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Brainstorming: From Idea to Design

A collaborative Q&A workflow that turns a rough idea into an approved, committed design spec before any code is written.

Dev & CodingIntermediate★ 1,676⑂ 239AI score 8/10Last updated: Nov 5, 2026

What it does

  • Runs a discovery dialogue before implementation whenever you describe something new to build.
  • Reads project context first (files, docs, recent commits).
  • Asks one question at a time, preferring multiple-choice, to pin down purpose, constraints, and success criteria.
  • Proposes 2–3 alternative approaches with trade-offs and a recommendation, then presents the design section by section for approval.
  • Writes the agreed spec to docs/specs/YYYY-MM-DD-<topic>-design.md and commits it to git.
  • Self-reviews the spec (placeholders, contradictions, ambiguity, scope), asks you to review, then produces a step-by-step implementation plan.
  • Offers an optional browser-based "visual companion" only when a question is genuinely visual (mockups, diagrams, layout comparisons).

Hard gate: no code, scaffolding, or implementation until the design is approved. Not intended for bug fixes, config tweaks, or tasks with an obvious path.

Who it's for

  • Developers tired of rework because the assistant codes before asking.
  • Tech leads/PMs who want specs and design rationale versioned in the repo.
  • Solo builders who have ideas but struggle to structure requirements.

Examples

  1. "Brainstorm with me: an internal meeting-notes summarizer" → goal/user/constraint questions → three architecture options → spec file created after approval.
  2. "Build a platform with chat, file storage, billing and analytics" → flags the scope as too large, splits it into sub-projects, designs the first one.
  3. "Which onboarding wizard layout is better?" → recognized as a visual question, offers a browser tab with side-by-side mockups.

· · · Install guide · · ·

Try it now, no install

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Read the instructions in this file and follow them to help me:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/feiskyer/claude-code-settings/HEAD/skills/brainstorming/SKILL.md

What I want: (describe your task here)

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Install in the Claude app (no terminal)
  1. Download the ZIP with the button below.
  2. In Claude, open Settings → Capabilities and turn on 'Code execution and file creation'. (one time)
  3. Go to Customize → Skills → + → 'Upload a skill' and upload the ZIP.
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Install in Claude Code

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Install the skill I found on AI Skill Mart.
Copy the skills/brainstorming folder from the GitHub repo feiskyer/claude-code-settings into my ~/.claude/skills/brainstorming/.
When it's done, tell me in one line what this skill can do.

Install with a command instead

git clone https://github.com/feiskyer/claude-code-settings.git /tmp/ccs && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r /tmp/ccs/skills/brainstorming ~/.claude/skills/

⚠ This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.

  1. Open a terminal.
  2. Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/feiskyer/claude-code-settings.git
  3. Create the skills directory: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
  4. Copy the skill: cp -r claude-code-settings/skills/brainstorming ~/.claude/skills/
  5. Verify contents: ls ~/.claude/skills/brainstorming — look for SKILL.md, visual-companion.md, and spec-document-reviewer-prompt.md (skip those steps if absent).
  6. Restart Claude Code, then say something like "brainstorm with me: I want to build …" to trigger it.
  7. Run it inside a git repository, since the skill commits the design doc under docs/specs/.
View source on GitHub ↗License: MIT