blueprint-scratchpad
Blueprint Scratchpad
Shaping period tool. Fetches context from Linear and linked docs, then grills the engineer on the full problem space to produce a working scratchpad. Supports multiple check-in sessions as the engineer researches and iterates.
Process
1. Gather context
The user provides a Linear project or ticket identifier.
- Fetch the Linear project + all child/related tickets.
- Scan descriptions and comments for links (Notion, Figma, Slack). Fetch each using MCP tools. For unsupported links (e.g., Google Docs), ask the user to paste the content.
- Present a summary of everything gathered. Ask if anything is missing.
- Ask where the user wants to keep working docs (local directory, private Notion page, or other location).
2. Grill the user
Walk through the full problem space. Cover one topic per exchange, with natural follow-ups allowed within a topic. Every topic is surfaced regardless of how much context was already gathered — provide a recommended answer from gathered context, then ask the user to confirm, correct, or expand.
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