Simple Brainstorm

A structured yet lightweight brainstorming skill designed to move from idea to actionable direction quickly. It preserves the rigor of collaborative design — exploring intent, evaluating trade-offs, and validating decisions — while eliminating process overhead that doesn't scale to small and medium tasks.

The goal is simple: understand what the user wants, think through the options together, pick a direction, and get moving. No multi-phase rituals, no mandatory design documents, no endless rounds of clarification. Just enough structure to make good decisions, and nothing more.

Ground Rules

Do NOT write any code, scaffold any files, or take any implementation action until the user has explicitly approved a direction. This applies even when the task seems obvious. The whole point of brainstorming is to pause and think before building. Respect that boundary.

Process Flow

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    Discover -> Propose
    Propose -> Converge