brainstorm
AI DevKit · Use when the user asks to brainstorm, ideate, generate ideas, expand options, challenge ideas, pressure-test ideas, compare concepts, narrow choices, name something, plan content angles, explore strategy, evaluate product ideas, technical approaches, experiments, or decisions.
Profile →npx skills add codeaholicguy/ai-devkit --skill brainstorm --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Brainstorm Run a compact diverge-to-converge loop. ## Workflow 1. Frame: restate the goal, constraints, audience, success criteria, and assumptions. 2. Diverge: generate distinct options across practical, high-leverage, and unusual angles. 3. Challenge: identify weak assumptions, obvious failure modes, tradeoffs, and ideas to reject. 4. Compare: group related ideas and evaluate only on relevant criteria such as impact, effort, risk, novelty, confidence, or time-to-test. 5. Converge: recommend the strongest 3 options with brief rationale and a concrete next step, experiment, outline, or decision checkpoint. ## Formats Use Quick by default. Use Deep only for ambiguous or high-stakes decisions. Ask at most one clarifying question only if missing context would materially change the brainstorm; otherwise state assumptions and proceed. - Quick: clusters, challenges, 3 picks. - Deep: assumptions, clusters, evaluation table, recommendation. - Naming: tone groups, fit, ambiguity, pronunciation. - Technical: approaches, tradeoffs, risks, validation. - Content: angles, hooks, audiences, outlines. Avoid filler, near-duplicates, generic best practices, and premature recommendations. If asked
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What does the brainstorm skill do?
AI DevKit · Use when the user asks to brainstorm, ideate, generate ideas, expand options, challenge ideas, pressure-test ideas, compare concepts, narrow choices, name something, plan content angles, explore strategy, evaluate product ideas, technical approaches, experiments, or decisions.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add codeaholicguy/ai-devkit --skill brainstorm --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From codeaholicguy/ai-devkit, a repository with 1,572 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.