brainstorming — Skills — getagentictools

What it does

Check out the current project state first (files, docs, recent commits)

For appropriately-scoped projects, ask questions one at a time to refine the idea

Prefer multiple choice questions when possible, but open-ended is fine too

Only one question per message - if a topic needs more exploration, break it into multiple questions

Focus on understanding: purpose, constraints, success criteria

Propose 2-3 different approaches with trade-offs

Present options conversationally with your recommendation and reasoning

Requirements & configuration

Anti-Pattern: "This Is Too Simple To Need A Design"

Only one question per message - if a topic needs more exploration, break it into multiple questions

Can someone understand what a unit does without reading its internals? Can you change the internals without breaking consumers? If not, the boundaries need work.

3. Scope check: Is this focused enough for a single implementation plan, or does it need decomposition?

Fix any issues inline. No need to re-review — just fix and move on.

Structured design dialogue that validates ideas before implementation begins.

Source

Repository: https://github.com/obra/superpowers

brainstorming FAQ

What does the brainstorming skill do?

You MUST use this before any creative work - creating features, building components, adding functionality, or modifying behavior. Explores user intent, requirements and design before implementation. Check out the current project state first (files, docs, recent commits) For appropriately-scoped projects, ask questions one at a time to refine the idea

What does brainstorming require?

Anti-Pattern: "This Is Too Simple To Need A Design" Only one question per message - if a topic needs more exploration, break it into multiple questions Can someone understand what a unit does without reading its internals? Can you change the internals without breaking consumers? If not, the boundaries need work. 3. Scope check: Is this focused enough for a single implementation plan, or does it need decomposition? Fix any issues inline. No need to re-review — just fix and move on.

How do I install brainstorming?

Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/obra/superpowers --skill brainstorming --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/obra/superpowers.

Maintain brainstorming?

Let people know it's listed here — add the badge (live metrics, light/dark aware) or a plain link to your README or docs.

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npx agentictools info skills/obra-superpowers-brainstorming

The second line is the CLI lookup for this page — handy in READMEs and docs.