Brainstorm: Pre-Creation Design Exploration

Explore the problem space, clarify requirements, and converge on a design direction before creating issues. This skill produces a spec document — capturing intent, trade-offs, the chosen approach, and enough detail for both issue creation (/pm) and implementation planning (/cdt).

When to Use

Use this skill when:

• The work is ambiguous — user knows what they want but not how
• Multiple valid approaches exist and trade-offs need discussion
• Scope is unclear — could be one issue or an epic with sub-issues
• The problem domain is unfamiliar and needs exploration first
• A request is large enough that jumping straight to issue creation would produce a vague ticket

Do NOT use for:

• Clear, well-scoped bugs (go directly to /pm)
• Simple chores or dependency updates
• Work that already has a design document or spec