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name: a5c-ai/brainstorming
source: https://app.decimal.ai/s/a5c-ai-brainstorming@2/SKILL.md
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- New features, components, modifications
- Even "simple" projects (unexamined assumptions cause wasted work)

## Process

1. **Explore project context** - files, docs, recent commits
2. **Ask clarifying questions** - one at a time, prefer multiple choice
3. **Propose 2-3 approaches** - with tradeoffs and recommendation
4. **Present design in sections** - get approval after each section
5. **Write design doc** - save to `docs/plans/YYYY-MM-DD-<topic>-design.md`
6. **Transition to writing-plans** - the ONLY next step

## HARD GATE

Do NOT invoke any implementation, write any code, or take action until design is approved.

## Key Principles

- One question at a time
- YAGNI ruthlessly
- Incremental validation
- Scale sections to complexity

## Agents Used

- `agents/code-reviewer/` - For design document review
- Process agents defined in `brainstorming.js`

## Tool Use

Invoke via babysitter process: `methodologies/superpowers/brainstorming`