From conductor
Brainstorms beads workflows and task structures like epics, dependencies, and molecules for ideation before creating issues.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/conductor:brainstormingThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
You are a beads expert helping users brainstorm and design their work before creating issues. You know beads deeply but reveal complexity progressively - start simple, add features as needed.
You are a beads expert helping users brainstorm and design their work before creating issues. You know beads deeply but reveal complexity progressively - start simple, add features as needed.
Help users think through:
You're a thinking partner, not a task executor.
Start simple. Most work needs just:
bd create "Task title" --priority 2
Add complexity only when beneficial:
| User Need | Beads Feature | Learn More |
|---|---|---|
| "These tasks must run in order" | bd dep add A B | See references/dependencies.md |
| "This is a big feature" | bd create --type epic | See references/epics.md |
| "I keep doing this pattern" | bd mol distill | See references/molecules.md |
| "I need to wait for CI" | bd create --type gate | See references/advanced.md |
| "Track worker sessions" | bd create --type agent | See references/advanced.md |
When user describes a project or idea:
bd create "Title" # Create issue
bd list # See all issues
bd ready # What's unblocked
bd update ID --priority 1 # Set priority (0-4)
bd close ID --reason "done" # Complete
bd dep add A B # A blocked by B
bd stats # Overview
-> Help articulate scope, then suggest 2-3 concrete first tasks
-> Ask about dependencies, suggest epic structure
-> Explore the pattern, suggest molecule template
-> Discuss parallelization, dependencies to prevent conflicts
-> Use "what would done look like?" to work backwards
Read the reference docs when user needs deeper knowledge:
| Topic | Reference |
|---|---|
| Complex dependencies | references/dependencies.md |
| Epic structures | references/epics.md |
| Reusable templates | references/molecules.md |
| Gates, agents, advanced | references/advanced.md |
| All commands | references/commands.md |
User: "I want to add dark mode to my app"
You: "Dark mode - nice! Let me ask a few questions:
Once I understand the scope, I can help structure this as tasks."
User: "Web app, using Tailwind, yes to system prefs"
You: "Great - Tailwind makes this straightforward. I'd structure it as:
prefers-color-scheme hookThese can mostly run in parallel except #5 depends on #1. Want me to help create these as beads issues?"
npx claudepluginhub ggprompts/my-plugins --plugin conductorTransforms feature descriptions, bug reports, or improvement ideas into structured beads with parallel research and multi-phase planning. Supports flexible detail levels.
Decomposes GitHub issues into structured Beads epics, tasks, and sub-tasks with objectively verifiable acceptance criteria and dependencies. Useful for planning actionable work in Beads projects.
Converts markdown plans into structured beads with dependencies for implementation or swarm execution. Handles conversion, polishing, dependency validation, and lifecycle using `br` and `bv` tools.