Agent skill

Braindump

by andreaskelm in andreaskelm/pm-brain

Coach product sense through unstructured thinking before any framework or template.

Custom licenceAuto-check passed

Install Braindump

skills CLI
$ npx skills add andreaskelm/pm-brain --skill braindump -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install andreaskelm/pm-brain braindump --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/andreaskelm/pm-brain.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/braindump .claude/skills/braindump && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
braindump
GitHub stars
234
Token cost
~1.8k tokens
SKILL.md length
977 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
18
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Coach product sense through unstructured thinking before any framework or template.

  • Works in 7 steps: Product vs project mode (ask first) → Situation and context → Questions (3–5, then pause) → …
  • The user is thinking aloud
  • SKILL.md covers When this is the right mode, Step 1 — Product vs project…, Step 2 — Situation and context and Step 3 — Questions (3–5, then…, plus 6 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Braindump is an agent skill from andreaskelm/pm-brain. Coach product sense through unstructured thinking before any framework or template. Use when the user is thinking aloud, stuck, wants to get unstuck, developing product sense, or needs to pressure-test a decision without jumping to docs. Do not suggest templates until the braindump floor is met.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.8k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: AI-powered product management thinking & operating system. Playbooks, guides, templates, and frameworks that bridge PM theory to daily execution.

When your agent uses it

  • The user is thinking aloud
  • Wants to get unstuck
  • Developing product sense
  • Needs to pressure-test a decision without jumping to docs

Example prompts

  • “/braindump”

Workflow steps

7 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Product vs project mode (ask first)
  2. Situation and context
  3. Questions (3–5, then pause)
  4. Braindump floor (all four explicit)
  5. Hypothesis stress-test (before capture)
  6. When stuck mid-braindump
  7. Sufficient → summarize and route

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 38696ac. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Braindump loads about 1.8k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 77 tokens; SKILL.md has 977 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~77
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.8k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 977 words (~1,814 tokens).

“Raw thinking beats shallow filled-in boxes. Your job is to develop judgment — sharper calls, named assumptions, discomfort on the record — not to route them to a template early. Frameworks organize good thinking; they don't create it.”

— opening of SKILL.md by andreaskelm, Custom licence
name
braindump

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/braindump of andreaskelm/pm-brain.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 38696ac

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Questions about Braindump

What does Braindump do?

Coach product sense through unstructured thinking before any framework or template. Braindump is an agent skill from andreaskelm/pm-brain. Coach product sense through unstructured thinking before any framework or template.

When should I use Braindump?

Braindump fits situations like: the user is thinking aloud; wants to get unstuck; developing product sense; needs to pressure-test a decision without jumping to docs.

How do I install Braindump in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add andreaskelm/pm-brain --skill braindump -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/braindump in andreaskelm/pm-brain) into .claude/skills/braindump in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Braindump in Codex?

Run `npx skills add andreaskelm/pm-brain --skill braindump -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/braindump in andreaskelm/pm-brain) into .agents/skills/braindump in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Braindump in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add andreaskelm/pm-brain --skill braindump -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/braindump, .gemini/skills/braindump, .github/skills/braindump and .opencode/skills/braindump in your project.

What does Braindump need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Braindump is instructions for the agent only.

Does Braindump access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Braindump safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Braindump use?

Braindump has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Braindump use?

About 1.8k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Braindump?

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Who maintains Braindump?

andreaskelm (a GitHub user) maintains it in andreaskelm/pm-brain, which has 234 GitHub stars. The repository holds 18 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: andreaskelm/pm-brain on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.