brainstorm

brainstorm is a command for Claude Code from mistydew/tokenicode-deepseek-alpha. It costs 0 tokens per session (2,814 once invoked), scanned A, original, Apache-2.0.

A collaborative process for discovering and narrowing software requirements before implementation. It starts by recording the task, explores possible approaches, and then defines a practical first version.

In plain words
What is it for?
It helps clarify changing requirements, compare technical and product options, weigh trade-offs, and agree on a minimum viable version before coding begins.
Why use it?
It helps turn an incomplete idea into a clearer development request without making the user answer questions that the project files or research can resolve.

Command for Claude Code

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add commands/mistydew/tokenicode-deepseek-alpha/brainstorm
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mistydew/tokenicode-deepseek-alpha

Made for: Claude Code.

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README.md
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Per session 0 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 2,814 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5 $0.00000 $0.02814
Opus 5 $0.00000 $0.01407
Sonnet 5 $0.00000 $0.00563
Haiku 4.5 $0.00000 $0.00281

Measured 3d ago against content hash 7c7731eda092, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

brainstorm scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 3d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

Origin

Copies of this mod

6 near-identical copies found in the catalogue:

.claude/commands/trellis/brainstorm.md · 488 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 488 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Brainstorm - Requirements Discovery (AI Coding Enhanced)

Guide AI through collaborative requirements discovery before implementation, optimized for AI coding workflows:

  • Task-first (capture ideas immediately)
  • Action-before-asking (reduce low-value questions)
  • Research-first for technical choices (avoid asking users to invent options)
  • Diverge → Converge (expand thinking, then lock MVP)

When to Use

Triggered from /trellis:start when the user describes a development task, especially when:

  • requirements are unclear or evolving
  • there are multiple valid implementation paths
  • trade-offs matter (UX, reliability, maintainability, cost, performance)
  • the user might not know the best options up front

Core Principles (Non-negotiable)

  1. Task-first (capture early) Always ensure a task exists at the start so the user's ideas are recorded immediately.

  2. Action before asking If you can derive the answer from repo code, docs, configs, conventions, or quick research — do that first.

  3. One question per message Never overwhelm the user with a list of questions. Ask one, update PRD, repeat.

  4. Prefer concrete options For preference/decision questions, present 2–3 feasible, specific approaches with trade-offs.

  5. Research-first for technical choices If the decision depends on industry conventions / similar tools / established patterns, do research first, then propose options.

  6. Diverge → Converge After initial understanding, proactively consider future evolution, related scenarios, and failure/edge cases — then converge to an MVP with explicit out-of-scope.

  7. No meta questions Do not ask "should I search?" or "can you paste the code so I can continue?" If you need information: search/inspect. If blocked: ask the minimal blocking question.


Step 0: Ensure Task Exists (ALWAYS)

Before any Q&A, ensure a task exists. If none exists, create one immediately.

  • Use a temporary working title derived from the user's message.
  • It's OK if the title is imperfect — refine later in PRD.

Read the full file on GitHub · 488 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 3d ago First seen · 488 lines · 0 tokens per session scan A 7c7731eda092

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brainstorm is a command published in the GitHub repository mistydew/tokenicode-deepseek-alpha (367 stars, last pushed 1mo ago), licensed Apache-2.0. It costs nothing until one of its globs matches a file; then it loads 2,814 tokens. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.