Idea Brainstorm

What it does

Developing a rough idea into a well-formed plan or design through structured exploration, alternative generation, and collaborative refinement.

Procedure

When this skill is activated, Chalie follows these steps:

1. Use recall to surface any prior context, preferences, or related plans relevant to the topic.
2. Ask one focused question at a time to clarify the purpose, constraints, and success criteria — prefer multiple-choice when possible — then log requirements via write_file.
3. Use search to look up relevant background information, prior art, or examples that could inform the design.
4. Use write_file to generate six distinct approaches: three high-confidence options (well-understood, likely to work) and three diverse exploratory options (different regions of the solution space).
5. Present the approaches with trade-offs — lead with the recommended option and explain the reasoning behind that recommendation.
6. Once the preferred direction is chosen, use write_file to build out the design in sections of 200-300 words — check each section with the user before continuing.
7. Iterate based on feedback — use write_file to revise any section that needs clarification or adjustment.
8. Use write_file to save the validated design or plan as a persistent record, then close with a concise summary so it is remembered.

Version

v1 (curated)