# Brainstorming

> Explore user intent, requirements, and design before implementation. Recommended before creative work such as new features or component design.

- Skill: `lidge-jun/brainstorming` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add lidge-jun/brainstorming`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/lidge-jun/brainstorming/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Web & Frontend
- Author: lidge-jun (https://skillmd.com/u/lidge-jun)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/lidge-jun/brainstorming

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# Brainstorming Ideas Into Designs

## Goal

Clarify requirements and produce a design before jumping to code. Reduces wasted work from unexamined assumptions.

## Design Review

Present a design and get user feedback before implementation. The design can be brief for simple tasks. For trivial changes (rename, typo fix), skip directly to implementation.

## Checklist

1. **Explore project context** — check files, docs, recent commits
2. **Ask clarifying questions** — one at a time; prefer multiple-choice over open-ended
3. **Propose 2-3 approaches** — with trade-offs; lead with your recommendation
4. **Present design** — scale detail to complexity; check after each section
5. **Save design doc** — `docs/plans/YYYY-MM-DD-<topic>-design.md`
6. **Transition** — invoke writing-plans skill to create implementation plan

## Guidelines

- Scale sections to complexity — a few sentences if straightforward, more if nuanced
- Cover: architecture, components, data flow, error handling, testing
- Apply YAGNI — remove unnecessary features from designs

## After Approval

1. Save the design to `docs/plans/YYYY-MM-DD-<topic>-design.md`
2. Commit the design document
3. Invoke writing-plans to create the implementation plan