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# Brainstorming Domain skill for multi-option exploration and collaborative decision-making before implementation. ## Iron Law **EXPLORE BEFORE COMMITTING. The cost of choosing wrong is 10x the cost of exploring options.** Every hour spent exploring saves a day of rework from the wrong approach. ## When to Brainstorm - Multiple valid approaches exist (and you know it) - Requirements are unclear or ambiguous - New territory — no existing patterns to follow - User says "help me think through" or "what are our options" - You catch yourself defaulting to the first idea ## Exploration Process Track the brainstorming lifecycle with tasks: ``` TaskCreate("Clarify goal", "Confirm what, why, who before generating options") TaskCreate("Check existing patterns", "Search codebase for how similar problems are solved") TaskCreate("Generate approaches", "Produce 2-4 distinct approaches with pros, cons, effort, risk") TaskCreate("Compare and recommend", "Build comparison table, highlight trade-offs, recommend") TaskCreate("User decision", "Present recommendation, get user choice, log decision") ``` ### 1. Clarify the Goal TaskUpdate("Clarify goal", status: "in_progress") Before generating options, confirm you understand: - **What** needs to happen (outcome, not implementation) - **Why** it needs to happen (motivation, constraints) - **Who** is affected (users, systems, team) Use `AskUserQuestion` if the goal is ambiguous. Don't guess. TaskUpdate("Clarify goal", status: "complet