Issue Intelligence Analyst
udecode/plate
Fetches and analyzes GitHub issues to surface recurring themes, pain patterns, and severity trends.
Walks an idea through framing, diverging into options, researching evidence and stress-testing before converging on a build, prototype, narrow or park decision.
Install Octocode Brainstorming
$ npx skills add bgauryy/octocode --skill octocode-brainstorming -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install bgauryy/octocode octocode-brainstorming --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bgauryy/octocode.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/octocode-brainstorming .claude/skills/octocode-brainstorming && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "octocode-brainstorming" agent skill from https://github.com/bgauryy/octocode/tree/main/skills/octocode-brainstorming into .claude/skills/octocode-brainstorming/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "octocode-brainstorming", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/bgauryy/octocode/tree/main/skills/octocode-brainstormingType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add bgauryy/octocode --skill octocode-brainstorming -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install bgauryy/octocode octocode-brainstorming --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bgauryy/octocode.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/octocode-brainstorming .agents/skills/octocode-brainstorming && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "octocode-brainstorming" agent skill from https://github.com/bgauryy/octocode/tree/main/skills/octocode-brainstorming into .agents/skills/octocode-brainstorming/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "octocode-brainstorming", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add bgauryy/octocode --skill octocode-brainstorming -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install bgauryy/octocode octocode-brainstorming --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bgauryy/octocode.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/octocode-brainstorming .cursor/skills/octocode-brainstorming && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "octocode-brainstorming" agent skill from https://github.com/bgauryy/octocode/tree/main/skills/octocode-brainstorming into .cursor/skills/octocode-brainstorming/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "octocode-brainstorming", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/bgauryy/octocode.git --path skills/octocode-brainstorming--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add bgauryy/octocode --skill octocode-brainstorming -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install bgauryy/octocode octocode-brainstorming --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bgauryy/octocode.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/octocode-brainstorming .gemini/skills/octocode-brainstorming && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "octocode-brainstorming" agent skill from https://github.com/bgauryy/octocode/tree/main/skills/octocode-brainstorming into .gemini/skills/octocode-brainstorming/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "octocode-brainstorming", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install bgauryy/octocode octocode-brainstormingInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add bgauryy/octocode --skill octocode-brainstorming -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bgauryy/octocode.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/octocode-brainstorming .github/skills/octocode-brainstorming && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "octocode-brainstorming" agent skill from https://github.com/bgauryy/octocode/tree/main/skills/octocode-brainstorming into .github/skills/octocode-brainstorming/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "octocode-brainstorming", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add bgauryy/octocode --skill octocode-brainstorming -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install bgauryy/octocode octocode-brainstorming --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bgauryy/octocode.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/octocode-brainstorming .opencode/skills/octocode-brainstorming && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "octocode-brainstorming" agent skill from https://github.com/bgauryy/octocode/tree/main/skills/octocode-brainstorming into .opencode/skills/octocode-brainstorming/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "octocode-brainstorming", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
octocode-brainstorming- GitHub stars
- 949
- Token cost
- ~1.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 548 words
- Files
- 19 (incl. scripts, references)
- Skills in repo
- 12
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Walks an idea through framing, diverging into options, researching evidence and stress-testing before converging on a build, prototype, narrow or park decision.
- Deciding whether an idea is worth building before writing any code
- SKILL.md covers Modes and lobby rules, Hard gate, Smart routes — load only what… and Related routes, plus 2 more sections
- Runs JavaScript scripts from its folder; calls node; needs SERPER_API_KEY and TAVILY_API_KEY
- Mapping adjacent solutions and prior art for a new feature idea
What it does
The flow runs frame, diverge, research, cross-pollinate, stress-test, synthesize and decide. Generate mode produces 6 to 10 angles and validates the best 2 to 3; validate mode produces 2 to 4 reframings and investigates them deeply; map mode expands adjacent terms and surveys existing solutions. Before judging anything, the skill asks the user to pick a direction, audience or research surface whenever that choice is unclear.
A Surface Plan marks which sources, such as local files, top web results or repository and package evidence, are active or skipped with a reason, and every claim is tracked from source through confidence to the next query rather than treated as settled. Stress-testing runs three lenses, a critical architect, a visionary entrepreneur and a product view, plus cross-examination, before any verdict is reached.
A hard gate stops the process and asks the user to choose when the idea spans three unrelated spaces, evidence stays thin after retrying synonyms, evidence conflicts, or delegating further would need more than five workers. Reference files are loaded only for the current step, keeping the context load proportional to what the step actually needs.
