When should I use the Shipyard Brainstorming skill?

You should invoke this skill before any creative work, such as building new features, adding components, or modifying application behavior to ensure requirements are fully understood.

Does it automatically write code for the features?

No, this skill focuses exclusively on the design and requirements phase. Once a plan is validated, it can transition you to implementation via the shipyard:git-workflow.

Where does it store the final design documents?

When used standalone, it writes validated designs to your docs/plans/ directory with a date-stamped filename and commits them to your git repository.

How does this skill handle complex architectural decisions?

It uses a multiple-choice template to present 2-3 different approaches, detailing the trade-offs and providing a recommended path based on your project context.

Shipyard Brainstorming

Name: Shipyard Brainstorming
Author: lgbarn

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Transforms initial ideas into structured technical designs through disciplined, collaborative requirements gathering and architectural exploration.

Shipyard Brainstorming is a specialized capability designed to bridge the gap between a vague idea and a production-ready plan. It uses a phased, conversational approach to explore user intent, analyze project context, and propose technical architectures while strictly adhering to the YAGNI (You Ain't Gonna Need It) principle. By asking targeted questions one at a time and presenting multiple-choice trade-offs, it ensures that every design is validated and documented before implementation begins, preventing feature creep and gold plating.

主な機能

01Disciplined single-question dialogue to prevent user overwhelm

0238 GitHub stars

03Context-aware analysis of existing project files and commit history

04Guided phased process: Understanding, Exploring, and Presenting designs

05Comparative architecture analysis with clear trade-offs and recommendations

06Automatic generation of structured design documentation with Git integration

ユースケース

01Evaluating different architectural approaches for a new system component

02Refining a high-level feature idea into a concrete technical specification

03Gathering project requirements during the initial kickoff phase

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add lgbarn/shipyard shipyard-brainstorming

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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