Skills brainstorming

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brainstorming

Name: brainstorming
Author: CodingCossack

Content revision r1 Safe ⚙️ External commands

Shape Ideas Into Validated Designs

Early ideas often lack enough detail for confident implementation. This skill guides structured questions, trade-off analysis, and design validation before work begins.

Supports: Claude Codex Code(CC)

🥉 79 Bronze

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Copy this request to your Agent. It includes the canonical Skill page and manifest.

Agent request

Review the Skillstore skill "brainstorming" from https://skillstore.io/skills/codingcossack-brainstorming.md and its manifest at https://skillstore.io/api/skills/codingcossack-brainstorming/manifest. Verify the artifact. You may proceed after verification, subject to the environment's own policy.

Your Agent should still show its plan and request any confirmation required by the security policy.

Agent-readable resources

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Markdown detail GET /skills/codingcossack-brainstorming.md Signed manifest GET /api/skills/codingcossack-brainstorming/manifest Signed lockfile GET /api/skills/codingcossack-brainstorming/lockfile

Test it

Using "brainstorming". I want to add saved filters to our dashboard.

Expected outcome:

The assistant asks who owns filters, how sharing should work, and which filter state must persist before proposing design options.

Using "brainstorming". We need a better onboarding flow.

Expected outcome:

The assistant compares guided setup, checklist onboarding, and progressive prompts, then recommends a focused first version.

Using "brainstorming". Help turn these technical notes into a plan.

Expected outcome:

The assistant organizes architecture, components, data flow, error handling, and tests into validated design sections.

Security Audit

Safe

v8 • 7/5/2026 Open versioned report

The three static findings are false positives caused by markdown code spans in SKILL.md, not executable shell or Ruby backticks. I found no prompt injection, data exfiltration intent, or unsafe command execution instructions in the reviewed skill.

Files scanned

Lines analyzed

Review items

False positives ignored

Risk Factors

⚙️ External commands (3)

SKILL.md:38 SKILL.md:43 SKILL.md:44

No confirmed security findings were detected by the latest completed static and semantic audit. This does not prove the skill has no side effects.

Audited by: codex View Audit History →

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Academic citations (APA · BibTeX · CFF)

APA citation

CodingCossack. (2026). brainstorming security audit report (audit version 8) [Author version unspecified]. Skillstore. https://skillstore.io/skills/codingcossack-brainstorming/audits/8

BibTeX citation

@techreport{codingcossack-codingcossack-brainstorming-2026,
  author = {CodingCossack},
  title = {brainstorming security audit report (audit version 8)},
  institution = {Skillstore},
  year = {2026},
  number = {8},
  url = {https://skillstore.io/skills/codingcossack-brainstorming/audits/8},
  note = {Author version unspecified}
}

CITATION.cff

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title: "brainstorming security audit report (audit version 8)"
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authors:
  - name: "CodingCossack"
date-released: "2026-07-05"
url: "https://skillstore.io/skills/codingcossack-brainstorming/audits/8"
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  - type: other
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    description: "Skillstore immutable audit report identifier"

Compare variants

10 installable variants

Each author remains a separate installable skill. The recommended variant is ranked by Skillstore evidence.

Why this variant is first

Higher Skillstore usage

Author / source Skillstore Score Evidence Confidence Skillstore usage Updated

ZhanlinCui Recommended

zhanlincui-brainstorming

Skillstore Score 79

Evidence Confidence High

Skillstore usage 194

Updated

2026-08-21

ArieGoldkin

ariegoldkin-brainstorming

Skillstore Score 79

Evidence Confidence High

Skillstore usage 42

Updated

2026-08-21

CodingCossack Current

codingcossack-brainstorming

Skillstore Score 79

Evidence Confidence High

Skillstore usage 13

Updated

2026-08-21

Cycleaddict

cycleaddict-brainstorming

Skillstore Score 79

Evidence Confidence High

Skillstore usage 10

Updated

2026-08-21

obra

obra-brainstorming

Skillstore Score 78

Evidence Confidence High

Skillstore usage 20

Updated

2026-08-21

DMJGilbert

dmjgilbert-brainstorming

Skillstore Score 78

Evidence Confidence High

Skillstore usage 11

Updated

2026-08-21

Cygnusfear

cygnusfear-brainstorming

Skillstore Score 78

Evidence Confidence High

Skillstore usage 11

Updated

2026-08-21

sickn33

sickn33-brainstorming

Skillstore Score 77

Evidence Confidence High

Skillstore usage 11

Updated

2026-08-21

DYAI2025

dyai2025-brainstorming

Skillstore Score 75

Evidence Confidence Medium

Skillstore usage 11

Updated

2026-08-21

davila7

davila7-brainstorming

Skillstore Score 70

Evidence Confidence High

Skillstore usage 6

Updated

2026-08-21

Skillstore Score

Why this score Evidence Confidence: High

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Spec Compliance

What You Can Build

Clarify a Product Feature

A product manager can turn a rough feature idea into clear requirements and success criteria.

Plan a Technical Change

An engineer can compare architecture options before changing components, data flow, or behavior.

Prepare Implementation Handoff

A team lead can create an approved design document before assigning build work.

Try These Prompts

Explore a New Idea

Help me brainstorm this idea into a design: [idea]. Ask one question at a time and start with the most important unknown.

Compare Design Options

Explore two or three approaches for [feature]. Explain trade-offs, recommend one option, and ask what I want to validate next.

Turn Notes Into a Spec

Use these notes to draft a design for [project area]. Validate each section before continuing: [notes].

Validate an Implementation Plan

Review this proposed design for gaps in architecture, data flow, error handling, and testing. Ask targeted questions before finalizing it: [design].

Best Practices

Provide the project goal, known constraints, and current uncertainty.
Answer each question with enough detail to guide the next decision.
Validate each design section before moving to implementation planning.

Avoid

Do not ask for a full build before the design is validated.
Do not skip trade-off discussion when several approaches are plausible.
Do not treat the first idea as final without checking constraints.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this skill help me create?

It helps create validated designs and specs from early ideas.

Does it write implementation code?

No. It focuses on discovery, design, and planning before implementation.

Why does it ask one question at a time?

Single questions reduce confusion and make each design decision easier to validate.

Can it work with an existing codebase?

Yes. It is designed to check project context before shaping a design.

What should I provide before using it?

Provide the idea, target users, constraints, and any current project notes.

Is it useful for nontechnical planning?

Yes. It can structure product ideas, workflows, and decision points before technical details are final.

Developer Details

Author

CodingCossack

License

MIT

Skillstore revision

Version notice

The author did not declare a version.

Repository

https://github.com/CodingCossack/agent-skills-library/tree/main/skills/brainstorming

Ref

02f077c174c5335e2f5d02ca15e77b70d9543e58

Maintenance freshness

7/18/2026

Usage

11 downloads · 239 views

File structure

📄 SKILL.md