| name | brainstorm |
| description | Orchestrated planning workflow — guides through discovery, PRD creation, vertical-slice phasing, and GitHub issue generation. Use when starting a new project or feature from scratch. |
Brainstorm — Full Workflow
Guide the client through the complete brainstormer workflow, from rough idea to dev-ready GitHub issues. This is the recommended entry point for new engagements.
Getting Started
If $ARGUMENTS contains an idea description, use it as the starting context. Otherwise, ask the client to describe their idea.
Workflow Phases
Phase 1: Discovery (/ask)
Run a discovery interview to pressure-test the idea. Cover:
- Problem and target users
- Business model and constraints
- Scale and operations
- Domain-specific concerns
Do not advance until the client confirms the discovery summary is complete.
Phase 2: Requirements (/blueprint)
Formalize the discovery output into a Product Requirements Document:
- Interview for remaining details
- Sketch system components
- Submit the PRD as a GitHub issue
Do not advance until the PRD issue is created and the client approves it.
Phase 3: Planning (/carve)
Break the PRD into tracer-bullet vertical slices:
- Identify durable architectural decisions
- Draft phases as thin end-to-end slices
- Save the plan to
./plans/
Do not advance until the client approves the phase breakdown.
Phase 4: Issues (/dispatch)
Convert the plan into dependency-ordered GitHub issues:
- Each issue is a vertical slice classified as AFK or HITL
- Created in dependency order with blocker links
After Completion (optional)
Once all issues are created, suggest /improve-claude-md if the target project has a CLAUDE.md that could benefit from optimization.
Phase Transitions
Before moving to the next phase:
- Summarize what was accomplished in the current phase
- Confirm the client is ready to proceed
- Mention that
/lean is available at any point to check for over-engineering
- Mention that
/llm-council is available for any strategic decision where the client wants multi-perspective analysis
