiser (60 min) -- cross-functional deep dive
  </options>
  </ask-user>
</if>

Configure the Round

<action>Based on company profile and stage, determine round parameters.</action>

<constraint>Duration: from `--duration` arg, company profile, or stage default.</constraint>
<constraint>Question count: from `references/mock-formats.md`.</constraint>
<constraint>Persona: from company profile's `persona` field for this stage, or select appropriate persona.</constraint>
<constraint>Evaluation focus: from company profile or stage defaults.</constraint>
<constraint>Question categories: from company values -> question_themes mapping.</constraint>

<read path="<home>/.things/shared/roles/<persona>.md" output="persona" />

Brief the User

<template name="briefing">

> **Mock Interview: [Company] -- [Stage]**
>
> Duration: ~[X] minutes
> Questions: [N]
> Interviewer: [Persona Role]
> Focus: [evaluation areas]
>
> I'll ask questions one at a time. Answer as you would in a real interview. I'll hold all feedback until the debrief at the end.
>
> Ready?

</template>

<constraint>Wait for confirmation before proceeding.</constraint>

Conduct the Round

<for-each item="question" source="round-questions">

  <substep name="select-question">
    <description>Select a question using the same spaced repetition algorithm as the practice skill, but filtered by the company's `question_themes` and stage's `evaluation_focus`.</description>
  </substep>

  <substep name="ask-question">
    <description>Ask the question in the persona's voice.</description>
  </substep>

  <substep name="receive-answer">
    <description>Receive the answer.</description>
  </substep>

  <substep name="optional-follow-up">
    <description>Follow-up handling.</description>
    <if condition="has-follow-ups-and-time-permits">Ask ONE `depth: 2` follow-up in persona voice.</if>
  </substep>

  <substep name="silent-score">
    <description>Score silently.</description>
    <constraint>Silently score the answer -- do NOT share scores yet.</constraint>
  </substep>

  <substep name="track-time">
    <description>Track time spent per question (use `references/timing-guide.md`).</description>
  </substep>

  <substep name="transition">
    <description>Transition to next question naturally in persona voice.</description>

    Between questions, use persona-appropriate transitions:
    - Staff Engineer: "Good. Let me shift gears..."
    - Engineering Manager: "Thank you for sharing that. I'd like to explore..."
    - Bar Raiser: "Interesting. Here's a different angle..."
  </substep>

</for-each>

<constraint>Do NOT provide feedback between questions. Save it all for the debrief.</constraint>

End-of-Round Debrief

<action>After all questions, break character and deliver a comprehensive assessment.</action>

<template name="overall-assessment">

> **Mock Interview Debrief**
>
> **Overall Assessment: [Strong / Advancing / Developing / Not Ready]**
>
> **Dimension Scores:**
>
> | Dimension | Avg Score | Strongest Answer | Weakest Answer |
> |-----------|-----------|-----------------|----------------|
> | Specificity | x/5 | Q<n> | Q<n> |
> | Structure | x/5 | Q<n> | Q<n> |
> | Impact | x/5 | Q<n> | Q<n> |
> | Relevance | x/5 | Q<n> | Q<n> |
> | Self-Advocacy | x/5 | Q<n> | Q<n> |

</template>

<if condition="company-specific">
  <template name="company-alignment">

  > **[Company] Alignment:**
  > - Values demonstrated: <list>
  > - Values missing: <list>
  > - Level calibration: <assessment vs target level>

  </template>
</if>

<template name="per-question-breakdown">

> **Q1: "<question>"**
> Score: x/5 | Strengths: <brief> | To improve: <brief>
> Arsenal suggestion: <relevant log> (`<evidence_type>`) -- e.g., "Your lesson about X is directly relevant" or "Your decision entry on Y demonstrates the tradeoff analysis they want"

</template>

<template name="action-items">

> **Top 3 Action Items:**
> 1. <most impactful improvement>
> 2. <next priority>
> 3. <third priority>

</template>

Log the Session

<write path="<home>/.things/what-did-you-do/sessions/<date>-mock-<company>-<stage>.md">
  <action>Write session file with full frontmatter including all per-question scores, company alignment, and overall assessment.</action>
</write>

Update Progress Dashboard

<action>Update `<home>/.things/what-did-you-do/progress.json` with new scores and session entry.</action>

Handle Git Workflow

<git-workflow>
  <command language="bash" tool="Bash">git -C <home>/.things pull --rebase 2>/dev/null || true</command>

  <action>Based on the `git_workflow` setting (from config.json):</action>

  <if condition="workflow-ask">
    <ask-user>Use AskUserQuestion -- "Would you like to commit and push this mock session?"</ask-user>
  </if>
  <if condition="workflow-auto">
    <action>Automatically `git add` the session file and progress.json, `git commit -m "mock: <company> <stage>"`, and `git push`.</action>
  </if>
  <if condition="workflow-manual">
    <action>Tell the user the session has been saved and they can commit when ready.</action>
  </if>
</git-workflow>

Suggest Unlogged Accomplishments

<if condition="user-mentioned-unlogged-experiences">

> During the mock, you referenced some experiences I don't see in your logs:
> - <experience> -- this sounds like a <evidence type> entry
>
> Logging these would strengthen your arsenal. Run `/thing-i-did` when ready.

</if>

Offer Next Steps

<ask-user>
What next?

<options>
- Run another mock round (same company, different stage)
- Drill specific questions that were weak
- Review progress across all mocks
- Prep for a specific company (`/prep-for-wdyd`)
- Done for now
</options>
</ask-user>