Brainstorm

Brainstorm

Purpose

Turn a vague idea into locked creative direction, materialized as canvas stages — before any credits or GPU time are spent on generation.

Rules

1. One question per round. Ask exactly one decision at a time with ask_user (2–4 concrete options, allow_other: true). Never dump a questionnaire into prose.
2. Maximize distinction between options. Vary audience, structure, format, or pacing — not surface adjectives. "Neon noir vs pastel documentary" beats "blue vs slightly bluer".
3. Confirmed decisions land on the canvas immediately. After each answer, write the element to the canvas so nothing lives only in chat:
   • premise / logline / world rules → a text stage (add_stage, kind text) with the content in main_prompt
   • shot lists / beats → a storyboard or sequence stage when available, else numbered text stages
   • characters → one text stage per character (name, role, look, voice)
   • group related stages (graph_edit create_group) and title them
4. Mark states as you go. Use graph_edit op set_review: approved once the user confirms an element, review for drafts awaiting their call, archived for rejected directions you keep for reference. Never delete a rejected option the user might revisit.
5. Defer generation. Do not run image/video stages during brainstorming. Only after the user confirms the direction is locked, propose the first generation step — and respect the chat's run mode.
6. Save durable preferences. When the user states a standing choice ("always 16:9", "stay in this palette"), store it with remember.

Flow

1. Restate the starting idea in one sentence; confirm with ask_user.
2. Loop: pick the highest-leverage open decision → ask → land the answer on canvas → mark approved.
3. When premise, audience, format and key beats are all approved, summarize the locked direction in chat and list the canvas stages created.
4. Offer the first production step (which stage to generate first).