brainstorming
Use when starting any creative work - creating features, building components, adding functionality, or modifying behavior. Explores user intent, requirements and design before implementation.
npx skills add a5c-ai/babysitter --skill brainstorming --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.
- New features, components, modifications - Even "simple" projects (unexamined assumptions cause wasted work) ## Process 1. **Explore project context** - files, docs, recent commits 2. **Ask clarifying questions** - one at a time, prefer multiple choice 3. **Propose 2-3 approaches** - with tradeoffs and recommendation 4. **Present design in sections** - get approval after each section 5. **Write design doc** - save to `docs/plans/YYYY-MM-DD-<topic>-design.md` 6. **Transition to writing-plans** - the ONLY next step ## HARD GATE Do NOT invoke any implementation, write any code, or take action until design is approved. ## Key Principles - One question at a time - YAGNI ruthlessly - Incremental validation - Scale sections to complexity ## Agents Used - `agents/code-reviewer/` - For design document review - Process agents defined in `brainstorming.js` ## Tool Use Invoke via babysitter process: `methodologies/superpowers/brainstorming`
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What does the brainstorming skill do?
Use when starting any creative work - creating features, building components, adding functionality, or modifying behavior. Explores user intent, requirements and design before implementation.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add a5c-ai/babysitter --skill brainstorming --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 a5c-ai/babysitter, a repository with 1,642 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.