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Brainstorm With File

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by catlog22 · vlatest · Repository

Generate creative ideas based on your uploaded files – perfect for sparking innovation and overcoming writer's block!

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1

Run in terminal (recommended)

terminal
claude mcp add brainstorm-with-file npx -- -y @trustedskills/brainstorm-with-file
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Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json

~/.claude/settings.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brainstorm-with-file": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@trustedskills/brainstorm-with-file"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.

About This Skill

What it does

This skill enables an AI agent to facilitate a structured brainstorming process based on a given topic, documented in a brainstorm.md file that tracks the evolution of ideas. It expands initial concepts through questioning, analysis from multiple perspectives (creative, pragmatic, and systematic), external web research, and iterative refinement, ultimately leading to a crystallized idea and next steps. The skill supports both interactive and automated modes for different levels of user involvement.

When to use it

  • Generating new ideas for improving the developer onboarding experience.
  • Exploring potential caching strategies.
  • Brainstorming plugin architecture concepts when you want to quickly generate options without detailed interaction.
  • When facing writer's block or needing a structured approach to problem-solving.
  • To systematically evaluate an idea from multiple angles before committing to a course of action.

Key capabilities

  • Multi-perspective analysis: Considers creative, pragmatic, and systematic viewpoints.
  • External research: Uses web searches (web.run) for inspiration and best practices.
  • Progress tracking: functions.update_plan provides real-time visibility into the brainstorming phase.
  • Diverge-Converge cycles: Generates multiple options then focuses on the most promising paths.
  • Auto Mode: Allows for automated idea generation and exploration by skipping interactive confirmation steps.

Example prompts

  • /codex:brainstorm-with-file TOPIC="How to improve developer onboarding experience"
  • /codex:brainstorm-with-file TOPIC="New caching strategy" --perspectives=creative,pragmatic,systematic
  • /codex:brainstorm-with-file -y TOPIC="Plugin architecture ideas"

Tips & gotchas

  • The skill creates a brainstorm.md file to document the entire thought process. This allows for review and continuation of brainstorming sessions later.
  • Session IDs follow a format like BS-{slug}-{YYYY-MM-DD}.
  • The --max-ideas flag limits the number of ideas tracked; the default is 15.
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Version
vlatest
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Author
catlog22
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