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bmad-brainstorming: facilitation modes, append-only memlog, and a visual session composer (#2445 )
* Initial draft: brainstorming improved * bmad-brainstorming: apply quality-analysis fixes - Add ## Overview heading (prose was already present) - Fix resume scan to glob output_dir/*/session.md (per-session subfolders); handle multiple in-progress sessions - Anchor brain_methods to {skill-root} and always pass --file to brain.py (--file before subcommand); drop the unreliable conditional - Log decisions, dismissed E3 false positive, verified tests (15 passed) * bmad-brainstorming: memlog session memory + facilitation refinements Replace the running-log concept with a generic, append-only memlog (scripts/memlog.py): a flat, chronological, write-only session memory any skill can reuse. Entries land at the end in the order they happen; --type tags the kind (idea/insight/question/decision/technique); nothing is grouped, reordered, or rewritten. The file is .memlog.md, read only on resume. - scripts/memlog.py (init/append/set) + test_memlog.py (20 tests) - SKILL.md: reordered into framing + flow; lean Memlog framing; batch technique model (Facilitator Chosen / Browse / Category / Inventive Flow); Progressive removed; facilitation stance preserved - references/finalize.md: two-move synthesis + opt-in artifacts, each derived from the memlog via subagent - references/headless.md, customize.toml: memlog wiring + per-topic folders * bmad-brainstorming: gate technique-flow choice and stop full-catalog dumps - brain.py: `list` now requires --category or --all; a bare `list` is refused so the full ~100-technique catalog can no longer flood context. --all is the deliberate full-dump escape hatch. - SKILL.md: technique-flow selection is now a hard gate (present the four ways, wait for the user's pick) instead of a soft default that got skipped; Stance "no multiple-choice" rule scoped to generation, with an explicit carve-out for that one process menu. - headless.md: use `list --all` deliberately, passing --file. - customize.toml: fix stale "progressive flows" wording to match the four real flows. - test_brain.py: regression tests for the list guard (bare refused, --all dumps all). * bmad-brainstorming: remove .decision-log.md build-time artifact The workflow-builder writes .decision-log.md to track its own build session; it is a build-time artifact, not part of the shipped skill, so it should not be committed to the project. * bmad-brainstorming: facilitation modes, attributed memlog, and the selection composer - Three facilitation modes chosen up front (Facilitator / Creative Partner / Ideate for me), each a loaded frame; SKILL.md routes mode + technique selection primarily through the selection page, with the in-chat menus as fallback. - memlog: optional --by user|coach attribution (required in Creative Partner) so authorship stays visible in the log. - brain.py: generates a self-contained "browse all" selection page (brain-selector.html) - a session composer with facilitation mode, a hand-picked + Random + Invent + AI-picks technique strategy, category toggle-chips and a category-aware filter, and a copy-to-clipboard prompt with a paste-back banner. Category-tinted cards, 13 crafted category icons, and a hand-assigned icon for each of the 100 techniques. `html` writes to a file (never dumps the catalog into context); a snapshot test keeps the shipped page in sync with the CSV. - Drop the now-unused Six Thinking Hats detail file; the catalog needs no detail files. - finalize.md: synthesis is mode-aware and the "hand them the mirror" step reads the by-attribution tags. * bmad-brainstorming: fix code-review findings memlog.py - Parse frontmatter by the first line that is exactly `---`, so a `---` inside a topic/goal value no longer truncates the block, drops `status`, and breaks resume forever. Neutralize newlines in field values on render too. brain.py (selector page + CLI) - Composer: category toggles now define session scope; the text filter is a pure browse aid. checked() and the random pool both key off scope (offCats), so hidden cards are never silently copied and a stray filter term can't starve a random draw. - Clipboard: only show the "Copied!" banner when the copy actually succeeds; on failure show a warning and a prefilled prompt() so the text is never lost. - category_style: fall back to the neutral glyph instead of KeyError if the hue/glyph dicts ever desync. - random: clamp -n so a negative/oversized value returns cleanly instead of crashing. - --extra: merge a JSON overlay of additional_techniques into every command, so the browse page and category draws include custom techniques/categories as advertised. docs - SKILL.md: fix dangling `## Choosing Your Mode` anchor and the "Copy selection" button label; document --extra in the regen instructions. - mode-autonomous.md: persist the mode flip when handing off from autonomous, so a resume restores the new stance. - finalize.md: grammar/typo fixes (CodeRabbit). tests - Regression tests for the memlog `---` fix, --extra merge, negative -n, and the category fallback; regenerated the snapshot-tested selection page. Renamed the shadowing `type`/`l` locals flagged by CodeRabbit. 52 passing. * bmad-brainstorming: composer header polish + dark mode - Center header content (.hwrap) so it aligns with the card column on wide screens. - Replace the text filter with jump-nav: category chips smooth-scroll to their section (offset for the sticky header); drop the category exclude-toggle, so Random/AI draw from the whole catalog. - Fix narrow-screen crowding between the chips and the Copy prompt button. - Move Copy prompt to the end of the Techniques row, anchored to the Total readout. - Add a per-mode hint line that explains the selected facilitation stance. - Dark mode: refactor all colors to CSS variables + a dark palette, with a header toggle (☾/☀) that defaults to system preference and persists in localStorage; an inline head script applies the theme before first paint to avoid a flash. Category hues are lifted toward white on dark surfaces to stay legible. Regenerated the snapshot-tested selection page; SKILL.md wording updated (chips are jump-nav, not a filter). 52 Python tests passing. * bmad-brainstorming: condense SKILL.md, extract resume + in-chat technique frames - Rewrite SKILL.md: consolidate framing, merge session setup into Run a Session, descriptive (non-imperative) Overview true across all 3 stances (~2,790 -> ~2,070 tokens) - Extract Resuming to references/resume.md (loads only on resume) - Extract in-chat technique selection to references/in-chat-techniques.md (loads only when the composer page is declined) - Add HTML-open recovery guidance to the composer-page step - Ideate-for-me now auto-produces the HTML keepsake (finalize.md + mode-autonomous.md) instead of asking first * Enhance bmad-brainstorming: goal facet, proven grouping, convergence, icon sidecar Catalog (brain-methods.csv -> 108 methods): - Add provenance / good_for / audience columns (additive, backward-compatible) - Add 8 researched classic methods: How Might We, Job to Be Done, Empathy Map, Backcasting, TRIZ Contradiction, Fishbone Diagram, Build on What Works, Scenario Cross Selector page (brain.py generator): - "Proven & Professional" lead group (29 named methods, cross-category) - Super-group ordering (Structured/Creative/Wild/Introspective) replacing alphabetical - "Great for" goal filter driven by good_for tags - Per-category "Invent a ... technique" cards reusing the invent flow Convergence: - New references/converge.md (diverge -> converge -> finalize); wired into SKILL.md Maintainability: - Extract category + technique icons to assets/brain-icons.json; brain.py loads the sidecar, with logic and fallbacks staying in code (8 new icons added, full coverage) Docs: - Add analysis/ (catalog-analysis.md + method-matrix.csv): the 4-axis review behind these changes All 52 tests pass.
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 ---
 name: bmad-brainstorming
-description: 'Facilitate interactive brainstorming sessions using diverse creative techniques and ideation methods. Use when the user says help me brainstorm or help me ideate.'
+description: Facilitate a brainstorming session using diverse creative techniques. Use when the user says 'help me brainstorm' or 'help me ideate'.
 ---

-Follow the instructions in ./workflow.md.
+# BMad Brainstorming
+
+## Overview
+
+You are a creative brainstorming coach. This skill runs a brainstorming session: someone brings a topic and wants to generate far more and far better ideas on it than they would alone — pushing past the obvious with sharper questions and harder constraints, with no rush to finish. The best sessions end with the user surprised by what came out.
+
+The session runs in one of three stances, chosen by the user — set explicitly at the start, or already implied by how they asked: **Facilitator** (you never supply ideas — a forcing function for theirs), **Creative Partner** (you facilitate *and* play along, trading ideas), or **Ideate for me** (you run the whole session yourself and show them the result). The chosen stance holds for the whole run.
+
+## Conventions
+
+- Bare paths (e.g. `references/headless.md`) resolve from `{skill-root}` (where `customize.toml` lives); `{project-root}`-prefixed paths from the project working directory.
+- `{workflow.<name>}` resolves to fields in the merged `customize.toml` `[workflow]` table.
+
+## On Activation
+
+1. Resolve customization: `python3 {project-root}/_bmad/scripts/resolve_customization.py --skill {skill-root} --key workflow`. On failure, use a subagent to read `{skill-root}/customize.toml` directly with defaults.
+2. Run each `{workflow.activation_steps_prepend}` entry. Treat each `{workflow.persistent_facts}` entry as foundational context (`file:`-prefixed entries are paths/globs under `{project-root}` — load their contents; others are facts verbatim).
+3. Load `{project-root}/_bmad/core/config.yaml` (and `config.user.yaml` if present); resolve `{user_name}`, `{communication_language}`, `{document_output_language}`, `{output_folder}`, `{project_name}`, `{date}`. Missing → neutral defaults; never block.
+4. **If launched headless** (a machine signal, not a human asking for output — `references/headless.md` lists them): load `references/headless.md` and follow it for the whole run. It is the *only* context where you generate ideas yourself; never load it otherwise.
+5. **Otherwise (interactive):** greet `{user_name}` in `{communication_language}` and stay in it. Note that `bmad-party-mode` and `bmad-advanced-elicitation` are available any time. Glob `{workflow.output_dir}/*/.memlog.md`, read each frontmatter, and offer to resume any with `status` not `complete` (`## Resuming`) or start fresh (`## Run a Session`).
+
+Run each `{workflow.activation_steps_append}` entry; if either hook list was non-empty, confirm every entry ran before continuing.
+
+## Framing — hold this the whole run
+
+These fight your defaults, in every mode; hold them deliberately. The stance you pick adds one more frame (`references/mode-*.md`) on top.
+
+- **Aim past 100 ideas; resist concluding.** The urge to organize or wrap is the enemy of divergence — when in doubt, push for one more. Land only when the user is spent or the topic is mined out.
+- **Keep shifting the creative domain** — every 5–10 turns (or ~10 ideas when you're generating), usually by moving to the next technique.
+- **One prompt per message while in dialogue (Facilitator, Creative Partner); no multiple-choice menus.** Don't stack questions into a wall or hand a menu that invites lazy picking — both pull the user out of generating. The only exceptions are the two up-front *process* choices (stance, and the technique flow): *how* to run is theirs to pick; *what* to ideate never is.
+
+**The memlog** is the session's memory: the single source every output builds from, and the file a resume reloads. Whatever isn't in it is gone. Log every idea, decision, question, and bit of user direction — anything you'd regret losing if the window closed — one line each, the gist in the user's meaning, in time order; never edit or reorder. Skip your prompts and small talk. All writes go through `scripts/memlog.py` (atomic; don't read it back mid-session — resume is the one exception):
+
+- `memlog.py init --workspace {doc_workspace} --field topic="<topic>" --field goal="<goal>" --field mode="<facilitator|partner|autonomous>"` — create it once topic, goal, and stance are known.
+- `memlog.py append --workspace {doc_workspace} --type <kind> --text "<one-line gist>"` — log one entry. `--type` ∈ `idea`/`insight`/`question`/`decision`/`direction`/`technique` (a switch: `--text "started <name>"`); omit for a plain note. Add `--by user`/`--by coach` to mark authorship — **required in Creative Partner mode** (renders `(idea by user)`); skip it otherwise.
+- `memlog.py set --workspace {doc_workspace} --key status --value complete` — flip status at wrap-up.
+
+(Each is `python3 {skill-root}/scripts/memlog.py …`.)
+
+## Run a Session
+
+Open with one compound question — **what are we brainstorming, and what's the goal or why behind it?** (plus any inputs or special requests). The why shapes technique choice and synthesis (*kids' iPhone apps to build with your own kids* vs. *to win market share* point different ways). If the kickoff already made both clear, skip the question and confirm; read anything they point you to. Derive a kebab-case `{topic_slug}` and bind `{doc_workspace} = {workflow.output_dir}/{workflow.output_folder_name}/`.
+
+Now set the **stance** and the **technique batch** in one step — the composer page does both, so make it the default.
+
+**The composer page (primary).** The file is `{skill-root}/assets/brain-selector.html`. With a customized catalog (overridden `{workflow.brain_methods}` or any `{workflow.additional_techniques}`), regenerate it first: `python3 {skill-root}/scripts/brain.py --file {workflow.brain_methods} [--extra {doc_workspace}/extra-techniques.json] html --out {doc_workspace}/brain-selector.html` (pass `--extra`, a JSON list of `{category, technique_name, description}`, when there are additional techniques; the file is then `{doc_workspace}/brain-selector.html`). Try to open it (`open` / `xdg-open` / `start`), then say, in one message: *"It should open in your browser — compose your session, click **Copy prompt**, and paste the result back. If it didn't open, open `<path>` yourself, or say 'let's do it in chat'."* You can't see their browser, so never claim it opened.
+
+Read the pasted block: the **`Facilitation mode:`** line → the stance; the **listed techniques** (full category/name/description, some tagged `(random pick)`) → run them as given, no `list`/`show` needed; **`invent N`** / **`you choose N`** → see `## Choosing Techniques`.
+
+**Or in chat.** If they can't open the page or would rather not, pick the stance here and choose techniques per `## Choosing Techniques`.
+
+Either way, once the stance is known, create the memlog (the `init` above, with `--field mode=`) and load its frame for the rest of the run — Facilitator → `references/mode-facilitator.md`, Creative Partner → `references/mode-partner.md`, Ideate for me → `references/mode-autonomous.md`. Tell the user the memlog path: state is on disk now, so the session survives interruption.
+
+## Choosing Techniques
+
+For **Facilitator** and **Creative Partner**. (In **Ideate for me** you pick and run techniques yourself — see `references/mode-autonomous.md`.)
+
+Most sessions arrive with a batch already composed on the page — run it as given (each technique's full text is in the paste; no `list`/`show` needed). Two parts of a paste delegate back to you:
+
+- **`invent N`** (Inventive Flow) — invent N brand-new techniques on the fly. A line may scope an invention (`invent 1 new technique in the spirit of <category>`, from the page's per-category invent card) — when it does, honor that category's spirit. Announce the order, log each one's name + description, and offer to save a keeper to `{workflow.additional_techniques}` at wrap-up.
+- **`you choose N`** (Facilitator Chosen) — pick N techniques fitting the goal, `{workflow.favorite_techniques}` first; confirm exact names with a scoped `python3 {skill-root}/scripts/brain.py --file {workflow.brain_methods} list --category <cat>`. Never pull the library whole into context.
+
+If they didn't use the page, load `references/in-chat-techniques.md` and pick the batch in chat (**3–4 is the sweet spot**).
+
+Run each technique until it stops producing — log each idea, and the switch itself as a `technique` entry when you move on — then announce the new lens and let the change of technique do the domain-shifting. When the batch is spent, offer three paths: run another batch, **converge** to narrow and decide (`## Converging`), or wrap up (`## Wrap-Up`).
+
+## Converging
+
+The catalog is all *divergent* — built to generate. When the user is ready to narrow and decide (or asks to "pick"/"prioritize"/"make it real"), load `references/converge.md` and follow it; it ends by handing off to `## Wrap-Up`. Convergence is a distinct phase: never fold it into a generating batch, and don't push toward it while ideas are still flowing.
+
+## Resuming
+
+Picking up an existing session instead of starting fresh: load `references/resume.md` and follow it.
+
+## Wrap-Up
+
+Load `references/finalize.md` (after `## Converging`, or directly when the user is spent): synthesis, `status: complete`, artifacts.
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+# BMad Brainstorming Catalog — Deep Analysis
+
+> Analysis of the brainstorming library (`assets/brain-methods.csv`) and the selection
+> experience (`assets/brain-selector.html`, generated by `scripts/brain.py`). Companion
+> data: `method-matrix.csv` (every method tagged on 4 axes).
+>
+> **Status (implemented, uncommitted for review):** CSV extended with `provenance` /
+> `good_for` / `audience` columns; 8 researched `classic` methods added (108 total);
+> `brain.py` now renders a "Proven & Professional" lead group, super-group ordering, a
+> "Great for" goal filter, and a per-category "Invent a … technique" card; convergence
+> shipped as `references/converge.md` (diverge → converge → finalize) and wired into
+> `SKILL.md`. Sections below are the rationale.
+
+---
+
+## 1. TL;DR
+
+The catalog is strong, distinctive, and well-built. The opportunities are not "more methods" so much as **navigation and intent**:
+
+1. **The selector sorts categories alphabetically.** There is no ordering/grouping layer, so the well-known professional methods (SCAMPER, Six Hats, Five Whys, etc.) are scattered across four categories and buried below `Absurdist` and `Biomimetic`. Enterprise users meet whimsy before they meet anything they recognize. → **Add a grouping + ordering layer; lead with a "Proven & Professional" group.**
+2. **Nothing connects the user's stated goal to technique choice.** The skill asks for the goal up front but then offers an alphabetical wall. The single highest-value addition is a **goal → technique affinity layer** so "I'm adding a feature to a brownfield app" surfaces a different short-list than "planning a sabbatical."
+3. **The catalog is 100% divergent (generative).** There is essentially no *convergence* (prioritize / cluster / decide). This is partly a sound principle and partly a real gap — see §5.
+4. **Real overlap exists**, but it's mostly "same cognitive move, different costume." Four mechanisms (perspective-shift, constraint, analogy, inversion) account for ~60 of 100 methods; sensory, questioning, systems, and time-shift are comparatively thin.
+5. **Descriptions should stay terse** — the brevity is correct. Only two targeted fixes are warranted: the `collaborative` category silently assumes multiple humans, and ~10 "vibe-only" methods lack an output anchor.
+6. **Per-category "invent on the fly" is a good idea** — but implement it as a generated synthetic card per section, not 13 near-duplicate CSV rows.
+
+---
+
+## 2. Method — how this was analyzed
+
+Each of the 100 methods was tagged on **four independent axes** (see `method-matrix.csv`). Category alone only captures *aesthetic/mechanism*; these four axes are what expose grouping, overlap, gaps, and the goal-routing opportunity.
+
+| Axis | Values | Answers |
+|---|---|---|
+| **Provenance** | `classic` · `signature` · `playful` | What goes in the enterprise "proven" group? |
+| **Mechanism** (primary + secondary) | inversion · analogy · perspective · constraint · decomposition · time-shift · systems · sensory · questioning · combination · provocation · convergence | Where is the catalog redundant vs thin? |
+| **Goal affinity** (multi) | feature · novel · personal · strategy · planning · diagnosis · unstuck | Given the user's goal, what should we recommend? |
+| **Audience** | solo · group · either | What breaks in a 1:1 user+LLM session? |
+
+---
+
+## 3. Findings
+
+### 3a. Provenance — the "proven & professional" set exists, but is scattered
+
+The methods an innovation consultant or enterprise facilitator would recognize by name are spread across `structured`, `deep`, `creative`, and `collaborative`. The **canonical core (~22)**:
+
+> SCAMPER · Six Thinking Hats · Mind Mapping · Lotus Blossom · Crazy 8s · Disney Method ·
+> Starbursting · Morphological Analysis · Five Whys · Laddering · Causal Loop Mapping ·
+> First Principles · Reverse Brainstorming · Assumption Reversal · Worst Possible Idea ·
+> Provocation (PO) · Question Storming · Brainwriting/Round Robin · Yes-And · Random Stimulation ·
+> Role Playing · Analogical Thinking
+
+A second tier is *recognizable-adjacent* (Concept Blending, Forced Relationships, Decision Tree, Solution Matrix, Failure Analysis/pre-mortem, Devil's Advocate, 1000x Budget). Everything else is `signature` (BMad-original, serious) or `playful` (the delight layer — `wild`, `absurdist`, `theatrical`, much of `quantum`/`cultural`).
+
+**Recommendation — lead with "Proven & Professional."** Three ways to implement (pick in review):
+
+- **Option A — Tag + generated lead section (recommended).** Add a `provenance` column to the CSV. `brain.py` renders a synthetic **"Proven & Professional"** section *first* (pulling all `classic`-tagged methods, cross-category), then the existing categories grouped and ordered (see §7). A method keeps its home category and also appears in the lead group. Pro: zero loss of mechanism categorization; enterprise sees credibility first. Con: those ~22 methods appear twice on the browse page (arguably fine — or filter them out of their home category).
+- **Option B — New `classic` category.** Move the ~22 into a single first category. Pro: simplest. Con: destroys the mechanism grouping (SCAMPER is *also* structured; Five Whys is *also* deep), and the category becomes a grab-bag.
+- **Option C — Two-level groups only, no provenance tag.** Reorder the 13 categories into super-groups (§7) so "serious" comes first, but don't pull classics out. Pro: cleanest data model. Con: doesn't actually cluster the *named* methods — they stay scattered within their categories.
+
+My pick: **A.** It satisfies "professional methods grouped and shown first" literally, without flattening the taxonomy that makes the rest of the catalog shine.
+
+### 3b. Mechanism — the catalog has four over-served "spines"
+
+Primary-mechanism distribution across the 100:
+
+| Mechanism | ~count | Read |
+|---|---|---|
+| **perspective-shift** | ~18 | Over-served. Role Playing, Six Hats, Persona, Alien, Ancestor Council, Inner Child, Future Self, Drunk Uncle, Golden Retriever, Infomercial… all "adopt another viewpoint," differentiated only by *who*. |
+| **constraint** | ~16 | Over-served. What If, the entire `constraint` category, 1000x, Post-Scarcity, Parallel Universe, Zombie, Quantum Tunneling, Permission Giving… all "add/remove/exaggerate a limit." |
+| **analogy / transfer** | ~12 | Healthy. Analogical, Metaphor, Cross-Pollination, Trait Transfer, Nature's Solutions, Fusion Cuisine, Proverb, Random Stimulation. |
+| **inversion** | ~11 | Healthy but clustered. Reverse, Assumption Reversal, Worst Idea, Anti-Solution, Failure Analysis, Devil's Advocate, Cursed Genie, Villain's Monologue, Trickster. |
+| **combination** | ~9 | Fine. |
+| **decomposition** | ~9 | Fine. |
+| **systems / emergence** | ~7 | Thin-ish (concentrated in `quantum`/`biomimetic`). |
+| **time-shift** | ~6 | Thin. |
+| **questioning** | ~5 | Thin. |
+| **sensory / intuitive** | ~5 | Thin (all in `introspective_delight`). |
+| **convergence** | ~1 | **Effectively absent** (only Superposition Collapse). See §5. |
+
+**Takeaway:** the redundancy is not a defect to delete — the *costume* (a villain's monologue vs. a courtroom vs. "make it worse") is exactly what makes a 30th inversion technique feel fresh to a user. But a curator should know the catalog leans hard on perspective + constraint, and that **convergence is the one genuinely empty cell.** New methods (§6) should target the thin cells, not the spines.
+
+### 3c. Goal affinity — the headline missing capability
+
+`SKILL.md` already opens with *"what are we brainstorming, and what's the goal?"* — but that goal never routes technique selection. Mapping the matrix's `goal_affinity` tags gives a ready recommendation table. This is what powers "AI picks N" intelligently and what an enterprise user wants:
+
+| Goal | Strong default techniques (lead picks **bold**) |
+|---|---|
+| **Build a feature** (greenfield/brownfield) | **First Principles**, **SCAMPER**, **Morphological Analysis**, Crazy 8s, Solution Matrix, Reverse Brainstorming, One Feature Only, Ship in 60 Minutes, Chaos Engineering, Cursed Genie (edge cases), Persona Journey, *+ new: Job to Be Done, Follow the Anomaly* |
+| **Novel concept / new product** | **Concept Blending**, **Cross-Pollination**, **Forced Relationships**, What If, Trait Transfer, Nature's Solutions, Fusion Cuisine, Emerging Tech Collision, Crank the Dial to 11, Quantum Tunneling |
+| **Personal / life decision** | **Future Self Interview**, **Values Archaeology**, **Laddering**, Six Hats, Ancestor Council, Proverb Mining, Mythic Frameworks, the `introspective_delight` set, *+ new: Build on What Works* |
+| **Strategy / positioning** | **Six Thinking Hats**, **Failure Analysis** (pre-mortem), Field Lines, Ecosystem Thinking, Utopia vs Dystopia, 1000x Budget, Disney Method, Relativity Frame Shift, Infomercial at 3AM, Predator & Prey |
+| **Concrete planning** (event/project) | **Mind Mapping**, **Lotus Blossom**, Morphological Analysis, Decision Tree, Six Hats, $0 Mandate, Constraint Roulette, Time Horizon Ladder |
+| **Root-cause / diagnosis** | **Five Whys**, **Causal Loop Mapping**, Failure Analysis, Constraint Mapping, Question Storming, Starbursting, Anti-Solution, Alien Anthropologist |
+| **Get unstuck / break fixation** | **Random Stimulation**, **Provocation**, **Worst Possible Idea**, Crank the Dial to 11, Constraint Roulette, Three Rounds of Stupid, Drunk History, most of `wild`/`absurdist`/`theatrical` |
+
+**Recommendation:** persist this as machine-readable affinity (a `goals` column on the CSV, sourced from `method-matrix.csv`), then (1) have the skill recommend a batch from the up-front goal, and (2) let the composer page filter/highlight "great for: [your goal]." This is the single change that most improves both enterprise and casual use.
+
+### 3d. Audience — the `collaborative` category quietly assumes a room of people
+
+5 of the 8 `collaborative` methods (Round Robin, Relay Race, Hot Potato, Fold the Paper, Steal & Upgrade) are written for *multiple humans passing artifacts*. In the default 1:1 user+LLM session they don't translate without the coach silently reinterpreting them. This is the one place the catalog can mislead. Options: tag `audience`, and either (a) add a one-clause solo adaptation to each, or (b) have the skill note "this one shines with a group" when picked solo. Low effort, removes the only real footgun.
+
+### 3e. Description anchoring — keep terse, fix ~12 specifically
+
+The deliberate brevity is **right** — the gist + a creative LLM beats over-specification, and it matches the catalog's house style. Do **not** bulk-expand. Two surgical passes only:
+
+1. **Group-dependent `collaborative` methods** (§3d) — add a short solo-mode clause or an audience tag.
+2. **~10 "vibe-only" methods** where the *evocation is great but the output is ambiguous*, so different LLM runs would diverge wildly: e.g. **Field Lines**, **Observer Effect**, **Guerrilla Gardening Ideas**, **Emergent Thinking**, **Entanglement Thinking**, **Elemental Forces**. A tiny "…so that ___" outcome clause anchors the deliverable without killing the brevity. Example: *Guerrilla Gardening Ideas* → add "…**so you surface where an unsanctioned, low-visibility pilot could prove the idea before anyone can veto it**."
+
+Everything crisp (Five Whys, SCAMPER, First Principles, Crazy 8s) stays untouched.
+
+---
+
+## 4. Quick wins vs structural changes
+
+| Change | Effort | Impact | Type |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| Goal→technique affinity (`goals` column + recommendation) | Med | **High** | structural |
+| "Proven & Professional" lead group + category ordering | Med | **High** (enterprise) | structural |
+| Per-category "invent in the spirit" card (§6) | Low | Med | quick win |
+| Convergence mini-set (§5) | Low–Med | Med–High | structural (philosophy) |
+| `audience` tag + collaborative fix (§3d) | Low | Med | quick win |
+| ~12 description anchors (§3e) | Low | Low–Med | quick win |
+| New gap-filling methods (§6) | Low | Med | additive |
+
+---
+
+## 5. Divergent vs convergent — the answer, and a recommendation
+
+**What it is.** Divergent = generate (quantity, novelty, breadth). Convergent = evaluate, cluster, prioritize, decide. A complete creative process needs both (cf. the Double Diamond, Osborn-Parnes CPS): diverge wide, *then* converge to a choice.
+
+**Where the catalog stands.** All 100 methods are divergent. `SKILL.md` explicitly enforces divergence ("resist concluding… the urge to organize is the enemy of divergence"), and the only convergent-flavored technique is Quantum → *Superposition Collapse*. Synthesis is deferred entirely to `references/finalize.md` at wrap-up.
+
+**Is that a mistake?** Mostly a *good instinct taken to a defensible extreme.* Separating generation from judgment is the foundational brainstorming rule — premature convergence is the #1 killer of ideas, so a divergence-pure generator is legitimate. But the consequence is that the user has **no technique to pick when they're ready to narrow** — they hit "100 ideas" and the tool's stance is "keep going," with only the wrap-up doing light synthesis. For project/feature/life-decision work especially, people *do* want to land.
+
+**Recommendation — add a small, fenced convergence set, never mixed into the divergent flow.** Keep divergence pure during generation; offer convergence only at wrap-up or on explicit request ("okay, help me narrow"). Concretely: a new `converge` category (4 methods, §6), tagged `mechanism=convergence`, surfaced by `finalize.md` / on demand — not in the default 3–4 sweet-spot batch. This completes the loop while honoring the separate-generation-from-judgment principle. **This is a philosophy decision for you to confirm** — it's the one recommendation that changes what the skill *is*, not just what's in the library.
