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From: admin <christiankrag@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:25:16 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add brainstorming skill for design thinking

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+name: brainstorming
+description: Use when creating or developing anything new. Refines rough ideas into fully-formed designs through Socratic questioning before writing code.
+category: meta
+token_budget: 1200
+---
+
+# Skill: Brainstorming
+
+## The Golden Rule
+**No code until the design is solid.** Brainstorming transforms vague ideas into clear specifications.
+
+## Process
+
+### Phase 1: Understand the Goal
+Ask clarifying questions:
+- What problem are we solving?
+- Who is the user?
+- What does success look like?
+- What are the constraints?
+
+### Phase 2: Explore Alternatives
+For every approach, consider:
+- What are 3 alternative ways to solve this?
+- What are the tradeoffs of each?
+- Which aligns best with existing patterns?
+
+### Phase 3: Challenge Assumptions
+Question everything:
+- Why this approach over others?
+- What could go wrong?
+- What are we assuming that might not be true?
+- Is there a simpler way?
+
+### Phase 4: Converge
+Synthesize insights into a clear design:
+- Core components
+- Key interfaces
+- Data flow
+- Error handling strategy
+
+## Anti-Patterns to Avoid
+- Jumping to code before understanding
+- Accepting first idea without alternatives
+- Skipping tradeoff analysis
+- Assuming requirements are complete
+
+## Output Format
+```markdown
+## Problem Statement
+[One sentence]
+
+## Proposed Solution
+[2-3 sentences]
+
+## Alternatives Considered
+1. [Alternative] - [Why rejected]
+2. [Alternative] - [Why rejected]
+
+## Key Design Decisions
+- [Decision 1]
+- [Decision 2]
+
+## Next Steps
+1. [First implementation step]
+```
+
+## Token Budget: 1200 tokens max