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Spec Brainstorm
by
Kevin Anderson
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· v1.0.0
· MIT-0
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/install spec-brainstorm
Description
Turn ideas into comprehensive project specs through collaborative dialogue. Use BEFORE any planning or implementation — for new projects, features, or signif...
Usage Guidance
This skill appears coherent and contains no hidden installs or credential requests. Before using it, be aware that it will read your repository files and git history to gather context and will write the final spec into docs/specs/YYYY-MM-DD-<topic>.md — so don't run it in a workspace containing secrets you don't want the agent to see, and review the generated spec before committing or sharing it. Because it's instruction-only, there's no installation risk; confirm your agent's file-access policies if you need stricter boundaries. If you want extra safety, run it in a copy of the repo or a sandboxed workspace.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: spec-brainstorm
Version: 1.0.0
The spec-brainstorm skill is a well-structured tool designed to facilitate project planning through collaborative dialogue. The instructions in SKILL.md include a 'hard gate' that explicitly forbids the agent from writing code or taking implementation actions, focusing solely on producing a system-agnostic specification document. While the skill involves reading project files and git history to gather context, these actions are directly aligned with its stated purpose, and the bundle contains no evidence of malicious intent, data exfiltration, or unauthorized execution.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
Name, description, and included reference files match the described goal of producing implementation-free spec documents. The skill asks for reading project context and writing a spec to docs/specs, which are coherent with a spec-brainstormer.
Instruction Scope
The runtime instructions explicitly tell the agent to 'read project files, docs, git history, existing specs' and to 'write to docs/specs/YYYY-MM-DD-<topic>.md'. That behavior is expected for this skill, but it means the agent will read the repository/workspace and git metadata and will create files on disk. There are no instructions to exfiltrate data or call external endpoints, and the included guidance explicitly forbids implementation steps or writing code.
Install Mechanism
Instruction-only skill with no install spec, no third-party packages, and no binaries required — lowest install risk.
Credentials
The skill requests no environment variables, credentials, or config paths. The only I/O it performs is reading local project context and writing a spec file, which is proportionate to the stated purpose.
Persistence & Privilege
The skill will write spec files into the repository (docs/specs/...). It does not request always:true or other elevated, permanent privileges. Users should be aware it will modify workspace files when the flow completes.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install spec-brainstorm - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/spec-brainstorm - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Initial public release of spec-brainstorm.
- Guides users from fuzzy ideas to clear, comprehensive project specs via structured, collaborative dialogue.
- Enforces scope discipline: decomposes large projects and prevents implementation leakage.
- Provides a step-by-step workflow for context exploration, clarifying questions, proposing product directions, and producing a standalone spec document.
- Ensures specs are system-agnostic and implementation-free, focusing on WHAT and WHY, not HOW.
- Includes detailed guidance for questioning, scope assessment, and handling out-of-scope ideas.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Spec Brainstorm?
Turn ideas into comprehensive project specs through collaborative dialogue. Use BEFORE any planning or implementation — for new projects, features, or signif... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 105 downloads so far.
How do I install Spec Brainstorm?
Run "/install spec-brainstorm" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Spec Brainstorm free?
Yes, Spec Brainstorm is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Spec Brainstorm support?
Spec Brainstorm is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Spec Brainstorm?
It is built and maintained by Kevin Anderson (@anderskev); the current version is v1.0.0.
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