brainstorm-feature

name	brainstorm-feature
description	Clarify a rough product or engineering idea into a BRD-lite brief (Why) with measurable business value.
metadata	{"triggers":{"keywords":["brainstorm feature","workflow"]}}

Brainstorm Feature Skill

[!IMPORTANT] Clarify a rough product or engineering idea into a BRD-lite brief (Why) with measurable business value.

Instructions

When the user asks to perform this workflow, execute the following steps:

Brainstorm Feature Workflow (BRD-lite / Why)

Goal: Convert vague intent into a compact BRD-lite brief before PRD or technical planning.

Steps

1. Gather intent:
   • Load baseline: docs/requirements-standards-baseline.md (BRD section).
   • Load common-business-requirements.
   • Executive summary: purpose, desired outcome, sponsor, validation owner.
   • Business objective
   • Stakeholders and impacted teams
   • Current state (AS-IS) and desired state (TO-BE)
   • Target user
   • Pain or opportunity
   • Desired outcome and value hypothesis
   • SMART metric: baseline, target, and date
   • Cost-benefit or value hypothesis
   • Constraints, glossary terms, and non-goals
2. Explore options:
   • List 3 viable approaches.
   • Capture benefit, cost, risk, and unknowns for each.
   • Include funding/priority rationale.
   • Mark one recommended approach.
3. Pressure-test:
   • Keep BRD solution-free; route functional behavior to PRD/SRS.
   • Check security, privacy, accessibility, performance, data, and rollout risks.
   • Define measurable success metrics and approval criteria.
   • Identify assumptions that need user confirmation.
   • Identify existing repo patterns to reuse.
   • Add Mermaid AS-IS/TO-BE process diagram when workflow complexity affects approval.
4. Decide:
   • Ask only for unresolved product decisions.
   • Record accepted approach and rejected alternatives.
   • Save BRD-lite brief to docs/specs/product-brief-[slug].md when writing files is allowed.
   • Route next step to plan-feature when intent is actionable.

Output

Output Template

# BRD-lite Brief: [Name]
## Executive Summary
## Business Objective
## SMART Success Metric
## Target Users
## Problem
## AS-IS To TO-BE
## Stakeholders And Validation Owner
## Success Metrics
## Cost-Benefit / Value Hypothesis
## Recommended Approach
## Alternatives Considered
## Stakeholders
## Constraints
## Non-Goals
## Glossary
## Open Questions
## Next Workflow

plan-feature
## Cost Report