Brainstorm Feature Skill

> !IMPORTANT] > Clarify a rough product or engineering idea into a BRD-lite brief (Why) with measurable business value.

Optional args: slug=<feature>, ticket=<id/url>, mode=interactive|autonomous|channel, channel=<id>, auto_continue=true|false, profile=business|hybrid|technical.

Instructions

When the user asks to perform this workflow, execute the following steps:

Brainstorm Feature Workflow (BRD-lite / Why)

Goal: Convert vague intent into a compact BA-owned BRD-lite brief before PM PRD planning or technical design.

Steps

1. Gather intent:

• Load baseline BRD section, common-business-requirements, and common-operator-profile.
• Infer operator_profile (business | hybrid | technical) from request phrasing; never ask the operator to self-rate. Carry it in the Handoff Payload.
• Draft a provisional brief before asking.
• Capture objective, sponsor, validation owner, stakeholders, users, pain/opportunity, value hypothesis, SMART metric, constraints, glossary, non-goals, and delivery context.

1. Explore options:

• List 3 viable approaches.
• Capture benefit, cost, risk, and unknowns for each.
• Include funding/priority rationale.
• Mark one recommended approach.

1. Pressure-test:

• Keep BRD solution-free; route functional behavior to PRD/SRS.
• Check security, privacy, accessibility, performance, data, rollout risks, and measurable approval criteria.
• Treat non-critical unknowns as assumptions.
• Split stakeholder asks into candidate REQ-* placeholders and flag platform, market, permission, and edge-case gaps for PM.

1. Decide:

• Ask only true blocking product decisions, max 3 at a time.
• Include a recommended default and 2-3 options for each question.
• Record accepted approach and rejected alternatives.
• Draft defaults before blocking: sponsor/validation owner = the requesting operator; SMART metric drafted from the stated pain (mark assumed); scope fence drafted from the request with explicit non-goals.
• For operator_profile=business, present all three drafted defaults as one confirm-with-default question round (fits the max-3 rule) instead of blocking outright.
• Continue on non-critical assumptions; return BLOCKED only when the operator rejects the drafted defaults, or in autonomous/channel mode with no confirmation channel available.
• Save to docs/brd/brd-[slug].md when writes are allowed and route to plan-feature.

Runtime Contract

• Use for rough feature, ops, or process-change ideas before PRD.
• Required inputs: rough intent plus any known owner, metric, or scope fence; missing items get drafted defaults, not an automatic block.
• Return BLOCKED only when the operator rejects drafted defaults for owner, measurable value, or scope boundary, or autonomous mode has no confirmation channel.

Handoff Payload

• slug, operator_profile, executive summary, business objective, SMART metric, recommended approach, alternatives, constraints, non-goals, open questions, assumptions (flagged assumed), PM handoff checklist.
• Outcome report with feature_status=requirements_ready | blocked, requirement trace seed, completed/missing evidence, decision needed, and recommended next workflow.

Blocking Questions

• Ask max 3 at a time with a recommended default and 2-3 options.

Output Template

md
# BRD-lite Brief: [Name]
## Executive Summary
## Business Objective
## SMART Success Metric
## Target Users
## Problem
## AS-IS To TO-BE
## Stakeholders And Validation Owner
## Success Metrics
## Cost-Benefit / Value Hypothesis
## Offshore Delivery Context
## Recommended Approach
## Alternatives Considered
## Stakeholders
## Constraints
## Non-Goals
## Glossary
## PM Handoff Checklist
## Outcome Report
feature_status: requirements_ready | blocked
requirement_trace: BRD-OBJ-* -> candidate REQ-*
completed_evidence: []; missing_evidence: []; decision_needed: []; assumptions: []; recommended_next_workflow: plan-feature
## Open Questions
## Next Workflow
plan-feature
## Cost Report
Call `get_session_cost(workflow="brainstorm-feature")` before final handoff.