What makes this brainstorming skill different from standard chat?

Unlike standard chat, this skill follows a mandatory 6-phase process including autonomous repository reconnaissance, structured trade-off analysis between multiple approaches, and automated design documentation.

How does the skill present different architectural options?

It proposes 2-3 distinct approaches, detailing the core architecture, trade-offs, and complexity of each, while providing a specific recommendation for the user to validate.

Where does the skill save the finalized design?

Approved designs are automatically written to a permanent Markdown document within the .wrangler/plans/ directory and committed to the repository.

When is the best time to trigger the Brainstorming skill?

It should be used at the very beginning of a task, before any code is written or implementation plans are created, to ensure the fundamental design is sound.

Does this skill integrate with other Claude Code tools?

Yes, it features built-in handoffs for git worktree setup, clear writing skills for documentation, and planning skills for the final implementation breakdown.

Structured Brainstorming & Design

Name: Structured Brainstorming & Design
Author: samjhecht

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Productividad y Flujo de Trabajo

Refines initial concepts into robust technical designs using a structured Socratic approach and incremental validation.

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The Brainstorming skill transforms vague ideas into actionable implementation plans by guiding Claude through an autonomous reconnaissance phase followed by interactive design exploration. It prevents premature coding by enforcing a rigorous process of repo investigation, targeted questioning, and trade-off analysis between multiple architectural approaches. This ensures that developers and Claude are perfectly aligned on constraints and success criteria before a single line of feature code is written, ultimately saving time on rework and architectural debt.

Características Principales

1 GitHub stars
Incremental design presentation divided into digestible sections for validation.
Multi-approach exploration presenting 2-3 architectural options with trade-offs.
Socratic questioning to bridge information gaps and clarify project constraints.
Automated design documentation stored in version-controlled project directories.
Autonomous reconnaissance of existing repositories, documentation, and commit history.

Casos de Uso

Refining ambiguous user requirements into concrete technical specifications.
Architecting complex new features within an existing legacy codebase.
Evaluating multiple implementation paths for performance-critical components.

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Características Principales

1 GitHub stars
Incremental design presentation divided into digestible sections for validation.
Multi-approach exploration presenting 2-3 architectural options with trade-offs.
Socratic questioning to bridge information gaps and clarify project constraints.
Automated design documentation stored in version-controlled project directories.
Autonomous reconnaissance of existing repositories, documentation, and commit history.

Casos de Uso

Refining ambiguous user requirements into concrete technical specifications.
Architecting complex new features within an existing legacy codebase.
Evaluating multiple implementation paths for performance-critical components.