Where does the skill save the final design?

Once approved, the design is saved as a Markdown file in the docs/plans/ directory with a standardized timestamped filename and committed to your Git repository.

Can I skip the design phase for simple tasks?

The skill is designed to treat all projects with the same rigor, as 'simple' tasks often harbor the most unexamined assumptions. However, for truly simple tasks, the design process is naturally faster and more concise.

Why does this skill prevent immediate coding?

It enforces a 'Hard Gate' to ensure that all requirements, constraints, and architectural choices are fully understood and approved, preventing wasted effort on incorrect implementations.

How does the iterative questioning work?

The skill asks clarifying questions one at a time. This focused approach prevents developer fatigue and ensures each aspect of the project is thoroughly explored before moving to the next.

What happens after the brainstorming is complete?

After the design document is committed, the skill automatically transitions to the writing-plans skill to create a granular, step-by-step implementation plan.

Iterative Brainstorming & Design

Name: Iterative Brainstorming & Design
Author: dkmaker

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生产力与工作流

Facilitates a structured, collaborative dialogue to transform high-level ideas into approved technical designs before any code is written.

This skill acts as a rigorous project architect for Claude, enforcing a design-first workflow that prevents premature implementation and wasted effort. By analyzing existing project context and asking targeted, one-at-a-time questions, it helps developers explore user intent and surface hidden constraints. The skill presents multiple architectural approaches with trade-offs, requires explicit user approval through a 'hard gate' mechanism, and culminates in a formalized design document committed to the repository. It is the essential first step for any task, ensuring that even 'simple' features are built on a foundation of clarity and consensus.

主要功能

01Incremental validation of design sections (architecture, data flow, testing)

02Multi-approach proposals highlighting trade-offs and recommendations

031 GitHub stars

04One-at-a-time iterative questioning to avoid information overload

05Hard-gate logic that prevents implementation until design approval

06Automatic generation and Git commitment of design documentation

使用场景

01Building consensus on technical direction when multiple implementation paths exist

02Defining the architecture for a new feature before writing the first line of code

03Surfacing edge cases and constraints for seemingly simple utility modifications

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add dkmaker/my-claude-plugins brainstorming

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

主要功能

01Incremental validation of design sections (architecture, data flow, testing)

02Multi-approach proposals highlighting trade-offs and recommendations

031 GitHub stars

04One-at-a-time iterative questioning to avoid information overload

05Hard-gate logic that prevents implementation until design approval

06Automatic generation and Git commitment of design documentation

使用场景

01Building consensus on technical direction when multiple implementation paths exist

02Defining the architecture for a new feature before writing the first line of code

03Surfacing edge cases and constraints for seemingly simple utility modifications