Can this skill generate code or implement features?

No, this skill is strictly for design and validation. It prevents implementation while active to ensure that the logic and architecture are sound before coding begins.

What is the benefit of the Decision Log?

The Decision Log records what was decided, what alternatives were considered, and why a specific path was chosen, creating a permanent record for future maintenance and team alignment.

What is the 'Understanding Lock'?

The Understanding Lock is a mandatory pause where the skill summarizes project goals, constraints, and assumptions. It requires explicit user confirmation before proceeding to the design phase.

How does this skill handle technical trade-offs?

It proposes 2-3 viable design approaches for every problem, highlighting the complexity, extensibility, and risks associated with each to help you make an informed choice.

Design Brainstorming

Name: Design Brainstorming
Author: claudiodearaujo

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Productividad y Flujo de Trabajo

Facilitates structured, disciplined design reasoning to transform vague ideas into validated technical specifications before any implementation begins.

The Brainstorming skill acts as a senior design facilitator that prevents premature implementation and hidden assumptions in software development. It enforces a rigorous, step-by-step process—including a mandatory 'Understanding Lock' and non-functional requirement checks—to ensure that every feature or architectural change is thoroughly vetted. By slowing down the process just enough to get the requirements right, it helps teams avoid technical debt, misaligned solutions, and fragile system designs while providing a durable decision log for future reference.

Características Principales

01Maintains a Decision Log to document the 'why' behind technical choices

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03Enforces a mandatory 'Understanding Lock' gate before proposing designs

04Uses incremental, one-question-at-a-time dialogue to ensure shared clarity

05Mandatory tracking of assumptions and non-functional requirements

06Proposes multiple design approaches with explicit trade-off analysis

Casos de Uso

01Vetting complex architectural changes before writing a single line of code

02Turning vague stakeholder requests into clear, documented technical designs

03Ensuring non-functional requirements like scale and security are considered early

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npx skillfish add claudiodearaujo/sistema-de-narra-o-de-livro brainstorming

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