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brainstorming

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Shape ideas into approved designs before you build.

software design

What it does

Turns creative-development ideas into approved designs, specifications, or feasibility recommendations before implementation.

When to use it

Use before creating features, building components, adding functionality, or modifying behavior.

How to use it

Give it a creative-development request; it classifies the work, asks questions, presents a design or probe, and seeks your approval.


Access · 3

This skill

brainstorm server

Execute

Starts a background brainstorm server

Write

Sends choices to the server

/tmp/brainstorm-<session-id>

Write

Creates private temporary session files

browser session storage

Read

Reads the browser session key

What you need · 2

Node.js is needed to run the optional visual-companion server.

After an architectural design and spec are approved, the workflow delegates creation of the implementation plan to writing-plans.


About this skill

Visibility
Public
Repository
obra/superpowers
Created
Oct 8, 2026
Updated
Oct 8, 2026
Files
8