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brainstorm · robertguss — Claude Code skill: what it does, how to install

Q: How do I install brainstorm in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add robertguss/claude-code-toolkit --skill brainstorm -a claude-code` in your terminal. This creates `~/.claude/skills/brainstorm/SKILL.md`.

Guides multi-session ideation and logs decisions across versioned Markdown files. Suitable for vetting product ideas, strategies, and content plans over days or weeks.

Install into Claude Code · Skills CLI (Vercel) All methods and platforms ↓

npx skills add robertguss/claude-code-toolkit --skill brainstorm -a claude-code

Open on GitHub

What brainstorm does

This skill turns an assistant into an active thinking partner rather than a passive list maker. It questions weak assumptions. You can work with zero background knowledge in clean-slate mode or let it connect concepts across projects.

Progress stays organized inside local brainstorms/ folders. It generates structured Markdown files for each revision. Ideas move through explicit maturity stages from raw concepts to finalized plans. When pressed for time, a quick capture mode records the core thought immediately.

Session continuity relies on passing the latest version document at the start of each meeting.

What it helps with

organize multi-day product ideation sessions
capture reasoning behind pivotal project choices
track concept maturity across distinct stages
uncover blind spots before committing to an architecture

Example prompts for the agent

Start a new brainstorming project for our API gateway redesign in clean-slate mode.
Let's continue ideation on the SaaS dashboard using brainstorms/saas-app/saas-app-v2.md.
Run a quick capture on a newsletter concept before we wrap up today.

How to install brainstorm

1Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add robertguss/claude-code-toolkit --skill brainstorm -a claude-code

2Manually: put the files in place

~/.claude/skills/brainstorm/SKILL.md

Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/brainstorm/

1Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add robertguss/claude-code-toolkit --skill brainstorm -a codex

2Manually: put the files in place

.agents/skills/brainstorm/SKILL.md

For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

1Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add robertguss/claude-code-toolkit --skill brainstorm -a cursor

2Manually: put the files in place

.cursor/skills/brainstorm/SKILL.md

Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

1GitHub CLI

gh skill install robertguss/claude-code-toolkit brainstorm

2Manually: put the files in place

.github/skills/brainstorm/SKILL.md

1Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add robertguss/claude-code-toolkit --skill brainstorm -a gemini-cli

2Platform CLI

gemini skills install https://github.com/robertguss/claude-code-toolkit --path skills/brainstorm

Manually: put the files in place

.devin/skills/brainstorm/SKILL.md

The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add robertguss/claude-code-toolkit --skill brainstorm -a opencode

Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways

Questions about brainstorm

How do I install brainstorm in Claude Code?

Run npx skills add robertguss/claude-code-toolkit --skill brainstorm -a claude-code in your terminal. This creates ~/.claude/skills/brainstorm/SKILL.md.

What does the brainstorm skill do?

It manages structured ideation discussions across multiple sessions. It records ideas, tests logical soundness, and updates versioned Markdown notes at every stage.

How does brainstorm keep track of evolving ideas?

It assigns each item an explicit maturity rating, from unexamined thoughts to ready execution or documented rejection. Each iteration gets saved into an updated version file.

brainstorm by other authors comes first.

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