+
+---
+
+## 6. Proposed new methods (fill the thin cells)
+
+Targeting the under-served mechanisms (§3b), the empty convergence cell (§5), and the goal gaps (§3c). CSV-style (`category, name, description`) so they can drop straight in:
+
+**Feature/product & enterprise gaps (mechanism: questioning/decomposition):**
+- `structured, Job to Be Done, "Ask what the user is really hiring this to do; brainstorm around that underlying job, not the feature you assumed"`
+- `structured, Empathy Map, "Map what the user says, thinks, does, and feels around the problem; mine each quadrant for the unmet need hiding there"`
+- `deep, Follow the Anomaly, "Start from one surprising number or outlier and ideate only from what would explain it or exploit it"`
+
+**Strengths-based (the missing positive frame — Appreciative Inquiry is a glaring classic-tier omission):**
+- `deep, Build on What Works, "Name what's already succeeding and why, then ideate how to amplify and extend it instead of fixing what's broken"`
+
+**Convergence set (new `converge` category — only if §5 is adopted):**
+- `converge, Impact Effort Triage, "Plot every idea by impact against effort; harvest the high-impact, low-effort quadrant first and quarantine the rest"`
+- `converge, Forced Ranking, "Make the ideas fight: each must beat another to survive to a ranked top-N, no ties allowed"`
+- `converge, NUF Test, "Score each idea New, Useful, Feasible 1-10; the totals expose the quiet winners and the dazzling dead-ends"`
+- `converge, Affinity Clustering, "Group the raw ideas into themes, name each cluster, then ideate fresh at the theme level"`
+
+(Optional, lower priority: `structured, Storyboarding` for sequenced/experience ideation.)
+
+---
+
+## 7. Category roster & ordering recommendations
+
+**Ordering (replace alphabetical with a deliberate progression):** add a `CATEGORY_ORDER` + `GROUP` map in `brain.py` (mirroring the existing `_HUES` map — derived for the shipped set, alphabetical fallback for custom catalogs). Proposed super-groups, in order:
+
+1. **Proven & Professional** — the `classic` lead section (§3a, Option A)
+2. **Structured & Analytical** — structured, deep
+3. **Creative & Generative** — creative, biomimetic, cultural, speculative_future, quantum
+4. **Wild & Playful** — wild, absurdist, theatrical, constraint
+5. **Introspective & Personal** — introspective_delight, collaborative
+6. **Decide & Converge** — converge *(if §5 adopted)*
+
+**Roster notes:**
+- No category should be deleted. The overlap (§3b) is intentional costume variety.
+- `quantum` and `cultural` are the most abstract/uneven — a couple of their members (Field Lines, Observer Effect) are the vaguest in the whole set; anchor per §3e rather than cut.
+- `constraint` is excellent and tight — leave as is.
+
+---
+
+## 8. Per-category "invent in the spirit of this category"
+
+You asked whether each category should also offer an on-the-fly invented technique in its own spirit. **Yes — but don't add 13 near-duplicate rows to the CSV.** The composer already has a global **Invent N** stepper, and `brain.py` already generates section markup from the catalog. So:
+
+> Have `brain.py` append **one synthetic card per category section** — a dashed "✨ Invent a *{Category}* technique" card. Selecting it emits a paste directive like `invent 1 (in the spirit of {category})`, reused by the existing Inventive-Flow plumbing in `SKILL.md` (which already handles `invent N` and offering keepers to `additional_techniques`).
+
+Benefits: CSV stays a clean library of *real* techniques; behavior is consistent everywhere; it leverages plumbing that already exists; and it gives the user the "surprise me, but on-theme" affordance per category without library bloat.
+
+---
+
+## 9. Open decisions for BMad (in priority order)
+
+1. **Goal-affinity layer** — adopt the `goals` column + recommendation routing? (Highest impact.)
+2. **Proven & Professional grouping** — Option A (tag + generated lead section, recommended), B, or C? (§3a)
+3. **Convergence** — add the fenced `converge` set, or stay divergence-pure? (§5 — philosophy decision.)
+4. **New methods** — approve the §6 set? Which ones?
+5. **Per-category invent card** — approve the generated-card approach? (§8)
+6. **Description anchoring** — approve the targeted ~12 (incl. collaborative fix), keep everything else terse? (§3e)
+7. **Category ordering / super-groups** — adopt §7?
+
+Once you mark these, the implementation is: extend the CSV schema (`provenance`, `good_for`, `audience` columns — additive, backward-compatible with `brain.py`'s `DictReader`), add the ordering/grouping + synthetic-card logic to `brain.py`, regenerate `brain-selector.html`, update the relevant `SKILL.md` / `references/*` flow, and run `scripts/tests/`.
+
+---
+
+## 10. Revised convergence architecture (per BMad direction)
+
+**Decision locked:** convergence is **not** a CSV category of selectable cards. It's a **reference phase**, mirroring `references/finalize.md`. The catalog stays a pure *divergent* library; convergence lives in `references/converge.md`.
+
+**Flow:** diverge (pick & run techniques) → **converge** (`references/converge.md`, on demand or once divergence is spent) → **finalize** (`references/finalize.md`, last). The coach already does ad-hoc convergence implicitly; this makes it an explicit, repeatable phase, and `converge.md` ends by instructing the coach to load `finalize.md` to synthesize and produce artifacts.
+
+`references/converge.md` contents — a tight set of real, established convergence moves (the coach picks what fits, never dumps a menu):
+
+- **Affinity Clustering (KJ method)** — group the raw ideas into themes, name each cluster, surface the through-line.
+- **Dot Voting / Multivoting** — heat-map the favorites; discuss why the hot spots are hot.
+- **Impact–Effort Matrix** — plot each idea on impact vs effort; harvest high-impact/low-effort first.
+- **NUF Test** — score New, Useful, Feasible (1–10 each); totals expose quiet winners and dazzling dead-ends.
+- **PMI (Plus / Minus / Interesting)** — de Bono's fast evaluator for pressure-testing a single strong candidate.
+- *(optional)* **MoSCoW** (Must/Should/Could/Won't) for product scoping; **Nominal Group Technique** when it's genuinely a group.
+
+`SKILL.md` change: at the point where a divergent batch is spent, offer "keep diverging / converge & decide / wrap up" — "converge & decide" loads `converge.md`; wrap-up still goes to `finalize.md`.
+
+## 11. Researched gap-filling additions (real, established methods)
+
+Web-researched (sources below), chosen to fill the **thin mechanism cells** (questioning, diagnosis, time-shift, empathy) — *not* the over-served spines — and all `classic`-tier, so they also strengthen the "Proven & Professional" group. CSV-style, ready to drop in:
+
+| Category | Technique | Gist (house style) | Fills |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| structured | **How Might We** | "Reframe the problem as a batch of 'How might we…' opportunity questions first, then ideate against the sharpest one" | questioning / problem-framing (design-thinking staple, currently absent) |
+| deep | **TRIZ Contradiction** | "Name the core contradiction — what only improves by making something else worse — then brainstorm ways to win both instead of trading off" | engineering/feature (no systematic technical method today) |
+| deep | **Fishbone Diagram** | "Branch the problem's spine into cause categories — people, process, tools, environment — and mine each bone for contributing causes" | diagnosis (named classic complementing Five Whys / Causal Loop) |
+| structured | **Backcasting** | "Fix the finished future in vivid detail, then work backward step by step to the one move you'd have to make first" | strategy/planning time-shift (serious counterpart to playful future methods) |
+| speculative_future | **Scenario Cross** | "Pick two high-impact uncertainties, cross them into four futures, and ideate the move that wins in every one" | strategy (2×2 scenario planning — the serious sibling of the playful speculative set) |
+| structured | **Job to Be Done** | "Ask what the user is really hiring this to do, then ideate around that underlying job, not the feature you assumed" | feature/empathy (enterprise staple) |
+| structured | **Empathy Map** | "Map what the user says, thinks, does, and feels around the problem; mine each quadrant for the unmet need" | empathy/feature |
+| deep | **Build on What Works** | "Name what's already succeeding and why, then ideate how to amplify and extend it instead of fixing what's broken" | strengths-based (Appreciative Inquiry — a glaring classic-tier omission) |
+
+Deliberately **not** added (would deepen an already over-served spine or duplicate): Synectics (≈ analogy/metaphor), SWOT (analysis, not ideation), Rolestorming (≈ Role Playing), Brainwalking/Braindumping (≈ Brainwriting), Pre-mortem (≈ Failure Analysis).
+
+**Sources:** [IxDF — essential ideation techniques](https://ixdf.org/literature/article/introduction-to-the-essential-ideation-techniques-which-are-the-heart-of-design-thinking) · [Quality Magazine — TRIZ](https://www.qualitymag.com/articles/98566-triz-the-backbone-of-innovation-and-problem-solving) · [ASQ — Fishbone/Ishikawa](https://asq.org/quality-resources/fishbone) · [Futures Platform — 2×2 scenario matrix](https://www.futuresplatform.com/blog/2x2-scenario-planning-matrix-guideline) · [NN/g — Dot Voting](https://www.nngroup.com/articles/dot-voting/) · [Quality Gurus — divergent vs convergent](https://www.qualitygurus.com/divergent-vs-convergent-thinking/)
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/analysis/method-matrix.csv
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/analysis/method-matrix.csv
@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
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+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/assets/brain-icons.json
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+    "Entanglement Thinking": "<g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><circle cx=\"15\" cy=\"22\" r=\"6\"/><circle cx=\"29\" cy=\"22\" r=\"6\"/></g><path d=\"M15 22 h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-dasharray=\"1.5 2.5\"/><g fill=\"currentColor\"><circle cx=\"15\" cy=\"22\" r=\"1.8\"/><circle cx=\"29\" cy=\"22\" r=\"1.8\"/></g>",
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+    "Field Lines": "<g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M12 13 V31 M16 13 C24 18 24 26 16 31 M22 13 C32 18 32 26 22 31\"/></g><circle cx=\"11\" cy=\"22\" r=\"2\" fill=\"currentColor\"/>",
+    "Quantum Tunneling": "<rect x=\"20\" y=\"9\" width=\"5\" height=\"26\" rx=\"1.5\" fill=\"currentColor\" fill-opacity=\".3\"/><path d=\"M10 22 H34\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"/><path d=\"M28 17 L34 22 L28 27\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"/>",
+    "Indigenous Wisdom": "<g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M26 11 C18 16 14 24 13 33 M26 11 C28 18 26 25 20 29\"/><path d=\"M26 11 C24 13 22 14 19 15 M24 16 C22 18 20 19 17 20 M22 21 C20 23 18 24 15 25\"/></g>",
+    "Fusion Cuisine": "<g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M10 19 a12 7 0 0 0 24 0 Z\"/><path d=\"M22 19 V32 M16 32 H28\"/></g>",
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+    "Mythic Frameworks": "<g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M14 12 h13 a3 3 0 0 1 3 3 v17 l-3 -2 -3 2 -3 -2 -3 2 V15 a3 3 0 0 0 -3 -3 z\"/><path d=\"M14 12 a3 3 0 0 0 -3 3 h6\"/><path d=\"M20 18 H26 M20 23 H26\"/></g>",
+    "Proverb Mining": "<g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M22 14 C17 10 11 11 11 11 V30 s6 -1 11 3 c5 -4 11 -3 11 -3 V11 s-6 -1 -11 3 z\"/><path d=\"M22 14 V31\"/></g>",
+    "Ancestor Council": "<g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><circle cx=\"22\" cy=\"14\" r=\"3.5\"/><circle cx=\"13\" cy=\"19\" r=\"3\"/><circle cx=\"31\" cy=\"19\" r=\"3\"/></g><g fill=\"currentColor\" fill-opacity=\".25\"><path d=\"M16 31 c0 -5 12 -5 12 0 z\"/><path d=\"M8 31 c0 -4 9 -4.5 9 0 z\"/><path d=\"M27 31 c0 -4.5 9 -4 9 0 z\"/></g>",
+    "Trickster's Gambit": "<rect x=\"11\" y=\"12\" width=\"13\" height=\"18\" rx=\"2\" transform=\"rotate(-10 17.5 21)\" fill=\"currentColor\" fill-opacity=\".2\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"/><rect x=\"20\" y=\"14\" width=\"13\" height=\"18\" rx=\"2\" transform=\"rotate(10 26.5 23)\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"/><path d=\"M26.5 19 l1.4 3 1.4 -3 -1.4 -1 z\" fill=\"currentColor\"/>",
+    "Villain's Monologue": "<g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M12 20 C16 18 19 18 22 21 C25 18 28 18 32 20 C30 24 26 24 22 21 C18 24 14 24 12 20 Z\"/></g><circle cx=\"22\" cy=\"14\" r=\"2.4\" fill=\"currentColor\"/>",
+    "Explain It to a Golden Retriever": "<g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M14 18 C12 12 17 13 18 17 M30 18 C32 12 27 13 26 17\"/><path d=\"M15 19 C13 28 18 33 22 33 C26 33 31 28 29 19 C26 16 18 16 15 19 Z\"/></g><g fill=\"currentColor\"><circle cx=\"19\" cy=\"24\" r=\"1.4\"/><circle cx=\"25\" cy=\"24\" r=\"1.4\"/><circle cx=\"22\" cy=\"28\" r=\"1.6\"/></g>",
+    "Infomercial at 3AM": "<rect x=\"9\" y=\"14\" width=\"26\" height=\"18\" rx=\"2.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"/><path d=\"M18 9 L22 14 L26 9\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"/><path d=\"M22 19 l1 2.6 2.8 .2 -2.1 1.9 .7 2.7 -2.4 -1.5 -2.4 1.5 .7 -2.7 -2.1 -1.9 2.8 -.2 z\" fill=\"currentColor\"/>",
+    "Drunk Uncle at Thanksgiving": "<g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M11 16 L20 16 L27 11 V29 L20 24 L11 24 Z\"/><path d=\"M30 16 q3 4 0 8 M33 13 q5 7 0 14\"/></g>",
+    "Cursed Genie": "<g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M10 30 h18 a2 2 0 0 0 2 -2 c0 -5 -6 -5 -8 -8 c5 -1 8 -3 8 -3 c-4 -2 -12 -2 -16 1 c-4 3 -5 9 -4 12 z\"/><path d=\"M30 17 L33 14 M31 21 L35 20\" stroke-opacity=\".6\"/></g>",
+    "Three Rounds of Stupid": "<g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M13 30 V20 M9 24 L13 20 L17 24 M22 30 V15 M18 19 L22 15 L26 19 M31 30 V11 M27 15 L31 11 L35 15\"/></g>",
+    "Kill the Crown Jewel": "<g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M11 28 L13 15 L19 22 L22 12 L25 22 L31 15 L33 28 Z\"/><path d=\"M11 28 H33\"/></g><path d=\"M14 12 L30 32\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"/>",
+    "1000x Budget": "<g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><ellipse cx=\"22\" cy=\"14\" rx=\"9\" ry=\"3.5\"/><path d=\"M13 14 V22 a9 3.5 0 0 0 18 0 V14\"/><path d=\"M13 22 V30 a9 3.5 0 0 0 18 0 V22\"/></g>",
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+    "The $0 Mandate": "<circle cx=\"22\" cy=\"22\" r=\"11\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"/><path d=\"M22 14 V30 M18 18 a4 3 0 0 1 8 0 a4 3 0 0 1 -8 4 a4 3 0 0 0 8 0\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"/><path d=\"M14 30 L30 14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"/>",
+    "One Feature Only": "<g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"22\" cy=\"22\" r=\"4.5\"/><path d=\"M22 9 V13 M22 31 V35 M9 22 H13 M31 22 H35\" stroke-opacity=\".35\"/></g><circle cx=\"22\" cy=\"22\" r=\"2\" fill=\"currentColor\"/>",
+    "Crank the Dial to 11": "<path d=\"M11 28 A12 12 0 0 1 33 28\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"/><path d=\"M22 28 L31 17\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"/><circle cx=\"22\" cy=\"28\" r=\"2.6\" fill=\"currentColor\"/>",
+    "Constraint Roulette": "<circle cx=\"22\" cy=\"22\" r=\"12\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"/><circle cx=\"22\" cy=\"22\" r=\"12\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-dasharray=\"3 3.7\" stroke-opacity=\".5\"/><circle cx=\"22\" cy=\"22\" r=\"3\" fill=\"currentColor\"/><path d=\"M22 7 L25 12 H19 Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"/>",
+    "Time Horizon Ladder": "<g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M9 30 H35\"/><path d=\"M14 30 V24 M22 30 V18 M30 30 V12\"/></g><g fill=\"currentColor\"><circle cx=\"14\" cy=\"24\" r=\"2\"/><circle cx=\"22\" cy=\"18\" r=\"2\"/><circle cx=\"30\" cy=\"12\" r=\"2\"/></g>",
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+    "Utopia vs Dystopia Split-Screen": "<rect x=\"11\" y=\"11\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" rx=\"3\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"/><path d=\"M22 11 V33\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"/><path d=\"M22 11 H33 a0 0 0 0 1 0 0 V33 H22 Z\" fill=\"currentColor\" fill-opacity=\".8\"/>",
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+    "What-If-The-World-Changed Card Flip": "<rect x=\"13\" y=\"10\" width=\"18\" height=\"24\" rx=\"2.5\" fill=\"currentColor\" fill-opacity=\".18\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"/><path d=\"M22 10 V34\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-dasharray=\"2 2.5\"/><path d=\"M27 16 a4 4 0 1 1 4 4\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"/>",
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+    "How Might We": "<g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M11 13 H33 a2 2 0 0 1 2 2 V27 a2 2 0 0 1 -2 2 H24 L19 34 V29 H11 a2 2 0 0 1 -2 -2 V15 a2 2 0 0 1 2 -2 Z\"/></g><path d=\"M19 19 a3.2 3.2 0 1 1 3.4 3.4 v1.6\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"/><circle cx=\"22.4\" cy=\"27\" r=\"1.4\" fill=\"currentColor\"/>",
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+  }
+}
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/assets/brain-methods.csv
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/assets/brain-methods.csv
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+category,technique_name,description,detail,provenance,good_for,audience
+collaborative,Yes And Building,"Never negate; each person opens with ""Yes, and..."" and adds to the last idea, stacking a chain of accepted additions",,classic,novel|unstuck|planning,group
+collaborative,Brain Writing Round Robin,"Everyone writes ideas silently, then passes their sheet; you build on whatever lands in front of you, round after round",,classic,novel|feature,group
+collaborative,Random Stimulation,"Pull a random word or image and force a link to the problem: ""how does THIS spark a solution?""",,classic,unstuck|novel,either
+collaborative,Role Playing,"Each person speaks as a different stakeholder, voicing what that role wants, fears, and would demand of the idea",,classic,strategy|personal|feature,either
+collaborative,Ideation Relay Race,"30-second turns, no pausing: add one idea, slap it to the next person, keep the baton moving before anyone overthinks",,playful,unstuck,group
+collaborative,Idea Hot Potato,"One idea gets tossed around the circle; each catcher must mutate it in 10 seconds before passing, no repeats allowed",,playful,unstuck,group
+collaborative,Steal And Upgrade,"Pick a neighbor's idea you envy, claim it out loud, then make it visibly better before handing it back improved",,signature,novel|unstuck,group
+collaborative,Fold The Paper,"Each person adds one line to a hidden drawing or sentence, sees only the previous fragment, then unfold the surreal whole",,playful,unstuck|novel,group
+creative,What If Scenarios,"Detonate one constraint at a time — unlimited budget, opposite is true, problem vanished — and chase what rushes in",,signature,novel|strategy|unstuck,either
+creative,Analogical Thinking,Ask 'this is like what?' and steal the solution pattern from the domain that answers,,signature,feature|novel|diagnosis,either
+creative,First Principles Thinking,"Strip every assumption to bedrock facts, then rebuild the solution from scratch on truth alone",,classic,feature|novel|diagnosis|strategy,either
+creative,Forced Relationships,Grab two unrelated things at random and force a bridge between them until an idea falls out,,signature,novel|unstuck,either
+creative,Time Shifting,"Solve the problem as a 1900s artisan, then a 2150 colonist — harvest the era-bound constraints and tricks",,signature,novel|unstuck,either
+creative,Metaphor Mapping,"Declare the problem IS a chosen metaphor, extend the metaphor fully, map each part back to find insights",,signature,novel|diagnosis,either
+creative,Cross-Pollination,"Ask how a wildly different industry — casinos, ERs, beekeeping — would crack this, then adapt their move",,signature,novel|feature|strategy,either
+creative,Concept Blending,"Fuse two concepts into one new hybrid category and name what the merger becomes, not just combines",,signature,novel,either
+creative,Reverse Brainstorming,Generate problems instead of solutions — 'how could we make this fail?' — then mine each for its inverse,,classic,diagnosis|feature|unstuck,either
+creative,Sensory Exploration,"Interrogate the idea through each sense — its taste, smell, sound, texture — to surface non-analytical angles",,signature,novel|unstuck,either
+deep,Five Whys,"Ask ""why?"" five times in a chain, each answer feeding the next, until you hit the root cause beneath the symptom",,classic,diagnosis,either
+deep,Provocation Technique,"State something deliberately absurd, then mine it: ""how could this be useful?"" Extract the usable principle hiding inside",,classic,unstuck|novel,either
+deep,Assumption Reversal,"List every assumption baked into the problem, flip each to its opposite, then rebuild a solution on the inverted foundation",,classic,novel|diagnosis|strategy,either
+deep,Question Storming,"Generate only questions about the problem, zero answers allowed, until the real problem worth solving comes into focus",,classic,diagnosis|strategy|unstuck,either
+deep,Constraint Mapping,"Map every constraint, sort real from imagined, then attack each: dissolve it, route around it, or turn it into an asset",,signature,feature|strategy|diagnosis,either
+deep,Failure Analysis,"Dissect a relevant failure: what broke, why it broke, what lesson it leaves, and how to apply that wisdom here",,signature,diagnosis|strategy|feature,either
+deep,Emergent Thinking,Stop forcing a solution; watch what patterns the system keeps producing and name what's trying to emerge on its own,,signature,strategy|novel,either
+deep,Causal Loop Mapping,"Diagram the feedback loops linking causes and effects, find the reinforcing and balancing cycles, and target the leverage point",,classic,diagnosis|strategy,either
+deep,Morphological Analysis,"List the problem's independent parameters, generate options for each, then combine across them to surface untried configurations",,classic,feature|novel|planning,either
+deep,Laddering,"Ask 'and what would that give you?' up the chain until you reach the real underlying need, then ideate fresh at that level",,classic,personal|strategy|diagnosis,either
+introspective_delight,Inner Child Conference,"Answer as your 7-year-old self: ask naive 'why why why' questions, chase wonder, ban every boring adult thought",,signature,personal|unstuck,solo
+introspective_delight,Shadow Work Mining,"Name what you're avoiding, resisting, or scared of about this — then dig there for the buried insight",,signature,personal|diagnosis,solo
+introspective_delight,Values Archaeology,Keep asking 'why do I care?' until you hit bedrock: the non-negotiable value secretly steering the choice,,signature,personal|strategy,solo
+introspective_delight,Future Self Interview,Interview your wise 80-year-old self about this problem and write down the advice they give you,,signature,personal,solo
+introspective_delight,Body Wisdom Dialogue,"Scan for the tension, flutter, or gut pull each option triggers; let the body's yes/no drive the ideas",,signature,personal,solo
+introspective_delight,Permission Giving,"Write yourself an explicit permission slip to think the forbidden, impossible thought — then think it out loud",,signature,personal|unstuck,solo
+introspective_delight,Secret Wish Confession,"Whisper the embarrassing thing you secretly want here but won't admit, then build the idea honoring it",,signature,personal,solo
+introspective_delight,Mood Weather Report,"Name the inner weather right now (fog, storm, sun) and let that exact emotional climate generate the ideas",,signature,personal|unstuck,solo
+structured,SCAMPER Method,"Run your idea through seven lenses: Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put-to-other-use, Eliminate, Reverse",,classic,feature|novel,either
+structured,Six Thinking Hats,"Examine the problem six ways one at a time: facts, feelings, benefits, risks, new ideas, process",,classic,strategy|diagnosis|planning|personal,either
+structured,Decision Tree Mapping,"Chart every choice point and the paths it forks into, following each branch to its outcome and risk",,signature,planning|strategy|diagnosis,either
+structured,Solution Matrix,"Grid problem variables against solution approaches, score every cell, hunt the best pairings and empty gaps",,signature,feature|planning,either
+structured,Trait Transfer,"Name what makes an unrelated success work, then graft those winning traits onto your own problem",,signature,novel|feature,either
+structured,Lotus Blossom,"Put the theme at the center of a 3x3 grid, fill the 8 cells around it, then promote each of those to the center of its own new 3x3",,classic,feature|planning|novel,either
+structured,Worst Possible Idea,"Deliberately generate the most terrible solutions you can, then flip each into what it teaches you to do right",,classic,unstuck|novel,either
+structured,Disney Method,"Cycle the idea through three rooms: Dreamer (anything goes), Realist (how we'd build it), Critic (what breaks)",,classic,feature|strategy|planning,either
+structured,Starbursting,"Interrogate the idea with only questions — who, what, where, when, why, how — exhaust each before answering any",,classic,feature|planning|diagnosis,either
+structured,Mind Mapping,"Branch the central topic outward, each node spawning children; follow tangents wherever they pull and let the web sprawl",,classic,planning|novel|feature,either
+structured,Crazy 8s,"Eight ideas in eight minutes, one per box, no editing — speed outruns your inner critic",,classic,feature|novel|unstuck,either
+theatrical,Time Travel Talk Show,"Host a talk show interviewing your past, present, and future selves to mine each era for advice on the problem",,playful,novel|personal,either
+theatrical,Alien Anthropologist,"Become a baffled alien studying the problem and narrate aloud what seems strange, arbitrary, or insane about it",,playful,diagnosis|unstuck|strategy,either
+theatrical,Dream Fusion Laboratory,"Voice the impossible fantasy solution first, then reverse-engineer the bridging steps back to reality",,signature,novel|unstuck,either
+theatrical,Emotion Orchestra,"Run a separate ideation round led by each emotion (rage, joy, fear, hope), then harmonize their conflicting ideas",,playful,personal|strategy,either
+theatrical,Parallel Universe Cafe,"Rewrite one fundamental rule of reality (physics, economics, social norms) and solve the problem under those laws",,playful,novel|unstuck,either
+theatrical,Persona Journey,"Embody an archetype and solve the problem in-character, naming what that persona sees that you normally miss",,signature,feature|strategy,either
+theatrical,Devil's Advocate Courtroom,"Stage a trial: prosecute the idea, defend it, then deliver the jury verdict, each role argued fully in character",,signature,strategy|diagnosis,group
+wild,Chaos Engineering,"Deliberately break your idea every way it could fail, then rebuild only the parts that survive the wreckage",,signature,feature|diagnosis|strategy,either
+wild,Guerrilla Gardening Ideas,Plant your solution in the least expected place and let it grow underground until it surprises everyone,,playful,strategy|unstuck,either
+wild,Pirate Code Brainstorm,"Steal the best bits from anywhere, remix without asking permission, grab what works and run",,playful,novel|unstuck,either
+wild,Zombie Apocalypse Planning,"Society just collapsed — strip your idea to only what survives with no power, no rules, no backup",,playful,feature|strategy|unstuck,either
+wild,Drunk History Retelling,"Explain it like you're three drinks in: no filter, no jargon, just the raw stupid-simple truth",,playful,unstuck|diagnosis,either
+wild,Anti-Solution,"Brainstorm how to make the problem spectacularly worse, then invert every sabotage into a fix",,signature,diagnosis|unstuck,either
+wild,Elemental Forces,"Let fire, water, earth, and air each sculpt your idea their own brutal way and see what survives",,playful,novel|unstuck,either
+biomimetic,Nature's Solutions,"Name an organism that already solved your problem, then copy its mechanism into your design",,signature,feature|novel,either
+biomimetic,Ecosystem Thinking,"Map your problem as an ecosystem: who eats whom, who partners, what decays, what fills the gaps",,signature,strategy|diagnosis,either
+biomimetic,Evolutionary Pressure,"Spawn many ugly variants, apply a brutal selection rule, breed the survivors, repeat until it adapts",,signature,feature|novel,either
+biomimetic,Predator & Prey,"Pick a threat to your idea, then design the defense, camouflage, or escape an animal would evolve against it",,signature,strategy|feature,either
+biomimetic,Metamorphosis Stages,"Force your idea through egg, larva, pupa, adult: a radically different form and purpose at each life stage",,signature,novel|strategy,either
+biomimetic,Swarm Logic,Forbid the master plan: solve it with dumb local rules each agent follows so order emerges from the bottom up,,signature,feature|strategy,either
+quantum,Observer Effect,"Ask how the act of watching, measuring, or shipping this idea changes the very thing you're trying to capture",,signature,strategy|diagnosis,either
+quantum,Entanglement Thinking,Pair two distant parts of the problem and insist a change in one instantly flips the other — surface the hidden linkage,,signature,diagnosis|strategy,either
+quantum,Superposition Collapse,"Hold all rival solutions alive at once, then name the one constraint that collapses them to a single winner",,signature,strategy|diagnosis,either
+quantum,Relativity Frame Shift,"Re-run the idea from a wildly different observer's reference frame — the slow user, the rival, future-you — and see what warps",,signature,strategy|novel,either
+quantum,Field Lines,Treat the goal as a charge and map the invisible forces pulling every stakeholder toward or away from it,,signature,strategy,either
+quantum,Quantum Tunneling,"Assume the idea can pass straight through the 'impossible' barrier instead of over it — what's on the other side, reached cheaply",,signature,unstuck|novel,either
+cultural,Indigenous Wisdom,"Ask how an indigenous or traditional knowledge system would approach this — name the culture, channel its ancestral problem-solving",,signature,personal|strategy|novel,either
+cultural,Fusion Cuisine,Pick two unrelated cultures and force-blend their approaches; harvest the hybrid that neither alone would invent,,signature,novel,either
+cultural,Ritual Innovation,"Redesign the idea as a ceremony — define the threshold, the gestures, the transformation participants undergo",,signature,novel|personal,either
+cultural,Mythic Frameworks,"Map the problem onto a myth: name the archetypes, find the parallel tale, let its structure dictate the resolution",,signature,strategy|personal|novel,either
+cultural,Proverb Mining,"Collect proverbs from many cultures on this theme, then build the solution from the one that clashes hardest with your assumptions",,signature,personal|strategy,either
+cultural,Ancestor Council,"Convene three ancestors or elders from different traditions, voice each one's verdict on your idea, reconcile their disagreement",,signature,personal|strategy,either
+cultural,Trickster's Gambit,"Channel the trickster figure — coyote, Anansi, Loki — and solve it by cheating, inverting, or breaking the sacred rule",,playful,unstuck|strategy,either
+absurdist,Villain's Monologue,Pitch your problem as an evil mastermind gloating about their scheme; the diabolical plan reveals the real solution,,playful,diagnosis|strategy|unstuck,either
+absurdist,Explain It to a Golden Retriever,"Re-pitch the idea to an excitable dog who only cares about treats, balls, and naps; keep only what survives",,playful,unstuck|diagnosis|feature,either
+absurdist,Infomercial at 3AM,"Sell your half-baked idea as a desperate late-night infomercial: 'But wait, there's more!' until features fall out",,playful,strategy|novel,either
+absurdist,Drunk Uncle at Thanksgiving,"Have your loudest, least-filtered relative rant about the problem; mine the unhinged hot takes for buried truth",,playful,unstuck|diagnosis,either
+absurdist,Cursed Genie,"Make a wish, then let a malicious genie grant it in the most technically-correct disastrous way; patch each loophole",,playful,diagnosis|feature,either
+absurdist,Three Rounds of Stupid,"Round 1 absurd ideas, Round 2 make each MORE absurd, Round 3 find the smallest serious thing hiding in the silliest",,playful,unstuck|novel,either
+constraint,Kill the Crown Jewel,"Delete the single best, most beloved feature — now redesign the whole thing to win without it",,signature,feature|strategy|unstuck,either
+constraint,1000x Budget,"Pretend money, time, and people are infinite — design the absurd version, then mine it for ideas you can actually steal",,signature,novel|strategy,either
+constraint,Ship in 60 Minutes,"You launch in one hour with what's already on hand — name what you cut, fake, or borrow to make it real",,signature,feature|planning|unstuck,either
+constraint,The $0 Mandate,"Achieve the goal spending literally nothing — no tools, hires, or ads; only people, favors, and what you own",,signature,planning|strategy|feature,either
+constraint,One Feature Only,"You may keep exactly ONE capability and nothing else — pick it, then make that single thing unbelievably good",,signature,feature|strategy,either
+constraint,Crank the Dial to 11,"Pick one dimension and exaggerate it to a ludicrous extreme — fastest, biggest, cheapest, weirdest — and see what breaks open",,signature,novel|unstuck,either
+constraint,Constraint Roulette,"Each round draw a brutal random limit (no screens, half the team, one day) and re-solve under it; survivors become real ideas",,signature,unstuck|feature,either
+speculative_future,Time Horizon Ladder,"Solve the idea for 1 year out, then 10, then 100 — note what survives, breaks, or becomes absurd at each rung",,signature,strategy|planning|novel,either
+speculative_future,Post-Scarcity Test,"Assume the core constraint (money, energy, time, attention) is now infinite and free — what does the idea become",,signature,novel|strategy,either
+speculative_future,Utopia vs Dystopia Split-Screen,Write the same future twice: the brochure where it went perfectly and the headline where it went horribly,,signature,strategy|diagnosis,either
+speculative_future,Sci-Fi Artifact From the Future,"Describe one physical object, ad, or news clip from the world where this idea already won — reverse-engineer it",,signature,novel|feature,either
+speculative_future,Emerging Tech Collision,"Force-marry your idea to a frontier tech (AGI, fusion, neural implants, gene edit) and ask what new thing is born",,signature,novel|feature|strategy,either
+speculative_future,What-If-The-World-Changed Card Flip,"Draw a wild world-shift (no privacy, half population, 200-yr lifespans) and redesign the idea to fit that world",,signature,novel|unstuck,either
+speculative_future,Future Anthropologist Dig,"A scholar in 2200 unearths your idea as a relic — what do they conclude it reveals about us, and what replaced it",,signature,strategy|novel,either
+structured,How Might We,"Reframe the problem as a batch of 'How might we...' opportunity questions first, then ideate against the sharpest one",,classic,feature|novel|strategy|diagnosis,either
+structured,Job to Be Done,"Ask what the user is really hiring this to do, then ideate around that underlying job, not the feature you assumed",,classic,feature|strategy|novel,either
+structured,Empathy Map,"Map what the user says, thinks, does, and feels around the problem, then mine each quadrant for the unmet need",,classic,feature|personal,either
+structured,Backcasting,"Fix the finished future in vivid detail, then work backward step by step to the one move you'd have to make first",,classic,strategy|planning|novel,either
+deep,TRIZ Contradiction,"Name the core contradiction (what only improves by making something else worse), then brainstorm ways to win both instead of trading off",,classic,feature|novel|diagnosis,either
+deep,Fishbone Diagram,"Branch the problem's spine into cause categories (people, process, tools, environment) and mine each bone for contributing causes",,classic,diagnosis,either
+deep,Build on What Works,"Name what's already succeeding and why, then ideate how to amplify and extend it instead of fixing what's broken",,classic,personal|strategy,either
+speculative_future,Scenario Cross,"Pick two high-impact uncertainties, cross them into four futures, and ideate the move that wins in every one",,classic,strategy|planning,either
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/assets/brain-selector.html
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/assets/brain-selector.html
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/brain-methods.csv
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/brain-methods.csv
@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-category,technique_name,description
-collaborative,Yes And Building,"Build momentum through positive additions where each idea becomes a launching pad - use prompts like 'Yes and we could also...' or 'Building on that idea...' to create energetic collaborative flow that builds upon previous contributions"
-collaborative,Brain Writing Round Robin,"Silent idea generation followed by building on others' written concepts - gives quieter voices equal contribution while maintaining documentation through the sequence of writing silently, passing ideas, and building on received concepts"
-collaborative,Random Stimulation,"Use random words/images as creative catalysts to force unexpected connections - breaks through mental blocks with serendipitous inspiration by asking how random elements relate, what connections exist, and forcing relationships"
-collaborative,Role Playing,"Generate solutions from multiple stakeholder perspectives to build empathy while ensuring comprehensive consideration - embody different roles by asking what they want, how they'd approach problems, and what matters most to them"
-collaborative,Ideation Relay Race,"Rapid-fire idea building under time pressure creates urgency and breakthroughs - structure with 30-second additions, quick building on ideas, and fast passing to maintain creative momentum and prevent overthinking"
-creative,What If Scenarios,"Explore radical possibilities by questioning all constraints and assumptions - perfect for breaking through stuck thinking using prompts like 'What if we had unlimited resources?' 'What if the opposite were true?' or 'What if this problem didn't exist?'"
