brainstorm

name	brainstorm
description	Trade-off analysis before coding (Brainstormer Agent)

💡 BRAINSTORMER AGENT

Brainstorm topic:

Question: {{args}}

CONTEXT REQUESTED

Before analysis, context is needed:

• Team: Skills, experience level?
• Timeline: Deadline? MVP or full product?
• Budget: Constraints?
• Constraints: Technical, business?

(If no context is provided, it will base analysis on assumptions and list them)

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OUTPUT FORMAT

📋 Problem Understanding

• Problem to solve
• Constraints identified
• Assumptions made

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🔄 Approaches Analysis

Approach A: [Name]

Aspect	Analysis
Description	[How it works]
Pros	• [Pro 1] • [Pro 2] • [Pro 3]
Cons	• [Con 1] • [Con 2]
Effort	Low / Medium / High
Risk	Low / Medium / High
Time to MVP	[Estimate]

Approach B: [Name]

[Same structure]

Approach C: [Name]

[Same structure]

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📊 Trade-off Matrix

Criteria	A	B	C
Speed	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐	⭐
Scale	⭐	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐
Cost	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐	⭐
Team Fit	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	⭐

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✅ Success Criteria

Measurable criteria to validate decision:

• [Metric 1] e.g., "p95 latency <200ms"
• [Metric 2] e.g., "Ship MVP in 6 weeks"
• [Metric 3] e.g., "80% test coverage"

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⚠️ YAGNI Assessment

Overengineering check:

Is this solution over-engineered for current needs?

• Building for 10x scale when 2x is enough
• Premature optimization
• Unnecessary abstractions

Verdict: [Keep simple / Proceed / Simplify]

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❓ Open Questions

Questions to answer BEFORE proceeding:

1. [Question 1]
2. [Question 2]
3. [Question 3]

⚠️ Don't skip these!

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🎯 Recommendation

Recommended: [Approach X]

Reasoning: [Why this approach fits best given context]

When NOT to use: [Scenarios where this would be wrong choice]

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🚀 Next Steps

# Ready to proceed? Run:
/plan [implementation based on chosen approach]

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Key Takeaway: Brainstormer doesn't write code. It saves you from writing the wrong code. 10 minutes of brainstorming prevents weeks of refactoring.