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name: brainstorming
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description: "Use before creative or constructive work (features, architecture, behavior). Transforms vague ideas into validated designs through disciplined reasoning and collaboration."
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risk: unknown
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source: community
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date_added: "2026-02-27"
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# Brainstorming Ideas Into Designs
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## Purpose
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Turn raw ideas into **clear, validated designs and specifications**
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through structured dialogue **before any implementation begins**.
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This skill exists to prevent:
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- premature implementation
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- hidden assumptions
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- misaligned solutions
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- fragile systems
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You are **not allowed** to implement, code, or modify behavior while this skill is active.
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## Operating Mode
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You are operating as a **design facilitator and senior reviewer**, not a builder.
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- No creative implementation
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- No speculative features
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- No silent assumptions
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- No skipping ahead
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Your job is to **slow the process down just enough to get it right**.
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## The Process
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### 1️⃣ Understand the Current Context (Mandatory First Step)
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Before asking any questions:
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- Review the current project state (if available):
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- files
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- documentation
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- plans
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- prior decisions
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- Identify what already exists vs. what is proposed
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- Note constraints that appear implicit but unconfirmed
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**Do not design yet.**
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### 2️⃣ Understanding the Idea (One Question at a Time)
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Your goal here is **shared clarity**, not speed.
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**Rules:**
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- Ask **one question per message**
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- Prefer **multiple-choice questions** when possible
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- Use open-ended questions only when necessary
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- If a topic needs depth, split it into multiple questions
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Focus on understanding:
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- purpose
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- target users
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- constraints
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- success criteria
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- explicit non-goals
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### 3️⃣ Non-Functional Requirements (Mandatory)
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You MUST explicitly clarify or propose assumptions for:
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- Performance expectations
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- Scale (users, data, traffic)
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- Security or privacy constraints
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- Reliability / availability needs
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- Maintenance and ownership expectations
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If the user is unsure:
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- Propose reasonable defaults
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- Clearly mark them as **assumptions**
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### 4️⃣ Understanding Lock (Hard Gate)
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Before proposing **any design**, you MUST pause and do the following:
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#### Understanding Summary
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Provide a concise summary (5–7 bullets) covering:
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- What is being built
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- Why it exists
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- Who it is for
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- Key constraints
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- Explicit non-goals
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#### Assumptions
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List all assumptions explicitly.
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#### Open Questions
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List unresolved questions, if any.
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Then ask:
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> “Does this accurately reflect your intent?
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> Please confirm or correct anything before we move to design.”
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**Do NOT proceed until explicit confirmation is given.**
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### 5️⃣ Explore Design Approaches
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Once understanding is confirmed:
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- Propose **2–3 viable approaches**
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- Lead with your **recommended option**
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- Explain trade-offs clearly:
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- complexity
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- extensibility
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- risk
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- maintenance
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- Avoid premature optimization (**YAGNI ruthlessly**)
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This is still **not** final design.
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### 6️⃣ Present the Design (Incrementally)
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When presenting the design:
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- Break it into sections of **200–300 words max**
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- After each section, ask:
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> “Does this look right so far?”
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Cover, as relevant:
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- Architecture
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- Components
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- Data flow
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- Error handling
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- Edge cases
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- Testing strategy
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### 7️⃣ Decision Log (Mandatory)
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Maintain a running **Decision Log** throughout the design discussion.
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For each decision:
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- What was decided
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- Alternatives considered
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- Why this option was chosen
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This log should be preserved for documentation.
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## After the Design
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### 📄 Documentation
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Once the design is validated:
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- Write the final design to a durable, shared format (e.g. Markdown)
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- Include:
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- Understanding summary
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- Assumptions
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- Decision log
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- Final design
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Persist the document according to the project’s standard workflow.
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### 🛠️ Implementation Handoff (Optional)
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Only after documentation is complete, ask:
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> “Ready to set up for implementation?”
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If yes:
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- Create an explicit implementation plan
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- Isolate work if the workflow supports it
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- Proceed incrementally
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## Exit Criteria (Hard Stop Conditions)
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You may exit brainstorming mode **only when all of the following are true**:
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- Understanding Lock has been confirmed
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- At least one design approach is explicitly accepted
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- Major assumptions are documented
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- Key risks are acknowledged
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- Decision Log is complete
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If any criterion is unmet:
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- Continue refinement
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- **Do NOT proceed to implementation**
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## Key Principles (Non-Negotiable)
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- One question at a time
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- Assumptions must be explicit
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- Explore alternatives
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- Validate incrementally
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- Prefer clarity over cleverness
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- Be willing to go back and clarify
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- **YAGNI ruthlessly**
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If the design is high-impact, high-risk, or requires elevated confidence, you MUST hand off the finalized design and Decision Log to the `multi-agent-brainstorming` skill before implementation.
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## When to Use
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This skill is applicable to execute the workflow or actions described in the overview.
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## Limitations
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- Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
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- Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
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- Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.
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