-creative,Analogical Thinking,"Find creative solutions by drawing parallels to other domains - transfer successful patterns by asking 'This is like what?' 'How is this similar to...' and 'What other examples come to mind?' to connect to existing solutions"
-creative,Reversal Inversion,"Deliberately flip problems upside down to reveal hidden assumptions and fresh angles - great when conventional approaches fail by asking 'What if we did the opposite?' 'How could we make this worse?' and 'What's the reverse approach?'"
-creative,First Principles Thinking,"Strip away assumptions to rebuild from fundamental truths - essential for breakthrough innovation by asking 'What do we know for certain?' 'What are the fundamental truths?' and 'If we started from scratch?'"
-creative,Forced Relationships,"Connect unrelated concepts to spark innovative bridges through creative collision - take two unrelated things, find connections between them, identify bridges, and explore how they could work together to generate unexpected solutions"
-creative,Time Shifting,"Explore solutions across different time periods to reveal constraints and opportunities by asking 'How would this work in the past?' 'What about 100 years from now?' 'Different era constraints?' and 'What time-based solutions apply?'"
-creative,Metaphor Mapping,"Use extended metaphors as thinking tools to explore problems from new angles - transforms abstract challenges into tangible narratives by asking 'This problem is like a metaphor,' extending the metaphor, and mapping elements to discover insights"
-creative,Cross-Pollination,"Transfer solutions from completely different industries or domains to spark breakthrough innovations by asking how industry X would solve this, what patterns work in field Y, and how to adapt solutions from domain Z"
-creative,Concept Blending,"Merge two or more existing concepts to create entirely new categories - goes beyond simple combination to genuine innovation by asking what emerges when concepts merge, what new category is created, and how the blend transcends original ideas"
-creative,Reverse Brainstorming,"Generate problems instead of solutions to identify hidden opportunities and unexpected pathways by asking 'What could go wrong?' 'How could we make this fail?' and 'What problems could we create?' to reveal solution insights"
-creative,Sensory Exploration,"Engage all five senses to discover multi-dimensional solution spaces beyond purely analytical thinking by asking what ideas feel, smell, taste, or sound like, and how different senses engage with the problem space"
-deep,Five Whys,"Drill down through layers of causation to uncover root causes - essential for solving problems at source rather than symptoms by asking 'Why did this happen?' repeatedly until reaching fundamental drivers and ultimate causes"
-deep,Morphological Analysis,"Systematically explore all possible parameter combinations for complex systems requiring comprehensive solution mapping - identify key parameters, list options for each, try different combinations, and identify emerging patterns"
-deep,Provocation Technique,"Use deliberately provocative statements to extract useful ideas from seemingly absurd starting points - catalyzes breakthrough thinking by asking 'What if provocative statement?' 'How could this be useful?' 'What idea triggers?' and 'Extract the principle'"
-deep,Assumption Reversal,"Challenge and flip core assumptions to rebuild from new foundations - essential for paradigm shifts by asking 'What assumptions are we making?' 'What if the opposite were true?' 'Challenge each assumption' and 'Rebuild from new assumptions'"
-deep,Question Storming,"Generate questions before seeking answers to properly define problem space - ensures solving the right problem by asking only questions, no answers yet, focusing on what we don't know, and identifying what we should be asking"
-deep,Constraint Mapping,"Identify and visualize all constraints to find promising pathways around or through limitations - ask what all constraints exist, which are real vs imagined, and how to work around or eliminate barriers to solution space"
-deep,Failure Analysis,"Study successful failures to extract valuable insights and avoid common pitfalls - learns from what didn't work by asking what went wrong, why it failed, what lessons emerged, and how to apply failure wisdom to current challenges"
-deep,Emergent Thinking,"Allow solutions to emerge organically without forcing linear progression - embraces complexity and natural development by asking what patterns emerge, what wants to happen naturally, and what's trying to emerge from the system"
-introspective_delight,Inner Child Conference,"Channel pure childhood curiosity and wonder to rekindle playful exploration - ask what 7-year-old you would ask, use 'why why why' questioning, make it fun again, and forbid boring thinking to access innocent questioning that cuts through adult complications"
-introspective_delight,Shadow Work Mining,"Explore what you're actively avoiding or resisting to uncover hidden insights - examine unconscious blocks and resistance patterns by asking what you're avoiding, where's resistance, what scares you, and mining the shadows for buried wisdom"
-introspective_delight,Values Archaeology,"Excavate deep personal values driving decisions to clarify authentic priorities - dig to bedrock motivations by asking what really matters, why you care, what's non-negotiable, and what core values guide your choices"
-introspective_delight,Future Self Interview,"Seek wisdom from wiser future self for long-term perspective - gain temporal self-mentoring by asking your 80-year-old self what they'd tell younger you, how future wisdom speaks, and what long-term perspective reveals"
-introspective_delight,Body Wisdom Dialogue,"Let physical sensations and gut feelings guide ideation - tap somatic intelligence often ignored by mental approaches by asking what your body says, where you feel it, trusting tension, and following physical cues for embodied wisdom"
-introspective_delight,Permission Giving,"Grant explicit permission to think impossible thoughts and break self-imposed creative barriers - give yourself permission to explore, try, experiment, and break free from limitations that constrain authentic creative expression"
-structured,SCAMPER Method,"Systematic creativity through seven lenses for methodical product improvement and innovation - Substitute (what could you substitute), Combine (what could you combine), Adapt (how could you adapt), Modify (what could you modify), Put to other uses, Eliminate, Reverse"
-structured,Six Thinking Hats,"Explore problems through six distinct perspectives without conflict - White Hat (facts), Red Hat (emotions), Yellow Hat (benefits), Black Hat (risks), Green Hat (creativity), Blue Hat (process) to ensure comprehensive analysis from all angles"
-structured,Mind Mapping,"Visually branch ideas from central concept to discover connections and expand thinking - perfect for organizing complex thoughts and seeing big picture by putting main idea in center, branching concepts, and identifying sub-branches"
-structured,Resource Constraints,"Generate innovative solutions by imposing extreme limitations - forces essential priorities and creative efficiency under pressure by asking what if you had only $1, no technology, one hour to solve, or minimal resources only"
-structured,Decision Tree Mapping,"Map out all possible decision paths and outcomes to reveal hidden opportunities and risks - visualizes complex choice architectures by identifying possible paths, decision points, and where different choices lead"
-structured,Solution Matrix,"Create systematic grid of problem variables and solution approaches to find optimal combinations and discover gaps - identify key variables, solution approaches, test combinations, and identify most effective pairings"
-structured,Trait Transfer,"Borrow attributes from successful solutions in unrelated domains to enhance approach - systematically adapts winning characteristics by asking what traits make success X work, how to transfer these traits, and what they'd look like here"
-theatrical,Time Travel Talk Show,"Interview past/present/future selves for temporal wisdom - playful method for gaining perspective across different life stages by interviewing past self, asking what future you'd say, and exploring different timeline perspectives"
-theatrical,Alien Anthropologist,"Examine familiar problems through completely foreign eyes - reveals hidden assumptions by adopting outsider's bewildered perspective by becoming alien observer, asking what seems strange, and getting outside perspective insights"
-theatrical,Dream Fusion Laboratory,"Start with impossible fantasy solutions then reverse-engineer practical steps - makes ambitious thinking actionable through backwards design by dreaming impossible solutions, working backwards to reality, and identifying bridging steps"
-theatrical,Emotion Orchestra,"Let different emotions lead separate brainstorming sessions then harmonize - uses emotional intelligence for comprehensive perspective by exploring angry perspectives, joyful approaches, fearful considerations, hopeful solutions, then harmonizing all voices"
-theatrical,Parallel Universe Cafe,"Explore solutions under alternative reality rules - breaks conventional thinking by changing fundamental assumptions about how things work by exploring different physics universes, alternative social norms, changed historical events, and reality rule variations"
-theatrical,Persona Journey,"Embody different archetypes or personas to access diverse wisdom through character exploration - become the archetype, ask how persona would solve this, and explore what character sees that normal thinking misses"
-wild,Chaos Engineering,"Deliberately break things to discover robust solutions - builds anti-fragility by stress-testing ideas against worst-case scenarios by asking what if everything went wrong, breaking on purpose, how it fails gracefully, and building from rubble"
-wild,Guerrilla Gardening Ideas,"Plant unexpected solutions in unlikely places - uses surprise and unconventional placement for stealth innovation by asking where's the least expected place, planting ideas secretly, growing solutions underground, and implementing with surprise"
-wild,Pirate Code Brainstorm,"Take what works from anywhere and remix without permission - encourages rule-bending rapid prototyping and maverick thinking by asking what pirates would steal, remixing without asking, taking best and running, and needing no permission"
-wild,Zombie Apocalypse Planning,"Design solutions for extreme survival scenarios - strips away all but essential functions to find core value by asking what happens when society collapses, what basics work, building from nothing, and thinking in survival mode"
-wild,Drunk History Retelling,"Explain complex ideas with uninhibited simplicity - removes overthinking barriers to find raw truth through simplified expression by explaining like you're tipsy, using no filter, sharing raw thoughts, and simplifying to absurdity"
-wild,Anti-Solution,"Generate ways to make the problem worse or more interesting - reveals hidden assumptions through destructive creativity by asking how to sabotage this, what would make it fail spectacularly, and how to create more problems to find solution insights"
-wild,Quantum Superposition,"Hold multiple contradictory solutions simultaneously until best emerges through observation and testing - explores how all solutions could be true simultaneously, how contradictions coexist, and what happens when outcomes are observed"
-wild,Elemental Forces,"Imagine solutions being sculpted by natural elements to tap into primal creative energies - explore how earth would sculpt this, what fire would forge, how water flows through this, and what air reveals to access elemental wisdom"
-biomimetic,Nature's Solutions,"Study how nature solves similar problems and adapt biological strategies to challenge - ask how nature would solve this, what ecosystems provide parallels, and what biological strategies apply to access 3.8 billion years of evolutionary wisdom"
-biomimetic,Ecosystem Thinking,"Analyze problem as ecosystem to identify symbiotic relationships, natural succession, and ecological principles - explore symbiotic relationships, natural succession application, and ecological principles for systems thinking"
-biomimetic,Evolutionary Pressure,"Apply evolutionary principles to gradually improve solutions through selective pressure and adaptation - ask how evolution would optimize this, what selective pressures apply, and how this adapts over time to harness natural selection wisdom"
-quantum,Observer Effect,"Recognize how observing and measuring solutions changes their behavior - uses quantum principles for innovation by asking how observing changes this, what measurement effects matter, and how to use observer effect advantageously"
-quantum,Entanglement Thinking,"Explore how different solution elements might be connected regardless of distance - reveals hidden relationships by asking what elements are entangled, how distant parts affect each other, and what hidden connections exist between solution components"
-quantum,Superposition Collapse,"Hold multiple potential solutions simultaneously until constraints force single optimal outcome - leverages quantum decision theory by asking what if all options were possible, what constraints force collapse, and which solution emerges when observed"
-cultural,Indigenous Wisdom,"Draw upon traditional knowledge systems and indigenous approaches overlooked by modern thinking - ask how specific cultures would approach this, what traditional knowledge applies, and what ancestral wisdom guides us to access overlooked problem-solving methods"
-cultural,Fusion Cuisine,"Mix cultural approaches and perspectives like fusion cuisine - creates innovation through cultural cross-pollination by asking what happens when mixing culture A with culture B, what cultural hybrids emerge, and what fusion creates"
-cultural,Ritual Innovation,"Apply ritual design principles to create transformative experiences and solutions - uses anthropological insights for human-centered design by asking what ritual would transform this, how to make it ceremonial, and what transformation this needs"
-cultural,Mythic Frameworks,"Use myths and archetypal stories as frameworks for understanding and solving problems - taps into collective unconscious by asking what myth parallels this, what archetypes are involved, and how mythic structure informs solution"
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/customize.toml
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/customize.toml
@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+# DO NOT EDIT -- overwritten on every update.
+#
+# Workflow customization surface for bmad-brainstorming.
+#
+# Override files (not edited here):
+#   {project-root}/_bmad/custom/bmad-brainstorming.toml         (team)
+#   {project-root}/_bmad/custom/bmad-brainstorming.user.toml    (personal)
+
+[workflow]
+
+# --- Configurable below. Overrides merge per BMad structural rules: ---
+#   scalars: override wins • arrays: append
+
+# Steps to run before the standard activation (config load, greet).
+# Use for pre-flight loads, compliance checks, etc.
+activation_steps_prepend = []
+
+# Steps to run after greet but before facilitation begins.
+# Use for context-heavy setup that should happen once the user has been acknowledged.
+activation_steps_append = []
+
+# Persistent facts the facilitator keeps in mind for the whole session
+# (domain constraints, house rules, stylistic guardrails). Each entry is a
+# literal sentence, a skill prefixed with `skill:`, or a `file:`-prefixed
+# path/glob whose contents are loaded as facts. Default loads project-context.md
+# if bmad-generate-project-context has produced one, giving the facilitator
+# persistent awareness of the project's domain without re-asking.
+persistent_facts = [
+  "file:{project-root}/**/project-context.md",
+]
+
+# The technique library loaded on demand during the session. Swap the path in
+# team/user TOML to ship a different or extended catalog of creative methods.
+# Kept `{skill-root}`-anchored so it resolves regardless of the working directory
+# (brain.py is always invoked with `--file {workflow.brain_methods}`).
+brain_methods = "{skill-root}/assets/brain-methods.csv"
+
+# Techniques the facilitator should reach for first. When proposing a method
+# (the AI-led default), it prefers these where they fit the goal before ranging
+# wider. Names should match an entry in the library or in additional_techniques.
+# Append-merges, so a team list and a personal list both contribute. Empty = no
+# preference; the facilitator chooses purely on fit.
+#
+# Example (set in team/user override TOML):
+#   favorite_techniques = ["SCAMPER", "Six Thinking Hats", "First Principles"]
+favorite_techniques = []
+
+# Extra techniques — and whole new categories — merged into the catalog the
+# facilitator chooses from, without editing the shipped CSV. Each entry mirrors
+# the library's shape (category, technique_name, description); a new category is
+# just a category value the CSV doesn't have. Entries append, so teams and users
+# can each grow the library. The facilitator treats these as first-class
+# alongside brain_methods across every flow — facilitator-chosen, browse,
+# category draws, and inventive.
+#
+# Example (set in team/user override TOML):
+#   [[workflow.additional_techniques]]
+#   category = "domain-specific"
+#   technique_name = "Regulatory Inversion"
+#   description = "Start from the compliance constraint and brainstorm what becomes possible only because of it — turn the rule into a generative frame rather than a limit."
+additional_techniques = []
+
+# Session output location. The running log and any final artifacts land inside
+# `{output_dir}/{output_folder_name}/`. `{topic_slug}` is filled from the session
+# topic so each topic gets its own folder — a user can brainstorm several topics
+# without collision. The resume check globs `{output_dir}/*/.memlog.md`.
+output_dir = "{output_folder}/brainstorming"
+output_folder_name = "brainstorm-{topic_slug}-{date}"
+
+# Executed when the session completes (after artifacts are produced and the user
+# has the paths). Accepts a string scalar (single instruction) or an array of
+# instructions executed in order. Empty for none.
+on_complete = ""
+
+# External-handoff routing. Natural-language directives applied after artifacts
+# are produced, to route them beyond local files (Confluence, Notion, Drive,
+# etc.). Each entry names the MCP tool, the destination, and the fields it needs.
+# URLs/IDs returned are surfaced to the user. If a named tool is unavailable at
+# runtime, the handoff is skipped and flagged; local files always exist. Empty
+# by default.
+#
+# Example (set in team/user override TOML):
+#   "After artifacts are produced, upload brainstorm.html to Confluence via corp:confluence_upload (space_key='IDEAS', parent_page='Brainstorms', author={user_name})."
+external_handoffs = []
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/references/converge.md
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/references/converge.md
@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Converging: Narrow & Decide
+
+Load this when divergence is spent and the user wants to narrow the field — or asks to "decide," "prioritize," "pick," or "make it real." The whole catalog is *divergent* by design (it generates); this is the deliberate opposite phase, and keeping the two apart is the point. Never run convergence while ideas are still flowing, and never let it leak into a generating batch — premature judgment is what kills good ideas. `{doc_workspace}/.memlog.md` is the canonical record; everything here works from it. Communicate in `{communication_language}`.
+
+**Mode holds.** In **Facilitator** you run the convergence *on the user's verdicts* — you structure and prompt, they judge; never rank for them. In **Creative Partner** you weigh in too, each call logged by author. In **Ideate for me** you converge yourself and show the result, then offer to keep going.
+
+## How to run it
+
+First, reflect the field back: pull the live candidates from the memlog (include the odd and buried ones, not just the recent obvious ones) so there's a concrete set to work on. Then pick **one** convergence move that fits the goal — don't hand the user a menu of methods; choose the one that suits *this* decision and name it. Run it to a result, log the outcome, and stop when a clear short-list or single direction emerges.
+
+Pick by what the decision needs:
+
+- **Affinity Clustering** — when there are many scattered ideas: group them into themes, name each cluster, and surface the through-line. Often the right *first* move, to turn a pile into a handful.
+- **Impact–Effort** — when the goal is action: place each candidate on impact vs effort; harvest high-impact / low-effort first, park the rest.
+- **NUF Test** — when novelty matters: score each New, Useful, Feasible (1–10 each); the totals expose the quiet winners and the dazzling-but-doomed.
+- **Forced Ranking / Dot Vote** — when you just need a ranked top-N: make the ideas compete, no ties; (a literal dot-vote when it's genuinely a group).
+- **PMI (Plus / Minus / Interesting)** — when one strong candidate needs pressure-testing before commitment: list its pluses, minuses, and the merely-interesting, then judge.
+- **MoSCoW** — when scoping a build: sort into Must / Should / Could / Won't-this-time.
+
+Log the surviving directions and the reasoning with `python3 {skill-root}/scripts/memlog.py append --type decision --text "<one-line gist>"` (use `--by` in Creative Partner mode). Two or three convergence moves chained is fine (e.g. cluster → score the clusters); more than that is usually over-processing.
+
+## Then finalize
+
+Once a short-list or direction is settled, **load `references/finalize.md`** and run it last — synthesis, `status: complete`, and artifacts build on the decisions you just logged. Convergence narrows; finalize captures and ships. Do not set `status: complete` here — that belongs to finalize.
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/references/finalize.md
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/references/finalize.md
@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Wrap-Up: Synthesis & Artifacts
+
+Load this when the user signals they're spent or the topic is mined out. `{doc_workspace}/.memlog.md` is the canonical record of the session — everything here derives from it. Communicate in `{communication_language}`; write any document content in `{document_output_language}`.
+
+## Synthesis
+
+In Facilitator mode this is the one place your own creative contribution is welcome; in Creative Partner and Ideate-for-me you've been contributing all along, so just keep going. Run it in two moves, in order:
+
+1. **Hand them the mirror first.** Reflect a vivid sampling of *their* ideas back — deliberately include the odd, random, or buried ones from earlier, not just the recent obvious ones (in Creative Partner mode the `(... by user)` tags tell you which were theirs). Ask what they see now: conclusions, synergies, themes, the few that actually matter. Let them connect first; their own pattern-recognition is the point.
+2. **Then add the connections they would miss.** Lean in creatively — not new raw ideas, but the non-obvious links: this idea from technique one quietly solves that tension from technique four; these three are one idea wearing three hats; this wildcard is the real breakthrough.
+
+Record the insights and chosen directions with `memlog.py append --type insight`. **Then run `python3 {skill-root}/scripts/memlog.py set --workspace {doc_workspace} --key status --value complete`** — the session is done and must stop being offered for resume. Do this even if the user declines every artifact below.
+
+## Artifacts
+
+In **Ideate for me** (and headless), the imaginative HTML keepsake is the deliverable you promised — produce it automatically, no asking; the other artifacts below stay opt-in. In **Facilitator** and **Creative Partner**, every artifact is opt-in: each is a fresh, token-expensive generation, so ask what they want, recommend the HTML keepsake as the default, and generate only what they choose. Everything derives from the log, so nothing is lost by deferring or skipping.
+
+**Delegate each artifact to a subagent.** By now the main context is full of the whole session — but the memlog holds everything, so the subagent doesn't need that context. Spawn one per requested artifact, telling it only: the spec below, the memlog path `{doc_workspace}/.memlog.md` (its sole source — read it in full), the output path, `{document_output_language}`, and "return ONLY the written file path." This keeps the heavy generation out of the main thread and proves the memlog is genuinely the canonical source. (Subagents can't spawn subagents — run these from here.)
+
+- **Imaginative HTML keepsake (recommended default).** A single self-contained `brainstorm.html` in `{doc_workspace}` — a genuine creative artifact, not a report poured into a template. There is no template on purpose: let *this* session's subject, energy, and whimsy drive the visual language (a children's game and a supply-chain session should not look alike). Give each technique its own treatment, invent visualizations that fit the ideas and techniques, and render the synthesis as the climax. Inline all CSS and any JS; no external dependencies. Open it once complete.
+- **Intent doc.** A succinct `brainstorm-intent.md` — the chosen and critical discoveries only, structured to drop straight into a downstream skill (`bmad-product-brief`, `bmad-prd`) as clean input, with none of the report's bloat - token usage matters and it must really be on point. Confirm what the user wants to capture as the intent from the overall findings as there may be many divergent discoveries (unless in headless mode, then take your best educated stance).
+- **Offer other options they might want from it also based on context** — a pitch, a one-pager, a task list — produced from the same source. These can be slide decks, html, markdown - again be creative and offer really interesting quality options based on perceived user needs while asking them also to offer any other ideas.
+
+If the session used invented techniques, offer to save a keeper into `{workflow.additional_techniques}` via `bmad-customize` user preferences.
