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.

Optional args: slug=, ticket=<id/url>, mode=interactive|autonomous|channel, channel=, auto_continue=true|false.

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 BA-owned BRD-lite brief before PM PRD planning or technical design.

Steps

1. Gather intent:
   • Load baseline BRD section and common-business-requirements.
   • Draft a provisional brief before asking.
   • Capture objective, sponsor, validation owner, stakeholders, users, pain/opportunity, value hypothesis, SMART metric, constraints, glossary, non-goals, and delivery context.
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, rollout risks, and measurable approval criteria.
   • Treat non-critical unknowns as assumptions.
   • Split stakeholder asks into candidate REQ-* placeholders and flag platform, market, permission, and edge-case gaps for PM.
4. Decide:
   • Ask only true blocking product decisions, max 3 at a time.
   • Include a recommended default and 2-3 options for each question.
   • Record accepted approach and rejected alternatives.
   • Continue on non-critical assumptions; return BLOCKED only for missing owner, value metric, or scope fence.
   • Save to docs/brd/brd-[slug].md when writes are allowed and route to plan-feature.

Runtime Contract

• Use for rough feature, ops, or process-change ideas before PRD.
• Required inputs: rough intent plus any known owner, metric, or scope fence.
• Return BLOCKED only for missing owner, measurable value, or clear scope boundary.

Handoff Payload

• slug, executive summary, business objective, SMART metric, recommended approach, alternatives, constraints, non-goals, open questions, PM handoff checklist.

Blocking Questions

• Ask max 3 at a time with a recommended default and 2-3 options.

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
## Offshore Delivery Context
## Recommended Approach
## Alternatives Considered

## Stakeholders

## Constraints
## Non-Goals
## Glossary
## PM Handoff Checklist

## Open Questions
## Next Workflow
plan-feature
## Cost Report
Call `get_session_cost(workflow="brainstorm-feature")` before final handoff.