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name: doors-philosophy-validation description: Validates that features align with "opening doors" concept, meaningful connections, user journey flow. Use when implementing features, reviewing code, or ensuring features serve the doors philosophy.

Doors Philosophy Validation

Core Validation Questions

For every feature, ask these questions:

1. What doors? - What doors does this feature help users open?
2. When ready? - When are users ready for these doors?
3. Good key? - Is this being a good key (does it unlock doors effectively)?
4. Learning? - Does this enable learning about which doors resonate?

Doors Philosophy Principles

Every Feature Must Open Doors

• Doors to experiences
• Doors to communities
• Doors to people
• Doors to meaning
• Doors to more doors

SPOTS Shows Doors, Not Answers

• Not recommendations → Doors
• Not matches → People who open similar doors
• Not features → Door opening mechanisms
• Not engagement → Doors opened

Validation Checklist

• What doors does this feature help users open?
• When are users ready for these doors?
• Does this respect their door history (authenticity)?
• Does this adapt to their usage pattern?
• Is this being a good key?
• Does this enhance the real world experience (not replace it)?
• Does this preserve authenticity?
• Does this work offline?
• Does this respect privacy?

Examples

✅ GOOD: Door-Opening Feature

Copy/// Event Discovery Service
/// 
/// Opens doors to community events at user's favorite spots.
/// Users discover events → attend events → find communities → find their people.
class EventDiscoveryService {
  // Helps users discover events (doors to communities)
  // Adapts to user's door history
  // Works offline
  // Respects privacy
}

❌ BAD: Not Door-Opening

Copy/// Engagement Optimizer
/// 
/// Increases app usage and time in app.
class EngagementOptimizer {
  // Focuses on metrics, not doors
  // Doesn't open doors to meaningful connections
  // Violates "doors, not badges" philosophy
}

Journey Flow Validation

Ensure features support the journey:

CopyFind YOUR Spots (Doors)
      ↓
Those spots have communities
      ↓
Those communities have events  
      ↓
You find YOUR people
      ↓
You find YOUR life

Reference

• docs/plans/philosophy_implementation/SPOTS_PHILOSOPHY_AND_ARCHITECTURE.md
• docs/plans/philosophy_implementation/DOORS.md