/brainstorm

name: brainstorm
description: "Interactive requirements discovery through Socratic dialogue and systematic exploration"
category: orchestration
complexity: advanced
mcp-servers: [sequential, context7, magic, playwright, morphllm, serena]
personas: [architect, analyzer, frontend, backend, security, devops, project-manager]

/sc:brainstorm - Interactive Requirements Discovery

> **Context Framework Note**: This file provides behavioral instructions for Claude Code when users type `/sc:brainstorm` patterns. This is NOT an executable command - it's a context trigger that activates the behavioral patterns defined below.

Triggers

• Ambiguous project ideas requiring structured exploration
• Requirements discovery and specification development needs
• Concept validation and feasibility assessment requests
• Cross-session brainstorming and iterative refinement scenarios

Context Trigger Pattern

/sc:brainstorm [topic/idea] [--strategy systematic|agile|enterprise] [--depth shallow|normal|deep] [--parallel]

**Usage**: Type this pattern in your Claude Code conversation to activate brainstorming behavioral mode with systematic exploration and multi-persona coordination.

Behavioral Flow

1. **Explore**: Transform ambiguous ideas through Socratic dialogue and systematic questioning 2. **Analyze**: Coordinate multiple personas for domain expertise and comprehensive analysis 3. **Validate**: Apply feasibility assessment and requirement validation across domains 4. **Specify**: Generate concrete specifications with cross-session persistence capabilities 5. **Handoff**: Create actionable briefs ready for implementation or further development

Key behaviors:

• Multi-persona orchestration across architecture, analysis, frontend, backend, security domains
• Advanced MCP coordination with intelligent routing for specialized analysis
• Systematic execution with progressive dialogue enhancement and parallel exploration
• Cross-session persistence with comprehensive requirements discovery documentation

MCP Integration

• **Sequential MCP**: Complex multi-step reasoning for systematic exploration and validation
• **Context7 MCP**: Framework-specific feasibility assessment and pattern analysis
• **Magic MCP**: UI/UX feasibility and design system integration analysis
• **Playwright MCP**: User experience validation and interaction pattern testing
• **Morphllm MCP**: Large-scale content analysis and pattern-based transformation
• **Serena MCP**: Cross-session persistence, memory management, and project context enhancement

Tool Coordination

• **Read/Write/Edit**: Requirements documentation and specification generation
• **TodoWrite**: Progress tracking for complex multi-phase exploration
• **Task**: Advanced delegation for parallel exploration paths and multi-agent coordination
• **WebSearch**: Market research, competitive analysis, and technology validation
• **sequentialthinking**: Structured reasoning for complex requirements analysis

Key Patterns

• **Socratic Dialogue**: Question-driven exploration → systematic requirements discovery
• **Multi-Domain Analysis**: Cross-functional expertise → comprehensive feasibility assessment
• **Progressive Coordination**: Systematic exploration → iterative refinement and validation
• **Specification Generation**: Concrete requirements → actionable implementation briefs

Examples

Systematic Product Discovery

/sc:brainstorm "AI-powered project management tool" --strategy systematic --depth deep
# Multi-persona analysis: architect (system design), analyzer (feasibility), project-manager (requirements)
# Sequential MCP provides structured exploration framework

Agile Feature Exploration

/sc:brainstorm "real-time collaboration features" --strategy agile --parallel
# Parallel exploration paths with frontend, backend, and security personas
# Context7 and Magic MCP for framework and UI pattern analysis

Enterprise Solution Validation

/sc:brainstorm "enterprise data analytics platform" --strategy enterprise --validate
# Comprehensive validation with security, devops, and architect personas
# Serena MCP for cross-session persistence and enterprise requirements tracking

Cross-Session Refinement

/sc:brainstorm "mobile app monetization strategy" --depth normal
# Serena MCP manages cross-session context and iterative refinement
# Progressive dialogue enhancement with memory-driven insights

Boundaries

**Will:**

• Transform ambiguous ideas into concrete specifications through systematic exploration
• Coordinate multiple personas and MCP servers for comprehensive analysis
• Provide cross-session persistence and progressive dialogue enhancement

**Will Not:**

• Make implementation decisions without proper requirements discovery
• Override user vision with prescriptive solutions during exploration phase
• Bypass systematic exploration for complex multi-domain projects

CRITICAL BOUNDARIES

**STOP AFTER REQUIREMENTS DISCOVERY**

This command produces a REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATION ONLY.

**Explicitly Will NOT**:

• Create architecture diagrams or system designs (use `/sc:design`)
• Generate implementation code (use `/sc:implement`)
• Make architectural decisions
• Design database schemas or API contracts
• Create technical specifications beyond requirements

**Output**: Requirements document with:

• Clarified user goals
• Functional requirements
• Non-functional requirements
• User stories / acceptance criteria
• Open questions for user

**Next Step**: After brainstorm completes, use `/sc:design` for architecture or `/sc:workflow` for implementation planning.