When should I use the Brainstorming skill?

You should use this skill before any creative work, such as building new components or modifying core application behavior, to ensure the design is fully explored first.

Where does Claude save the final design specifications?

Once validated, the design is written to a timestamped Markdown file in the docs/plans/ directory and automatically committed to your git repository.

Why does the skill only ask one question at a time?

This incremental approach prevents information overload and ensures that every aspect of the project's requirements and constraints is understood clearly before moving forward.

How does this skill help prevent over-engineering?

It strictly follows the YAGNI (You Ain't Gonna Need It) principle, ruthlessly removing unnecessary features during the design phase to keep the codebase lean.

Brainstorming & Design Planner

Name: Brainstorming & Design Planner
Author: zoosewu

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Productivity & Workflow

Transforms abstract ideas into validated design specifications through iterative dialogue and structured architectural planning.

The Brainstorming skill provides a disciplined framework for the initial phases of software development, ensuring that features are thoroughly vetted before implementation begins. It guides users through a collaborative process of understanding intent, exploring multiple architectural approaches, and validating designs incrementally. By enforcing a single-question-at-a-time flow and prioritizing YAGNI (You Ain't Gonna Need It) principles, it helps developers avoid over-engineering while producing high-quality documentation that is automatically committed to the project repository.

Key Features

01Iterative discovery process using single-topic questioning for clarity

02Incremental design validation in digestible 200-300 word sections

030 GitHub stars

04Automated documentation generation saved directly to the docs/plans/ directory

05Context-aware project analysis via file and git history inspection

06Multi-path architectural proposals featuring 2-3 distinct trade-off options

Use Cases

01Mapping out the architecture for a complex new feature or system component

02Vetting requirements and constraints before starting a large-scale refactor

03Collaborating with Claude to generate professional technical design documents

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add zoosewu/mackup brainstorming

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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