--- name: brainstorm description: | Dual-mode brainstorming pipeline. Auto mode: framework generation → parallel role analysis (spawn_agents_on_csv) → cross-role synthesis. Single role mode: individual role analysis. CSV-driven parallel coordination with NDJSON discovery board. argument-hint: "[-y|--yes] [--count N] [--session ID] [--skip-questions] [--style-skill PKG] \"topic\" | [--session ID]" allowed-tools: spawn_agents_on_csv, spawn_agent, wait, send_input, close_agent, AskUserQuestion, Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep --- ## Auto Mode When `--yes` or `-y`: Auto-select auto mode, auto-select recommended roles, skip all clarification questions, use defaults. # Brainstorm ## Usage ```bash $brainstorm "Build real-time collaboration platform" --count 3 $brainstorm -y "Design payment system" --count 5 $brainstorm "Build notification system" --style-skill material-design $brainstorm system-architect --session WFS-xxx $brainstorm ux-expert --include-questions ``` **Flags**: - `-y, --yes`: Skip all confirmations (auto mode) - `--count N`: Number of roles to select (default: 3, max: 9) - `--session ID`: Use existing session - `--skip-questions / --include-questions`: Control interactive Q&A per role - `--style-skill PKG`: Style skill package for ui-designer - `--update`: Update existing role analysis --- ## Overview Dual-mode brainstorming with CSV-driven parallel role analysis. Auto mode runs a full pipeline; single role mode runs one role analysis independently. ``` ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ BRAINSTORM PIPELINE │ ├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ │ │ Phase 1: Mode Detection & Routing │ │ ├─ Parse flags and arguments │ │ └─ Route to Auto Mode or Single Role Mode │ │ │ │ ═══ Auto Mode ═══ │ │ │ │ Phase 2: Interactive Framework Generation │ │ ├─ Context collection → Topic analysis → Role selection │ │ ├─ Generate guidance-specification.md │ │ ├─ Generate roles.csv (1 row per selected role) │ │ └─ User validates (skip if -y) │ │ │ │ Phase 3: Wave Role Analysis (spawn_agents_on_csv) │ │ ├─ spawn_agents_on_csv(role instruction template) │ │ ├─ Each role agent produces analysis.md + sub-documents │ │ └─ discoveries.ndjson shared across role agents │ │ │ │ Phase 4: Synthesis Integration │ │ ├─ Read all role analyses (read-only) │ │ ├─ Cross-role analysis → conflict detection │ │ ├─ Feature spec generation │ │ └─ Output: feature-specs/ + feature-index.json │ │ │ │ ═══ Single Role Mode ═══ │ │ │ │ Phase 3S: Single Role Analysis (spawn_agent) │ │ ├─ spawn_agent(conceptual-planning-agent) │ │ └─ Output: {role}/analysis*.md │ │ │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ``` --- ## Context Flow ``` roles.csv feature-specs/ ┌──────────────┐ ┌──────────────────┐ │ R1: sys-arch │──findings───→│ F-001-auth.md │ │ analysis.md │ │ (cross-role spec) │ ├──────────────┤ ├──────────────────┤ │ R2: ui-design│──findings───→│ F-002-ui.md │ │ analysis.md │ │ (cross-role spec) │ ├──────────────┤ ├──────────────────┤ │ R3: test-str │──findings───→│ F-003-test.md │ │ analysis.md │ │ (cross-role spec) │ └──────────────┘ └──────────────────┘ Two context channels: 1. Directed: role findings → synthesis → feature specs 2. Broadcast: discoveries.ndjson (append-only shared board) ``` --- ## CSV Schema ### roles.csv ```csv id,role,title,focus,deps,wave,status,findings,output_files,error "R1","system-architect","系统架构师","Technical architecture, scalability","","1","pending","","","" "R2","ui-designer","UI设计师","Visual design, mockups","","1","pending","","","" "R3","test-strategist","测试策略师","Test strategy, quality","","1","pending","","","" ``` **Columns**: | Column | Phase | Description | |--------|-------|-------------| | `id` | Input | Role ID: