brainstorm-solution

Category: Documentation

Usage

proc brainstorm-solution [brief] [--constraints "constraints"] [--docs "doc1,doc2"] [--template template-name] [--help]

Arguments

• [brief]: Brief description of the feature/problem to brainstorm (if not provided, will be prompted)
• --constraints: Any existing constraints or requirements
• --docs: Comma-separated list of related documentation links
• --template: Use a predefined template (api-integration, data-migration, performance-optimization)
• --help: Show this help message

Examples

# Full command with all options
proc brainstorm-solution --brief "Add capacity planning to training scheduler" --constraints "Must integrate with existing booking system" --docs "docs/api.md,specs/booking.md"

# Simplified - will prompt for missing info
proc brainstorm-solution "Add capacity planning to training scheduler"

# Using a template
proc brainstorm-solution --template api-integration --brief "Integrate with payment provider"

# Show help
proc brainstorm-solution --help

Execution Instructions for Claude Code

When this command is run, Claude Code should:

1. Parse Arguments and Show Help if Requested

If --help is provided, display this documentation and exit.

2. Initialize Brainstorming Session

a. If brief not provided as argument, prompt for it:

🧠 Technical Brainstorming Session

What feature or problem would you like to brainstorm?
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b. If constraints not provided, ask:

Any constraints or requirements? (Press Enter to skip)
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c. If docs not provided, ask:

Related documentation? (comma-separated paths, Press Enter to skip)
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3. Create Session Directory

Create directory structure:

docs/tech-brainstorm/YYYY-MM-DD-{feature-slug}/

Where feature-slug is derived from the brief (e.g., "capacity-planning")

4. Interactive Brainstorming Flow

Present the interactive menu:

📋 Brainstorming: {brief}

Available sections:
[1] Data Models & Relationships (primary)
[2] System Components & Interactions (primary)
[3] API Design & Endpoints (secondary)
[4] Technology Choices & Trade-offs (secondary)
[5] Security Considerations
[6] Scalability & Performance
[7] Integration Points
[8] Other Considerations

Commands: 
- Enter number to work on section
- 'jump N' to switch sections
- 'preview' to see current progress
- 'suggest' for AI suggestions
- 'diagram' to create visualizations
- 'done' to finish session

Current section: [None]
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5. Section-Specific Prompts

For each section, provide intelligent prompts based on the feature type and template:

Data Models (data-models.md):

• "What are the main entities involved?"
• "How do these entities relate to each other?"
• "What are the key attributes for each entity?"
• "Any existing models to extend or integrate with?"

System Components (system-components.md):

• "What are the major components/services needed?"
• "How do components communicate?"
• "What are the responsibilities of each component?"
• "Any shared services or utilities?"

API Design (api-design.md):

• "What endpoints are needed?"
• "What's the request/response format?"
• "Authentication/authorization approach?"
• "Rate limiting or quota considerations?"

Technology Choices (tech-choices.md):

• "What technologies/frameworks to use?"
• "Trade-offs between options?"
• "Build vs buy decisions?"
• "Migration or compatibility concerns?"

6. AI Assistance Features

When user types 'suggest', provide contextual suggestions:

• Common patterns for the problem type
• Potential pitfalls to consider
• Best practices relevant to the feature
• Questions to deepen thinking

7. Diagram Creation

When user types 'diagram', offer options:

What type of diagram?
[1] Entity Relationship (Mermaid ERD)
[2] Component/Architecture (Mermaid flowchart)
[3] Sequence Diagram (Mermaid sequence)
[4] State Machine (Mermaid stateDiagram)
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Generate and save to diagrams.md in the session folder.

8. Auto-Save Progress

After each section update, save the content to the appropriate file with proper markdown formatting.

9. Session Completion

When user types 'done':

a. Generate session-summary.md with:

# Brainstorming Summary: {brief}

Date: {date}
Duration: {elapsed_time}

## Key Decisions
- Decision 1
- Decision 2

## Open Questions
- [ ] Question 1
- [ ] Question 2

## Key Models

### Entity: User
- id: uuid
- name: string
- ...

## Architecture Overview
{Include main diagram if created}

## Next Steps
1. Research {specific_tech}
2. Prototype {component}
3. Create tech-spec document

## Section Completion
- [x] Data Models & Relationships
- [x] System Components & Interactions
- [ ] API Design & Endpoints
- [ ] Technology Choices & Trade-offs

b. Display summary and location:

✅ Brainstorming session complete!

📁 Files created in: docs/tech-brainstorm/YYYY-MM-DD-{feature-slug}/
- data-models.md
- system-components.md
- session-summary.md
- diagrams.md

🎯 Next: Use 'proc create-tech-spec' to formalize this into a technical specification

10. Template Support

If --template is provided, pre-populate sections with relevant prompts and common patterns:

• api-integration: Focus on authentication, rate limits, error handling, webhook patterns
• data-migration: Focus on data mapping, transformation rules, rollback strategies
• performance-optimization: Focus on bottlenecks, caching strategies, query optimization

Error Handling

• If docs/tech-brainstorm/ doesn't exist, create it
• If session directory already exists, append timestamp
• Handle invalid template names gracefully
• Save progress even if session is interrupted