diff --git a/commands/gsd/discuss-phase.md b/commands/gsd/discuss-phase.md
index 3670d6f76..b9d8d8745 100644
--- a/commands/gsd/discuss-phase.md
+++ b/commands/gsd/discuss-phase.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ argument-hint: "[phase]"
Help the user articulate their vision for a phase through collaborative thinking.
-Purpose: Understand HOW the user imagines this phase working — what it looks like, what's essential, what's out of scope. You're a thinking partner helping them crystallize their vision, not an interviewer gathering technical requirements.
+Purpose: Understand HOW the user imagines this phase working — what it looks like, what's essential. You're a thinking partner helping them crystallize their vision, not an interviewer gathering technical requirements.
Output: {phase}-CONTEXT.md capturing the user's vision for the phase
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ Phase number: $ARGUMENTS (required)
- Use AskUserQuestion: "How do you imagine this working?" with interpretation options
- Use AskUserQuestion to follow their thread — probe what excites them
- Use AskUserQuestion to sharpen the core — what's essential for THIS phase
- - Use AskUserQuestion to find boundaries — what's explicitly out of scope
- Use AskUserQuestion for decision gate (ready / ask more / let me add context)
- Create CONTEXT.md capturing their vision
5. Offer next steps (research or plan the phase)
@@ -55,6 +54,6 @@ User is the visionary, you are the builder:
- Phase validated against roadmap
- Vision gathered through collaborative thinking (not interrogation)
-- CONTEXT.md captures: how it works, what's essential, what's out of scope
+- CONTEXT.md captures: how it works, what's essential
- User knows next steps (research or plan the phase)
diff --git a/get-shit-done/templates/context.md b/get-shit-done/templates/context.md
index 56ad0ff35..dc52bf2f6 100644
--- a/get-shit-done/templates/context.md
+++ b/get-shit-done/templates/context.md
@@ -32,17 +32,6 @@ Template for `.planning/phases/XX-name/{phase}-CONTEXT.md` - captures the user's
-
-## What's Out of Scope
-
-[Explicit exclusions for this phase. What are we NOT building? Where does this phase end and the next begin?]
-
-- [Not doing X - that's Phase Y]
-- [Not including Z - deferred]
-- [Explicitly excluding W]
-
-
-
## Specific Ideas
@@ -91,16 +80,6 @@ The main thing is seeing their active projects and what needs attention. Think o
-
-## What's Out of Scope
-
-- Team features (shared dashboards, permissions) - that's a future milestone
-- Analytics/reporting - just show what needs attention, not graphs
-- Customizable layouts - keep it simple, one good layout
-- Mobile optimization - desktop first for now
-
-
-
## Specific Ideas
diff --git a/get-shit-done/workflows/discuss-phase.md b/get-shit-done/workflows/discuss-phase.md
index 776e98c69..d2ed0cdfb 100644
--- a/get-shit-done/workflows/discuss-phase.md
+++ b/get-shit-done/workflows/discuss-phase.md
@@ -119,14 +119,7 @@ Use AskUserQuestion:
- question: "What's the most important part of this phase?"
- options: Key aspects they've mentioned + "All equally important" + "Something else"
-**4. Find boundaries:**
-
-Use AskUserQuestion:
-- header: "Scope"
-- question: "What's explicitly out of scope for this phase?"
-- options: Things that might be tempting + "Nothing specific" + "Let me list them"
-
-**5. Capture specifics (optional):**
+**4. Capture specifics (optional):**
If they seem to have specific ideas, use AskUserQuestion:
- header: "Specifics"
@@ -138,8 +131,9 @@ CRITICAL — What NOT to ask:
- Codebase patterns (you read the code)
- Success metrics (too corporate)
- Constraints they didn't mention (don't interrogate)
+- What's out of scope (implicit from roadmap)
-**6. Decision gate:**
+**5. Decision gate:**
Use AskUserQuestion:
- header: "Ready?"
@@ -170,7 +164,6 @@ Populate template sections with VISION context (not technical analysis):
- ``: How the user imagines this working
- ``: What must be nailed in this phase
-- ``: What's explicitly out of scope
- ``: Any particular look/feel/behavior mentioned
- ``: Any other context gathered
@@ -191,9 +184,6 @@ Created: .planning/phases/${PHASE}-${SLUG}/${PHASE}-CONTEXT.md
## Essential
[What must be nailed]
-## Boundaries
-[What's out of scope]
-
---
## ▶ Next Up
@@ -240,7 +230,7 @@ Confirm: "Committed: docs(${PHASE}): capture phase context"
- Phase validated against roadmap
- Vision gathered through collaborative thinking (not interrogation)
-- User's imagination captured: how it works, what's essential, what's out of scope
+- User's imagination captured: how it works, what's essential
- CONTEXT.md created in phase directory
- CONTEXT.md committed to git
- User knows next steps (typically: research or plan the phase)