brainstorm

/octo:brainstorm

INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLAUDE

MANDATORY COMPLIANCE — DO NOT SKIP

When the user invokes /octo:brainstorm, you MUST ask the mode selection question below BEFORE starting the session. Do NOT default to Solo mode. Do NOT skip the question. The user must choose.

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Step 1: Ask Mode (MANDATORY)

You MUST use AskUserQuestion to ask this BEFORE doing anything else:

AskUserQuestion({
  questions: [
    {
      question: "How should we brainstorm?",
      header: "Mode",
      multiSelect: false,
      options: [
        {label: "Solo", description: "Claude-only thought partner session — fast and focused"},
        {label: "Team", description: "Multi-AI brainstorm — diverse perspectives from multiple providers"}
      ]
    }
  ]
})

WAIT for the user's answer before proceeding.

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Step 2: Run the Selected Mode

If Solo Mode selected:

Standard thought partner session using four breakthrough techniques:

• Pattern Spotting, Paradox Hunting, Naming the Unnamed, Contrast Creation

Session flow:

1. Frame the exploration topic
2. Guided questioning (one question at a time — do NOT dump multiple questions)
3. Challenge generic claims until specific
4. Collaboratively name discovered concepts
5. Export session with breakthroughs summary

See: skill-thought-partner for full documentation.

If Team Mode selected:

Step 2a: Display Visual Indicator Banner (MANDATORY)

You MUST output this banner before doing anything else. This is NOT optional — users need to see which AI providers are active and understand cost implications.

MANDATORY: First, use the Bash tool to check provider availability:

set -euo pipefail

echo "PROVIDER_CHECK_START"
printf "codex:%s\n" "$(command -v codex >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo available || echo missing)"
printf "perplexity:%s\n" "$([ -n "${PERPLEXITY_API_KEY:-}" ] && echo available || echo missing)"
printf "opencode:%s\n" "$(command -v opencode >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo available || echo missing)"
printf "copilot:%s\n" "$(command -v copilot >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo available || echo missing)"
printf "qwen:%s\n" "$(command -v qwen >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo available || echo missing)"
printf "ollama:%s\n" "$(command -v ollama >/dev/null 2>&1 && curl -sf http://localhost:11434/api/tags >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo available || echo missing)"
printf "openrouter:%s\n" "$([ -n "${OPENROUTER_API_KEY:-}" ] && echo available || echo missing)"
printf "agy:%s\n" "$(command -v agy >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo available || echo missing)"
printf "grok:%s\n" "$(command -v grok >/dev/null 2>&1 && { [ -n "${XAI_API_KEY:-}" ] || [ -f "${HOME}/.grok/auth.json" ]; } && echo available || echo missing)"
echo "PROVIDER_CHECK_END"