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Guides collaborative design dialogue to produce approved spec documents before implementation.

66|4|Updated Feb 26, 2026
Search Tags:#workflow#planning#brainstorming#requirements#game design#user approval#design spec
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/SummerEngine/summer --skill brainstorming-summerengine
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
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Skill: brainstorming
Source: https://github.com/SummerEngine/summer/tree/main/library/skills/brainstorming
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/SummerEngine/summer --skill brainstorming-summerengine

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? It prevents wasted implementation work by forcing requirements exploration, approach comparison, and user-approved design specs before any code is written. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Structured Discovery: Explores project context, then asks clarifying questions one at a time to pin down purpose, constraints, and success criteria. - Design Approval Gate: Proposes 2-3 approaches with trade-offs, presents the design in sections, and blocks all implementation until the user approves. - Spec Documentation: Writes the validated design to .summer/specs/YYYY-MM-DD-<topic>-design.md, runs a self-review for placeholders and contradictions, and commits it to git. - Use Case: Before building a new game mechanic, run this Skill to decompose scope, settle the design with the user, and hand off an approved spec to the writing-plans skill. ## Quick Start Ask the agent to brainstorm and design the new feature with you before writing any code.

Frequently Asked Questions about brainstorming

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I turn a game feature idea into a design spec?▼

Run the brainstorming flow: explore the current project context, answer clarifying questions one at a time, compare 2-3 proposed approaches, then approve the presented design. The validated spec is written to .summer/specs/ and committed to git.

What is the brainstorming skill in Summer Engine?▼

It is a mandatory pre-implementation workflow skill that turns ideas into approved design specs through collaborative dialogue. It blocks all coding, scaffolding, and implementation skills until the user approves a written design document.

Can I skip the design step for a simple feature?▼

No. The skill enforces a hard gate requiring a presented design and user approval for every project, including simple ones. The design can be only a few sentences for trivial work, but approval is still required.

What happens after the design spec is approved?▼

After the user reviews and approves the committed spec file, the skill invokes the writing-plans skill to create a detailed implementation plan. It never invokes implementation skills like frontend-design or mcp-builder directly.

How does it handle projects that are too large for one spec?▼

It flags multi-subsystem requests immediately and helps decompose them into independent sub-projects with defined relationships and build order. Each sub-project then gets its own spec, plan, and implementation cycle.

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