ccc-brainstorm

$ccc-brainstorm — three options before code

CC Commander · $ccc-brainstorm · three distinct approaches, a tradeoff matrix, and one locked decision before any spec or code.

Adapted from superpowers/brainstorming (MIT licensed).

When to use / when not to

• Use for "how should I build X", "which approach should I take", "I'm torn between X and Y", "help me decide on auth / DB / design system / API shape", "explore options for", "what are my choices for".
• Skip for a bug with an obvious fix ($ccc-review, or just fix it), a standard pattern with a known answer, a task with one correct answer ($ccc-plan directly), or a mid-implementation pivot where switching costs more than the decision is worth.

What happens

1. Capture the question

If an argument was given, it is the topic. Otherwise ask with the topic picker under Decision points; when the user picks a category, ask for the specifics in one plain sentence.

2. Gather light context (optional)

When the topic is about the current codebase, read what grounds the options and nothing more:

git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null && ls
cat package.json 2>/dev/null | head -40

Read CLAUDE.md or the directly relevant source with Read. Summarize the stack in two or three lines for the agents.

3. Spawn three agents in parallel

Send three Agent calls in one message (subagent_type: "general-purpose", model: "sonnet", effort: "medium"). Each gets:

Topic: {topic}
Codebase context: {stack summary, or "none"}
Return: name (5 words max), summary (2-3 sentences), pros (3 bullets), cons (3 bullets),
risks (1-2 bullets), reversibility (easy | medium | hard), est_hours (number), best_for (one line).

Plus the lens:

• Agent A — simplest possible: "Propose the most direct, boring, fewest-moving-parts solution. No abstractions, no future-proofing."
• Agent B — scalable: "Propose what you would build expecting 10x load or scope within 12 months."
• Agent C — user delight first: "Propose what a product designer focused on the developer or end-user experience would build, setting infrastructure cost aside for now."