+
+After producing what they chose, offer them ideas for deep-dive brainstorming new sessions, offer to fully extrapolate any ideas into an html report (autonomously brainstorm on their behalf), and most importantly: execute each `{workflow.external_handoffs}` instruction. Then share the artifact paths (and any handoff destinations), invoke `bmad-help` to suggest where this leads next in the BMad ecosystem, let them know if they feel a produced intent is detailed enough they could jump right into passing it to bmad-spec or any other analysis tool (outlined from bmad-help) and run `{workflow.on_complete}` if non-empty.
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/references/headless.md
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/references/headless.md
@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# Headless Mode
+
+Load this file ONLY when bmad-brainstorming is invoked headless. It is quarantined here on purpose: headless is the single context in which you generate ideas yourself, which is the exact inverse of the interactive Stance. Loading it in a normal session would corrupt the facilitation. Follow it for the whole run.
+
+## Detection
+
+**If a human is sending messages in this session, you are interactive — no payload shape or phrasing overrides that.** Headless requires the *absence* of an interactive user. It is in effect only when one of these unambiguous machine signals holds:
+
+- the caller sets a `headless: true` flag (or the equivalent argument the harness exposes),
+- the invocation comes from another skill or a non-interactive runner (no TTY, no user message stream),
+- `{workflow.activation_steps_prepend}` includes an entry that explicitly declares headless.
+
+When in doubt, you are interactive — a present human asking you to "brainstorm X and give me the HTML" is a normal interactive opening, not a headless trigger. Facilitate them; do not brainstorm for them.
+
+## The inversion
+
+There is no user to draw ideas out of, so you become the brainstormer. Run a real divergent session against the supplied topic: discover techniques with `python3 {skill-root}/scripts/brain.py --file {workflow.brain_methods} list --all` (the whole catalog is fine here — you are generating, not pacing a user; add `show "<name>"` for a technique's full method on demand), plus any `{workflow.additional_techniques}`, preferring `{workflow.favorite_techniques}` where they fit; work them, and **shift the creative domain every ~10 ideas** exactly as the interactive Stance demands — technical, then experiential, then business, then failure modes, then wildcards. Push past the obvious; the same quantity ambition (aim past 100) and anti-clustering discipline apply. The only thing that changes is that the ideas are now yours to generate. This relaxation is scoped entirely to this file — it never applies to interactive sessions.
+
+## Inputs the caller is expected to provide
+
+Free-form structured payload in the first message; provide what applies:
+
+- `topic` — what to brainstorm. Required. If absent and uninferable, halt `blocked`.
+- `goal` — desired outcome / framing, if any.
+- `techniques` — specific methods to use; otherwise you choose fitting ones from the library.
+- `context` — file paths or text to ground the session (problem statement, prior notes, brief).
+- `doc_workspace` — a specific run folder; otherwise bind the default `{workflow.output_dir}/{workflow.output_folder_name}/`.
+- `artifacts` — which outputs to produce: `html`, `intent`, or both. Default: both.
+
+## Run
+
+1. Bind `{doc_workspace}` and create the memlog with `python3 {skill-root}/scripts/memlog.py init --workspace {doc_workspace} --field topic="<topic>" [--field goal="<goal>"]`. It remains the canonical source every artifact derives from.
+2. Run the divergent session per **The inversion**, capturing each idea with `memlog.py append --workspace {doc_workspace} --type idea --text "<idea>"` as it lands, and marking each technique switch with `memlog.py append --type technique --text "started <name>"`.
+3. Synthesize: surface the conclusions, connections, and the few directions that matter; record them with `memlog.py append --type insight`, then run `memlog.py set --workspace {doc_workspace} --key status --value complete`.
+4. Produce the requested artifacts from the log — `brainstorm.html` (the imaginative, self-contained, no-template report) and/or the succinct `brainstorm-intent.md` — the same artifacts `references/finalize.md` describes, delegating each to a subagent that reads the log as its sole source. (Headless produces the `artifacts` payload directly; it does not ask, unlike the interactive opt-in.)
+5. Execute each entry in `{workflow.external_handoffs}` (capture returned URLs/IDs into the JSON `external_handoffs` array; skip and flag unavailable tools — local files always exist). Then run `{workflow.on_complete}` if non-empty.
+
+Do not ask questions; do not greet. Record any assumption you made (a topic you had to infer, a goal you invented to frame the session) in `assumptions[]`.
+
+## Return
+
+End with a JSON status block. Use `complete` when the artifacts stand on their own, `partial` when produced but key inputs were inferred (e.g. topic was thin), `blocked` when no artifact was produced (e.g. no topic). Omit keys for artifacts not produced.
+
+```json
+{
+  "status": "complete",
+  "intent": "brainstorm",
+  "memlog": "{doc_workspace}/.memlog.md",
+  "html": "{doc_workspace}/brainstorm.html",
+  "intent_doc": "{doc_workspace}/brainstorm-intent.md",
+  "assumptions": [],
+  "external_handoffs": []
+}
+```
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/references/in-chat-techniques.md
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/references/in-chat-techniques.md
@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Choosing Techniques In Chat
+
+Loaded only when the user won't use the composer page (no browser, headless, or they declined). Here you pick the batch in conversation. **3–4 is the sweet spot.** Present the four ways below — this is the one allowed menu — and wait for their pick.
+
+- **Facilitator Chosen (default)** — from the goal, your `{workflow.favorite_techniques}`, and the `categories` map, name a batch of 3–4. Confirm exact names with a targeted `list --category` on only the categories you're drawing from; never enumerate the library to choose.
+- **Browse** — send them to the composer page after all (`## Run a Session` in `SKILL.md`); they tick techniques and paste the result back, which carries each one's full name/category/description.
+- **Category** — the user names 1–n categories; `random --category` draws the batch from them. No listing needed.
+- **Inventive Flow** — invent at least 3 techniques, announce the order before the first, touch no script. Log each one's name + description so you can offer to save a keeper to `{workflow.additional_techniques}` (via `bmad-customize`) at wrap-up.
+
+The library is large — never pull it whole into context. The only way in is the helper, always passing `--file {workflow.brain_methods}`. Subcommands of `python3 {skill-root}/scripts/brain.py --file {workflow.brain_methods}`:
+
+- `categories` — names + counts; the cheap survey map.
+- `list --category X [--category Y]` — the index (name + gist) for those categories. Bare `list` is refused by the script.
+- `random --category X [...] -n 4` — draw a batch blind, listing nothing.
+- `show "<name>"` — one technique's full method; call only the moment it is about to run.
+- `html --out <path>` — write the composer page to a file (the Browse option above).
+
+Treat `{workflow.additional_techniques}` as first-class entries (including new categories), preferring `{workflow.favorite_techniques}` where they fit. To include the additional techniques in any command, pass `--extra <json>` (a JSON list of `{category, technique_name, description}` objects). The `list` gist usually suffices to propose and run a technique; reach for `show` for deeper mechanics.
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/references/mode-autonomous.md
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/references/mode-autonomous.md
@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Mode: Ideate For Me
+
+The user handed you the topic and wants to see what you come up with on your own, then look at the result. You become the brainstormer — this is the one interactive mode where the ideas are yours to generate.
+
+- **Run a real divergent session yourself.** Pick and run techniques on your own (use `brain.py` as in `## Choosing Techniques`, but *you* choose — no menu for the user), capturing each idea to the memlog with `--type idea --by coach`, marking each technique switch with a `technique` entry, shifting the creative domain every ~10 ideas, aiming past 100. Push past the obvious.
+- **Don't pepper the user with questions** — this is your run. One quick confirm of topic and goal up front is plenty.
+- **When it's mined out, synthesize and produce the keepsake.** Go to `## Wrap-Up` (`references/finalize.md`): record the insights, mark the memlog complete, and **auto-generate the imaginative HTML keepsake — don't ask first; the keepsake is the result you promised to show them.** Offer the other artifacts (intent doc, etc.) after.
+- **Then, because a human is here, offer to keep going together.** They may want to push an idea further or react to what you found — if so, switch into **Facilitator** or **Creative Partner** (load that frame), **record the switch in the memlog** so a resume restores the new stance — `python3 {skill-root}/scripts/memlog.py set --workspace {doc_workspace} --key mode --value <facilitator|partner>` — and continue from the same memlog.
+
+This is the interactive sibling of headless mode (`references/headless.md`): the same self-generation, but a person is present to receive the output and may continue. headless is the no-human, returns-JSON runner; this one greets, presents, and hands off.
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/references/mode-facilitator.md
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/references/mode-facilitator.md
@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Mode: Facilitator
+
+You are a forcing function for the user's creativity, never a source of ideas. The best version of this session ends with the user surprised by what *they* came up with — every idea in the memlog is theirs.
+
+- **You do not supply ideas.** Your moves are questions, provocations, constraints, and reflections that make *the user* generate, while you steer within the chosen technique. When the well looks dry, don't fill it — change the technique, shift the angle, or push harder.
+- **The one exception:** if the user *directly asks* for an idea, give exactly one as a spark, then hand the pen back. Reaching for that repeatedly is the signal to change technique, not to keep feeding ideas.
+- This holds for the whole generative session; it relaxes only during synthesis at wrap-up (`references/finalize.md`).
+
+Every idea you log is the user's, so no attribution is needed — log with `--type idea` (no `--by`).
+
+Go to `## Choosing Techniques`.
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/references/mode-partner.md
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/references/mode-partner.md
@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Mode: Creative Partner
+
+You are still the facilitator — their creativity is the point, and they do the **majority** of the generating. But here you also play: you ride alongside and throw in your own ideas as sparks and yes-and fuel, so the two of you build a chain neither would alone. The energy is collaborative, not extractive — you feed off each other.
+
+**Set it up first.** Before you start, tell the user how this mode works and that they stay in control: they can **reject any idea you offer, ask you to help more or less, and tell you how to brainstorm** — a technique to try, a tone, a direction to chase. You're a partner they can steer, not a script.
+
+Hold the balance:
+
+- **Their fire, your kindling.** After you offer an idea, hand the pen back with a question. Never run a string of your own while they go quiet.
+- **"Yes, and" is the default move.** Take what they just said, build it one rung higher, then dare them to top you. Make them *want* to outdo you.
+- **Offer real alternatives**, not leading questions — a genuine idea they can mutate or reject, an opening, never a conclusion.
+- **Watch the ratio.** If you've contributed more than they have over the last few exchanges, you've slipped toward doing it *for* them — pull back to questions and constraints.
+
+**Attribution is mandatory here.** Every idea entry records who it came from: `--by user` for theirs, `--by coach` for yours (e.g. `append --type idea --by coach --text "..."`). This keeps the record honest and lets the wrap-up hand *them* the mirror of what *they* generated.
+
+Go to `## Choosing Techniques`.
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/references/resume.md
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/references/resume.md
@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Resuming a Session
+
+Read the chosen `{doc_workspace}/.memlog.md` **in full** — the one time you read the memlog. Frontmatter restores topic, goal, status, and **mode**: reload that mode's frame (`mode-facilitator.md` / `mode-partner.md` / `mode-autonomous.md`) and hold it again. The body restores everything generated — entries in order, `technique` entries marking which lens was active, `by` tags marking authorship.
+
+Reconstruct the picture, then reflect back where things stand (topic, what's already mined, which threads felt live) to re-establish shared state before continuing. Then continue per the mode's frame (appending to the same memlog) — or, if they're ready to land it, go to Wrap-Up (`references/finalize.md`).
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/scripts/brain.py
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/scripts/brain.py
@ -0,0 +1,740 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# /// script
+# requires-python = ">=3.10"
+# ///
+"""Serve the brainstorming technique library without loading it all into context.
+
+The library is a CSV (category, technique_name, description, detail). `description`
+is a short gist — enough to propose and run most techniques. `detail` is optional:
+a path (relative to the CSV's directory) to a fuller instruction file for a technique
+complex enough to warrant one. Only `show` resolves detail files, and only for the
+technique asked for — so the heavy material never enters context until it is run.
+
+Commands:
+  categories                  list category names + counts (the cheap entry point)
+  list --category C [...]      the index (name + gist) for those categories
+  list --all                  the whole index at once — deliberate; large, avoid interactively
+  show NAME [NAME ...]         full gist for each, inlining its detail file if it has one
+  random [--category C] [-n N]  pick N at random (optionally within categories)
+  html --out PATH             write the offline 'browse all' selection page to a file
+
+`list` refuses to run with neither --category nor --all, and `html` writes to a file
+rather than stdout: dumping the full catalog into context is a footgun, so reaching the
+whole library at once must always be an explicit, deliberate choice.
+
+`--extra PATH` merges a JSON overlay of additional techniques (customize.toml's
+`additional_techniques`) into every command, so custom techniques and whole new
+categories are first-class everywhere — including the browse page and category draws.
+
+Default output is lean text for an LLM to read; pass --json for structured output.
+"""
+import argparse
+import csv
+import hashlib
+import html
+import json
+import random
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+DEFAULT_FILE = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "assets" / "brain-methods.csv"
+FIELDS = ("category", "technique_name", "description", "detail", "provenance", "good_for", "audience")
+# Optional columns beyond the original four — absent in older CSVs and in --extra
+# overlays, so always read through .get/setdefault. `provenance` (classic|signature|
+# playful) drives the "Proven & Professional" lead group; `good_for` (a |-separated
+# list of goal tags) drives the browse page's goal filter; `audience` (solo|group|either)
+# is advisory.
+OPTIONAL_FIELDS = ("detail", "provenance", "good_for", "audience")
+
+
+def load(file: Path) -> list[dict]:
+    with open(file, newline="", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        rows = list(csv.DictReader(f))
+    for r in rows:
+        for k in OPTIONAL_FIELDS:
+            r.setdefault(k, "")
+            r[k] = (r.get(k) or "").strip()
+    return rows
+
+
+def load_extra(file: Path) -> list[dict]:
+    """Merge-in techniques from a JSON overlay — a list of
+    {category, technique_name, description[, detail]} objects. This is how
+    customize.toml's `additional_techniques` become first-class across *every*
+    subcommand (categories/list/random/show/html), so the browse page and
+    category draws include them too, not just the in-chat flows."""
+    data = json.loads(file.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    rows = []
+    for item in data:
+        rows.append({
+            "category": str(item.get("category", "")).strip(),
+            "technique_name": str(item.get("technique_name", "")).strip(),
+            "description": str(item.get("description", "")).strip(),
+            "detail": str(item.get("detail") or "").strip(),
+            "provenance": str(item.get("provenance") or "").strip(),
+            "good_for": str(item.get("good_for") or "").strip(),
+            "audience": str(item.get("audience") or "").strip(),
+        })
+    return rows
+
+
+def categories(rows: list[dict]) -> list[tuple[str, int]]:
+    counts: dict[str, int] = {}
+    for r in rows:
+        counts[r["category"]] = counts.get(r["category"], 0) + 1
+    return sorted(counts.items())
+
+
+def filter_cats(rows: list[dict], cats: list[str] | None) -> list[dict]:
+    if not cats:
+        return rows
+    wanted = {c.lower() for c in cats}
+    return [r for r in rows if r["category"].lower() in wanted]
+
+
+def find(rows: list[dict], names: list[str]) -> tuple[list[dict], list[str]]:
+    by_name = {r["technique_name"].lower(): r for r in rows}
+    found, missing = [], []
+    for n in names:
+        r = by_name.get(n.strip().lower())
+        (found if r else missing).append(r if r else n)
+    return found, missing
+
+
+def resolve_detail(row: dict, csv_dir: Path) -> str | None:
+    """Return the contents of a row's detail file, or None if there is no detail
+    (or the file is missing — a missing file is reported to stderr, not fatal)."""
+    if not row.get("detail"):
+        return None
+    path = (csv_dir / row["detail"]).resolve()
+    if not path.is_file():
+        print(f"# detail file not found for {row['technique_name']}: {row['detail']}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return None
+    return path.read_text(encoding="utf-8").strip()
+
+
+def fmt_categories(cats: list[tuple[str, int]], as_json: bool) -> str:
+    if as_json:
+        return json.dumps([{"category": c, "count": n} for c, n in cats])
+    return "\n".join(f"{c}\t{n}" for c, n in cats)
+
+
+def fmt_list(rows: list[dict], as_json: bool) -> str:
+    if as_json:
+        return json.dumps([{k: r[k] for k in ("category", "technique_name", "description")} for r in rows])
+    return "\n".join(f"{r['category']}\t{r['technique_name']}\t{r['description']}" for r in rows)
+
+
+def fmt_show(rows: list[dict], csv_dir: Path, as_json: bool) -> str:
+    if as_json:
+        out = []
+        for r in rows:
+            d = resolve_detail(r, csv_dir)
+            entry = {k: r[k] for k in ("category", "technique_name", "description")}
+            if d:
+                entry["detail"] = d
+            out.append(entry)
+        return json.dumps(out)
+    blocks = []
+    for r in rows:
+        block = f"## {r['technique_name']}  [{r['category']}]\n{r['description']}"
+        d = resolve_detail(r, csv_dir)
+        if d:
+            block += f"\n\n{d}"
+        blocks.append(block)
+    return "\n\n".join(blocks)
+
+
+def pretty(cat: str) -> str:
+    """Turn a category slug (e.g. 'speculative_future') into a display name."""
+    return cat.replace("_", " ").replace("-", " ").title()
+
+
+# --- card visuals: a crafted duotone icon + hue per category, plus a per-technique icon ---
+# The hues and SVG glyphs are *data*, not logic: they live in the icon sidecar
+# (assets/brain-icons.json) so the catalog's visuals can be edited without touching code.
+# It maps category slug -> {hue, glyph} and technique name -> svg (inner markup, drawn in
+# `currentColor` which the CSS sets to the category hue; the shared CHIP frame is added by
+# the renderer). Anything missing falls back here — an unknown category gets a hash-derived
+# hue + generic glyph, an unknown/not-yet-iconed technique a neutral mark — so custom
+# catalogs always render.
+
+ICON_FILE = DEFAULT_FILE.parent / "brain-icons.json"
+
+CHIP = '<rect x="1.5" y="1.5" width="41" height="41" rx="12" fill="currentColor" fill-opacity="0.12"/>'
+
+_FALLBACK_GLYPH = (
+    '<circle cx="22" cy="22" r="11" fill="currentColor" fill-opacity="0.16"/>'
+    '<circle cx="22" cy="22" r="11" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.6" fill="none"/>'
+    '<circle cx="22" cy="22" r="3.4" fill="currentColor"/>'
+)
+_FALLBACK_TECH = (
+    '<rect x="15" y="15" width="14" height="14" rx="2.5" transform="rotate(45 22 22)" '
+    'fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"/><circle cx="22" cy="22" r="2.4" fill="currentColor"/>'
+)
+
+
+def _load_icons(file: Path = ICON_FILE) -> tuple[dict, dict]:
+    """Read the icon sidecar: (category slug -> {hue, glyph}, technique name -> svg).
+    A missing or malformed file is non-fatal — everything then uses the fallbacks below."""
+    try:
+        data = json.loads(file.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    except (OSError, ValueError):
+        return {}, {}
+    return (data.get("categories") or {}), (data.get("techniques") or {})
+
+
+_CATEGORY_STYLES, _TECH_ICONS = _load_icons()
+
+
+def _hsl_hex(deg: int, s: float, lt: float) -> str:
+    import colorsys
+
+    r, g, b = colorsys.hls_to_rgb((deg % 360) / 360, lt, s)
+    return "#%02x%02x%02x" % (round(r * 255), round(g * 255), round(b * 255))
+
+
+def category_style(cat: str) -> tuple[str, str]:
+    """(hue, glyph markup) for a category — from the sidecar for the shipped set, derived for extras."""
+    style = _CATEGORY_STYLES.get(cat)
+    if style and style.get("hue"):
+        return style["hue"], style.get("glyph") or _FALLBACK_GLYPH
+    deg = int(hashlib.md5(cat.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest(), 16) % 360
+    return _hsl_hex(deg, 0.58, 0.52), _FALLBACK_GLYPH
+
+
+def tech_icon(name: str) -> str:
+    """The hand-picked line-icon for a specific technique (neutral mark if unknown)."""
+    return _TECH_ICONS.get(name, _FALLBACK_TECH)
+
+
+SELECTOR_TEMPLATE = r"""<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+<title>BMad Method Brainstorming Selection</title>
+<script>
+/* set the theme before first paint so there's no light-mode flash */
+(function(){ try {
+  var t = localStorage.getItem('bmad-theme');
+  if (!t) { t = (window.matchMedia && window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches) ? 'dark' : 'light'; }
+  document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-theme', t);
+} catch(e){} })();
+</script>
+<style>
+  :root {
+    --bg:#f6f7fb; --surface:#fff; --ink:#1c1e2b; --muted:#6b7080;
+    --accent:#5b4bdc; --accent-ink:#5b4bdc; --warn:#c0561f;
+    --line:#e6e8f0; --control:#eef0f7; --control2:#f1f2f8; --raised:#fff;
+    --cnt:#b9bdce; --foot:#aeb2c4; --shadow:rgba(20,20,50,.06);
+  }
+  :root[data-theme="dark"] {
+    --bg:#0f1117; --surface:#171a23; --ink:#e7e9f2; --muted:#9aa0b4;
+    --accent:#6d5cf0; --accent-ink:#a99bff; --warn:#e08a4a;
+    --line:#2a2f3e; --control:#222634; --control2:#1d212d; --raised:#2c3242;
+    --cnt:#5a6076; --foot:#5a6076; --shadow:rgba(0,0,0,.45);
+  }
+  /* lift the category hue toward white on dark surfaces so deep hues stay legible */
+  :root[data-theme="dark"] section > h2 { color:color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 62%, #fff); }
+  :root[data-theme="dark"] .tech .ico { color:color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 68%, #fff); }
+  :root[data-theme="dark"] label.tech:has(input:checked) { border-color:color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 60%, #fff); }
+  .titlerow { display:flex; align-items:flex-start; justify-content:space-between; gap:12px; }
+  .themebtn { flex:none; width:36px; height:36px; border-radius:9px; background:var(--control); color:var(--ink); font-size:17px; line-height:1; display:inline-flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center; }
+  .themebtn:hover { background:var(--raised); }
+  * { box-sizing:border-box; }
+  body { margin:0; font:16px/1.5 -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; background:var(--bg); color:var(--ink); }
+  header { position:sticky; top:0; z-index:5; background:var(--surface); padding:20px 0 12px; border-bottom:1px solid var(--line); box-shadow:0 2px 12px var(--shadow); }
+  .hwrap { max-width:1120px; margin:0 auto; padding:0 24px; }  /* align header content with the card column on wide screens */
+  h1 { margin:0 0 4px; font-size:24px; letter-spacing:-.02em; }
+  .sub { margin:0 0 12px; color:var(--muted); font-size:14px; max-width:74ch; }
+  button { font:inherit; border:0; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer; }
+  .composer { display:flex; flex-direction:column; gap:9px; margin:6px 0 12px; }
+  .grp { display:flex; gap:8px; align-items:center; flex-wrap:wrap; }
+  .glabel { font-size:11px; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:.07em; color:var(--muted); min-width:74px; }
+  .modes { display:inline-flex; background:var(--control); border-radius:9px; padding:3px; gap:2px; }
+  .mode { padding:7px 13px; font-size:14px; font-weight:600; color:var(--muted); background:transparent; }
+  .mode.on { background:var(--raised); color:var(--accent-ink); box-shadow:0 1px 3px var(--shadow); }
+  .modehint { flex:1 1 240px; min-width:0; font-size:13px; color:var(--muted); font-style:italic; }
+  .pill { font-size:13px; color:var(--muted); background:var(--control); padding:6px 12px; border-radius:20px; }
+  .pill b { color:var(--accent-ink); }
+  .step { display:inline-flex; align-items:center; gap:7px; font-size:13px; color:var(--ink); background:var(--control2); padding:4px 6px 4px 12px; border-radius:20px; }
+  .step b { min-width:12px; text-align:center; font-size:14px; color:var(--ink); }
+  .step button { width:24px; height:24px; border-radius:50%; background:var(--raised); color:var(--muted); font-size:17px; line-height:22px; text-align:center; box-shadow:0 1px 2px var(--shadow); }
+  .step button:hover { color:var(--accent-ink); }
+  .total { font-size:12px; color:var(--muted); }
+  .total.warn { color:var(--warn); font-weight:600; }
+  .bar { display:flex; gap:10px 14px; align-items:center; flex-wrap:wrap; }
+  #copy { margin-left:auto; padding:9px 22px; background:var(--accent); color:#fff; font-size:14px; font-weight:700; }
+  #copy:hover { filter:brightness(1.07); }
+  .chips { flex:1 1 320px; min-width:0; display:flex; gap:7px; flex-wrap:wrap; align-items:center; }
+  .chip { font-size:12px; padding:4px 11px; border-radius:16px; border:0; color:#fff; background:var(--cc); font-weight:600; cursor:pointer; }
+  .chip:hover { filter:brightness(1.08); }
+  .banner { max-height:0; overflow:hidden; transition:max-height .25s ease, padding .22s ease, margin .22s ease; background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--accent),#8275f2); color:#fff; border-radius:10px; font-weight:700; text-align:center; padding:0 14px; }
+  .banner.show { max-height:64px; padding:13px 14px; margin-top:10px; }
+  .banner.fail { background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--warn),#e0894a); }
+  main { padding:18px 24px 60px; max-width:1120px; margin:0 auto; }
+  section { margin:0 0 26px; }
+  section > h2 { font-size:13px; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:.08em; color:var(--c); margin:0 0 10px; border-bottom:1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 24%, var(--line)); padding-bottom:6px; }
+  section > h2 .cnt { color:color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 45%, var(--cnt)); margin-left:6px; }
+  .grid { display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(360px,1fr)); gap:10px; }
+  label.tech { display:flex; gap:12px; align-items:flex-start; background:color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 5%, var(--surface)); border:1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 18%, var(--line)); border-radius:10px; padding:11px 13px; cursor:pointer; transition:border-color .12s, box-shadow .12s, background .12s; }
+  label.tech:hover { border-color:color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 45%, var(--surface)); }
+  label.tech input { margin-top:2px; width:17px; height:17px; accent-color:var(--c); flex:none; }
+  label.tech:has(input:checked) { border-color:var(--c); background:color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 12%, var(--surface)); box-shadow:0 0 0 2px color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 30%, transparent); }
+  .tech .ic2 { display:flex; gap:5px; flex:none; }
+  .tech .ico { width:40px; height:40px; flex:none; color:var(--c); }
+  .tech .n { font-weight:600; display:block; }
+  .tech .d { color:var(--muted); font-size:13.5px; display:block; margin-top:2px; }
+  .tech .gf { color:var(--accent-ink); font-size:11px; display:block; margin-top:5px; opacity:.85; }
+  .grouphdr { margin:30px 0 12px; font-size:12px; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:.14em; font-weight:700; color:var(--c); opacity:.92; border-bottom:1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 22%, var(--line)); padding-bottom:7px; }
+  main > .grouphdr:first-child { margin-top:2px; }
+  :root[data-theme="dark"] .grouphdr { color:color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 62%, #fff); }
+  .goals { display:flex; gap:7px; flex-wrap:wrap; }
+  .goal { font-size:12px; padding:5px 12px; border-radius:16px; background:var(--control); color:var(--muted); font-weight:600; }
+  .goal:hover { color:var(--ink); }
+  .goal.on { background:var(--accent); color:#fff; }
+  label.tech.invent { border-style:dashed; background:transparent; }
+  label.tech.invent:hover { border-color:var(--c); }
+  label.tech.invent .n { color:var(--c); }
+  label.tech.hidden { display:none; }
+  footer { text-align:center; color:var(--foot); font-size:12px; padding:24px; }
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+<header>
+  <div class="hwrap">
+  <div class="titlerow">
+    <h1>BMad Method Brainstorming Selection</h1>
+    <button id="theme" class="themebtn" type="button" aria-label="Toggle dark mode" title="Toggle dark mode"></button>
+  </div>
+  <p class="sub">Compose your session, hit <strong>Copy prompt</strong>, and paste it back into the chat to begin. {{TOTAL}}</p>
+
+  <div class="composer">
+    <div class="grp">
+      <span class="glabel">Facilitation</span>
+      <div class="modes" id="modes">
+        <button type="button" class="mode on" data-mode="Facilitator">Facilitator</button>
+        <button type="button" class="mode" data-mode="Creative Partner">Creative Partner</button>
+        <button type="button" class="mode" data-mode="Ideate for me">Ideate for me</button>
+      </div>
+      <span class="modehint" id="modehint"></span>
+    </div>
+    <div class="grp">
+      <span class="glabel">Techniques</span>
+      <span class="pill">Picked <b id="pickN">0</b></span>
+      <span class="step">Random <button type="button" data-step="rand" data-d="-1">&minus;</button><b id="randN">0</b><button type="button" data-step="rand" data-d="1">+</button></span>
+      <span class="step">Invent <button type="button" data-step="inv" data-d="-1">&minus;</button><b id="invN">0</b><button type="button" data-step="inv" data-d="1">+</button></span>
+      <span class="step">AI picks <button type="button" data-step="ai" data-d="-1">&minus;</button><b id="aiN">0</b><button type="button" data-step="ai" data-d="1">+</button></span>
+      <span class="total" id="total">Total 0 &middot; 3&ndash;4 is the sweet spot</span>
+      <button id="copy" type="button">Copy prompt</button>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+
+  {{GOALBAR}}
+  <div class="bar">
+    <span class="glabel">Jump to</span>
+    <div class="chips" id="chips">{{CHIPS}}</div>
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="banner" id="banner">&#10003; Copied! Now paste it into the chat to start your session.</div>
+  </div>
+</header>
+<main>
+{{BODY}}
+</main>
+<footer>BMad Method &middot; Brainstorming</footer>
+<script>
+(function(){
+  var $ = function(id){ return document.getElementById(id); };
+  var all = Array.prototype.slice;
+  var boxes = all.call(document.querySelectorAll('input[type=checkbox]'));
+  var techBoxes = boxes.filter(function(b){ return b.dataset.name; });      // real technique cards
+  var inventBoxes = boxes.filter(function(b){ return b.dataset.invent; });  // per-category "invent in the spirit of" cards
+  var header = document.querySelector('header');
+  var sections = all.call(document.querySelectorAll('section'));
+  var state = { mode: 'Facilitator', rand: 0, inv: 0, ai: 0 };
+  var MODE_HINTS = {
+    'Facilitator': 'A forcing function for your ideas — I prompt and push, but never supply them.',
+    'Creative Partner': 'We riff together — I facilitate and add ideas too, each logged as yours or mine.',
+    'Ideate for me': 'I run the whole session myself, then show you the result and offer to keep going.'
