brainstorm

name	brainstorm
description	Structured ideation router for turning rough ideas into decision-ready PFO paths.
argument-hint	rough idea, product concept, feature concept, naming, options, or opportunity
license	MIT
metadata	{"category":"strategy","tags":["brainstorm","ideation","discovery","planning","decision-quality"],"effort":"medium","side_effect":"read-only","explicit_invocation":false}

Brainstorm

Use this skill when the user wants ideas, options, product concepts, names, feature variants, or a structured brainstorming pass before committing to a PFO plan.

This is a routing and decision-quality layer over /discover, /advisor, /grill-me, /strategy, and /blueprint.

Process

1. Capture the raw idea, target user, desired outcome, constraints, and uncertainty.
2. Generate a small option set, not an unbounded list.
3. Compare options by impact, evidence needed, cost, reversibility, risk, and fastest validation path.
4. Route the next step:
   • /discover when the problem, ICP, market, or demand evidence is unclear.
   • /advisor when the user needs a recommendation between known options.
   • /grill-me when the plan or assumption needs adversarial stress testing.
   • /strategy when an existing product direction or roadmap needs to change.
   • /blueprint when the user approves a planning-only artifact pass.
5. Name the artifact that should change next, such as DISCOVERY.md, IDEA_SCORECARD.md, VALIDATION_PLAN.md, PRODUCT_BLUEPRINT.md, BUILD_PLAN.md, or an ADR.

Output Shape

Options:
- ...

Recommendation:
- ...

Next PFO route:
- ...

Artifact to change next:
- ...

Self-validation

Before final output, verify:

• Route, side-effect, and confirmation requirements match metadata.
• Required artifacts or read-only result are explicit.
• Verification, blockers, and next route are stated.

Rules

• Read-only by default.
• Do not produce a large idea dump; keep options decision-ready.
• Do not skip validation when demand, ICP, or problem evidence is weak.
• Do not route directly to implementation unless an approved PFO plan already exists.
• Prefer /grill-me before /blueprint when assumptions are risky.