R1, R2, ... | | `role` | Input | Role identifier (e.g., system-architect) | | `title` | Input | Role display title | | `focus` | Input | Role focus areas and keywords | | `deps` | Input | Dependency IDs (usually empty — all wave 1) | | `wave` | Computed | Wave number (usually 1 for all roles) | | `status` | Output | `pending` → `completed` / `failed` | | `findings` | Output | Key discoveries (max 800 chars) | | `output_files` | Output | Generated analysis files (semicolon-separated) | | `error` | Output | Error message if failed | --- ## Available Roles | Role ID | Title | Focus Area | |---------|-------|------------| | `data-architect` | 数据架构师 | Data models, storage strategies, data flow | | `product-manager` | 产品经理 | Product strategy, roadmap, prioritization | | `product-owner` | 产品负责人 | Backlog management, user stories, acceptance criteria | | `scrum-master` | 敏捷教练 | Process facilitation, impediment removal | | `subject-matter-expert` | 领域专家 | Domain knowledge, business rules, compliance | | `system-architect` | 系统架构师 | Technical architecture, scalability, integration | | `test-strategist` | 测试策略师 | Test strategy, quality assurance | | `ui-designer` | UI设计师 | Visual design, mockups, design systems | | `ux-expert` | UX专家 | User research, information architecture, journey | --- ## Session Structure ``` .workflow/active/WFS-{topic}/ ├── workflow-session.json # Session metadata ├── .process/ │ └── context-package.json # Phase 0 context ├── roles.csv # Role analysis state (Phase 2-3) ├── discoveries.ndjson # Shared discovery board └── .brainstorming/ ├── guidance-specification.md # Framework (Phase 2) ├── feature-index.json # Feature index (Phase 4) ├── synthesis-changelog.md # Synthesis audit trail (Phase 4) ├── feature-specs/ # Feature specs (Phase 4) │ ├── F-001-{slug}.md │ └── F-00N-{slug}.md └── {role}/ # Role analyses (Phase 3, immutable) ├── {role}-context.md # Interactive Q&A ├── analysis.md # Main/index document ├── analysis-cross-cutting.md # Cross-feature └── analysis-F-{id}-{slug}.md # Per-feature ``` --- ## Implementation ### Session Initialization ```javascript const getUtc8ISOString = () => new Date(Date.now() + 8 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString() // Parse flags const AUTO_YES = $ARGUMENTS.includes('--yes') || $ARGUMENTS.includes('-y') const countMatch = $ARGUMENTS.match(/--count\s+(\d+)/) const roleCount = countMatch ? Math.min(parseInt(countMatch[1]), 9) : 3 const sessionMatch = $ARGUMENTS.match(/--session\s+(\S+)/) const existingSessionId = sessionMatch ? sessionMatch[1] : null const skipQuestions = $ARGUMENTS.includes('--skip-questions') const includeQuestions = $ARGUMENTS.includes('--include-questions') const styleSkillMatch = $ARGUMENTS.match(/--style-skill\s+(\S+)/) const styleSkill = styleSkillMatch ? styleSkillMatch[1] : null const updateMode = $ARGUMENTS.includes('--update') // Role detection const VALID_ROLES = [ 'data-architect', 'product-manager', 'product-owner', 'scrum-master', 'subject-matter-expert', 'system-architect', 'test-strategist', 'ui-designer', 'ux-expert' ] const cleanArgs = $ARGUMENTS .replace(/--yes|-y|--count\s+\d+|--session\s+\S+|--skip-questions|--include-questions|--style-skill\s+\S+|--update/g, '') .trim() const firstArg = cleanArgs.split(/\s+/)[0] const isRole = VALID_ROLES.includes(firstArg) // Mode detection let executionMode if (AUTO_YES) { executionMode = 'auto' } else if (isRole) { executionMode = 'single-role' } else if (cleanArgs) { executionMode = 'auto' } else { executionMode = null // Ask user } const topic = isRole ? cleanArgs.replace(firstArg, '').trim() : cleanArgs.replace(/^["']|["']$/g, '') ``` --- ### Phase 1: Mode Detection & Routing **Objective**: Parse arguments, determine execution mode, prepare session. **Steps**: 1. **Detect Mode** ```javascript if (executionMode === null) { const modeAnswer = AskUserQuestion({ questions: [{ question: "Choose brainstorming mode:", header: "Mode", multiSelect: false, options: [ { label: "Auto Mode (Recommended)", description: "Full pipeline: framework → parallel roles → synthesis" }, { label: "Single Role", description: "Run one role analysis independently" } ] }] }) executionMode = modeAnswer.Mode.startsWith('Auto') ? 