+  };
+  function setHint(){ $('modehint').textContent = MODE_HINTS[state.mode] || ''; }
+
+  var themeBtn = $('theme');
+  function setThemeIcon(){ themeBtn.textContent = document.documentElement.getAttribute('data-theme') === 'dark' ? '☀' : '☾'; }
+  themeBtn.addEventListener('click', function(){
+    var next = document.documentElement.getAttribute('data-theme') === 'dark' ? 'light' : 'dark';
+    document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-theme', next);
+    try { localStorage.setItem('bmad-theme', next); } catch(e){}
+    setThemeIcon();
+  });
+
+  all.call(document.querySelectorAll('.mode')).forEach(function(b){
+    b.addEventListener('click', function(){
+      all.call(document.querySelectorAll('.mode')).forEach(function(m){ m.classList.remove('on'); });
+      b.classList.add('on');
+      state.mode = b.dataset.mode;
+      setHint();
+    });
+  });
+
+  all.call(document.querySelectorAll('[data-step]')).forEach(function(btn){
+    btn.addEventListener('click', function(){
+      var k = btn.dataset.step, d = parseInt(btn.dataset.d, 10);
+      state[k] = Math.max(0, state[k] + d);
+      update();
+    });
+  });
+
+  // Category chips are jump-nav: click one to smooth-scroll its section into view,
+  // offsetting by the sticky header's height so the heading isn't hidden beneath it.
+  all.call(document.querySelectorAll('.chip')).forEach(function(chip){
+    chip.addEventListener('click', function(){
+      var sec = null;
+      for (var i = 0; i < sections.length; i++){ if (sections[i].dataset.cat === chip.dataset.cat){ sec = sections[i]; break; } }
+      if (!sec){ return; }
+      var top = sec.getBoundingClientRect().top + window.pageYOffset - header.offsetHeight - 8;
+      window.scrollTo({ top: top, behavior: 'smooth' });
+    });
+  });
+
+  boxes.forEach(function(b){ b.addEventListener('change', update); });
+
+  // A `classic` technique appears twice (lead "Proven & Professional" group + its home
+  // category), so de-dupe checked picks by name; the lead copy carries data-lead.
+  function checkedTech(){
+    var seen = {}, out = [];
+    techBoxes.forEach(function(b){
+      if (!b.checked || seen[b.dataset.name]) { return; }
+      seen[b.dataset.name] = 1;
+      out.push(b);
+    });
+    return out;
+  }
+  function checkedInvent(){ return inventBoxes.filter(function(b){ return b.checked; }); }
+
+  function update(){
+    $('pickN').textContent = checkedTech().length;
+    $('randN').textContent = state.rand;
+    $('invN').textContent = state.inv;
+    $('aiN').textContent = state.ai;
+    var total = checkedTech().length + state.rand + state.inv + checkedInvent().length + state.ai;
+    var t = $('total');
+    t.textContent = 'Total ' + total + ' · 3–4 is the sweet spot';
+    t.classList.toggle('warn', total > 5);
+  }
+
+  // "Great for" goal filter: clicking a goal narrows visible cards to those tagged with it.
+  var goalBtns = all.call(document.querySelectorAll('.goal'));
+  function activeGoals(){ return goalBtns.filter(function(b){ return b.classList.contains('on'); }).map(function(b){ return b.dataset.goal; }); }
+  function applyFilter(){
+    var act = activeGoals();
+    all.call(document.querySelectorAll('label.tech')).forEach(function(lab){
+      var inp = lab.querySelector('input');
+      if (inp.dataset.invent){ return; }  // invent cards aren't goal-tagged — always visible
+      var good = (inp.dataset.good || '').split('|');
+      var show = !act.length || act.some(function(g){ return good.indexOf(g) >= 0; });
+      lab.classList.toggle('hidden', !show);
+    });
+  }
+  goalBtns.forEach(function(b){ b.addEventListener('click', function(){ b.classList.toggle('on'); applyFilter(); }); });
+
+  function randomPool(){
+    var picked = {};
+    checkedTech().forEach(function(b){ picked[b.dataset.name] = 1; });
+    // draw from unchecked, non-lead copies, skipping anything already picked
+    return techBoxes.filter(function(b){ return !b.checked && !b.dataset.lead && !picked[b.dataset.name]; });
+  }
+
+  function sample(arr, n){
+    var a = arr.slice(), out = [];
+    while (out.length < n && a.length){ out.push(a.splice(Math.floor(Math.random() * a.length), 1)[0]); }
+    return out;
+  }
+
+  function compose(){
+    var picks = checkedTech().map(function(b){ return { n: b.dataset.name, c: b.dataset.cat, d: b.dataset.desc, r: false }; });
+    var rnd = sample(randomPool(), state.rand).map(function(b){ return { n: b.dataset.name, c: b.dataset.cat, d: b.dataset.desc, r: true }; });
+    var techs = picks.concat(rnd);
+    var L = ["Let's run my brainstorming session.", "", 'Facilitation mode: ' + state.mode + '.'];
+    if (techs.length){
+      L.push("", 'Techniques to use:');
+      techs.forEach(function(t, i){
+        L.push((i + 1) + '.' + (t.r ? ' (random pick)' : '') + ' ' + t.n + '  ·  ' + t.c);
+        L.push('   ' + t.d);
+      });
+    }
+    var extra = [];
+    if (state.inv > 0){ extra.push('invent ' + state.inv + ' brand-new technique' + (state.inv > 1 ? 's' : '') + ' on the fly'); }
+    checkedInvent().forEach(function(b){ extra.push('invent 1 new technique in the spirit of ' + b.dataset.invent); });
+    if (state.ai > 0){ extra.push('you choose ' + state.ai + ' more technique' + (state.ai > 1 ? 's' : '') + ' that fit my goal'); }
+    if (extra.length){ L.push("", 'Then: ' + extra.join('; and ') + '.'); }
+    if (!techs.length && !extra.length){
+      L.push("", state.mode === 'Ideate for me'
+        ? 'Run the whole session yourself — pick the techniques, generate the ideas, then show me the result.'
+        : 'Help me choose 3–4 techniques to start.');
+    }
+    return L.join('\n');
+  }
+
+  function fallbackCopy(t){
+    var ta = document.createElement('textarea');
+    ta.value = t; ta.style.position = 'fixed'; ta.style.opacity = '0';
+    document.body.appendChild(ta); ta.focus(); ta.select();
+    var ok = false;
+    try { ok = document.execCommand('copy'); } catch(e){ ok = false; }
+    document.body.removeChild(ta);
+    return ok;
+  }
+
+  function flash(ok, text){
+    var b = $('banner');
+    b.classList.toggle('fail', !ok);
+    b.innerHTML = ok
+      ? '✓ Copied! Now paste it into the chat to start your session.'
+      : '⚠ Couldn’t reach the clipboard — copy the text in the box, then paste it into the chat.';
+    b.classList.add('show');
+    setTimeout(function(){ b.classList.remove('show'); }, 4500);
+    // Last resort on a hard failure: a prefilled, selectable prompt so the text is never lost.
+    if (!ok){ window.prompt('Copy this, then paste it into the chat:', text); }
+  }
+
+  $('copy').addEventListener('click', function(){
+    var text = compose();
+    if (navigator.clipboard && navigator.clipboard.writeText){
+      navigator.clipboard.writeText(text).then(
+        function(){ flash(true, text); },
+        function(){ flash(fallbackCopy(text), text); }
+      );
+    } else { flash(fallbackCopy(text), text); }
+  });
+
+  setHint();
+  setThemeIcon();
+  update();
+})();
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
+"""
+
+
+# --- browse-page layout: a "Proven & Professional" lead group, then super-groups ----------
+CLASSIC_GROUP = "Proven & Professional"
+LEAD_HUE = "#3d4f73"  # a dignified slate for the professional lead group
+
+# Super-group order for the shipped categories. Categories not listed (e.g. user-added
+# via --extra) render last under "More", alphabetically — so custom catalogs always show.
+CATEGORY_GROUPS = (
+    ("Structured & Analytical", ("structured", "deep")),
+    ("Creative & Generative", ("creative", "biomimetic", "cultural", "speculative_future", "quantum")),
+    ("Wild & Playful", ("wild", "absurdist", "theatrical", "constraint")),
+    ("Introspective & Personal", ("introspective_delight", "collaborative")),
+)
+
+# Human labels for the `good_for` goal tags; this dict's order is the filter-bar order.
+GOAL_LABELS = {
+    "feature": "Build a feature",
+    "novel": "Novel concept",
+    "strategy": "Strategy",
+    "planning": "Planning",
+    "diagnosis": "Diagnose",
+    "personal": "Personal / life",
+    "unstuck": "Get unstuck",
+}
+
+
+def _good_for_label(good: str) -> str:
+    parts = [GOAL_LABELS.get(g, g) for g in good.split("|") if g]
+    return ("Great for: " + " · ".join(parts)) if parts else ""
+
+
+def _svg(inner: str) -> str:
+    return f'<svg class="ico" viewBox="0 0 44 44" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">{CHIP}{inner}</svg>'
+
+
+def _card(r: dict, lead: bool = False) -> str:
+    """One technique card. `lead=True` cards live in the cross-cutting professional group;
+    they carry their own category hue (inline --c) and data-lead so selection can de-dupe."""
+    name = html.escape(r["technique_name"])
+    desc = html.escape(r["description"])
+    hue, glyph = category_style(r["category"])
+    disp_cat = html.escape(pretty(r["category"]))
+    good = html.escape(r.get("good_for", ""))
+    prov = html.escape(r.get("provenance", ""))
+    style = f' style="--c:{hue}"' if lead else ""
+    lead_attr = ' data-lead="1"' if lead else ""
+    gf = _good_for_label(r.get("good_for", ""))
+    gf_html = f'<span class="gf">{html.escape(gf)}</span>' if gf else ""
+    return (
+        f'<label class="tech"{style}><input type="checkbox" '
+        f'data-name="{name}" data-cat="{disp_cat}" data-desc="{desc}" data-good="{good}" data-prov="{prov}"{lead_attr}>'
+        f'<span class="ic2">{_svg(glyph)}{_svg(tech_icon(r["technique_name"]))}</span>'
+        f'<span><span class="n">{name}</span><span class="d">{desc}</span>{gf_html}</span></label>'
+    )
+
+
+def _invent_card(disp_cat: str, glyph: str) -> str:
+    """A dashed 'invent on the fly, in this category's spirit' card appended to each section."""
+    return (
+        f'<label class="tech invent"><input type="checkbox" data-invent="{disp_cat}">'
+        f'<span class="ic2">{_svg(glyph)}</span>'
+        f'<span><span class="n">✨ Invent a {disp_cat} technique</span>'
+        f'<span class="d">Make up a brand-new technique on the fly, in the spirit of {disp_cat}</span></span></label>'
+    )
+
+
+def html_doc(rows: list[dict]) -> str:
+    """Render the self-contained 'browse all techniques' selection page from the catalog.
+
+    Deterministic ordering so the shipped asset can be snapshot-tested against the CSV:
+    a cross-cutting "Proven & Professional" lead group (every `classic`-tagged row), then
+    the categories in fixed super-group order, then any unlisted/custom categories under
+    "More" alphabetically. Techniques render in file order within a category. A `classic`
+    row appears both in the lead group and its home category; the page de-dupes on select.
+    """
+    groups: dict[str, list[dict]] = {}
+    for r in rows:
+        groups.setdefault(r["category"], []).append(r)
+
+    body: list[str] = []
+    chips: list[str] = []
+
+    def add_section(cat: str) -> None:
+        hue, glyph = category_style(cat)
+        disp = html.escape(pretty(cat))
+        cards = [_card(r) for r in groups[cat]]
+        cards.append(_invent_card(disp, glyph))
+        chips.append(f'<button type="button" class="chip" data-cat="{disp}" style="--cc:{hue}">{disp}</button>')
+        body.append(
+            f'<section data-cat="{disp}" style="--c:{hue}"><h2>{disp}<span class="cnt">{len(groups[cat])}</span></h2>'
+            f'<div class="grid">{"".join(cards)}</div></section>'
+        )
+
+    # 1) lead group — every classic-tagged technique, cross-category (no invent card here)
+    classics = [r for r in rows if r.get("provenance", "").lower() == "classic"]
+    if classics:
+        disp = html.escape(CLASSIC_GROUP)
+        lead_cards = "".join(_card(r, lead=True) for r in classics)
+        chips.append(f'<button type="button" class="chip" data-cat="{disp}" style="--cc:{LEAD_HUE}">{disp}</button>')
+        body.append(
+            f'<section data-cat="{disp}" style="--c:{LEAD_HUE}"><h2>{disp}<span class="cnt">{len(classics)}</span></h2>'
+            f'<div class="grid">{lead_cards}</div></section>'
+        )
+
+    # 2) shipped categories, in super-group order
+    placed = set()
+    for group_title, cats in CATEGORY_GROUPS:
+        present = [c for c in cats if c in groups]
+        if not present:
+            continue
+        hue, _ = category_style(present[0])
+        body.append(f'<h2 class="grouphdr" style="--c:{hue}">{html.escape(group_title)}</h2>')
+        for c in present:
+            add_section(c)
+            placed.add(c)
+
+    # 3) leftover (custom / --extra) categories, alphabetically
+    leftover = sorted(c for c in groups if c not in placed)
+    if leftover:
+        body.append('<h2 class="grouphdr" style="--c:#8a8f9e">More</h2>')
+        for c in leftover:
+            add_section(c)
+
+    # goal-affinity filter bar — only if the catalog actually carries good_for tags
+    present_goals: set[str] = set()
+    for r in rows:
+        for g in (r.get("good_for", "") or "").split("|"):
+            if g:
+                present_goals.add(g)
+    goalbar = ""
+    if present_goals:
+        ordered = [g for g in GOAL_LABELS if g in present_goals] + sorted(present_goals - set(GOAL_LABELS))
+        gchips = "".join(
+            f'<button type="button" class="goal" data-goal="{html.escape(g)}">{html.escape(GOAL_LABELS.get(g, g))}</button>'
+            for g in ordered
+        )
+        goalbar = f'<div class="bar"><span class="glabel">Great for</span><div class="goals" id="goals">{gchips}</div></div>'
+
+    total = html.escape(f"{len(rows)} techniques across {len(groups)} categories.")
+    return (
+        SELECTOR_TEMPLATE.replace("{{BODY}}", "\n".join(body))
+        .replace("{{CHIPS}}", "".join(chips))
+        .replace("{{GOALBAR}}", goalbar)
+        .replace("{{TOTAL}}", total)
+    )
+
+
+def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
+    p = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__, formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter)
+    p.add_argument("--file", type=Path, default=DEFAULT_FILE, help="technique CSV (default: sibling assets/brain-methods.csv)")
+    p.add_argument("--extra", type=Path, help="JSON overlay of additional techniques (customize.toml additional_techniques), merged into every command")
+    p.add_argument("--json", action="store_true", help="emit structured JSON instead of lean text")
+    sub = p.add_subparsers(dest="cmd", required=True)
+    sub.add_parser("categories", help="list category names + counts")
+    pl = sub.add_parser("list", help="the index: category/name/gist (needs --category or --all)")
+    pl.add_argument("--category", action="append", help="filter to a category (repeatable)")
+    pl.add_argument("--all", action="store_true", help="dump the entire catalog (deliberate; large)")
+    ps = sub.add_parser("show", help="full gist + detail file for named techniques")
+    ps.add_argument("names", nargs="+")
+    pr = sub.add_parser("random", help="pick techniques at random")
+    pr.add_argument("--category", action="append", help="restrict to a category (repeatable)")
+    pr.add_argument("-n", type=int, default=1, help="how many (default 1)")
+    ph = sub.add_parser("html", help="write the offline 'browse all' selection page")
+    ph.add_argument("--out", help="file to write the page to (required; never prints the catalog)")
+    args = p.parse_args(argv)
+
+    if not args.file.is_file():
+        print(f"error: technique file not found: {args.file}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 2
+    rows = load(args.file)
+    if args.extra:
+        if not args.extra.is_file():
+            print(f"error: --extra file not found: {args.extra}", file=sys.stderr)
+            return 2
+        rows += load_extra(args.extra)
+    csv_dir = args.file.resolve().parent
+
+    if args.cmd == "categories":
+        print(fmt_categories(categories(rows), args.json))
+    elif args.cmd == "list":
+        if not args.category and not args.all:
+            print(
+                "error: `list` needs --category (one or more) — or --all to dump the whole "
+                "catalog on purpose. Use `categories` for the cheap map, or `random` to draw blind.",
+                file=sys.stderr,
+            )
+            return 2
+        print(fmt_list(filter_cats(rows, args.category), args.json))
+    elif args.cmd == "show":
+        found, missing = find(rows, args.names)
+        for m in missing:
+            print(f"# not found: {m}", file=sys.stderr)
+        if not found:
+            return 1
+        print(fmt_show(found, csv_dir, args.json))
+    elif args.cmd == "random":
+        pool = filter_cats(rows, args.category)
+        if not pool:
+            print("# no techniques match", file=sys.stderr)
+            return 1
+        n = max(0, min(args.n, len(pool)))  # clamp: never crash on a negative or oversized -n
+        print(fmt_list(random.sample(pool, n), args.json))
+    elif args.cmd == "html":
+        if not args.out:
+            print(
+                "error: `html` needs --out PATH — it writes the selection page to a file and "
+                "never prints the catalog to stdout (which would defeat the point).",
+                file=sys.stderr,
+            )
+            return 2
+        out = Path(args.out)
+        out.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        out.write_text(html_doc(rows), encoding="utf-8")
+        print(f"wrote {out} ({len(rows)} techniques, {len(categories(rows))} categories)")
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/scripts/memlog.py
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/scripts/memlog.py
@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# /// script
+# requires-python = ">=3.10"
+# ///
+"""memlog — an append-only memory log: LLM-optimal working memory for a skill.
+
+A memlog is the dense, chronological record of everything that mattered in a piece of
+work — every item the user generated or accepted — kept minimal like human memory: only
+what's important, never bloated. It persists ACROSS sessions, so a fresh session can
+load it and continue. It is NOT a deliverable; downstream artifacts (a brief, a PRD, a
+deck, a report) are *derived* from it on demand. The host skill supplies the vocabulary
+by how it calls `append` — the tool stays neutral.
+
+It is a FLAT log: there are no sections or grouping. Every entry is one line, recorded
+at the END in the order it happened. The chronology itself is the structure — an event
+like "started technique X" is just another entry, same as an idea or an insight.
+
+Two invariants make it trustworthy:
+
+  1. Append-only, chronological. Entries land at the end, in the order they happen.
+     Nothing is ever inserted backward, reordered, or grouped.
+  2. Write-only / blind. Every command is an atomic, context-free write and echoes the
+     new state as JSON, so the caller never re-reads the file mid-session. The one time
+     the file is read is on resume — and the caller reads it itself, not via this script.
+
+The file shape (.memlog.md):
+
+    ---
+    topic: Onboarding flow for a budgeting app
+    goal: lift week-1 retention
+    status: active
+    updated: 2026-05-30T14:22
+    ---
+
+    - (note) user picked techniques: SCAMPER, then Six Thinking Hats
+    - (technique) started SCAMPER
+    - (idea) skip the signup wall: let people try with sample data first
+    - (idea) auto-import one bank account so the first screen shows real numbers
+    - (question) is open-banking consent too heavy for step one?
+    - (technique) started Six Thinking Hats
+    - (idea) black-hat: imported transactions look scary before they're categorized
+    - (insight) the "scary numbers" risk and the "real numbers" idea are one lever: show real data, pre-categorized
+    - (direction) user wants to optimize for the anxious first-timer, not the power user
+    - (decision) lead with one pre-categorized account; defer multi-account import
+
+Each entry may carry an optional `--type` — what KIND it is (idea, insight, question,
+decision, technique, …) — and an optional `--by` naming who it came from (e.g. `user`,
+`coach`), for sessions where authorship matters. Both render into one short inline tag:
+`(idea)`, `(idea by user)`, `(by coach)`. Omit them for a plain note. The host skill
+names the vocabulary; the script does not.
+
+Commands:
+  init   --workspace DIR [--field k=v ...]              create the memlog (errors if it exists)
+  append --workspace DIR --text STR [--type T] [--by W]  append one entry at the end
+  set    --workspace DIR --key K --value V              set/replace a frontmatter field
+
+The workspace is the run folder; the memlog is always {workspace}/.memlog.md.
+"""
+import argparse
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+from datetime import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+
+MEMLOG = ".memlog.md"
+
+
+def now() -> str:
+    return datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M")
+
+
+def memlog_path(workspace: str) -> Path:
+    return Path(workspace) / MEMLOG
+
+
+def split(text: str) -> tuple[dict, str]:
+    """Return (frontmatter dict in source order, body str). Frontmatter is plain key: value.
+
+    The closing fence is the first line that is *exactly* `---`, so a `---` inside a
+    field value (topic/goal are free user text) never truncates the frontmatter.
+    """
+    lines = text.splitlines()
+    if not lines or lines[0] != "---":
+        raise ValueError(".memlog.md has no frontmatter")
+    end = next((i for i in range(1, len(lines)) if lines[i] == "---"), None)
+    if end is None:
+        raise ValueError(".memlog.md frontmatter is not terminated")
+    meta: dict[str, str] = {}
+    for line in lines[1:end]:
+        if ":" in line:
+            k, v = line.split(":", 1)
+            meta[k.strip()] = v.strip()
+    return meta, "\n".join(lines[end + 1:]).lstrip("\n")
+
+
+def render(meta: dict, body: str) -> str:
+    # Neutralize newlines in values so a multi-line field can't break the fence on re-read.
+    fm = "\n".join(f"{k}: {' '.join(str(v).splitlines())}" for k, v in meta.items())
+    return "---\n" + fm + "\n---\n\n" + body.rstrip("\n") + "\n"
+
+
+def touch(meta: dict) -> None:
+    """Stamp `updated` and keep it last so the field order stays predictable."""
+    meta.pop("updated", None)
+    meta["updated"] = now()
+
+
+def write_atomic(path: Path, text: str) -> None:
+    tmp = path.with_suffix(path.suffix + ".tmp")
+    tmp.write_text(text, encoding="utf-8")
+    os.replace(tmp, path)
+
+
+def entry_count(body: str) -> int:
+    return sum(1 for ln in body.splitlines() if ln.startswith("- "))
+
+
+def ack(path: Path, meta: dict, body: str) -> None:
+    """Echo new state so the caller never re-reads the file to know where it stands."""
+    print(json.dumps({
+        "ok": True,
+        "memlog": str(path),
+        "status": meta.get("status", ""),
+        "entries": entry_count(body),
+    }))
+
+
+def cmd_init(args) -> int:
+    path = memlog_path(args.workspace)
+    if path.exists():
+        print(f"error: {path} already exists; use append/set to update it", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 2
+    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    meta: dict[str, str] = {}
+    for pair in args.field or []:
+        if "=" not in pair:
+            print(f"error: --field expects key=value, got {pair!r}", file=sys.stderr)
+            return 2
+        k, v = pair.split("=", 1)
+        meta[k.strip()] = v.strip()
+    meta.setdefault("status", "active")
+    touch(meta)
+    write_atomic(path, render(meta, ""))
+    ack(path, meta, "")
+    return 0
+
+
+def cmd_append(args) -> int:
+    path = memlog_path(args.workspace)
+    meta, body = split(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    text = " ".join(args.text.split())  # collapse newlines/runs → one-line entry, no prose bloat
+    label = args.type or ""
+    if args.by:
+        label = f"{label} by {args.by}".strip()  # attribution: "(idea by user)" / "(by coach)"
+    tag = f"({label}) " if label else ""
+    entry = f"- {tag}{text}"
+    body = (body.rstrip("\n") + "\n" + entry) if body.strip() else entry  # always at the end
+    touch(meta)
+    write_atomic(path, render(meta, body))
+    ack(path, meta, body)
+    return 0
+
+
+def cmd_set(args) -> int:
+    path = memlog_path(args.workspace)
+    meta, body = split(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    meta[args.key] = args.value
+    touch(meta)
+    write_atomic(path, render(meta, body))
+    ack(path, meta, body)
+    return 0
+
+
+def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
+    p = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__, formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter)
+    sub = p.add_subparsers(dest="cmd", required=True)
+
+    pi = sub.add_parser("init", help="create the memlog")
+    pi.add_argument("--workspace", required=True)
+    pi.add_argument("--field", action="append", metavar="KEY=VALUE", help="frontmatter field (repeatable)")
+    pi.set_defaults(func=cmd_init)
+
+    pa = sub.add_parser("append", help="append one entry at the end")
+    pa.add_argument("--workspace", required=True)
+    pa.add_argument("--text", required=True)
+    pa.add_argument("--type", help="entry kind, rendered as an inline tag")
+    pa.add_argument("--by", help="who the entry came from (e.g. user, coach); rendered into the tag")
+    pa.set_defaults(func=cmd_append)
+
+    pset = sub.add_parser("set", help="set a frontmatter field")
+    pset.add_argument("--workspace", required=True)
+    pset.add_argument("--key", required=True)
+    pset.add_argument("--value", required=True)
+    pset.set_defaults(func=cmd_set)
+
+    args = p.parse_args(argv)
+    return args.func(args)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/scripts/tests/test_brain.py
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/scripts/tests/test_brain.py
@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+# /// script
+# requires-python = ">=3.10"
+# dependencies = ["pytest>=8.0"]
+# ///
+"""Tests for brain.py. Run: uv run -m pytest scripts/tests/test_brain.py"""
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent))
+import brain  # noqa: E402
+
+CSV = """category,technique_name,description,detail
+collaborative,Yes And Building,Build on every idea with "yes and" to keep momentum,
+wild,Quantum Superposition,Hold contradictory ideas as simultaneously true,techniques/quantum.md
+structured,SCAMPER Method,Run the idea through seven transformation lenses,
+wild,Anti-Solution,Brainstorm how to make the problem worse then invert,
+"""
+
+DETAIL = "# Quantum Superposition\nFull multi-step instructions for the complex technique."
