Brainstorm And Plan
Hard-gates code writing behind an approved design doc and a bite-sized, placeholder-free implementation plan.
Test report
- Verdict
- Works with setup
- Score
- Tested
- Jul 16, 2026
- Environment
- Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
- Upstream re-checked
- Jul 16, 2026
⚠ This skill is no longer available upstream. Our re-check on Aug 10, 2026 couldn't find it any more (SKILL.md not found in repo tree). The test below is what we measured on Jul 16, 2026 and we're leaving it up as a record — but there is nothing left to install, so we've removed the command.
On a real 'build a markdown-to-text CLI' task it forced a design step that surfaced a genuine correctness trade-off (regex-strip loses code blocks/tables vs an AST-based renderer) that my unguided baseline jumped straight past into code -- but its own Execution section calls out to sibling /tdd and /verify-done skills that a single-skill install won't have.
Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works
- Installs cleanly 5/5
- Triggers reliably 5/5
- Output vs. baseline 9/10
- Docs & honesty 5/5
What Brainstorm And Plan does
Forces a design-before-code workflow: explore context, ask one clarifying question at a time, propose 2-3 approaches with a recommendation, get the user's approval on a written spec, then break implementation into 2-5 minute TDD tasks with real code (no 'TBD' placeholders). Triggers on 'build', 'create', 'add', 'implement', or any new feature/component request. Part of an 8-skill suite that also expects sibling /tdd and /verify-done skills for the execution phase.
How to install Brainstorm And Plan
Nothing to install: the source repository no longer has this skill. If the author brings it back, our daily re-check will pick it up and the command will reappear here.
Commands — how to trigger Brainstorm And Plan
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/brainstorm-and-planHard-gates code writing behind an approved design doc and a bite-sized, placeholder-free implementation plan.
It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:
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I want to build a CLI tool that converts markdown to plain text -
Before you code, help me design this new feature properly first -
Let's write a spec and break it into small tasks before implementing
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Brainstorm And Plan skill free?
- Yes. The skill itself is free from burhankhatri/e2e-testing. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
- Does Brainstorm And Plan work with Claude Code?
- We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 16, 2026. Verdict: Works with setup. On a real 'build a markdown-to-text CLI' task it forced a design step that surfaced a genuine correctness trade-off (regex-strip loses code blocks/tables vs an AST-based renderer) that my unguided baseline jumped straight past into code -- but its own Execution section calls out to sibling /tdd and /verify-done skills that a single-skill install won't have.
- What is the Brainstorm And Plan SkillProof Score?
- 9.6/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 9/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
- How do I install Brainstorm And Plan?
- Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
- Can I use Brainstorm And Plan with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?
- The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.