'auto' : 'single-role' } ``` 2. **Session Setup** ```javascript let sessionId, sessionFolder if (existingSessionId) { sessionId = existingSessionId sessionFolder = `.workflow/active/${sessionId}` } else if (executionMode === 'auto') { const slug = topic.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9\u4e00-\u9fa5]+/g, '-').substring(0, 40) sessionId = `WFS-${slug}` sessionFolder = `.workflow/active/${sessionId}` Bash(`mkdir -p "${sessionFolder}/.brainstorming" "${sessionFolder}/.process"`) // Initialize workflow-session.json Write(`${sessionFolder}/workflow-session.json`, JSON.stringify({ session_id: sessionId, topic: topic, status: 'brainstorming', execution_mode: executionMode, created_at: getUtc8ISOString() }, null, 2)) } else { // Single role mode requires existing session const existing = Bash(`ls -d .workflow/active/WFS-* 2>/dev/null | head -1`).trim() if (!existing) { console.log('ERROR: No active session found. Run auto mode first to create a session.') return } sessionId = existing.split('/').pop() sessionFolder = existing } ``` **Route**: - `executionMode === 'auto'` → Phase 2 - `executionMode === 'single-role'` → Phase 3S --- ### Phase 2: Interactive Framework Generation (Auto Mode) **Objective**: Analyze topic, select roles, generate guidance-specification.md and roles.csv. **Steps**: 1. **Analyze Topic & Select Roles** ```javascript Bash({ command: `ccw cli -p "PURPOSE: Analyze brainstorming topic and recommend ${roleCount} expert roles for multi-perspective analysis. Success = well-matched roles with clear focus areas. TASK: • Analyze topic domain, complexity, and key dimensions • Select ${roleCount} roles from: data-architect, product-manager, product-owner, scrum-master, subject-matter-expert, system-architect, test-strategist, ui-designer, ux-expert • For each role: define focus area, key questions, and analysis scope • Identify potential cross-role conflicts or synergies • Generate feature decomposition if topic has distinct components MODE: analysis CONTEXT: @**/* EXPECTED: JSON: {analysis: {domain, complexity, dimensions[]}, roles: [{id, role, title, focus, key_questions[]}], features: [{id, title, description}]} CONSTRAINTS: Select exactly ${roleCount} roles | Each role must have distinct perspective | Roles must cover topic comprehensively TOPIC: ${topic}" --tool gemini --mode analysis --rule planning-breakdown-task-steps`, run_in_background: true }) // Wait for CLI completion → { analysis, roles[], features[] } ``` 2. **User Validation** (skip if AUTO_YES) ```javascript if (!AUTO_YES) { console.log(`\n## Brainstorm Framework\n`) console.log(`Topic: ${topic}`) console.log(`Domain: ${analysis.domain} | Complexity: ${analysis.complexity}`) console.log(`\nSelected Roles (${roles.length}):`) roles.forEach(r => console.log(` - [${r.id}] ${r.title}: ${r.focus}`)) if (features.length > 0) { console.log(`\nFeatures (${features.length}):`) features.forEach(f => console.log(` - [${f.id}] ${f.title}`)) } const answer = AskUserQuestion({ questions: [{ question: "Approve brainstorm framework?", header: "Validate", multiSelect: false, options: [ { label: "Approve", description: "Proceed with role analysis" }, { label: "Modify Roles", description: "Change role selection" }, { label: "Cancel", description: "Abort" } ] }] }) if (answer.Validate === "Cancel") return if (answer.Validate === "Modify Roles") { // Allow user to adjust via AskUserQuestion const roleAnswer = AskUserQuestion({ questions: [{ question: "Select roles for analysis:", header: "Roles", multiSelect: true, options: VALID_ROLES.map(r => ({ label: r, description: roles.find(sel => sel.role === r)?.focus || '' })) }] }) // Rebuild roles[] from selection } } ``` 3. **Generate Guidance Specification** ```javascript const guidanceContent = `# Guidance Specification ## Topic ${topic} ## Analysis - **Domain**: ${analysis.domain} - **Complexity**: ${analysis.complexity} - **Dimensions**: ${analysis.dimensions.join(', ')} ## Selected Roles ${roles.map(r => `### ${r.title} (${r.role}) - **Focus**: ${r.focus} - **Key Questions**: ${r.key_questions.join('; ')}`).join('\n\n')} ## Features ${features.map(f => `- **[${f.id}] ${f.title}**: ${f.description}`).join('\n')} ` Write(`${sessionFolder}/.brainstorming/guidance-specification.md`, guidanceContent) ``` 4. **Generate roles.csv** ```javascript const header = 'id,role,title,focus,deps,wave,status,findings,output_files,error' const rows = roles.map(r => [r.id, r.role, r.title, r.focus, '', '1', 'pending', '', '', ''] .map(v => `"${String(v).replace(/"/g, '""')}"`) .join(',') ) Write(`${sessionFolder}/roles.csv`, [header, ...rows].join('\n')) ``` Update workflow-session.json with selected_roles. --- ### Phase 3: Wave Role Analysis (spawn_agents_on_csv) — Auto Mode **Objective**: Execute parallel role analysis via `spawn_agents_on_csv`. Each role agent produces analysis documents. **Steps**: 1. **Role Analysis Wave** ```javascript const rolesCSV = parseCsv(Read(`${sessionFolder}/roles.csv`)) console.log(`\n## Phase 3: Parallel Role Analysis (${rolesCSV.length} roles)\n`) spawn_agents_on_csv({ csv_path: `${sessionFolder}/roles.csv`, id_column: "id", instruction: buildRoleInstruction(sessionFolder, topic, features), max_concurrency: Math.min(rolesCSV.length, 4), max_runtime_seconds: 600, output_csv_path: `${sessionFolder}/roles-results.csv`, output_schema: { type: "object", properties: { id: { type: "string" }, status: { type: "string", enum: ["completed", "failed"] }, findings: { type: "string" }, output_files: { type: "array", items: { type: "string" } }, error: { type: "string" } }, required: ["id", "status", "findings"] } }) // Merge results into roles.csv const roleResults = parseCsv(Read(`${sessionFolder}/roles-results.csv`)) for (const result of roleResults) { updateMasterCsvRow(`${sessionFolder}/roles.csv`, result.id, { status: result.status, findings: result.findings || '', output_files: Array.isArray(result.output_files) ? result.output_files.join(';') : (result.output_files || ''), error: result.error || '' }) console.log(` [${result.id}] ${result.status === 'completed' ? '✓' : '✗'} ${rolesCSV.find(r => r.id === result.id)?.role}`) } Bash(`rm -f "${sessionFolder}/roles-results.csv"`) ``` 2. **Role Instruction Template** ```javascript function buildRoleInstruction(sessionFolder, topic, features) { const featureList = features.length > 0 ? features.map(f => `- [${f.id}] ${f.title}: ${f.description}`).join('\n') : 'No feature decomposition — analyze topic holistically.' return ` ## ROLE ANALYSIS ASSIGNMENT ### MANDATORY FIRST STEPS 1. Read guidance specification: ${sessionFolder}/.brainstorming/guidance-specification.md 2. Read shared discoveries: ${sessionFolder}/discoveries.ndjson (if exists) 3. Read project context: .workflow/project-tech.json (if exists) --- ## Your Role **Role ID**: {id} **Role**: {role} **Title**: {title} **Focus**: {focus} --- ## Topic ${topic} ## Features to Analyze ${featureList} --- ## Analysis Protocol 1. **Read guidance**: Load guidance-specification.md for full context 2. **Read