brainstorming-ideas

name	brainstorming-ideas
description	Facilitates collaborative design and requirements gathering. Use before starting any creative work or new implementation to clarify intent.

Brainstorming Ideas

When to use this skill

• Before creating new features or components.
• When requirements are vague or high-level.
• To explore design alternatives and trade-offs.

Workflow

• Check current project state (files, docs).
• Ask clarifying questions (one at a time).
• Propose 2-3 approaches with trade-offs.
• Present design in small sections for validation.
• Write validated design to docs/plans/.

Instructions

Understanding the Idea:

• Ask questions one at a time.
• Prefer multiple choice questions.
• Focus on purpose, constraints, and success criteria.

Exploring Approaches:

• Always propose 2-3 approaches with trade-offs.
• Explain reasoning for your recommendation.

Presenting Design:

• Break into 200-300 word sections.
• Validate after each section ("Does this look right so far?").
• Cover: Architecture, Components, Data Flow, Error Handling, Testing.

Output:

• Save design to docs/plans/YYYY-MM-DD-<topic>-design.md.
• Ask to proceed to planning skill.

Key Principles

• One question at a time.
• YAGNI ruthlessly.
• Incremental validation.