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A field guide to the /echo-recon skill

AI User Research Inventory

Scans the repository and linked documents for existing user research: persona documents, interview notes, survey results, JTBD maps, feedback analysis reports, and prior Echo outputs. Summarizes what is currently known about users and flags where knowledge is thin, outdated, or entirely missing.

Echo · User Research4 min readNovember 19, 2025

Reconnaissance is the first thing a senior engineer does on an inherited project: read the lay of the land before changing anything. Skip it and the first change reveals an assumption that turned out to be wrong.

The /echo-recon skill produces the recon for the uecho domain. Scans the repository and linked documents for existing user research: persona documents, interview notes, survey results, JTBD maps, feedback analysis reports, and prior Echo outputs. Summarizes what is currently known about users and flags where knowledge is thin, outdated, or entirely missing.

Tonone's /echo-recon skill produces a focused inventory of the uecho domain before changes are made.

Install

/echo-recon ships with the uecho agent in Tonone for Claude Code. Install Tonone via tonone.ai/get-started. Tonone is free and MIT-licensed.

1. Add to marketplace

$ claude plugin marketplace add tonone-ai/tonone

2. Install Echo

$ claude plugin install echo@tonone-ai

Frequently asked questions

What does /echo-recon do?
Scans the repository and linked documents for existing user research: persona documents, interview notes, survey results, JTBD maps, feedback analysis reports, and prior Echo outputs. Summarizes what is currently known about users and flags where knowledge is thin, outdated, or entirely missing.
How do I install /echo-recon?
Install Tonone for Claude Code via tonone.ai/get-started. Tonone is free and MIT-licensed.

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