When your agent uses it
- Deciding whether an idea is worth building before writing any code
- Mapping adjacent solutions and prior art for a new feature idea
- Choosing between building an RFC, a prototype, narrowing scope or parking an idea
Example prompts
- “Brainstorm whether we should build our own vector search or use a managed one.”
- “Help me explore angles on a browser extension for saving research notes.”
- “Stress-test the idea of adding real-time collaboration before we scope it.”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c265e3f. 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
Ships 2 files in scripts/ (JavaScript, from the files we listed), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
node
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 these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
SERPER_API_KEYTAVILY_API_KEYEXA_API_KEY
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Octocode Brainstorming loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs, and up to ~7.4k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 84 tokens; SKILL.md has 548 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from bgauryy/octocode at commit c265e3f, republished under its MIT licence (© bgauryy). 548 words, ~1,305 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/octocode-brainstorming/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 18 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- octocode-brainstorming
- description
- Use when an idea needs disciplined exploration before building: generate options, test whether it is worth building, map adjacent solutions, challenge assumptions, narrow scope, or choose Build RFC / Prototype / Narrow / Park — even if nobody said brainstorm. Already decided to implement a specific plan → skip.
Octocode Brainstorming
Evidence-grounded idea exploration.
Flow: FRAME → DIVERGE → RESEARCH → CROSS-POLLINATE → STRESS-TEST → SYNTHESIZE → DECIDE.
Modes and lobby rules
- Generate: create 6–10 angles, then validate the best 2–3. Validate: produce 2–4 reframings, then investigate deeply. Map: expand adjacent terms and landscape existing solutions.
- Capture framing before judging. When direction, audience, or research surface is unclear, ask the user to choose before deep research.
- Declare a Surface Plan: mark local, top resources/web, and repository/package/code evidence active or skipped with a reason.
- Treat snippets and summaries as leads; cite exact sources or mark claims weak. Track
claim → source → confidence → next query. - Cross-pollinate across each active surface and run Critical Architect, Visionary Entrepreneur, and Product lenses before verdict.
- Recall potentially useful context first and validate it; capture only durable lessons that survive rebuttal.
Hard gate
Stop, recommend one option, and wait when the idea spans three unrelated spaces, active evidence stays thin after synonym retries, evidence materially conflicts, or delegation would exceed five workers.
Smart routes — load only what the current step needs
- When framing the idea and diverging into angles, build the Surface Plan with
references/tools.md; when code/repository/package evidence is active, loadreferences/octocode.md— choose sources deliberately and delegate technical research correctly. - When generic results cannot prove momentum, crowdedness, publication, or shipped prior art, load
references/trend-sources.md— add time-sensitive evidence without domain lock-in. - When cross-pollinating leads from one active surface into another, stay in
references/tools.mdandreferences/web-search-workers.md— carry each finding across surfaces instead of closing a surface early. - When stress-testing, load
references/debate.md— run the three lenses and cross-examination before converging. - When research is substantial, multi-turn, or delegated, load
references/hook-communication.mdand runscripts/brainstorm-run.mjs— preserve a resumable claim/source/decision ledger. - When synthesizing and deciding, load
references/output.mdand score every prior-art claim withreferences/confidence.md; if the user approves a durable artifact, loadreferences/brief-template.md— match chat brevity or saved decision depth. - When methods or source contracts are challenged, load
references/grounding.md— make the process falsifiable. - When improving this skill, prefer
octocode-graph-eval; otherwise loadreferences/improve-loop.md— require measurable acceptance.
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Related routes
- Use
octocode-rfc-generatorfor a Build verdict;octocode-researchfor technical evidence;octocode-graph-evalfor measurable experiments. - Use
octocode-skillswhen changing this skill folder. - Use
octocode-subagentto dispatch and synthesize workers — seereferences/web-search-workers.mdfor the brainstorm-specific Scout/Aggregator/Checker topology and the five-worker ceiling.