discoveries**: Load discoveries.ndjson for shared findings from other roles 3. **Analyze from your perspective**: Apply your role expertise to the topic 4. **Per-feature analysis** (if features exist): - Create \`${sessionFolder}/.brainstorming/{role}/analysis-{feature-id}-{slug}.md\` per feature - Create \`${sessionFolder}/.brainstorming/{role}/analysis-cross-cutting.md\` for cross-feature concerns 5. **Create index document**: \`${sessionFolder}/.brainstorming/{role}/analysis.md\` - Summary of all findings - Links to sub-documents - Key recommendations 6. **Share discoveries**: Append findings to shared board: \`\`\`bash echo '{"ts":"","worker":"{id}","type":"","data":{...}}' >> ${sessionFolder}/discoveries.ndjson \`\`\` 7. **Report result**: Return JSON via report_agent_job_result ### Document Constraints - Main analysis.md: < 3000 words - Sub-documents: < 2000 words each, max 5 - Total per role: < 15000 words ### Discovery Types to Share - \`design_pattern\`: {name, rationale, applicability} — recommended patterns - \`risk\`: {area, severity, mitigation} — identified risks - \`requirement\`: {title, priority, source} — derived requirements - \`constraint\`: {type, description, impact} — discovered constraints - \`synergy\`: {roles[], area, description} — cross-role opportunities --- ## Output (report_agent_job_result) Return JSON: { "id": "{id}", "status": "completed" | "failed", "findings": "Key insights from {role} perspective (max 800 chars)", "output_files": ["path/to/analysis.md", "path/to/analysis-F-001.md"], "error": "" } ` } ``` --- ### Phase 3S: Single Role Analysis (spawn_agent) — Single Role Mode **Objective**: Run one role analysis via spawn_agent with optional interactive Q&A. ```javascript if (executionMode === 'single-role') { const roleName = firstArg const roleDir = `${sessionFolder}/.brainstorming/${roleName}` Bash(`mkdir -p "${roleDir}"`) const agentId = spawn_agent({ agent: `~/.codex/agents/conceptual-planning-agent.md`, instruction: ` Perform a ${roleName} analysis for the brainstorming session. **Session**: ${sessionFolder} **Role**: ${roleName} **Topic**: Read from ${sessionFolder}/.brainstorming/guidance-specification.md ${includeQuestions ? '**Mode**: Interactive — ask clarification questions before analysis' : ''} ${skipQuestions ? '**Mode**: Skip questions — proceed directly to analysis' : ''} ${styleSkill ? `**Style Skill**: ${styleSkill} — load .claude/skills/style-${styleSkill}/ for design reference` : ''} ${updateMode ? '**Update Mode**: Read existing analysis and enhance/update it' : ''} **Output**: Create analysis documents in ${roleDir}/ - ${roleDir}/analysis.md (main index) - ${roleDir}/analysis-*.md (sub-documents as needed) Follow the same analysis protocol as wave role analysis but with interactive refinement. ` }) wait({ id: agentId }) close_agent({ id: agentId }) console.log(`\n✓ ${roleName} analysis complete: ${roleDir}/analysis.md`) } ``` --- ### Phase 4: Synthesis Integration (Auto Mode) **Objective**: Read all role analyses, cross-reference, generate feature specs. **Steps**: 1. **Collect Role Findings** ```javascript const rolesCSV = parseCsv(Read(`${sessionFolder}/roles.csv`)) const completedRoles = rolesCSV.filter(r => r.status === 'completed') // Read all analysis.md index files (optimized: skip sub-docs for token efficiency) const roleAnalyses = {} for (const role of completedRoles) { const indexPath = `${sessionFolder}/.brainstorming/${role.role}/analysis.md` const content = Read(indexPath) if (content) roleAnalyses[role.role] = content } // Read discoveries const discoveriesPath = `${sessionFolder}/discoveries.ndjson` const discoveries = Read(discoveriesPath) || '' ``` 2. **Synthesis via Agent** ```javascript const synthesisAgent = spawn_agent({ agent: `~/.codex/agents/conceptual-planning-agent.md`, instruction: ` ## SYNTHESIS ASSIGNMENT Synthesize ${completedRoles.length} role analyses into unified feature specifications. **Session**: ${sessionFolder} **Role Analyses**: ${completedRoles.map(r => `${sessionFolder}/.brainstorming/${r.role}/analysis.md`).join(', ')} **Discoveries**: ${discoveriesPath} ### Synthesis Protocol 1. **Read all role analyses** (analysis.md files only — these are index documents) 2. **Cross-reference findings**: Identify agreements, conflicts, and unique insights 3. **Generate feature specs**: For each feature in guidance-specification.md: - Create ${sessionFolder}/.brainstorming/feature-specs/F-{id}-{slug}.md - Consolidate perspectives from all relevant roles - Note conflicts and recommended resolutions 4. **Generate feature index**: ${sessionFolder}/.brainstorming/feature-index.json - Array of {id, title, slug, roles_contributing[], conflict_count, priority} 5. **Generate changelog**: ${sessionFolder}/.brainstorming/synthesis-changelog.md - Decisions made, conflicts resolved, trade-offs accepted ### Complexity Assessment Evaluate complexity score (0-8): - Feature count (≤2: 0, 3-4: 1, ≥5: 2) - Unresolved conflicts (0: 0, 1-2: 1, ≥3: 2) - Participating roles (≤2: 0, 3-4: 1, ≥5: 2) - Cross-feature dependencies (0: 0, 1-2: 1, ≥3: 2) ### Output Files - feature-specs/F-{id}-{slug}.md (one per feature) - feature-index.json - synthesis-changelog.md ` }) wait({ id: synthesisAgent }) close_agent({ id: synthesisAgent }) ``` 3. **Completion Summary** ```javascript const featureIndex = JSON.parse(Read(`${sessionFolder}/.brainstorming/feature-index.json`) || '[]') console.log(` ## Brainstorm Complete Session: ${sessionId} Roles analyzed: ${completedRoles.length} Features synthesized: ${featureIndex.length} ### Feature Specs ${featureIndex.map(f => ` - [${f.id}] ${f.title} (${f.roles_contributing?.length || 0} roles, ${f.conflict_count || 0} conflicts)`).join('\n')} ### Next Steps - /workflow-plan --session ${sessionId} → Generate implementation plan - Review: ${sessionFolder}/.brainstorming/feature-specs/ `) ``` --- ## Utility Functions ### CSV Parser ```javascript function parseCsv(content) { const lines = content.trim().split('\n') if (lines.length < 2) return [] const headers = parseCSVLine(lines[0]) return lines.slice(1).map(line => { const values = parseCSVLine(line) const row = {} headers.forEach((h, i) => row[h] = values[i] || '') return row }) } ``` ### CSV Row Updater ```javascript function updateMasterCsvRow(csvPath, id, updates) { const content = Read(csvPath) const lines = content.trim().split('\n') const headers = parseCSVLine(lines[0]) const idIdx = headers.indexOf('id') for (let i = 1; i < lines.length; i++) { const values = parseCSVLine(lines[i]) if (values[idIdx]?.replace(/"/g, '') === id) { Object.entries(updates).forEach(([key, val]) => { const idx = headers.indexOf(key) if (idx >= 0) values[idx] = `"${String(val).replace(/"/g, '""')}"` }) lines[i] = values.join(',') break } } Write(csvPath, lines.join('\n')) } ``` --- ## Error Handling | Error | Recovery | |-------|----------| | Invalid role name | Show valid roles list, prompt again | | No active session (single role) | Guide user to run auto mode first | | Role agent failure | Mark failed in roles.csv, continue with remaining | | Synthesis overflow (>100KB) | Read only analysis.md index files | | Context compression | Re-read guidance-specification.md and roles.csv | --- ## Compact Protection > **COMPACT DIRECTIVE**: If context compression occurs mid-execution, re-read the current phase's state: > - Phase 2: Re-read `guidance-specification.md` > - Phase 3: Re-read `roles.csv` for progress state > - Phase 4: Re-read `feature-index.json` and `roles.csv`