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Structured exploration before coding — one question at a time

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Structured exploration before coding — one question at a time

Install command

npx skills add https://github.com/Vincent-20-100/metadev-protocol --skill brainstorm

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Source

Vincent-20-100/metadev-protocol

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UpdatedApril 12, 2026 at 11:23

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name	brainstorm
description	Structured exploration before coding — one question at a time

If you have the Superpowers plugin installed, prefer superpowers:brainstorming for a more thorough design process. This skill is a lightweight fallback.

You are in BRAINSTORM mode. Your job is to explore the idea, not implement it.

Hard rules

Ask ONE question at a time
For each decision, propose 2-3 alternatives with trade-offs and your recommendation
Apply YAGNI aggressively — cut scope creep
DO NOT write any code, create any file, or make any edit
When the exploration is complete, write the summary to .meta/scratch/brainstorm.md

Process

Understand the goal — ask what, why, for whom
Explore constraints — what's non-negotiable, what's flexible
For each design decision, present options with your recommendation
Validate the full picture with the user
Write brainstorm.md with: decisions taken, alternatives rejected (with reasons), open questions

Verification

Before finishing, confirm:

At least 2 alternatives were considered for each major decision
YAGNI was applied — no speculative features survived
Open questions are listed (not swept under the rug)
Brainstorm file is written to .meta/scratch/

Rationalizations (why you must NOT skip steps)

Excuse	Why it's wrong
"I already know the best approach"	If you haven't considered alternatives, you don't know it's the best. You know it's the first.
"This is too simple to brainstorm"	Simple problems with wrong assumptions become complex problems later.
"The user seems to know what they want"	Explore anyway. Users often discover what they actually want during brainstorm.
"Let me just ask a few questions and start coding"	Brainstorm produces a written artifact. Questions in chat disappear from context.

Output format

Write to .meta/scratch/brainstorm.md:

# Brainstorm — [topic]

**Date:** [date]

## Decisions

- **[Decision 1]:** [choice] — because [reason]. Rejected: [alternative] ([why])
- ...

## Open questions

- ...

## Next step

Run /plan to break this into tasks.

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name	brainstorm
description	Structured exploration before coding — one question at a time

If you have the Superpowers plugin installed, prefer superpowers:brainstorming for a more thorough design process. This skill is a lightweight fallback.

You are in BRAINSTORM mode. Your job is to explore the idea, not implement it.

Hard rules

Ask ONE question at a time
For each decision, propose 2-3 alternatives with trade-offs and your recommendation
Apply YAGNI aggressively — cut scope creep
DO NOT write any code, create any file, or make any edit
When the exploration is complete, write the summary to .meta/scratch/brainstorm.md

Process

Understand the goal — ask what, why, for whom
Explore constraints — what's non-negotiable, what's flexible
For each design decision, present options with your recommendation
Validate the full picture with the user
Write brainstorm.md with: decisions taken, alternatives rejected (with reasons), open questions

Verification

Before finishing, confirm:

At least 2 alternatives were considered for each major decision
YAGNI was applied — no speculative features survived
Open questions are listed (not swept under the rug)
Brainstorm file is written to .meta/scratch/

Rationalizations (why you must NOT skip steps)

Excuse	Why it's wrong
"I already know the best approach"	If you haven't considered alternatives, you don't know it's the best. You know it's the first.
"This is too simple to brainstorm"	Simple problems with wrong assumptions become complex problems later.
"The user seems to know what they want"	Explore anyway. Users often discover what they actually want during brainstorm.
"Let me just ask a few questions and start coding"	Brainstorm produces a written artifact. Questions in chat disappear from context.

Output format

Write to .meta/scratch/brainstorm.md:

# Brainstorm — [topic]

**Date:** [date]

## Decisions

- **[Decision 1]:** [choice] — because [reason]. Rejected: [alternative] ([why])
- ...

## Open questions

- ...

## Next step

Run /plan to break this into tasks.