Scripts — every one takes --help
| Script | Run when | How |
|---|---|---|
scripts/brainstorm-run.mjs | research is substantial, multi-turn, delegated, or saved as a brief | node <skill_dir>/scripts/brainstorm-run.mjs start --idea "<idea>" --mode Validate, then checkpoint --run-id <id>, then finish --run-id <id>; hook --event <event> serves hooks/hooks.json; commands in references/hook-communication.md |
scripts/serper-search.mjs | validating web credentials at session start | node <skill_dir>/scripts/serper-search.mjs --check — broad Google results (SERPER_API_KEY) |
scripts/tavily-search.mjs | validating web credentials at session start | node <skill_dir>/scripts/tavily-search.mjs --check — curated/deeper research (TAVILY_API_KEY) |
scripts/exa-search.mjs | validating web credentials at session start | node <skill_dir>/scripts/exa-search.mjs --check — neural/category search (EXA_API_KEY) |
- Use the
--checkscripts for credential presence only; fetching and search output come from the host web tool. Default to querying every validated engine and consolidating, not a first-success ladder (references/tools.md). - All four scripts import the vendored
scripts/octocode-config.mjsfor Octocode home and env; never import@octocodeai/config, which is absent when this folder installs alone.
Output
Use TL;DR, Framings, Evidence by surface, What survived review, Verdict, Risks, Next, Sources.
Always end with Sources — a consolidated list of every URL/path actually cited above with the claim it backs, even for chat-only answers never saved as a brief. Template: references/output.md and references/brief-template.md.
© bgauryy, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
SKILL.md and 18 other files (scripts, references) in skills/octocode-brainstorming of bgauryy/octocode.
- SKILL.md
- README.md
- agents/openai.yaml
- hooks/hooks.json
- references/brief-template.md
- references/confidence.md
- references/debate.md
- references/grounding.md
- references/hook-communication.md
- references/improve-loop.md
- references/octocode.md
- references/output.md
- references/tools.md
- references/trend-sources.md
- references/web-search-workers.md
- scripts/brainstorm-run.mjs
- scripts/exa-search.mjs
- … and 2 more
Open the folder on GitHubat commit c265e3f
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Octocode Brainstorming this skillbgauryy/octocode | 949 | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Issue Intelligence Analystudecode/plate | 17k | — | ~3.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Next Idea Ideation Loopbreaking-brake/cc-wf-studio | 5.4k | — | ~1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Work Issuejoesaby/astro-mermaid | 123 | — | ~891 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| News to Research Idea BriefingOpenLAIR/dr-claw | 1.2k | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Notes | Custom licence | |
| Diagnosing Superpowers Sessionsobra/superpowers | 297k | 3 repos | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Octocode Brainstorming
What does Octocode Brainstorming do?
Walks an idea through framing, diverging into options, researching evidence and stress-testing before converging on a build, prototype, narrow or park decision. The flow runs frame, diverge, research, cross-pollinate, stress-test, synthesize and decide. Generate mode produces 6 to 10 angles and validates the best 2 to 3; validate mode produces 2 to 4 reframings and investigates them deeply; map mode expands adjacent terms and surveys existing solutions.
When should I use Octocode Brainstorming?
Octocode Brainstorming fits situations like: deciding whether an idea is worth building before writing any code; mapping adjacent solutions and prior art for a new feature idea; choosing between building an RFC, a prototype, narrowing scope or parking an idea.
How do I install Octocode Brainstorming in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add bgauryy/octocode --skill octocode-brainstorming -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/octocode-brainstorming in bgauryy/octocode) into .claude/skills/octocode-brainstorming in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Octocode Brainstorming in Codex?
Run `npx skills add bgauryy/octocode --skill octocode-brainstorming -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/octocode-brainstorming in bgauryy/octocode) into .agents/skills/octocode-brainstorming in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Octocode Brainstorming 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 bgauryy/octocode --skill octocode-brainstorming -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/octocode-brainstorming, .gemini/skills/octocode-brainstorming, .github/skills/octocode-brainstorming and .opencode/skills/octocode-brainstorming in your project.
What does Octocode Brainstorming need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Octocode Brainstorming needs JavaScript for the scripts in its folder, the command-line tools its instructions call (node) and credentials named SERPER_API_KEY, TAVILY_API_KEY and EXA_API_KEY.
Does Octocode Brainstorming 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 Octocode Brainstorming 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
What licence does Octocode Brainstorming use?
Octocode Brainstorming is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Octocode Brainstorming use?
About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 6.1k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Octocode Brainstorming?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Octocode Brainstorming: Issue Intelligence Analyst (udecode/plate, 17k stars), Next Idea Ideation Loop (breaking-brake/cc-wf-studio, 5.4k stars), Work Issue (joesaby/astro-mermaid, 123 stars) and News to Research Idea Briefing (OpenLAIR/dr-claw, 1.2k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Octocode Brainstorming?
bgauryy (a GitHub user) maintains it in bgauryy/octocode, which has 949 GitHub stars. The repository holds 12 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.
Source: bgauryy/octocode on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.