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def lib(tmp_path):
+    csv_path = tmp_path / "brain-methods.csv"
+    csv_path.write_text(CSV, encoding="utf-8")
+    (tmp_path / "techniques").mkdir()
+    (tmp_path / "techniques" / "quantum.md").write_text(DETAIL, encoding="utf-8")
+    return csv_path
+
+
+def test_load_normalizes_detail(lib):
+    rows = brain.load(lib)
+    assert len(rows) == 4
+    assert rows[0]["detail"] == ""
+    assert rows[1]["detail"] == "techniques/quantum.md"
+
+
+def test_categories_counts_sorted(lib):
+    assert brain.categories(brain.load(lib)) == [("collaborative", 1), ("structured", 1), ("wild", 2)]
+
+
+def test_filter_is_case_insensitive(lib):
+    rows = brain.filter_cats(brain.load(lib), ["WILD"])
+    assert {r["technique_name"] for r in rows} == {"Quantum Superposition", "Anti-Solution"}
+
+
+def test_filter_none_returns_all(lib):
+    assert len(brain.filter_cats(brain.load(lib), None)) == 4
+
+
+def test_find_hits_and_misses(lib):
+    found, missing = brain.find(brain.load(lib), ["scamper method", "Nope"])
+    assert [r["technique_name"] for r in found] == ["SCAMPER Method"]
+    assert missing == ["Nope"]
+
+
+def test_resolve_detail_present(lib):
+    row = next(r for r in brain.load(lib) if r["detail"])
+    assert "multi-step instructions" in brain.resolve_detail(row, lib.parent)
+
+
+def test_resolve_detail_absent_is_none(lib):
+    row = next(r for r in brain.load(lib) if not r["detail"])
+    assert brain.resolve_detail(row, lib.parent) is None
+
+
+def test_resolve_detail_missing_file_warns_not_fatal(lib, capsys):
+    rows = brain.load(lib)
+    rows[1]["detail"] = "techniques/gone.md"
+    assert brain.resolve_detail(rows[1], lib.parent) is None
+    assert "not found" in capsys.readouterr().err
+
+
+def test_show_inlines_detail(lib, capsys):
+    assert brain.main(["--file", str(lib), "show", "Quantum Superposition"]) == 0
+    out = capsys.readouterr().out
+    assert "multi-step instructions" in out and "[wild]" in out
+
+
+def test_show_simple_has_no_detail(lib, capsys):
+    brain.main(["--file", str(lib), "show", "SCAMPER Method"])
+    out = capsys.readouterr().out
+    assert "transformation lenses" in out
+
+
+def test_show_all_missing_returns_1(lib):
+    assert brain.main(["--file", str(lib), "show", "Ghost"]) == 1
+
+
+def test_list_filtered_text(lib, capsys):
+    brain.main(["--file", str(lib), "list", "--category", "structured"])
+    out = capsys.readouterr().out.strip().splitlines()
+    assert len(out) == 1 and out[0].startswith("structured\tSCAMPER Method\t")
+
+
+def test_list_bare_is_refused(lib, capsys):
+    # the footgun: bare `list` must NOT dump the catalog into context
+    assert brain.main(["--file", str(lib), "list"]) == 2
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert captured.out == ""  # nothing leaked to stdout
+    assert "--category" in captured.err and "--all" in captured.err
+
+
+def test_list_all_dumps_everything(lib, capsys):
+    assert brain.main(["--file", str(lib), "list", "--all"]) == 0
+    out = capsys.readouterr().out.strip().splitlines()
+    assert len(out) == 4  # the deliberate full-catalog escape hatch
+
+
+def test_json_output(lib, capsys):
+    import json
+    brain.main(["--file", str(lib), "--json", "categories"])
+    data = json.loads(capsys.readouterr().out)
+    assert {"category": "wild", "count": 2} in data
+
+
+def test_random_respects_n_and_category(lib, capsys):
+    brain.main(["--file", str(lib), "random", "--category", "wild", "-n", "5"])
+    lines = capsys.readouterr().out.strip().splitlines()
+    assert len(lines) == 2  # only 2 wild exist, n capped
+    assert all(line.startswith("wild\t") for line in lines)
+
+
+def test_random_negative_n_does_not_crash(lib, capsys):
+    # a negative -n is clamped to 0, not passed to random.sample (which would raise)
+    assert brain.main(["--file", str(lib), "random", "-n", "-1"]) == 0
+    assert capsys.readouterr().out.strip() == ""
+
+
+def test_missing_file_returns_2(tmp_path):
+    assert brain.main(["--file", str(tmp_path / "nope.csv"), "categories"]) == 2
+
+
+# --- html selection page ------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_html_requires_out(lib, capsys):
+    # never dump the catalog to stdout — writing to a file is the whole point
+    assert brain.main(["--file", str(lib), "html"]) == 2
+    assert "--out" in capsys.readouterr().err
+
+
+def test_html_writes_selection_page(lib, tmp_path):
+    out = tmp_path / "sel.html"
+    assert brain.main(["--file", str(lib), "html", "--out", str(out)]) == 0
+    doc = out.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    assert doc.startswith("<!DOCTYPE html>")
+    assert "BMad Method Brainstorming Selection" in doc
+    for r in brain.load(lib):
+        assert r["technique_name"] in doc  # every technique is selectable
+    assert "&quot;yes and&quot;" in doc  # quotes in a description are escaped, not raw
+
+
+def test_html_creates_missing_parent(lib, tmp_path):
+    out = tmp_path / "nested" / "deep" / "sel.html"
+    assert brain.main(["--file", str(lib), "html", "--out", str(out)]) == 0
+    assert out.is_file()
+
+
+# --- --extra overlay (customize.toml additional_techniques) -------------
+
+EXTRA = (
+    '[{"category": "domain-specific", "technique_name": "Regulatory Inversion", '
+    '"description": "Start from the compliance constraint and brainstorm what it unlocks."}, '
+    '{"category": "wild", "technique_name": "Extra Wild One", "description": "An added wild method."}]'
+)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def extra(tmp_path):
+    p = tmp_path / "extra.json"
+    p.write_text(EXTRA, encoding="utf-8")
+    return p
+
+
+def test_extra_merges_into_categories(lib, extra, capsys):
+    brain.main(["--file", str(lib), "--extra", str(extra), "categories"])
+    out = capsys.readouterr().out
+    assert "domain-specific\t1" in out  # a brand-new category appears
+    assert "wild\t3" in out  # the extra wild one is counted alongside the shipped two
+
+
+def test_extra_appears_in_list_and_random(lib, extra, capsys):
+    brain.main(["--file", str(lib), "--extra", str(extra), "list", "--category", "domain-specific"])
+    assert "Regulatory Inversion" in capsys.readouterr().out
+
+
+def test_extra_is_first_class_in_html(lib, extra, tmp_path):
+    out = tmp_path / "sel.html"
+    assert brain.main(["--file", str(lib), "--extra", str(extra), "html", "--out", str(out)]) == 0
+    doc = out.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    # custom technique is selectable and its new category renders without crashing (fallback glyph/hue)
+    assert "Regulatory Inversion" in doc
+    assert "Domain Specific" in doc
+
+
+def test_extra_missing_file_returns_2(lib, tmp_path):
+    assert brain.main(["--file", str(lib), "--extra", str(tmp_path / "nope.json"), "categories"]) == 2
+
+
+def test_unknown_category_style_uses_fallback_glyph():
+    hue, glyph = brain.category_style("totally-made-up-category")
+    assert hue.startswith("#") and len(hue) == 7  # valid derived hex
+    assert glyph == brain._FALLBACK_GLYPH
+
+
+def test_shipped_selector_is_in_sync_with_catalog():
+    # foolproofing: if someone edits brain-methods.csv they must regenerate the page.
+    # Regenerate with: python3 brain.py html --out assets/brain-selector.html
+    asset = brain.DEFAULT_FILE.parent / "brain-selector.html"
+    assert asset.is_file(), "missing assets/brain-selector.html — generate it"
+    expected = brain.html_doc(brain.load(brain.DEFAULT_FILE))
+    assert asset.read_text(encoding="utf-8") == expected, (
+        "assets/brain-selector.html is stale; regenerate: "
+        "python3 brain.py html --out assets/brain-selector.html"
+    )
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/scripts/tests/test_memlog.py
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/scripts/tests/test_memlog.py
@ -0,0 +1,265 @@
+# /// script
+# requires-python = ">=3.10"
+# dependencies = ["pytest>=8.0"]
+# ///
+"""Tests for memlog.py. Run: uv run --with pytest pytest scripts/tests/test_memlog.py
+
+The spine under test is the flat, append-only, chronological invariant: every entry is
+one line recorded at the end in the order it happened — no sections, no grouping.
+"""
+import json
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent))
+import memlog  # noqa: E402
+
+MEMLOG = ".memlog.md"
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def ws(tmp_path):
+    return str(tmp_path)
+
+
+def read(ws):
+    return (Path(ws) / MEMLOG).read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+
+def body_of(ws):
+    return memlog.split(read(ws))[1]
+
+
+def entries(ws):
+    return [ln for ln in body_of(ws).splitlines() if ln.startswith("- ")]
+
+
+def init(ws, **fields):
+    fields = fields or {"topic": "Reinvent the lunchbox", "goal": "ideas for a pitch"}
+    argv = ["init", "--workspace", ws]
+    for k, v in fields.items():
+        argv += ["--field", f"{k}={v}"]
+    assert memlog.main(argv) == 0
+
+
+def append(ws, text, entry_type=None, by=None):
+    argv = ["append", "--workspace", ws, "--text", text]
+    if entry_type:
+        argv += ["--type", entry_type]
+    if by:
+        argv += ["--by", by]
+    assert memlog.main(argv) == 0
+
+
+# --- init ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_init_writes_frontmatter_fields(ws):
+    init(ws)
+    meta, body = memlog.split(read(ws))
+    assert meta["topic"] == "Reinvent the lunchbox"
+    assert meta["goal"] == "ideas for a pitch"
+    assert meta["status"] == "active"
+    assert "updated" in meta
+    assert body.strip() == ""
+
+
+def test_init_arbitrary_fields(ws):
+    init(ws, topic="T", audience="board")
+    meta, _ = memlog.split(read(ws))
+    assert meta["audience"] == "board"
+
+
+def test_init_refuses_overwrite(ws):
+    init(ws)
+    assert memlog.main(["init", "--workspace", ws, "--field", "topic=other"]) == 2
+
+
+def test_init_creates_missing_workspace(tmp_path):
+    nested = str(tmp_path / "a" / "b")
+    assert memlog.main(["init", "--workspace", nested, "--field", "topic=T"]) == 0
+    assert (Path(nested) / MEMLOG).is_file()
+
+
+def test_init_rejects_malformed_field(ws):
+    assert memlog.main(["init", "--workspace", ws, "--field", "noequals"]) == 2
+
+
+# --- append: flat chronological order is the whole point -----------------
+
+def test_append_lands_at_end_in_order(ws):
+    init(ws)
+    append(ws, "first")
+    append(ws, "second")
+    append(ws, "third")
+    assert entries(ws) == ["- first", "- second", "- third"]
+
+
+def test_no_sections_or_headings_ever(ws):
+    init(ws)
+    append(ws, "started foo", entry_type="technique")
+    append(ws, "an idea", entry_type="idea")
+    append(ws, "started bar", entry_type="technique")
+    assert "## " not in body_of(ws)  # the flat log never grows headings
+
+
+def test_type_renders_as_inline_tag(ws):
+    init(ws)
+    append(ws, "the earth revolves around the sun", entry_type="idea")
+    append(ws, "how do we handle stampede?", entry_type="question")
+    body = body_of(ws)
+    assert "- (idea) the earth revolves around the sun" in body
+    assert "- (question) how do we handle stampede?" in body
+
+
+def test_append_without_type_is_plain_note(ws):
+    init(ws)
+    append(ws, "bare entry")
+    assert entries(ws) == ["- bare entry"]
+
+
+def test_append_collapses_newlines_into_one_line(ws):
+    init(ws)
+    append(ws, "line one\nline two\n  spaced   out")
+    assert entries(ws) == ["- line one line two spaced out"]
+
+
+def test_revisited_technique_is_just_a_later_entry(ws):
+    # the user's model: switching techniques is an entry, not a section to return to
+    init(ws)
+    append(ws, "started SCAMPER", entry_type="technique")
+    append(ws, "magnetic latch", entry_type="idea")
+    append(ws, "started Six Hats", entry_type="technique")
+    append(ws, "stale data risk", entry_type="idea")
+    append(ws, "started SCAMPER", entry_type="technique")  # back to SCAMPER — just appended again
+    append(ws, "stackable tiers", entry_type="idea")
+    assert entries(ws) == [
+        "- (technique) started SCAMPER",
+        "- (idea) magnetic latch",
+        "- (technique) started Six Hats",
+        "- (idea) stale data risk",
+        "- (technique) started SCAMPER",
+        "- (idea) stackable tiers",
+    ]
+
+
+def test_by_renders_attribution_in_tag(ws):
+    # Creative Partner mode must record whose idea each one was
+    init(ws)
+    append(ws, "magnetic latch lid", entry_type="idea", by="user")
+    append(ws, "lid doubles as a plate", entry_type="idea", by="coach")
+    body = body_of(ws)
+    assert "- (idea by user) magnetic latch lid" in body
+    assert "- (idea by coach) lid doubles as a plate" in body
+
+
+def test_by_without_type_renders_alone(ws):
+    init(ws)
+    append(ws, "off-the-cuff thought", by="coach")
+    assert entries(ws) == ["- (by coach) off-the-cuff thought"]
+
+
+def test_heterogeneous_entry_types_coexist(ws):
+    init(ws)
+    append(ws, "an idea", entry_type="idea")
+    append(ws, "an open question", entry_type="question")
+    append(ws, "a decision we made", entry_type="decision")
+    append(ws, "user wants mobile-first", entry_type="direction")
+    body = body_of(ws)
+    for tag in ("(idea)", "(question)", "(decision)", "(direction)"):
+        assert tag in body
+
+
+# --- set ----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_set_flips_status(ws):
+    init(ws)
+    memlog.main(["set", "--workspace", ws, "--key", "status", "--value", "complete"])
+    assert memlog.split(read(ws))[0]["status"] == "complete"
+
+
+def test_set_preserves_body(ws):
+    init(ws)
+    append(ws, "keep me", entry_type="idea")
+    memlog.main(["set", "--workspace", ws, "--key", "status", "--value", "complete"])
+    meta, body = memlog.split(read(ws))
+    assert meta["status"] == "complete"
+    assert "- (idea) keep me" in body
+
+
+def test_set_can_add_new_field(ws):
+    init(ws)
+    memlog.main(["set", "--workspace", ws, "--key", "owner", "--value", "BMad"])
+    assert memlog.split(read(ws))[0]["owner"] == "BMad"
+
+
+def test_updated_stays_last(ws):
+    init(ws)
+    memlog.main(["set", "--workspace", ws, "--key", "owner", "--value", "BMad"])
+    meta = memlog.split(read(ws))[0]
+    assert list(meta)[-1] == "updated"
+
+
+# --- robustness ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_roundtrip_render_is_stable(ws):
+    init(ws)
+    append(ws, "one", entry_type="idea")
+    first = read(ws)
+    meta, body = memlog.split(first)
+    assert memlog.render(meta, body) == first
+
+
+def test_commas_in_field_survive(ws):
+    init(ws, topic="cars, trains, and planes")
+    append(ws, "z", entry_type="idea")
+    meta, _ = memlog.split(read(ws))
+    assert meta["topic"] == "cars, trains, and planes"
+
+
+def test_triple_dash_in_field_does_not_corrupt_frontmatter(ws):
+    # A `---` inside a value must NOT be read as the closing fence: topic stays intact,
+    # status survives, and the body never leaks frontmatter text.
+    init(ws, topic="Pricing --- tiers --- and add-ons")
+    append(ws, "an idea", entry_type="idea")
+    meta, body = memlog.split(read(ws))
+    assert meta["topic"] == "Pricing --- tiers --- and add-ons"
+    assert meta["status"] == "active"
+    assert entries(ws) == ["- (idea) an idea"]
+    assert "status:" not in body  # frontmatter never bled into the body
+
+
+def test_triple_dash_status_survives_in_ack(ws, capsys):
+    init(ws, topic="a --- b")
+    append(ws, "x", entry_type="idea")
+    out = json.loads(capsys.readouterr().out.strip().splitlines()[-1])
+    assert out["status"] == "active"  # not "" — frontmatter recovered cleanly
+
+
+def test_newline_in_field_is_neutralized(ws):
+    # A value carrying a newline can't break the fence on the next round-trip.
+    memlog.main(["init", "--workspace", ws, "--field", "topic=line one\nline two"])
+    append(ws, "x", entry_type="idea")
+    meta, _ = memlog.split(read(ws))
+    assert "\n" not in meta["topic"]
+    assert meta["status"] == "active"
+
+
+def test_append_emits_json_ack(ws, capsys):
+    init(ws)
+    append(ws, "x", entry_type="idea")
+    out = json.loads(capsys.readouterr().out.strip().splitlines()[-1])
+    assert out["ok"] is True
+    assert out["status"] == "active"
+    assert out["entries"] == 1
+    assert out["memlog"].endswith(MEMLOG)
+    assert "section" not in out  # sections are gone
+
+
+def test_ack_entry_count_climbs(ws, capsys):
+    init(ws)
+    append(ws, "a")
+    append(ws, "b")
+    out = json.loads(capsys.readouterr().out.strip().splitlines()[-1])
+    assert out["entries"] == 2
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/steps/step-01-session-setup.md
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/steps/step-01-session-setup.md
@ -1,214 +0,0 @@
-# Step 1: Session Setup and Continuation Detection
-
-## MANDATORY EXECUTION RULES (READ FIRST):
-
- 🛑 NEVER generate content without user input
- ✅ ALWAYS treat this as collaborative facilitation
- 📋 YOU ARE A FACILITATOR, not a content generator
- 💬 FOCUS on session setup and continuation detection only
- 🚪 DETECT existing workflow state and handle continuation properly
- ✅ YOU MUST ALWAYS SPEAK OUTPUT In your Agent communication style with the `communication_language`
-
-## EXECUTION PROTOCOLS:
-
- 🎯 Show your analysis before taking any action
- 💾 Initialize document and update frontmatter
- 📖 Set up frontmatter `stepsCompleted: [1]` before loading next step
- 🚫 FORBIDDEN to load next step until setup is complete
-
-## CONTEXT BOUNDARIES:
-
- Variables from workflow.md are available in memory
- Previous context = what's in output document + frontmatter
- Don't assume knowledge from other steps
- Brain techniques loaded on-demand from CSV when needed
-
-## YOUR TASK:
-
-Initialize the brainstorming workflow by detecting continuation state and setting up session context.
-
-## INITIALIZATION SEQUENCE:
-
-### 1. Check for Existing Sessions
-
-First, check the brainstorming sessions folder for existing sessions:
-
- List all files in `{output_folder}/brainstorming/`
- **DO NOT read any file contents** - only list filenames
- If files exist, identify the most recent by date/time in the filename
- If no files exist, this is a fresh workflow
-
-### 2. Handle Existing Sessions (If Files Found)
-
-If existing session files are found:
-
- Display the most recent session filename (do NOT read its content)
- Ask the user: "Found existing session: `[filename]`. Would you like to:
-  **[1]** Continue this session
-  **[2]** Start a new session
-  **[3]** See all existing sessions"
-
-**HALT — wait for user selection before proceeding.**
-
- If user selects **[1]** (continue): Set `{brainstorming_session_output_file}` to that file path and load `./step-01b-continue.md`
- If user selects **[2]** (new): Generate new filename with current date/time and proceed to step 3
- If user selects **[3]** (see all): List all session filenames and ask which to continue or if new
-
-### 3. Fresh Workflow Setup (If No Files or User Chooses New)
-
-If no document exists or no `stepsCompleted` in frontmatter:
-
-#### A. Initialize Document
-
-Create the brainstorming session document:
-
-```bash
-# Create directory if needed
-mkdir -p "$(dirname "{brainstorming_session_output_file}")"
-
-# Initialize from template
-cp "../template.md" "{brainstorming_session_output_file}"
-```
-
-#### B. Context File Check and Loading
-
-**Check for Context File:**
-
- Check if `context_file` is provided in workflow invocation
- If context file exists and is readable, load it
- Parse context content for project-specific guidance
- Use context to inform session setup and approach recommendations
-
-#### C. Session Context Gathering
-
-"Welcome {{user_name}}! I'm excited to facilitate your brainstorming session. I'll guide you through proven creativity techniques to generate innovative ideas and breakthrough solutions.
-
-**Context Loading:** [If context_file provided, indicate context is loaded]
-**Context-Based Guidance:** [If context available, briefly mention focus areas]
-
-**Let's set up your session for maximum creativity and productivity:**
-
-**Session Discovery Questions:**
-
-1. **What are we brainstorming about?** (The central topic or challenge)
-2. **What specific outcomes are you hoping for?** (Types of ideas, solutions, or insights)"
-
-#### D. Process User Responses
-
-Wait for user responses, then:
-
-**Session Analysis:**
-"Based on your responses, I understand we're focusing on **[summarized topic]** with goals around **[summarized objectives]**.
-
-**Session Parameters:**
-
- **Topic Focus:** [Clear topic articulation]
- **Primary Goals:** [Specific outcome objectives]
-
-**Does this accurately capture what you want to achieve?**"
-
-#### E. Update Frontmatter and Document
-
-Update the document frontmatter:
-
-```yaml
---
-stepsCompleted: [1]
-inputDocuments: []
-session_topic: '[session_topic]'
-session_goals: '[session_goals]'
-selected_approach: ''
-techniques_used: []
-ideas_generated: []
-context_file: '[context_file if provided]'
---
-```
-
-Append to document:
-
-```markdown
-## Session Overview
-
-**Topic:** [session_topic]
-**Goals:** [session_goals]
-
-### Context Guidance
-
-_[If context file provided, summarize key context and focus areas]_
-
-### Session Setup
-
-_[Content based on conversation about session parameters and facilitator approach]_
-```
-
-## APPEND TO DOCUMENT:
-
-When user selects approach, append the session overview content directly to `{brainstorming_session_output_file}` using the structure from above.
-
-### E. Continue to Technique Selection
-
-"**Session setup complete!** I have a clear understanding of your goals and can select the perfect techniques for your brainstorming needs.
-
-**Ready to explore technique approaches?**
-[1] User-Selected Techniques - Browse our complete technique library
-[2] AI-Recommended Techniques - Get customized suggestions based on your goals
-[3] Random Technique Selection - Discover unexpected creative methods
-[4] Progressive Technique Flow - Start broad, then systematically narrow focus
-
-Which approach appeals to you most? (Enter 1-4)"
-
-**HALT — wait for user selection before proceeding.**
-
-### 4. Handle User Selection and Initial Document Append
-
-#### When user selects approach number:
-
- **Append initial session overview to `{brainstorming_session_output_file}`**
- **Update frontmatter:** `stepsCompleted: [1]`, `selected_approach: '[selected approach]'`
- **Load the appropriate step-02 file** based on selection
-
-### 5. Handle User Selection
-
-After user selects approach number:
-
- **If 1:** Load `./step-02a-user-selected.md`
- **If 2:** Load `./step-02b-ai-recommended.md`
- **If 3:** Load `./step-02c-random-selection.md`
- **If 4:** Load `./step-02d-progressive-flow.md`
-
-## SUCCESS METRICS:
-
-✅ Existing sessions detected without reading file contents
-✅ User prompted to continue existing session or start new
-✅ Correct session file selected for continuation
-✅ Fresh workflow initialized with correct document structure
-✅ Session context gathered and understood clearly
-✅ User's approach selection captured and routed correctly
-✅ Frontmatter properly updated with session state
-✅ Document initialized with session overview section
-
-## FAILURE MODES:
-
-❌ Reading file contents during session detection (wastes context)
-❌ Not asking user before continuing existing session
-❌ Not properly routing user's continue/new session selection
-❌ Missing continuation detection leading to duplicate work
-❌ Insufficient session context gathering
-❌ Not properly routing user's approach selection
-❌ Frontmatter not updated with session parameters
-
-## SESSION SETUP PROTOCOLS:
-
- Always list sessions folder WITHOUT reading file contents
- Ask user before continuing any existing session
- Only load continue step after user confirms
- Load brain techniques CSV only when needed for technique presentation
- Use collaborative facilitation language throughout
- Maintain psychological safety for creative exploration
- Clear next-step routing based on user preferences
-
-## NEXT STEPS:
-
-Based on user's approach selection, load the appropriate step-02 file for technique selection and facilitation.
-
-Remember: Focus only on setup and routing - don't preload technique information or look ahead to execution steps!
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/steps/step-01b-continue.md
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/steps/step-01b-continue.md
@ -1,124 +0,0 @@
-# Step 1b: Workflow Continuation
-
-## MANDATORY EXECUTION RULES (READ FIRST):
-
- ✅ YOU ARE A CONTINUATION FACILITATOR, not a fresh starter
- 🎯 RESPECT EXISTING WORKFLOW state and progress
- 📋 UNDERSTAND PREVIOUS SESSION context and outcomes
- 🔍 SEAMLESSLY RESUME from where user left off
- 💬 MAINTAIN CONTINUITY in session flow and rapport
- ✅ YOU MUST ALWAYS SPEAK OUTPUT In your Agent communication style with the `communication_language`
-
-## EXECUTION PROTOCOLS:
-
- 🎯 Load and analyze existing document thoroughly
- 💾 Update frontmatter with continuation state
- 📖 Present current status and next options clearly
- 🚫 FORBIDDEN repeating completed work or asking same questions
-
-## CONTEXT BOUNDARIES:
-
- Existing document with frontmatter is available
- Previous steps completed indicate session progress
- Brain techniques CSV loaded when needed for remaining steps
- User may want to continue, modify, or restart
-
-## YOUR TASK:
-
-Analyze existing brainstorming session state and provide seamless continuation options.
-
-## CONTINUATION SEQUENCE:
-
-### 1. Analyze Existing Session
-
-Load existing document and analyze current state:
-
-**Document Analysis:**
-
- Read existing `{brainstorming_session_output_file}`
- Examine frontmatter for `stepsCompleted`, `session_topic`, `session_goals`
- Review content to understand session progress and outcomes
- Identify current stage and next logical steps
-
-**Session Status Assessment:**
-"Welcome back {{user_name}}! I can see your brainstorming session on **[session_topic]** from **[date]**.
-
-**Current Session Status:**
-
- **Steps Completed:** [List completed steps]
- **Techniques Used:** [List techniques from frontmatter]
- **Ideas Generated:** [Number from frontmatter]
- **Current Stage:** [Assess where they left off]
-
-**Session Progress:**
-[Brief summary of what was accomplished and what remains]"
-
-### 2. Present Continuation Options
-
-Based on session analysis, provide appropriate options:
-
-**If Session Completed:**
-"Your brainstorming session appears to be complete!
-
-**Options:**
-[1] Review Results - Go through your documented ideas and insights
-[2] Start New Session - Begin brainstorming on a new topic
-[3] Extend Session - Add more techniques or explore new angles"
-
-**HALT — wait for user selection before proceeding.**
-
-**If Session In Progress:**
-"Let's continue where we left off!
-
-**Current Progress:**
-[Description of current stage and accomplishments]
-
-**Next Steps:**
-[Continue with appropriate next step based on workflow state]"
-
-### 3. Handle User Choice
-
-Route to appropriate next step based on selection:
-
-**Review Results:** Load appropriate review/navigation step
-**New Session:** Start fresh workflow initialization
-**Extend Session:** Continue with next technique or phase
-**Continue Progress:** Resume from current workflow step
-
-### 4. Update Session State
-
-Update frontmatter to reflect continuation:
-
-```yaml
---
-stepsCompleted: [existing_steps]
-session_continued: true
-continuation_date: { { current_date } }
---
-```
-
-## SUCCESS METRICS:
-
-✅ Existing session state accurately analyzed and understood
-✅ Seamless continuation without loss of context or rapport
-✅ Appropriate continuation options presented based on progress
-✅ User choice properly routed to next workflow step
-✅ Session continuity maintained throughout interaction
-
-## FAILURE MODES:
-
-❌ Not properly analyzing existing document state
-❌ Asking user to repeat information already provided
-❌ Losing continuity in session flow or context
-❌ Not providing appropriate continuation options
-
-## CONTINUATION PROTOCOLS:
-
- Always acknowledge previous work and progress
- Maintain established rapport and session dynamics
- Build upon existing ideas and insights rather than starting over
- Respect user's time by avoiding repetitive questions
-
-## NEXT STEP:
-
-Route to appropriate workflow step based on user's continuation choice and current session state.
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/steps/step-02a-user-selected.md
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/steps/step-02a-user-selected.md
@ -1,229 +0,0 @@
-# Step 2a: User-Selected Techniques
-
-## MANDATORY EXECUTION RULES (READ FIRST):
-
- ✅ YOU ARE A TECHNIQUE LIBRARIAN, not a recommender
- 🎯 LOAD TECHNIQUES ON-DEMAND from brain-methods.csv
- 📋 PREVIEW TECHNIQUE OPTIONS clearly and concisely
- 🔍 LET USER EXPLORE and select based on their interests
- 💬 PROVIDE BACK OPTION to return to approach selection
- ✅ YOU MUST ALWAYS SPEAK OUTPUT In your Agent communication style with the `communication_language`
-
-## EXECUTION PROTOCOLS:
-
- 🎯 Load brain techniques CSV only when needed for presentation
- ⚠️ Present [B] back option and [C] continue options
- 💾 Update frontmatter with selected techniques
- 📖 Route to technique execution after confirmation
- 🚫 FORBIDDEN making recommendations or steering choices
-
-## CONTEXT BOUNDARIES:
-
- Session context from Step 1 is available
- Brain techniques CSV contains 36+ techniques across 7 categories
- User wants full control over technique selection
- May need to present techniques by category or search capability
-
-## YOUR TASK:
-
-Load and present brainstorming techniques from CSV, allowing user to browse and select based on their preferences.
-
-## USER SELECTION SEQUENCE:
-
-### 1. Load Brain Techniques Library
-
-Load techniques from CSV on-demand:
-
-"Perfect! Let's explore our complete brainstorming techniques library. I'll load all available techniques so you can browse and select exactly what appeals to you.
