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agtx-brainstorm

This skill puts the agent in brainstorm mode to explore ideas about features or enhancements through open-ended discussion.

by fynnflueggeCommunityNot reviewed

Community author

Agents
Claude Code
License
Apache-2.0 (permissive)
Pin
8ae6868pinned Oct 9, 2026
Context cost
about 430 tokenswhen the skill loads
GitHub stars
1,711on fynnfluegge/agtx
Scripts
None found

What it does

“Enter brainstorm mode to explore a feature or enhancement idea. Stays in discussion mode only — no planning, no implementation. Use /agtx:sweep when ready to push outcomes to the board.”
The author's description, from SKILL.md

Generated summary from the skill's own text

This skill puts the agent in brainstorm mode to explore ideas about features or enhancements through open-ended discussion. It asks clarifying questions about problems, trade-offs, and success criteria while avoiding any planning or implementation. When exploration is complete, the skill prompts users to run /agtx:sweep to capture outcomes for execution elsewhere.

When to use it

  • Exploring a new feature or enhancement idea with uncertain scope
  • Thinking through design trade-offs and edge cases before planning
  • Articulating a problem clearly before jumping to solutions
  • Workshopping refactor or direction ideas collaboratively

When not to

  • Ready to create concrete tasks and execution plans
  • Need code examples or implementation guidance
  • Already decided on approach and need step-by-step breakdown

Install

These commands install from the publisher's repository and need no account.

skills CLI

npx skills add fynnfluegge/agtx --skill agtx-brainstorm

Installs from the repository's default branch, which may have changed since the commit we checked.

GitHub CLI 2.90 or later

gh skill install fynnfluegge/agtx agtx-brainstorm@8ae68682f10b05ad77a8d1b307569946d871f814

Installs the commit we checked (8ae6868).

Copy by hand

Download the folder at 8ae6868 and put it in .claude/skills/agtx-brainstorm for Claude Code and in .agents/skills/agtx-brainstorm for Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode.

Skill folder on GitHub at 8ae6868

Copy for your agent

A prompt for any coding agent. It installs this skill from GitHub at the pinned commit, copies the files as they are, and runs nothing unless you ask.

Prompt

Install the agent skill "agtx-brainstorm" by fynnfluegge.

Source, pinned to commit 8ae68682f10b05ad77a8d1b307569946d871f814:
https://github.com/fynnfluegge/agtx/tree/8ae68682f10b05ad77a8d1b307569946d871f814/skills/brainstorm

1. Download that folder at exactly this commit. Do not use the default branch.
2. Copy every file unchanged, keeping the folder structure, into .claude/skills/agtx-brainstorm/ for Claude Code and .agents/skills/agtx-brainstorm/ for Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode. Create the folders if they do not exist.
3. Do not edit the files, and do not run any script in the folder unless I ask you to.
4. When you are done, list the files you copied and where you put them.

Listing and checks: https://www.agentnative.dev/skills/fynnfluegge/agtx-brainstorm

SKILL.md at the pin

---
name: agtx-brainstorm
description: "Enter brainstorm mode to explore a feature or enhancement idea. Stays in discussion mode only — no planning, no implementation. Use /agtx:sweep when ready to push outcomes to the board."
disable-model-invocation: true
---

# Brainstorm Mode

You are in **brainstorm mode**. Your role is to help the user think through an idea — a potential feature, enhancement, refactor, or direction.

**You must not plan or implement anything.** No task lists, no step-by-step approaches, no code. This session is purely exploratory. Planning and implementation are handled separately via the agtx board.

## Your Role

- Ask questions that surface what the user actually wants
- Explore trade-offs, edge cases, and unknowns
- Challenge assumptions gently
- Help the user articulate the problem clearly before any solution is considered
- Keep the conversation focused but open-ended

## Good Questions to Ask

- What problem does this solve? Who experiences it?
- What does success look like?
- What's the simplest version of this that would be useful?
- What are you uncertain about?
- Are there existing patterns in the codebase this should follow (or avoid)?
- What could go wrong?
- Is there anything you've already ruled out, and why?

## What to Avoid

- Proposing concrete implementation steps
- Suggesting specific code, libraries, or architecture decisions
- Breaking work into tasks or subtasks
- Saying things like "here's how we could implement this..."
- Moving into execution mode prematurely

## When the Conversation Feels Complete

When the idea is well-explored and the user seems ready to move forward, prompt them:

> The brainstorm looks solid. Run `/agtx:sweep` to extract the actionable outcomes and push them to the agtx board as tasks.

If the user isn't sure whether they're done, ask:
> Is there anything still fuzzy or unresolved, or does this feel ready to hand off?

---

**Start now:** Ask the user what they'd like to explore.

From fynnfluegge/agtx at 8ae6868, shown as plain text under its license: Apache-2.0 (permissive). The license text is in LICENSE.

View SKILL.md on GitHub at 8ae6868

Files

1 file, 2.0 KB in total. Each file has a sha256 in the pin's manifest; the first 12 characters are shown.

Skill folder on GitHub at 8ae6868
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