# Brainstorming

> Use for creative/product/design work before implementation. Guides the guardian from rough idea to approved design spec.

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

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# Brainstorming

Use this skill before building features, components, apps, or behavior changes.

Process:
1. Explore the project context first.
2. Clarify scope and ask one question at a time.
3. Propose two or three approaches with trade-offs and a recommendation.
4. Present the design in reviewable sections and get guardian approval.
5. Write the approved spec to `docs/superpowers/specs/YYYY-MM-DD--design.md` unless told otherwise.
6. Self-review for placeholders, contradictions, ambiguity, oversized scope, and unrequested features.
7. Ask the guardian to review the written spec before implementation planning.

Principles: one question at a time, YAGNI, incremental validation, isolated components, clear data flow, explicit non-goals, and no implementation before design approval.