# brainstorm

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

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 132
- Author: robertguss
- License: LicenseRef-Proprietary · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/robertguss/claude-code-toolkit/tree/HEAD/skills/brainstorm/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-16
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/robertguss-brainstorm

## What it 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.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add robertguss/claude-code-toolkit --skill brainstorm -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/brainstorm/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/brainstorm/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add robertguss/claude-code-toolkit --skill brainstorm -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/brainstorm/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add robertguss/claude-code-toolkit --skill brainstorm -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/brainstorm/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install robertguss/claude-code-toolkit brainstorm
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/brainstorm/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add robertguss/claude-code-toolkit --skill brainstorm -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/robertguss/claude-code-toolkit --path skills/brainstorm
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/brainstorm/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add robertguss/claude-code-toolkit --skill brainstorm -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/robertguss/claude-code-toolkit/tree/HEAD/skills/brainstorm/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- 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
- 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.

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