-
-**Loading Brain Techniques Library...**"
-
-**Load CSV and parse:**
-
- Read `../brain-methods.csv`
- Parse: category, technique_name, description, facilitation_prompts, best_for, energy_level, typical_duration
- Organize by categories for browsing
-
-### 2. Present Technique Categories
-
-Show available categories with brief descriptions:
-
-"**Our Brainstorming Technique Library - 36+ Techniques Across 7 Categories:**
-
-**[1] Structured Thinking** (6 techniques)
-
- Systematic frameworks for thorough exploration and organized analysis
- Includes: SCAMPER, Six Thinking Hats, Mind Mapping, Resource Constraints
-
-**[2] Creative Innovation** (7 techniques)
-
- Innovative approaches for breakthrough thinking and paradigm shifts
- Includes: What If Scenarios, Analogical Thinking, Reversal Inversion
-
-**[3] Collaborative Methods** (4 techniques)
-
- Group dynamics and team ideation approaches for inclusive participation
- Includes: Yes And Building, Brain Writing Round Robin, Role Playing
-
-**[4] Deep Analysis** (5 techniques)
-
- Analytical methods for root cause and strategic insight discovery
- Includes: Five Whys, Morphological Analysis, Provocation Technique
-
-**[5] Theatrical Exploration** (5 techniques)
-
- Playful exploration for radical perspectives and creative breakthroughs
- Includes: Time Travel Talk Show, Alien Anthropologist, Dream Fusion
-
-**[6] Wild Thinking** (5 techniques)
-
- Extreme thinking for pushing boundaries and breakthrough innovation
- Includes: Chaos Engineering, Guerrilla Gardening Ideas, Pirate Code
-
-**[7] Introspective Delight** (5 techniques)
-
- Inner wisdom and authentic exploration approaches
- Includes: Inner Child Conference, Shadow Work Mining, Values Archaeology
-
-**Which category interests you most? Enter 1-7, or tell me what type of thinking you're drawn to.**"
-
-**HALT — wait for user selection before proceeding.**
-
-### 3. Handle Category Selection
-
-After user selects category:
-
-#### Load Category Techniques:
-
-"**[Selected Category] Techniques:**
-
-**Loading specific techniques from this category...**"
-
-**Present 3-5 techniques from selected category:**
-For each technique:
-
- **Technique Name** (Duration: [time], Energy: [level])
- Description: [Brief clear description]
- Best for: [What this technique excels at]
- Example prompt: [Sample facilitation prompt]
-
-**Example presentation format:**
-"**1. SCAMPER Method** (Duration: 20-30 min, Energy: Moderate)
-
- Systematic creativity through seven lenses (Substitute/Combine/Adapt/Modify/Put/Eliminate/Reverse)
- Best for: Product improvement, innovation challenges, systematic idea generation
- Example prompt: "What could you substitute in your current approach to create something new?"
-
-**2. Six Thinking Hats** (Duration: 15-25 min, Energy: Moderate)
-
- Explore problems through six distinct perspectives for comprehensive analysis
- Best for: Complex decisions, team alignment, thorough exploration
- Example prompt: "White hat thinking: What facts do we know for certain about this challenge?"
-
-### 4. Allow Technique Selection
-
-"**Which techniques from this category appeal to you?**
-
-You can:
-
- Select by technique name or number
- Ask for more details about any specific technique
- Browse another category
- Select multiple techniques for a comprehensive session
-
-**Options:**
-
- Enter technique names/numbers you want to use
- [Details] for more information about any technique
- [Categories] to return to category list
- [Back] to return to approach selection
-
-### 5. Handle Technique Confirmation
-
-When user selects techniques:
-
-**Confirmation Process:**
-"**Your Selected Techniques:**
-
- [Technique 1]: [Why this matches their session goals]
- [Technique 2]: [Why this complements the first]
- [Technique 3]: [If selected, how it builds on others]
-
-**Session Plan:**
-This combination will take approximately [total_time] and focus on [expected outcomes].
-
-**Confirm these choices?**
-[C] Continue - Begin technique execution
-[Back] - Modify technique selection"
-
-**HALT — wait for user selection before proceeding.**
-
-### 6. Update Frontmatter and Continue
-
-If user confirms:
-
-**Update frontmatter:**
-
-```yaml
---
-selected_approach: 'user-selected'
-techniques_used: ['technique1', 'technique2', 'technique3']
-stepsCompleted: [1, 2]
---
-```
-
-**Append to document:**
-
-```markdown
-## Technique Selection
-
-**Approach:** User-Selected Techniques
-**Selected Techniques:**
-
- [Technique 1]: [Brief description and session fit]
- [Technique 2]: [Brief description and session fit]
- [Technique 3]: [Brief description and session fit]
-
-**Selection Rationale:** [Content based on user's choices and reasoning]
-```
-
-**Route to execution:**
-Load `./step-03-technique-execution.md`
-
-### 7. Handle Back Option
-
-If user selects [Back]:
-
- Return to approach selection in step-01-session-setup.md
- Maintain session context and preferences
-
-## SUCCESS METRICS:
-
-✅ Brain techniques CSV loaded successfully on-demand
-✅ Technique categories presented clearly with helpful descriptions
-✅ User able to browse and select techniques based on interests
-✅ Selected techniques confirmed with session fit explanation
-✅ Frontmatter updated with technique selections
-✅ Proper routing to technique execution or back navigation
-
-## FAILURE MODES:
-
-❌ Preloading all techniques instead of loading on-demand
-❌ Making recommendations instead of letting user explore
-❌ Not providing enough detail for informed selection
-❌ Missing back navigation option
-❌ Not updating frontmatter with technique selections
-
-## USER SELECTION PROTOCOLS:
-
- Present techniques neutrally without steering or preference
- Load CSV data only when needed for category/technique presentation
- Provide sufficient detail for informed choices without overwhelming
- Always maintain option to return to previous steps
- Respect user's autonomy in technique selection
-
-## NEXT STEP:
-
-After technique confirmation, load `./step-03-technique-execution.md` to begin facilitating the selected brainstorming techniques.
-
-Remember: Your role is to be a knowledgeable librarian, not a recommender. Let the user explore and choose based on their interests and intuition!
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/steps/step-02b-ai-recommended.md
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-# Step 2b: AI-Recommended Techniques
-
-## MANDATORY EXECUTION RULES (READ FIRST):
-
- ✅ YOU ARE A TECHNIQUE MATCHMAKER, using AI analysis to recommend optimal approaches
- 🎯 ANALYZE SESSION CONTEXT from Step 1 for intelligent technique matching
- 📋 LOAD TECHNIQUES ON-DEMAND from brain-methods.csv for recommendations
- 🔍 MATCH TECHNIQUES to user goals, constraints, and preferences
- 💬 PROVIDE CLEAR RATIONALE for each recommendation
- ✅ YOU MUST ALWAYS SPEAK OUTPUT In your Agent communication style with the `communication_language`
-
-## EXECUTION PROTOCOLS:
-
- 🎯 Load brain techniques CSV only when needed for analysis
- ⚠️ Present [B] back option and [C] continue options
- 💾 Update frontmatter with recommended techniques
- 📖 Route to technique execution after user confirmation
- 🚫 FORBIDDEN generic recommendations without context analysis
-
-## CONTEXT BOUNDARIES:
-
- Session context (`session_topic`, `session_goals`, constraints) from Step 1
- Brain techniques CSV with 36+ techniques across 7 categories
- User wants expert guidance in technique selection
- Must analyze multiple factors for optimal matching
-
-## YOUR TASK:
-
-Analyze session context and recommend optimal brainstorming techniques based on user's specific goals and constraints.
-
-## AI RECOMMENDATION SEQUENCE:
-
-### 1. Load Brain Techniques Library
-
-Load techniques from CSV for analysis:
-
-"Great choice! Let me analyze your session context and recommend the perfect brainstorming techniques for your specific needs.
-
-**Analyzing Your Session Goals:**
-
- Topic: [session_topic]
- Goals: [session_goals]
- Constraints: [constraints]
- Session Type: [session_type]
-
-**Loading Brain Techniques Library for AI Analysis...**"
-
-**Load CSV and parse:**
-
- Read `../brain-methods.csv`
- Parse: category, technique_name, description, facilitation_prompts, best_for, energy_level, typical_duration
-
-### 2. Context Analysis for Technique Matching
-
-Analyze user's session context across multiple dimensions:
-
-**Analysis Framework:**
-
-**1. Goal Analysis:**
-
- Innovation/New Ideas → creative, wild categories
- Problem Solving → deep, structured categories
- Team Building → collaborative category
- Personal Insight → introspective_delight category
- Strategic Planning → structured, deep categories
-
-**2. Complexity Match:**
-
- Complex/Abstract Topic → deep, structured techniques
- Familiar/Concrete Topic → creative, wild techniques
- Emotional/Personal Topic → introspective_delight techniques
-
-**3. Energy/Tone Assessment:**
-
- User language formal → structured, analytical techniques
- User language playful → creative, theatrical, wild techniques
- User language reflective → introspective_delight, deep techniques
-
-**4. Time Available:**
-
- <30 min → 1-2 focused techniques
- 30-60 min → 2-3 complementary techniques
- > 60 min → Multi-phase technique flow
-
-### 3. Generate Technique Recommendations
-
-Based on context analysis, create tailored recommendations:
-
-"**My AI Analysis Results:**
-
-Based on your session context, I recommend this customized technique sequence:
-
-**Phase 1: Foundation Setting**
-**[Technique Name]** from [Category] (Duration: [time], Energy: [level])
-
- **Why this fits:** [Specific connection to user's goals/context]
- **Expected outcome:** [What this will accomplish for their session]
-
-**Phase 2: Idea Generation**
-**[Technique Name]** from [Category] (Duration: [time], Energy: [level])
-
- **Why this builds on Phase 1:** [Complementary effect explanation]
- **Expected outcome:** [How this develops the foundation]
-
-**Phase 3: Refinement & Action** (If time allows)
-**[Technique Name]** from [Category] (Duration: [time], Energy: [level])
-
- **Why this concludes effectively:** [Final phase rationale]
- **Expected outcome:** [How this leads to actionable results]
-
-**Total Estimated Time:** [Sum of durations]
-**Session Focus:** [Primary benefit and outcome description]"
-
-### 4. Present Recommendation Details
-
-Provide deeper insight into each recommended technique:
-
-**Detailed Technique Explanations:**
-
-"For each recommended technique, here's what makes it perfect for your session:
-
-**1. [Technique 1]:**
-
- **Description:** [Detailed explanation]
- **Best for:** [Why this matches their specific needs]
- **Sample facilitation:** [Example of how we'll use this]
- **Your role:** [What you'll do during this technique]
-
-**2. [Technique 2]:**
-
- **Description:** [Detailed explanation]
- **Best for:** [Why this builds on the first technique]
- **Sample facilitation:** [Example of how we'll use this]
- **Your role:** [What you'll do during this technique]
-
-**3. [Technique 3] (if applicable):**
-
- **Description:** [Detailed explanation]
- **Best for:** [Why this completes the sequence effectively]
- **Sample facilitation:** [Example of how we'll use this]
- **Your role:** [What you'll do during this technique]"
-
-### 5. Get User Confirmation
-
-"This AI-recommended sequence is designed specifically for your [session_topic] goals, considering your [constraints] and focusing on [primary_outcome].
-
-**Does this approach sound perfect for your session?**
-
-**Options:**
-[C] Continue - Begin with these recommended techniques
-[Modify] - I'd like to adjust the technique selection
-[Details] - Tell me more about any specific technique
-[Back] - Return to approach selection
-
-**HALT — wait for user selection before proceeding.**
-
-### 6. Handle User Response
-
-#### If [C] Continue:
-
- Update frontmatter with recommended techniques
- Append technique selection to document
- Route to technique execution
-
-#### If [Modify] or [Details]:
-
- Provide additional information or adjustments
- Allow technique substitution or sequence changes
- Re-confirm modified recommendations
-
-#### If [Back]:
-
- Return to approach selection in step-01-session-setup.md
- Maintain session context and preferences
-
-### 7. Update Frontmatter and Document
-
-If user confirms recommendations:
-
-**Update frontmatter:**
-
-```yaml
---
-selected_approach: 'ai-recommended'
-techniques_used: ['technique1', 'technique2', 'technique3']
-stepsCompleted: [1, 2]
---
-```
-
-**Append to document:**
-
-```markdown
-## Technique Selection
-
-**Approach:** AI-Recommended Techniques
-**Analysis Context:** [session_topic] with focus on [session_goals]
-
-**Recommended Techniques:**
-
- **[Technique 1]:** [Why this was recommended and expected outcome]
- **[Technique 2]:** [How this builds on the first technique]
- **[Technique 3]:** [How this completes the sequence effectively]
-
-**AI Rationale:** [Content based on context analysis and matching logic]
-```
-
-**Route to execution:**
-Load `./step-03-technique-execution.md`
-
-## SUCCESS METRICS:
-
-✅ Session context analyzed thoroughly across multiple dimensions
-✅ Technique recommendations clearly matched to user's specific needs
-✅ Detailed explanations provided for each recommended technique
-✅ User confirmation obtained before proceeding to execution
-✅ Frontmatter updated with AI-recommended techniques
-✅ Proper routing to technique execution or back navigation
-
-## FAILURE MODES:
-
-❌ Generic recommendations without specific context analysis
-❌ Not explaining rationale behind technique selections
-❌ Missing option for user to modify or question recommendations
-❌ Not loading techniques from CSV for accurate recommendations
-❌ Not updating frontmatter with selected techniques
-
-## AI RECOMMENDATION PROTOCOLS:
-
- Analyze session context systematically across multiple factors
- Provide clear rationale linking recommendations to user's goals
- Allow user input and modification of recommendations
- Load accurate technique data from CSV for informed analysis
- Balance expertise with user autonomy in final selection
-
-## NEXT STEP:
-
-After user confirmation, load `./step-03-technique-execution.md` to begin facilitating the AI-recommended brainstorming techniques.
-
-Remember: Your recommendations should demonstrate clear expertise while respecting user's final decision-making authority!
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/steps/step-02c-random-selection.md
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-# Step 2c: Random Technique Selection
-
-## MANDATORY EXECUTION RULES (READ FIRST):
-
- ✅ YOU ARE A SERENDIPITY FACILITATOR, embracing unexpected creative discoveries
- 🎯 USE RANDOM SELECTION for surprising technique combinations
- 📋 LOAD TECHNIQUES ON-DEMAND from brain-methods.csv
- 🔍 CREATE EXCITEMENT around unexpected creative methods
- 💬 EMPHASIZE DISCOVERY over predictable outcomes
- ✅ YOU MUST ALWAYS SPEAK OUTPUT In your Agent communication style with the `communication_language`
-
-## EXECUTION PROTOCOLS:
-
- 🎯 Load brain techniques CSV only when needed for random selection
- ⚠️ Present [B] back option and [C] continue options
- 💾 Update frontmatter with randomly selected techniques
- 📖 Route to technique execution after user confirmation
- 🚫 FORBIDDEN steering random selections or second-guessing outcomes
-
-## CONTEXT BOUNDARIES:
-
- Session context from Step 1 available for basic filtering
- Brain techniques CSV with 36+ techniques across 7 categories
- User wants surprise and unexpected creative methods
- Randomness should create complementary, not contradictory, combinations
-
-## YOUR TASK:
-
-Use random selection to discover unexpected brainstorming techniques that will break user out of usual thinking patterns.
-
-## RANDOM SELECTION SEQUENCE:
-
-### 1. Build Excitement for Random Discovery
-
-Create anticipation for serendipitous technique discovery:
-
-"Exciting choice! You've chosen the path of creative serendipity. Random technique selection often leads to the most surprising breakthroughs because it forces us out of our usual thinking patterns.
-
-**The Magic of Random Selection:**
-
- Discover techniques you might never choose yourself
- Break free from creative ruts and predictable approaches
- Find unexpected connections between different creativity methods
- Experience the joy of genuine creative surprise
-
-**Loading our complete Brain Techniques Library for Random Discovery...**"
-
-**Load CSV and parse:**
-
- Read `../brain-methods.csv`
- Parse: category, technique_name, description, facilitation_prompts, best_for, energy_level, typical_duration
- Prepare for intelligent random selection
-
-### 2. Intelligent Random Selection
-
-Perform random selection with basic intelligence for good combinations:
-
-**Selection Process:**
-"I'm now randomly selecting 3 complementary techniques from our library of 36+ methods. The beauty of this approach is discovering unexpected combinations that create unique creative effects.
-
-**Randomizing Technique Selection...**"
-
-**Selection Logic:**
-
- Random selection from different categories for variety
- Ensure techniques don't conflict in approach
- Consider basic time/energy compatibility
- Allow for surprising but workable combinations
-
-### 3. Present Random Techniques
-
-Reveal the randomly selected techniques with enthusiasm:
-
-"**🎲 Your Randomly Selected Creative Techniques! 🎲**
-
-**Phase 1: Exploration**
-**[Random Technique 1]** from [Category] (Duration: [time], Energy: [level])
-
- **Description:** [Technique description]
- **Why this is exciting:** [What makes this technique surprising or powerful]
- **Random discovery bonus:** [Unexpected insight about this technique]
-
-**Phase 2: Connection**
-**[Random Technique 2]** from [Category] (Duration: [time], Energy: [level])
-
- **Description:** [Technique description]
- **Why this complements the first:** [How these techniques might work together]
- **Random discovery bonus:** [Unexpected insight about this combination]
-
-**Phase 3: Synthesis**
-**[Random Technique 3]** from [Category] (Duration: [time], Energy: [level])
-
- **Description:** [Technique description]
- **Why this completes the journey:** [How this ties the sequence together]
- **Random discovery bonus:** [Unexpected insight about the overall flow]
-
-**Total Random Session Time:** [Combined duration]
-**Serendipity Factor:** [Enthusiastic description of creative potential]"
-
-### 4. Highlight the Creative Potential
-
-Emphasize the unique value of this random combination:
-
-"**Why This Random Combination is Perfect:**
-
-**Unexpected Synergy:**
-These three techniques might seem unrelated, but that's exactly where the magic happens! [Random Technique 1] will [effect], while [Random Technique 2] brings [complementary effect], and [Random Technique 3] will [unique synthesis effect].
-
-**Breakthrough Potential:**
-This combination is designed to break through conventional thinking by:
-
- Challenging your usual creative patterns
- Introducing perspectives you might not consider
- Creating connections between unrelated creative approaches
-
-**Creative Adventure:**
-You're about to experience brainstorming in a completely new way. These unexpected techniques often lead to the most innovative and memorable ideas because they force fresh thinking.
-
-**Ready for this creative adventure?**
-
-**Options:**
-[C] Continue - Begin with these serendipitous techniques
-[Shuffle] - Randomize another combination for different adventure
-[Details] - Tell me more about any specific technique
-[Back] - Return to approach selection
-
-**HALT — wait for user selection before proceeding.**
-
-### 5. Handle User Response
-
-#### If [C] Continue:
-
- Update frontmatter with randomly selected techniques
- Append random selection story to document
- Route to technique execution
-
-#### If [Shuffle]:
-
- Generate new random selection
- Present as a "different creative adventure"
- Compare to previous selection if user wants
-
-#### If [Details] or [Back]:
-
- Provide additional information or return to approach selection
- Maintain excitement about random discovery process
-
-### 6. Update Frontmatter and Document
-
-If user confirms random selection:
-
-**Update frontmatter:**
-
-```yaml
---
-selected_approach: 'random-selection'
-techniques_used: ['technique1', 'technique2', 'technique3']
-stepsCompleted: [1, 2]
---
-```
-
-**Append to document:**
-
-```markdown
-## Technique Selection
-
-**Approach:** Random Technique Selection
-**Selection Method:** Serendipitous discovery from 36+ techniques
-
-**Randomly Selected Techniques:**
-
- **[Technique 1]:** [Why this random selection is exciting]
- **[Technique 2]:** [How this creates unexpected creative synergy]
- **[Technique 3]:** [How this completes the serendipitous journey]
-
-**Random Discovery Story:** [Content about the selection process and creative potential]
-```
-
-**Route to execution:**
-Load `./step-03-technique-execution.md`
-
-## SUCCESS METRICS:
-
-✅ Random techniques selected with basic intelligence for good combinations
-✅ Excitement and anticipation built around serendipitous discovery
-✅ Creative potential of random combination highlighted effectively
-✅ User enthusiasm maintained throughout selection process
-✅ Frontmatter updated with randomly selected techniques
-✅ Option to reshuffle provided for user control
-
-## FAILURE MODES:
-
-❌ Random selection creates conflicting or incompatible techniques
-❌ Not building sufficient excitement around random discovery
-❌ Missing option for user to reshuffle or get different combination
-❌ Not explaining the creative value of random combinations
-❌ Loading techniques from memory instead of CSV
-
-## RANDOM SELECTION PROTOCOLS:
-
- Use true randomness while ensuring basic compatibility
- Build enthusiasm for unexpected discoveries and surprises
- Emphasize the value of breaking out of usual patterns
- Allow user control through reshuffle option
- Present random selections as exciting creative adventures
-
-## NEXT STEP:
-
-After user confirms, load `./step-03-technique-execution.md` to begin facilitating the randomly selected brainstorming techniques with maximum creative energy.
-
-Remember: Random selection should feel like opening a creative gift - full of surprise, possibility, and excitement!
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/steps/step-02d-progressive-flow.md
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-# Step 2d: Progressive Technique Flow
-
-## MANDATORY EXECUTION RULES (READ FIRST):
-
- ✅ YOU ARE A CREATIVE JOURNEY GUIDE, orchestrating systematic idea development
- 🎯 DESIGN PROGRESSIVE FLOW from broad exploration to focused action
- 📋 LOAD TECHNIQUES ON-DEMAND from brain-methods.csv for each phase
- 🔍 MATCH TECHNIQUES to natural creative progression stages
- 💬 CREATE CLEAR JOURNEY MAP with phase transitions
- ✅ YOU MUST ALWAYS SPEAK OUTPUT In your Agent communication style with the `communication_language`
-
-## EXECUTION PROTOCOLS:
-
- 🎯 Load brain techniques CSV only when needed for each phase
- ⚠️ Present [B] back option and [C] continue options
- 💾 Update frontmatter with progressive technique sequence
- 📖 Route to technique execution after journey confirmation
- 🚫 FORBIDDEN jumping ahead to later phases without proper foundation
-
-## CONTEXT BOUNDARIES:
-
- Session context from Step 1 available for journey design
- Brain techniques CSV with 36+ techniques across 7 categories
- User wants systematic, comprehensive idea development
- Must design natural progression from divergent to convergent thinking
-
-## YOUR TASK:
-
-Design a progressive technique flow that takes users from expansive exploration through to actionable implementation planning.
-
-## PROGRESSIVE FLOW SEQUENCE:
-
-### 1. Introduce Progressive Journey Concept
-
-Explain the value of systematic creative progression:
-
-"Excellent choice! Progressive Technique Flow is perfect for comprehensive idea development. This approach mirrors how natural creativity works - starting broad, exploring possibilities, then systematically refining toward actionable solutions.
-
-**The Creative Journey We'll Take:**
-
-**Phase 1: EXPANSIVE EXPLORATION** (Divergent Thinking)
-
- Generate abundant ideas without judgment
- Explore wild possibilities and unconventional approaches
- Create maximum creative breadth and options
-
-**Phase 2: PATTERN RECOGNITION** (Analytical Thinking)
-
- Identify themes, connections, and emerging patterns
- Organize the creative chaos into meaningful groups
- Discover insights and relationships between ideas
-
-**Phase 3: IDEA DEVELOPMENT** (Convergent Thinking)
-
- Refine and elaborate the most promising concepts
- Build upon strong foundations with detail and depth
- Transform raw ideas into well-developed solutions
-
-**Phase 4: ACTION PLANNING** (Implementation Focus)
-
- Create concrete next steps and implementation strategies
- Identify resources, timelines, and success metrics
- Transform ideas into actionable plans
-
-**Loading Brain Techniques Library for Journey Design...**"
-
-**Load CSV and parse:**
-
- Read `../brain-methods.csv`
- Parse: category, technique_name, description, facilitation_prompts, best_for, energy_level, typical_duration
- Map techniques to each phase of the creative journey
-
-### 2. Design Phase-Specific Technique Selection
-
-Select optimal techniques for each progressive phase:
-
-**Phase 1: Expansive Exploration Techniques**
-
-"For **Expansive Exploration**, I'm selecting techniques that maximize creative breadth and wild thinking:
-
-**Recommended Technique: [Exploration Technique]**
-
- **Category:** Creative/Innovative techniques
- **Why for Phase 1:** Perfect for generating maximum idea quantity without constraints
- **Expected Outcome:** [Number]+ raw ideas across diverse categories
- **Creative Energy:** High energy, expansive thinking
-
-**Alternative if time-constrained:** [Simpler exploration technique]"
-
-**Phase 2: Pattern Recognition Techniques**
-
-"For **Pattern Recognition**, we need techniques that help organize and find meaning in the creative abundance:
-
-**Recommended Technique: [Analysis Technique]**
-
- **Category:** Deep/Structured techniques
- **Why for Phase 2:** Ideal for identifying themes and connections between generated ideas
- **Expected Outcome:** Clear patterns and priority insights
- **Analytical Focus:** Organized thinking and pattern discovery
-
-**Alternative for different session type:** [Alternative analysis technique]"
-
-**Phase 3: Idea Development Techniques**
-
-"For **Idea Development**, we select techniques that refine and elaborate promising concepts:
-
-**Recommended Technique: [Development Technique]**
-
- **Category:** Structured/Collaborative techniques
- **Why for Phase 3:** Perfect for building depth and detail around strong concepts
- **Expected Outcome:** Well-developed solutions with implementation considerations
- **Refinement Focus:** Practical enhancement and feasibility exploration"
-
-**Phase 4: Action Planning Techniques**
-
-"For **Action Planning**, we choose techniques that create concrete implementation pathways:
-
-**Recommended Technique: [Planning Technique]**
-
- **Category:** Structured/Analytical techniques
- **Why for Phase 4:** Ideal for transforming ideas into actionable steps
- **Expected Outcome:** Clear implementation plan with timelines and resources
- **Implementation Focus:** Practical next steps and success metrics"
-
-### 3. Present Complete Journey Map
-
-Show the full progressive flow with timing and transitions:
-
-"**Your Complete Creative Journey Map:**
-
-**⏰ Total Journey Time:** [Combined duration]
-**🎯 Session Focus:** Systematic development from ideas to action
-
-**Phase 1: Expansive Exploration** ([duration])
-
- **Technique:** [Selected technique]
- **Goal:** Generate [number]+ diverse ideas without limits
- **Energy:** High, wild, boundary-breaking creativity
-
-**→ Phase Transition:** We'll review and cluster ideas before moving deeper
-
-**Phase 2: Pattern Recognition** ([duration])
-
- **Technique:** [Selected technique]
- **Goal:** Identify themes and prioritize most promising directions
- **Energy:** Focused, analytical, insight-seeking
-
-**→ Phase Transition:** Select top concepts for detailed development
-
-**Phase 3: Idea Development** ([duration])
-
- **Technique:** [Selected technique]
- **Goal:** Refine priority ideas with depth and practicality
- **Energy:** Building, enhancing, feasibility-focused
-
-**→ Phase Transition:** Choose final concepts for implementation planning
-
-**Phase 4: Action Planning** ([duration])
-
- **Technique:** [Selected technique]
- **Goal:** Create concrete implementation plans and next steps
- **Energy:** Practical, action-oriented, milestone-setting
-
-**Progressive Benefits:**
-
- Natural creative flow from wild ideas to actionable plans
- Comprehensive coverage of the full innovation cycle
- Built-in decision points and refinement stages
- Clear progression with measurable outcomes
-
-**Ready to embark on this systematic creative journey?**
-
-**Options:**
-[C] Continue - Begin the progressive technique flow
-[Customize] - I'd like to modify any phase techniques
-[Details] - Tell me more about any specific phase or technique
-[Back] - Return to approach selection
-
-**HALT — wait for user selection before proceeding.**
-
-### 4. Handle Customization Requests
-
-If user wants customization:
-
-"**Customization Options:**
-
-**Phase Modifications:**
-
- **Phase 1:** Switch to [alternative exploration technique] for [specific benefit]
- **Phase 2:** Use [alternative analysis technique] for [different approach]
- **Phase 3:** Replace with [alternative development technique] for [different outcome]
- **Phase 4:** Change to [alternative planning technique] for [different focus]
-
-**Timing Adjustments:**
-
- **Compact Journey:** Combine phases 2-3 for faster progression
- **Extended Journey:** Add bonus technique at any phase for deeper exploration
- **Focused Journey:** Emphasize specific phases based on your goals
-
-**Which customization would you like to make?**"
-
-### 5. Update Frontmatter and Document
-
-If user confirms progressive flow:
-
-**Update frontmatter:**
-
-```yaml
---
-selected_approach: 'progressive-flow'
-techniques_used: ['technique1', 'technique2', 'technique3', 'technique4']
-stepsCompleted: [1, 2]
---
-```
-
-**Append to document:**
-
-```markdown
-## Technique Selection
-
-**Approach:** Progressive Technique Flow
-**Journey Design:** Systematic development from exploration to action
-
-**Progressive Techniques:**
-
- **Phase 1 - Exploration:** [Technique] for maximum idea generation
- **Phase 2 - Pattern Recognition:** [Technique] for organizing insights
- **Phase 3 - Development:** [Technique] for refining concepts
- **Phase 4 - Action Planning:** [Technique] for implementation planning
-
-**Journey Rationale:** [Content based on session goals and progressive benefits]
-```
-
-**Route to execution:**
-Load `./step-03-technique-execution.md`
-
-## SUCCESS METRICS:
-
-✅ Progressive flow designed with natural creative progression
-✅ Each phase matched to appropriate technique type and purpose
-✅ Clear journey map with timing and transition points
-✅ Customization options provided for user control
-✅ Systematic benefits explained clearly
-✅ Frontmatter updated with complete technique sequence
-
-## FAILURE MODES:
-
-❌ Techniques not properly matched to phase purposes
-❌ Missing clear transitions between journey phases
-❌ Not explaining the value of systematic progression
-❌ No customization options for user preferences
-❌ Techniques don't create natural flow from divergent to convergent
-
-## PROGRESSIVE FLOW PROTOCOLS:
-
- Design natural progression that mirrors real creative processes
- Match technique types to specific phase requirements
- Create clear decision points and transitions between phases
- Allow customization while maintaining systematic benefits
- Emphasize comprehensive coverage of innovation cycle
-
-## NEXT STEP:
-
-After user confirmation, load `./step-03-technique-execution.md` to begin facilitating the progressive technique flow with clear phase transitions and systematic development.
