journey-idea
Use as stage 1 of the Butterbase journey, when the user has only a rough idea ("I want to build something that..."). Conducts a concrete, one-question-at-a-time brainstorm that surfaces who the user is, what they do first, what the must-haves are, and inline-tags Butterbase capabilities (→ manage_schema, → deploy_function, etc.). Produces docs/butterbase/01-idea.md.
Profile →npx skills add butterbase-ai/butterbase-skills --skill journey-idea --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.
# Journey: Idea brainstorm Stage 1 of the guided journey. Turn a vague idea into a written brief with capability tags. ## When to use - Dispatched by `journey` when `current_stage: idea`. - Directly via `/butterbase-skills:idea`. ## Inputs None required. Optionally reads any existing `01-idea.md` to resume. ## Procedure — questioning discipline Follow the cross-cutting rules from the spec: - **One question at a time.** Never batch. - **Multiple-choice preferred**, with 2–4 concrete options. - **Concrete, not abstract.** - **Recommend** when a Butterbase primitive is obvious. - **Tag inline.** When a feature surfaces, append the capability tag immediately (`→ manage_schema`, `→ deploy_function`, `→ manage_storage`, `→ manage_oauth`, `→ manage_rag_content`, `→ manage_realtime`, `→ manage_durable_objects`, `→ manage_ai`, `→ create_agent`). - **Write as you go.** After each answered question, append the decision to `01-idea.md` so progress survives a crash. Walk through these questions in order. Do not skip — but adapt the wording. 1. `"In one sentence, what is the painful thing your user does today that this replaces?"` 2. `"Who is the first user? ① solo creator ② small team ③ end cus
- When to use
- Inputs
- Procedure — questioning discipline
- 01-idea.md format
- Toolchain note
- Outputs
- Anti-patterns
What does the journey-idea skill do?
Use as stage 1 of the Butterbase journey, when the user has only a rough idea ("I want to build something that..."). Conducts a concrete, one-question-at-a-time brainstorm that surfaces who the user is, what they do first, what the must-haves are, and inline-tags Butterbase capabilities (→ manage_schema, → deploy_function, etc.). Produces docs/butterbase/01-idea.md.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add butterbase-ai/butterbase-skills --skill journey-idea --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 butterbase-ai/butterbase-skills, a repository with 532 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.