brainstorming
Enables your agent to turn rough ideas into complete concepts. It uses structured questions to explore alternatives and refine design.
What it does
Helps you turn initial ideas into more complete concepts. It does this by asking questions and exploring different options, making it great for the beginning of a project.
When to use it
- ✓When you have a vague idea for a product.
- ✓When creating a new service and want to explore possibilities.
- ✓At the start of a creative project and need direction.
Example of what to ask your AI
“I have an idea for a meditation app, help me develop it.”
Want more? Open the sections below.
How to use
The easiest way: copy the message below and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI. It reads the skill and follows the instructions.
Skill link
Ready-to-paste message
How it works
The AI asks questions to understand your initial idea and suggests different paths for you to consider. It guides you to detail and refine your concept.
Installation
Easiest way: copy the skill link and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor asking it to follow the instructions.
In the terminal (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor), in your project folder:
npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill brainstormingOr download just the file:
curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nexu-io/open-design/main/skills/brainstorming/SKILL.md -o SKILL.mdTechnical content (original SKILL.md)
Original text by the author, straight from GitHub.
brainstorming
Curated from @obra.
What it does
Transform rough ideas into fully-formed designs through structured questioning and alternative exploration. Useful early in concept work.
Source
- Upstream: https://github.com/obra/superpowers
- Category:
creative-direction
How to use
This catalogue entry advertises the skill in OpenDesign so the agent discovers it during planning. To run the full upstream workflow with its original assets, scripts, and references, install the upstream bundle into your active agent's skills directory:
# Inspect the upstream README for exact paths
open https://github.com/obra/superpowers
Then ask the agent to invoke this skill by name (brainstorming) or with
one of the trigger phrases listed in this skill's frontmatter.
FAQ
What does 'transform rough ideas into fully-formed designs' mean?
It means taking an initial idea and turning it into something more concrete and detailed, like a plan or a more elaborated concept.
When should I use this tool?
It's ideal for the early stages of a project, when you're just starting to think about something new and need help shaping your ideas.
Do I need to install anything?
The text mentions installing an 'upstream bundle' to use all original features, but to use the basic brainstorming function, you can simply ask the AI to use it.
Details
Original description by the author
Transform rough ideas into fully-formed designs through structured questioning and alternative exploration. Useful early in concept work.
repo: nexu-io/open-design
Popularity
- GitHub stars
- 101k
- Ranking position
- #666
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Updated
- 10/16/2026
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