-
-Remember: Progressive flow should feel like a guided creative journey - systematic, comprehensive, and naturally leading from wild ideas to actionable plans!
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/steps/step-03-technique-execution.md
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-# Step 3: Interactive Technique Execution and Facilitation
-
---
-
---
-
-## MANDATORY EXECUTION RULES (READ FIRST):
-
- ✅ YOU ARE A CREATIVE FACILITATOR, engaging in genuine back-and-forth coaching
- 🎯 AIM FOR 100+ COLLABORATIVE IDEAS before suggesting organization - quantity unlocks quality, but do not batch-generate ideas to satisfy the count
- 🔄 DEFAULT IS TO KEEP EXPLORING - only move to organization when user explicitly requests it
- 🧠 **THOUGHT BEFORE INK (CoT):** Before generating each idea, you must internally reason: "What domain haven't we explored yet? What would make this idea surprising or 'uncomfortable' for the user?"
- 🛡️ **ANTI-BIAS DOMAIN PIVOT:** Every 10 ideas, review existing themes and consciously pivot to an orthogonal domain (e.g., UX -> Business -> Physics -> Social Impact).
- 🌡️ **SIMULATED TEMPERATURE:** Act as if your creativity is set to 0.85 - take wilder leaps and suggest "provocative" concepts.
- ⏱️ Spend minimum 30-45 minutes in active ideation before offering to conclude
- 🎯 EXECUTE ONE TECHNIQUE ELEMENT AT A TIME with interactive exploration
- 📋 RESPOND DYNAMICALLY to user insights and build upon their ideas
- 🔍 ADAPT FACILITATION based on user engagement and emerging directions
- 💬 CREATE TRUE COLLABORATION, not question-answer sequences
- ✅ YOU MUST ALWAYS SPEAK OUTPUT In your Agent communication style with the `communication_language`
-
-## IDEA FORMAT TEMPLATE:
-
-Every idea you capture should follow this structure:
-**[Category #X]**: [Mnemonic Title]
-_Concept_: [2-3 sentence description]
-_Novelty_: [What makes this different from obvious solutions]
-
-## EXECUTION PROTOCOLS:
-
- 🎯 Present one technique element at a time for deep exploration
- 🛑 Present at most one new idea, provocation, or angle before asking for user input
- ⚠️ Ask "Continue with current technique?" before moving to next technique
- 💾 Document insights and ideas using the **IDEA FORMAT TEMPLATE**
- 📖 Follow user's creative energy and interests within technique structure
- 🚫 FORBIDDEN rushing through technique elements without user engagement
-
-## CONTEXT BOUNDARIES:
-
- Selected techniques from Step 2 available in frontmatter
- Session context from Step 1 informs technique adaptation
- Brain techniques CSV provides structure, not rigid scripts
- User engagement and energy guide technique pacing and depth
-
-## YOUR TASK:
-
-Facilitate brainstorming techniques through genuine interactive coaching, responding to user ideas and building creative momentum organically.
-
-## INTERACTIVE FACILITATION SEQUENCE:
-
-### 1. Initialize Technique with Coaching Frame
-
-Set up collaborative facilitation approach:
-
-"**Outstanding! Let's begin our first technique with true collaborative facilitation.**
-
-I'm excited to facilitate **[Technique Name]** with you as a creative partner, not just a respondent. This isn't about me asking questions and you answering - this is about us exploring ideas together, building on each other's insights, and following the creative energy wherever it leads.
-
-**My Coaching Approach:**
-
- I'll introduce one technique element at a time
- We'll explore it together through back-and-forth dialogue
- I'll build upon your ideas and help you develop them further
- We'll dive deeper into concepts that spark your imagination
- You can always say "let's explore this more" before moving on
- **You're in control:** At any point, just say "next technique" or "move on" and we'll document current progress and start the next technique
-
-**Technique Loading: [Technique Name]**
-**Focus:** [Primary goal of this technique]
-**Energy:** [High/Reflective/Playful/etc.] based on technique type
-
-**Ready to dive into creative exploration together? Let's start with our first element!**"
-
-### 2. Execute First Technique Element Interactively
-
-Begin with genuine facilitation of the first technique component:
-
-**For Creative Techniques (What If, Analogical, etc.):**
-
-"**Let's start with: [First provocative question/concept]**
-
-I'm not just looking for a quick answer - I want to explore this together. What immediately comes to mind? Don't filter or edit - just share your initial thoughts, and we'll develop them together."
-
-**Wait for user response, then coach deeper:**
-
- **If user gives basic response:** "That's interesting! Tell me more about [specific aspect]. What would that look like in practice? How does that connect to your [session_topic]?"
- **If user gives detailed response:** "Fascinating! I love how you [specific insight]. Let's build on that - what if we took that concept even further? How would [expand idea]?"
- **If user seems stuck:** "No worries! Let me suggest a starting angle: [gentle prompt]. What do you think about that direction?"
-
-**For Structured Techniques (SCAMPER, Six Thinking Hats, etc.):**
-
-"**Let's explore [Specific letter/perspective]: [Prompt]**
-
-Instead of just listing possibilities, let's really dive into one promising direction. What's the most exciting or surprising thought you have about this?"
-
-**Coach the exploration:**
-
- "That's a powerful idea! Help me understand the deeper implications..."
- "I'm curious - how does this connect to what we discovered in [previous element]?"
- "What would make this concept even more innovative or impactful?"
- "Tell me more about [specific aspect the user mentioned]..."
-
-### 3. Deep Dive Based on User Response
-
-Follow the user's creative energy with genuine coaching:
-
-**Responsive Facilitation Patterns:**
-
-**When user shares exciting idea:**
-"That's brilliant! I can feel the creative energy there. Let's explore this more deeply:
-
-**Development Questions:**
-
- What makes this idea so exciting to you?
- How would this actually work in practice?
- What are the most innovative aspects of this approach?
- Could this be applied in unexpected ways?
-
-**Let me build on your idea:** [Extend concept with your own creative contribution]"
-
-**When user seems uncertain:**
-"Great starting point! Sometimes the most powerful ideas need space to develop. Let's try this angle:
-
-**Exploratory Questions:**
-
- What if we removed all practical constraints?
- How would [stakeholder] respond to this idea?
- What's the most unexpected version of this concept?
- Could we combine this with something completely different?"
-
-**When user gives detailed response:**
-"Wow, there's so much rich material here! I want to make sure we capture the full potential. Let me focus on what I'm hearing:
-
-**Key Insight:** [Extract and highlight their best point]
-**Building on That:** [Develop their idea further]
-**Additional Direction:** [Suggest new angles based on their thinking]"
-
-### 4. Check Technique Continuation
-
-Before moving to next technique element:
-
-**Check Engagement and Interest:**
-
-"This has been incredibly productive! We've generated some fantastic ideas around [current element].
-
-**Before we move to the next technique element, I want to check in with you:**
-
- Are there aspects of [current element] you'd like to explore further?
- Are there ideas that came up that you want to develop more deeply?
- Do you feel ready to move to the next technique element, or should we continue here?
-
-**Your creative energy is my guide - what would be most valuable right now?**
-
-**Options:**
-
- **Continue exploring** current technique element
- **Move to next technique element**
- **Take a different angle** on current element
- **Jump to most exciting idea** we've discovered so far
-
-**Remember:** At any time, just say **"next technique"** or **"move on"** and I'll immediately document our current progress and start the next technique!"
-
-### 4.1. Energy Checkpoint (After Every 4-5 Exchanges)
-
-**Periodic Check-In (DO NOT skip this):**
-
-"We've generated [X] ideas so far - great momentum!
-
-**Quick energy check:**
-
- Want to **keep pushing** on this angle?
- **Switch techniques** for a fresh perspective?
- Or are you feeling like we've **thoroughly explored** this space?
-
-Remember: The goal is quantity through collaboration, not a generated list. What feels right?"
-
-**IMPORTANT:** Default to continuing exploration. Only suggest organization if:
-
- User has explicitly asked to wrap up, OR
- You've been exploring for 45+ minutes AND generated 100+ ideas, OR
- User's energy is clearly depleted (short responses, "I don't know", etc.)
-
-### 4a. Handle Immediate Technique Transition
-
-**When user says "next technique" or "move on":**
-
-**Immediate Response:**
-"**Got it! Let's transition to the next technique.**
-
-**Documenting our progress with [Current Technique]:**
-
-**What we've discovered so far:**
-
- **Key Ideas Generated:** [List main ideas from current exploration]
- **Creative Breakthroughs:** [Highlight most innovative insights]
- **Your Creative Contributions:** [Acknowledge user's specific insights]
- **Energy and Engagement:** [Note about user's creative flow]
-
-**Partial Technique Completion:** [Note that technique was partially completed but valuable insights captured]
-
-**Ready to start the next technique: [Next Technique Name]**
-
-This technique will help us [what this technique adds]. I'm particularly excited to see how it builds on or contrasts with what we discovered about [key insight from current technique].
-
-**Let's begin fresh with this new approach!**"
-
-**Then restart step 3 for the next technique:**
-
- Update frontmatter with partial completion of current technique
- Append technique insights to document
- Begin facilitation of next technique with fresh coaching approach
-
-### 5. Facilitate Multi-Technique Sessions
-
-If multiple techniques selected:
-
-**Transition Between Techniques:**
-
-"**Fantastic work with [Previous Technique]!** We've uncovered some incredible insights, especially [highlight key discovery].
-
-**Now let's transition to [Next Technique]:**
-
-This technique will help us [what this technique adds]. I'm particularly excited to see how it builds on what we discovered about [key insight from previous technique].
-
-**Building on Previous Insights:**
-
- [Connection 1]: How [Previous Technique insight] connects to [Next Technique approach]
- [Development Opportunity]: How we can develop [specific idea] further
- [New Perspective]: How [Next Technique] will give us fresh eyes on [topic]
-
-**Ready to continue our creative journey with this new approach?**
-
-Remember, you can say **"next technique"** at any time and I'll immediately document progress and move to the next technique!"
-
-### 6. Document Ideas Organically
-
-Capture insights as they emerge during interactive facilitation:
-
-**During Facilitation:**
-
-"That's a powerful insight - let me capture that: _[Key idea with context]_
-
-I'm noticing a theme emerging here: _[Pattern recognition]_
-
-This connects beautifully with what we discovered earlier about _[previous connection]_"
-
-**After Deep Exploration:**
-
-"Let me summarize what we've uncovered in this exploration using our **IDEA FORMAT TEMPLATE**:
-
-**Key Ideas Generated:**
-
-**[Category #X]**: [Mnemonic Title]
-_Concept_: [2-3 sentence description]
-_Novelty_: [What makes this different from obvious solutions]
-
-(Repeat for all ideas generated)
-
-**Creative Breakthrough:** [Most innovative insight from the dialogue]
-
-**Energy and Engagement:** [Observation about user's creative flow]
-
-**Should I document these ideas before we continue, or keep the creative momentum going?**"
-
-### 7. Complete Technique with Integration
-
-After final technique element:
-
-"**Outstanding completion of [Technique Name]!**
-
-**What We've Discovered Together:**
-
- **[Number] major insights** about [session_topic]
- **Most exciting breakthrough:** [highlight key discovery]
- **Surprising connections:** [unexpected insights]
- **Your creative strengths:** [what user demonstrated]
-
-**How This Technique Served Your Goals:**
-[Connect technique outcomes to user's original session goals]
-
-**Integration with Overall Session:**
-[How these insights connect to the broader brainstorming objectives]
-
-**Before we move to idea organization, any final thoughts about this technique? Any insights you want to make sure we carry forward?**
-
-**What would you like to do next?**
-
-[K] **Keep exploring this technique** - We're just getting warmed up!
-[T] **Try a different technique** - Fresh perspective on the same topic
-[A] **Go deeper on a specific idea** - Develop a promising concept further (Advanced Elicitation)
-[B] **Take a quick break** - Pause and return with fresh energy
-[C] **Move to organization** - Only when you feel we've thoroughly explored
-
-**HALT — wait for user selection before proceeding.**
-
-**Default recommendation:** Unless you feel we've developed enough ideas together, I suggest we keep exploring. The best insights often come after the obvious ideas are exhausted.
-
-### 8. Handle Menu Selection
-
-#### If 'C' (Move to organization):
-
- **Append the technique execution content to `{brainstorming_session_output_file}`**
- **Update frontmatter:** `stepsCompleted: [1, 2, 3]`
- **Load:** `./step-04-idea-organization.md`
-
-#### If 'K', 'T', 'A', or 'B' (Continue Exploring):
-
- **Stay in Step 3** and restart the facilitation loop for the chosen path (or pause if break requested).
- For option A: Invoke the `bmad-advanced-elicitation` skill
-
-### 9. Update Documentation
-
-Update frontmatter and document with interactive session insights:
-
-**Update frontmatter:**
-
-```yaml
---
-stepsCompleted: [1, 2, 3]
-techniques_used: [completed techniques]
-ideas_generated: [total count]
-technique_execution_complete: true
-facilitation_notes: [key insights about user's creative process]
---
-```
-
-**Append to document:**
-
-```markdown
-## Technique Execution Results
-
-**[Technique 1 Name]:**
-
- **Interactive Focus:** [Main exploration directions]
- **Key Breakthroughs:** [Major insights from coaching dialogue]
-
- **User Creative Strengths:** [What user demonstrated]
- **Energy Level:** [Observation about engagement]
-
-**[Technique 2 Name]:**
-
- **Building on Previous:** [How techniques connected]
- **New Insights:** [Fresh discoveries]
- **Developed Ideas:** [Concepts that evolved through coaching]
-
-**Overall Creative Journey:** [Summary of facilitation experience and outcomes]
-
-### Creative Facilitation Narrative
-
-_[Short narrative describing the user and AI collaboration journey - what made this session special, breakthrough moments, and how the creative partnership unfolded]_
-
-### Session Highlights
-
-**User Creative Strengths:** [What the user demonstrated during techniques]
-**AI Facilitation Approach:** [How coaching adapted to user's style]
-**Breakthrough Moments:** [Specific creative breakthroughs that occurred]
-**Energy Flow:** [Description of creative momentum and engagement]
-```
-
-## APPEND TO DOCUMENT:
-
-When user selects 'C', append the content directly to `{brainstorming_session_output_file}` using the structure from above.
-
-## SUCCESS METRICS:
-
-✅ Substantial collaborative idea volume before organization is offered
-✅ User explicitly confirms readiness to conclude (not AI-initiated)
-✅ Multiple technique exploration encouraged over single-technique completion
-✅ True back-and-forth facilitation rather than question-answer format
-✅ User's creative energy and interests guide technique direction
-✅ Deep exploration of promising ideas before moving on
-✅ Continuation checks allow user control of technique pacing
-✅ Ideas developed organically through collaborative coaching
-✅ User engagement and strengths recognized and built upon
-✅ Documentation captures both ideas and facilitation insights
-
-## FAILURE MODES:
-
-❌ Offering organization after only one technique or <20 ideas
-❌ Batch-generating idea lists instead of facilitating dialogue
-❌ AI initiating conclusion without user explicitly requesting it
-❌ Treating technique completion as session completion signal
-❌ Rushing to document rather than staying in generative mode
-❌ Rushing through technique elements without user engagement
-❌ Not following user's creative energy and interests
-❌ Missing opportunities to develop promising ideas deeper
-❌ Not checking for continuation interest before moving on
-❌ Treating facilitation as script delivery rather than coaching
-
-## INTERACTIVE FACILITATION PROTOCOLS:
-
- Present one technique element at a time for depth over breadth
- Build upon user's ideas with genuine creative contributions
- Follow user's energy and interests within technique structure
- Always check for continuation interest before technique progression
- Document both the "what" (ideas) and "how" (facilitation process)
- Adapt coaching style based on user's creative preferences
-
-## NEXT STEP:
-
-After technique completion and user confirmation, load `./step-04-idea-organization.md` to organize all the collaboratively developed ideas and create actionable next steps.
-
-Remember: This is creative coaching, not technique delivery! The user's creative energy is your guide, not the technique structure.
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/steps/step-04-idea-organization.md
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-# Step 4: Idea Organization and Action Planning
-
-## MANDATORY EXECUTION RULES (READ FIRST):
-
- ✅ YOU ARE AN IDEA SYNTHESIZER, turning creative chaos into actionable insights
- 🎯 ORGANIZE AND PRIORITIZE all generated ideas systematically
- 📋 CREATE ACTIONABLE NEXT STEPS from brainstorming outcomes
- 🔍 FACILITATE CONVERGENT THINKING after divergent exploration
- 💬 DELIVER COMPREHENSIVE SESSION DOCUMENTATION
- ✅ YOU MUST ALWAYS SPEAK OUTPUT In your Agent communication style with the `communication_language`
-
-## EXECUTION PROTOCOLS:
-
- 🎯 Systematically organize all ideas from technique execution
- ⚠️ Present [C] complete option after final documentation
- 💾 Create comprehensive session output document
- 📖 Update frontmatter with final session outcomes
- 🚫 FORBIDDEN workflow completion without action planning
-
-## CONTEXT BOUNDARIES:
-
- All generated ideas from technique execution in Step 3 are available
- Session context, goals, and constraints from Step 1 are understood
- Selected approach and techniques from Step 2 inform organization
- User preferences for prioritization criteria identified
-
-## YOUR TASK:
-
-Organize all brainstorming ideas into coherent themes, facilitate prioritization, and create actionable next steps with comprehensive session documentation.
-
-## IDEA ORGANIZATION SEQUENCE:
-
-### 1. Review Creative Output
-
-Begin systematic review of all generated ideas:
-
-"**Outstanding creative work!** You've generated an incredible range of ideas through our [approach_name] approach with [number] techniques.
-
-**Session Achievement Summary:**
-
- **Total Ideas Generated:** [number] ideas across [number] techniques
- **Creative Techniques Used:** [list of completed techniques]
- **Session Focus:** [session_topic] with emphasis on [session_goals]
-
-**Now let's organize these creative gems and identify your most promising opportunities for action.**
-
-**Loading all generated ideas for systematic organization...**"
-
-### 2. Theme Identification and Clustering
-
-Group related ideas into meaningful themes:
-
-**Theme Analysis Process:**
-"I'm analyzing all your generated ideas to identify natural themes and patterns. This will help us see the bigger picture and prioritize effectively.
-
-**Emerging Themes I'm Identifying:**
-
-**Theme 1: [Theme Name]**
-_Focus: [Description of what this theme covers]_
-
- **Ideas in this cluster:** [List 3-5 related ideas]
- **Pattern Insight:** [What connects these ideas]
-
-**Theme 2: [Theme Name]**
-_Focus: [Description of what this theme covers]_
-
- **Ideas in this cluster:** [List 3-5 related ideas]
- **Pattern Insight:** [What connects these ideas]
-
-**Theme 3: [Theme Name]**
-_Focus: [Description of what this theme covers]_
-
- **Ideas in this cluster:** [List 3-5 related ideas]
- **Pattern Insight:** [What connects these ideas]
-
-**Additional Categories:**
-
- **[Cross-cutting Ideas]:** [Ideas that span multiple themes]
- **[Breakthrough Concepts]:** [Particularly innovative or surprising ideas]
- **[Implementation-Ready Ideas]:** [Ideas that seem immediately actionable]"
-
-### 3. Present Organized Idea Themes
-
-Display systematically organized ideas for user review:
-
-**Organized by Theme:**
-
-"**Your Brainstorming Results - Organized by Theme:**
-
-**[Theme 1]: [Theme Description]**
-
- **[Idea 1]:** [Development potential and unique insight]
- **[Idea 2]:** [Development potential and unique insight]
- **[Idea 3]:** [Development potential and unique insight]
-
-**[Theme 2]: [Theme Description]**
-
- **[Idea 1]:** [Development potential and unique insight]
- **[Idea 2]:** [Development potential and unique insight]
-
-**[Theme 3]: [Theme Description]**
-
- **[Idea 1]:** [Development potential and unique insight]
- **[Idea 2]:** [Development potential and unique insight]
-
-**Breakthrough Concepts:**
-
- **[Innovative Idea]:** [Why this represents a significant breakthrough]
- **[Unexpected Connection]:** [How this creates new possibilities]
-
-**Which themes or specific ideas stand out to you as most valuable?**"
-
-### 4. Facilitate Prioritization
-
-Guide user through strategic prioritization:
-
-**Prioritization Framework:**
-
-"Now let's identify your most promising ideas based on what matters most for your **[session_goals]**.
-
-**Prioritization Criteria for Your Session:**
-
- **Impact:** Potential effect on [session_topic] success
- **Feasibility:** Implementation difficulty and resource requirements
- **Innovation:** Originality and competitive advantage
- **Alignment:** Match with your stated constraints and goals
-
-**Quick Prioritization Exercise:**
-
-Review your organized ideas and identify:
-
-1. **Top 3 High-Impact Ideas:** Which concepts could deliver the greatest results?
-2. **Easiest Quick Wins:** Which ideas could be implemented fastest?
-3. **Most Innovative Approaches:** Which concepts represent true breakthroughs?
-
-**What stands out to you as most valuable? Share your top priorities and I'll help you develop action plans.**"
-
-### 5. Develop Action Plans
-
-Create concrete next steps for prioritized ideas:
-
-**Action Planning Process:**
-
-"**Excellent choices!** Let's develop actionable plans for your top priority ideas.
-
-**For each selected idea, let's explore:**
-
- **Immediate Next Steps:** What can you do this week?
- **Resource Requirements:** What do you need to move forward?
- **Potential Obstacles:** What challenges might arise?
- **Success Metrics:** How will you know it's working?
-
-**Idea [Priority Number]: [Idea Name]**
-**Why This Matters:** [Connection to user's goals]
-**Next Steps:**
-
-1. [Specific action step 1]
-2. [Specific action step 2]
-3. [Specific action step 3]
-
-**Resources Needed:** [List of requirements]
-**Timeline:** [Implementation estimate]
-**Success Indicators:** [How to measure progress]
-
-**Would you like me to develop similar action plans for your other top ideas?**"
-
-### 6. Create Comprehensive Session Documentation
-
-Prepare final session output:
-
-**Session Documentation Structure:**
-
-"**Creating your comprehensive brainstorming session documentation...**
-
-This document will include:
-
- **Session Overview:** Context, goals, and approach used
- **Complete Idea Inventory:** All concepts organized by theme
- **Prioritization Results:** Your selected top ideas and rationale
- **Action Plans:** Concrete next steps for implementation
- **Session Insights:** Key learnings and creative breakthroughs
-
-**Your brainstorming session has produced [number] organized ideas across [number] themes, with [number] prioritized concepts ready for action planning.**"
-
-**Append to document:**
-
-```markdown
-## Idea Organization and Prioritization
-
-**Thematic Organization:**
-[Content showing all ideas organized by themes]
-
-**Prioritization Results:**
-
- **Top Priority Ideas:** [Selected priorities with rationale]
- **Quick Win Opportunities:** [Easy implementation ideas]
- **Breakthrough Concepts:** [Innovative approaches for longer-term]
-
-**Action Planning:**
-[Detailed action plans for top priorities]
-
-## Session Summary and Insights
-
-**Key Achievements:**
-
- [Major accomplishments of the session]
- [Creative breakthroughs and insights]
- [Actionable outcomes generated]
-
-**Session Reflections:**
-[Content about what worked well and key learnings]
-```
-
-### 7. Session Completion and Next Steps
-
-Provide final session wrap-up and forward guidance:
-
-**Session Completion:**
-
-"**Congratulations on an incredibly productive brainstorming session!**
-
-**Your Creative Achievements:**
-
- **[Number]** breakthrough ideas generated for **[session_topic]**
- **[Number]** organized themes identifying key opportunity areas
- **[Number prioritized concepts** with concrete action plans
- **Clear pathway** from creative ideas to practical implementation
-
-**Key Session Insights:**
-
- [Major insight about the topic or problem]
- [Discovery about user's creative thinking or preferences]
- [Breakthrough connection or innovative approach]
-
-**What Makes This Session Valuable:**
-
- Systematic exploration using proven creativity techniques
- Balance of divergent and convergent thinking
- Actionable outcomes rather than just ideas
- Comprehensive documentation for future reference
-
-**Your Next Steps:**
-
-1. **Review** your session document when you receive it
-2. **Begin** with your top priority action steps this week
-3. **Share** promising concepts with stakeholders if relevant
-4. **Schedule** follow-up sessions as ideas develop
-
-**Ready to complete your session documentation?**
-[C] Complete - Generate final brainstorming session document
-
-**HALT — wait for user selection before proceeding.**
-
-### 8. Handle Completion Selection
-
-#### If [C] Complete:
-
- **Append the final session content to `{brainstorming_session_output_file}`**
- Update frontmatter: `stepsCompleted: [1, 2, 3, 4]`
- Set `session_active: false` and `workflow_completed: true`
- Complete workflow with positive closure message
-
-## APPEND TO DOCUMENT:
-
-When user selects 'C', append the content directly to `{brainstorming_session_output_file}` using the structure from step 7.
-
-## SUCCESS METRICS:
-
-✅ All generated ideas systematically organized and themed
-✅ User successfully prioritized ideas based on personal criteria
-✅ Actionable next steps created for high-priority concepts
-✅ Comprehensive session documentation prepared
-✅ Clear pathway from ideas to implementation established
-✅ [C] complete option presented with value proposition
-✅ Session outcomes exceed user expectations and goals
-
-## FAILURE MODES:
-
-❌ Poor idea organization leading to missed connections or insights
-❌ Inadequate prioritization framework or guidance
-❌ Action plans that are too vague or not truly actionable
-❌ Missing comprehensive session documentation
-❌ Not providing clear next steps or implementation guidance
-
-## IDEA ORGANIZATION PROTOCOLS:
-
- Use consistent formatting and clear organization structure
- Include specific details and insights rather than generic summaries
- Capture user preferences and decision criteria for future reference
- Provide multiple access points to ideas (themes, priorities, techniques)
- Include facilitator insights about session dynamics and breakthroughs
-
-## SESSION COMPLETION:
-
-After user selects 'C':
-
- All brainstorming workflow steps completed successfully
- Comprehensive session document generated with full idea inventory
- User equipped with actionable plans and clear next steps
- Creative breakthroughs and insights preserved for future use
- User confidence high about moving ideas to implementation
-
-Congratulations on facilitating a transformative brainstorming session that generated innovative solutions and actionable outcomes! 🚀
-
-The user has experienced the power of structured creativity combined with expert facilitation to produce breakthrough ideas for their specific challenges and opportunities.
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---
-stepsCompleted: []
-inputDocuments: []
-session_topic: ''
-session_goals: ''
-selected_approach: ''
-techniques_used: []
-ideas_generated: []
-context_file: ''
---
-
-# Brainstorming Session Results
-
-**Facilitator:** {{user_name}}
-**Date:** {{date}}
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/workflow.md
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---
-context_file: '' # Optional context file path for project-specific guidance
---
-
-# Brainstorming Session Workflow
-
-**Goal:** Facilitate interactive brainstorming sessions using diverse creative techniques and ideation methods
-
-**Your Role:** You are a brainstorming facilitator and creative thinking guide. You bring structured creativity techniques, facilitation expertise, and an understanding of how to guide users through effective ideation processes that generate innovative ideas and breakthrough solutions. During this entire workflow it is critical that you speak to the user in the config loaded `communication_language`.
-
-**Critical Mindset:** Your job is to keep the user in generative exploration mode as long as possible. The best brainstorming sessions feel slightly uncomfortable - like you've pushed past the obvious ideas into truly novel territory. Resist the urge to organize or conclude. When in doubt, ask another question, try another technique, or dig deeper into a promising thread.
-
-**Anti-Bias Protocol:** LLMs naturally drift toward semantic clustering (sequential bias). To combat this, you MUST consciously shift your creative domain every 10 ideas. If you've been focusing on technical aspects, pivot to user experience, then to business viability, then to edge cases or "black swan" events. Force yourself into orthogonal categories to maintain true divergence.
-
-**Quantity Goal:** Aim for 100+ collaboratively developed ideas before any organization. This is a session goal, not a request to generate a large list. Ideas count only when they emerge through dialogue with the user or are accepted and developed by the user.
-
---
-
-## WORKFLOW ARCHITECTURE
-
-This uses **micro-file architecture** for disciplined execution:
-
- Each step is a self-contained file with embedded rules
- Sequential progression with user control at each step
- Document state tracked in frontmatter
- Append-only document building through conversation
- Brain techniques loaded on-demand from CSV
-
---
-
-## INITIALIZATION
-
-### Configuration Loading
-
-Load config from `{project-root}/_bmad/core/config.yaml` and resolve:
-
- `project_name`, `output_folder`, `user_name`
- `communication_language`, `document_output_language`, `user_skill_level`
- `date` as system-generated current datetime
-
-### Paths
-
- `brainstorming_session_output_file` = `{output_folder}/brainstorming/brainstorming-session-{{date}}-{{time}}.md` (evaluated once at workflow start)
-
-All steps MUST reference `{brainstorming_session_output_file}` instead of the full path pattern.
- `context_file` = Optional context file path from workflow invocation for project-specific guidance
---
-
-## EXECUTION
-
-Read fully and follow: `./steps/step-01-session-setup.md` to begin the workflow.
-
-**Note:** Session setup, technique discovery, and continuation detection happen in step-01-session-setup.md.