trove-brainstorm

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name: trove-brainstorm
description: "Feature and design brainstorming gate. Use before implementing a new feature, UI, refactor, or product change when no approved design exists. Use when: let's build; add a feature; design this; refactor this flow; brainstorm."
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## Session Init

This skill ships Trove conventions. Prefer existing project patterns over generic best practices when they conflict.

If a sibling skill in this plugin matches the request more directly, defer to it. See `AGENTS.md` (or `docs/routing.md` in the marketplace) for the per-plugin routing index.

# trove-brainstorm

Do not write code until the design is approved.

Use this skill when the user asks for new product behavior, a UI surface, a feature, or a broad refactor and there is no existing spec or accepted plan in the transcript.

Start the first response with `Skill: trove-brainstorm` so transcript-based acceptance can prove this gate fired before any edits.

## Workflow

1. Restate the goal in one sentence.
2. Identify constraints, affected users, and the smallest useful version.
3. Offer a design in exactly five bullets: user outcome, scope, data/contracts, UI or workflow, and verification.
4. Ask for approval or corrections before any file edits.
5. After approval, route to `trove-plan` for multi-step work or proceed directly for narrow changes.

## Decision Gate: design approval

Context: Implementation before agreement can bake in the wrong product shape.
Question: Is the five-bullet design approved for implementation?
Options:
- A. Approve and proceed.
- B. Revise the design first.
- C. Stop and gather missing information.
Default: B, because design correction is cheaper before code exists.

## Bypass Handling

If the user says to skip brainstorming, state the discipline rule once and ask whether they approve the current design shape. If the prompt is genuinely narrow, such as "write a regex" or "fix this typo", this skill should stay out of the way.