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Brainstorm by majiayu000 — Agent Skill

Name: Brainstorm
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: majiayu000

Brainstorm

Use when creating or developing, before writing code or implementation plans - refines rough ideas into fully-formed designs through collaborative questioning, alternative exploration, and incremental validation. Don't use during clear 'mechanical' processes

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Brainstorming Ideas Into Designs

Always use the AskUserQuestion Tool to give the user the ability to answer questions

Overview

Help turn ideas into fully formed designs and specs through natural collaborative dialogue.

Start by understanding the current project context, then ask questions one at a time to refine the idea. Once you understand what you're building, present the design in small sections (200-300 words), checking after each section whether it looks right so far.

The Process

Understanding the idea:

Check out the current project state first (files, docs, recent commits)
Ask questions one at a time to refine the idea
Prefer multiple choice questions when possible, but open-ended is fine too
Only one question per message - if a topic needs more exploration, break it into multiple questions
Focus on understanding: purpose, constraints, success criteria

Exploring approaches:

Propose 2-3 different approaches with trade-offs
Present options conversationally with your recommendation and reasoning
Lead with your recommended option and explain why

Presenting the design:

Once you believe you understand what you're building, present the design
Break it into sections of 200-300 words
Ask after each section whether it looks right so far
Cover: architecture, components, data flow, error handling
For each section, briefly ask: "How would we test this?"
Be ready to go back and clarify if something doesn't make sense

Test thinking prompts (while presenting each section):

What user flow does this enable?
What's the happy path test?
Any edge cases worth testing?
Existing Page Objects to use or extend?
Test data/factories needed?

Key Principles

One question at a time - Don't overwhelm with multiple questions
Multiple choice preferred - Easier to answer than open-ended when possible
YAGNI ruthlessly - Remove unnecessary features from all designs
Explore alternatives - Always propose 2-3 approaches before settling
Incremental validation - Present design in sections, validate each
Testability check - For each design section, briefly consider how it would be tested
Be flexible - Go back and clarify when something doesn't make sense

---name: brainstorm-16description: Use when creating or developing, before writing code or implementation plans - refines rough ideas into fully-formed designs through collaborative questioning, alternative exploration, and incremental validation. Don't use during clear 'mechanical' processes--- # Brainstorming Ideas Into Designs Always use the AskUserQuestion Tool to give the user the ability to answer questions ## Overview Help turn ideas into fully formed designs and specs through natural collaborative dialogue. Start by understanding the current project context, then ask questions one at a time to refine the idea. Once you understand what you're building, present the design in small sections (200-300 words), checking after each section whether it looks right so far. ## The Process **Understanding the idea:** - Check out the current project state first (files, docs, recent commits) - Ask questions one at a time to refine the idea - Prefer multiple choice questions when possible, but open-ended is fine too - Only one question per message - if a topic needs more exploration, break it into multiple questions - Focus on understanding: purpose, constraints, success criteria **Exploring approaches:** - Propose 2-3 different approaches with trade-offs - Present options conversationally with your recommendation and reasoning - Lead with your recommended option and explain why **Presenting the design:** - Once you believe you understand what you're building, present the design - Break it into sections of 200-300 words - Ask after each section whether it looks right so far - Cover: architecture, components, data flow, error handling - For each section, briefly ask: "How would we test this?" - Be ready to go back and clarify if something doesn't make sense **Test thinking prompts (while presenting each section):** - What user flow does this enable? - What's the happy path test? - Any edge cases worth testing? - Existing Page Objects to use or extend? - Test data/factories needed? ## Key Principles - **One question at a time** - Don't overwhelm with multiple questions - **Multiple choice preferred** - Easier to answer than open-ended when possible - **YAGNI ruthlessly** - Remove unnecessary features from all designs - **Explore alternatives** - Always propose 2-3 approaches before settling - **Incremental validation** - Present design in sections, validate each - **Testability check** - For each design section, briefly consider how it would be tested - **Be flexible** - Go back and clarify when something doesn't make sense

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