Brainstorming
obra/superpowers
Makes the agent clarify intent and agree on a design with you before writing any code, scaling the process from a quick spike to a written spec.
Brainstorm innovative new features and improvements for Emacs Lisp packages.
Install Emacs Package Brainstorming
$ npx skills add captainflasmr/ollama-buddy --skill emacs-package-brainstorming -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install captainflasmr/ollama-buddy emacs-package-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/captainflasmr/ollama-buddy.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/emacs-package-brainstorming .claude/skills/emacs-package-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 "emacs-package-brainstorming" agent skill from https://github.com/captainflasmr/ollama-buddy/tree/main/.agents/skills/emacs-package-brainstorming into .claude/skills/emacs-package-brainstorming/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "emacs-package-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/captainflasmr/ollama-buddy/tree/main/.agents/skills/emacs-package-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 captainflasmr/ollama-buddy --skill emacs-package-brainstorming -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install captainflasmr/ollama-buddy emacs-package-brainstorming --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/captainflasmr/ollama-buddy.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/emacs-package-brainstorming .agents/skills/emacs-package-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 "emacs-package-brainstorming" agent skill from https://github.com/captainflasmr/ollama-buddy/tree/main/.agents/skills/emacs-package-brainstorming into .agents/skills/emacs-package-brainstorming/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "emacs-package-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 captainflasmr/ollama-buddy --skill emacs-package-brainstorming -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install captainflasmr/ollama-buddy emacs-package-brainstorming --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/captainflasmr/ollama-buddy.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/emacs-package-brainstorming .cursor/skills/emacs-package-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 "emacs-package-brainstorming" agent skill from https://github.com/captainflasmr/ollama-buddy/tree/main/.agents/skills/emacs-package-brainstorming into .cursor/skills/emacs-package-brainstorming/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "emacs-package-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/captainflasmr/ollama-buddy.git --path .agents/skills/emacs-package-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 captainflasmr/ollama-buddy --skill emacs-package-brainstorming -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install captainflasmr/ollama-buddy emacs-package-brainstorming --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/captainflasmr/ollama-buddy.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/emacs-package-brainstorming .gemini/skills/emacs-package-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 "emacs-package-brainstorming" agent skill from https://github.com/captainflasmr/ollama-buddy/tree/main/.agents/skills/emacs-package-brainstorming into .gemini/skills/emacs-package-brainstorming/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "emacs-package-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 captainflasmr/ollama-buddy emacs-package-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 captainflasmr/ollama-buddy --skill emacs-package-brainstorming -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/captainflasmr/ollama-buddy.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/emacs-package-brainstorming .github/skills/emacs-package-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 "emacs-package-brainstorming" agent skill from https://github.com/captainflasmr/ollama-buddy/tree/main/.agents/skills/emacs-package-brainstorming into .github/skills/emacs-package-brainstorming/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "emacs-package-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 captainflasmr/ollama-buddy --skill emacs-package-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 captainflasmr/ollama-buddy emacs-package-brainstorming --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/captainflasmr/ollama-buddy.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/emacs-package-brainstorming .opencode/skills/emacs-package-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 "emacs-package-brainstorming" agent skill from https://github.com/captainflasmr/ollama-buddy/tree/main/.agents/skills/emacs-package-brainstorming into .opencode/skills/emacs-package-brainstorming/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "emacs-package-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
emacs-package-brainstorming- GitHub stars
- 103
- Token cost
- ~619 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 305 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 12
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
At a glance
Brainstorm innovative new features and improvements for Emacs Lisp packages.
- Works in 5 steps: Focus on enhancing user experience (UX)… → Consider extensibility and… → Identify gaps in functionality or scope.… → …
- Phrases like package brainstorming
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Emacs package ideas
What it does
Emacs Package Brainstorming is an agent skill from captainflasmr/ollama-buddy. Brainstorm innovative new features and improvements for Emacs Lisp packages. Trigger on phrases like "package brainstorming", "emacs package ideas", "brainstorm emacs features", "new emacs package", "improve emacs package".
Its SKILL.md is about 620 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Brainstorming. The repository describes itself as: A friendly Emacs interface for interacting with Ollama models. The licence is GPL-3.0.
When your agent uses it
- Phrases like package brainstorming
- Emacs package ideas
- Brainstorm emacs features
- New emacs package
Example prompts
- “package brainstorming”
- “emacs package ideas”
- “brainstorm emacs features”
- “/emacs-package-brainstorming”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Focus on enhancing user experience (UX) and workflow. How can the package be more intuitive, efficient, or integrated into typical Emacs…
- Consider extensibility and customization. How can users or other packages extend or tailor its behavior?
- Identify gaps in functionality or scope. What common use cases or related domains are currently unsupported?
- Think about robustness and error handling. How can the package gracefully handle edge cases, malformed input, or unexpected situations?
- Propose specific, actionable features with a brief explanation of their benefit and how they might be implemented (e.g., new commands…
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 12eaf7f. 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
Emacs Package Brainstorming loads about 619 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 63 tokens; SKILL.md has 305 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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from captainflasmr/ollama-buddy at commit 12eaf7f, republished under its GPL-3.0 licence (© captainflasmr). 305 words, ~619 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/emacs-package-brainstorming/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- emacs-package-brainstorming
- description
- Brainstorm innovative new features and improvements for Emacs Lisp packages. Trigger on phrases like "package brainstorming", "emacs package ideas", "brainstorm emacs features", "new emacs package", "improve emacs package".
Emacs Package Brainstorming Ideas
You are an experienced Emacs package developer and code reviewer. Your task is to brainstorm and suggest innovative new features for a given Emacs Lisp package. When suggesting features:
- Focus on enhancing user experience (UX) and workflow. How can the package be more intuitive, efficient, or integrated into typical Emacs usage patterns?
- Consider extensibility and customization. How can users or other packages extend or tailor its behavior?
- Identify gaps in functionality or scope. What common use cases or related domains are currently unsupported?
- Think about robustness and error handling. How can the package gracefully handle edge cases, malformed input, or unexpected situations?
- Propose specific, actionable features with a brief explanation of their benefit and how they might be implemented (e.g., new commands, options, hooks, minor modes).
Structure your suggestions under clear categories, providing a rationale for why each feature would be valuable.
Given the Emacs package you just reviewed, please suggest 5-10 new features that would significantly improve its utility, user experience, or extensibility. For each feature:
- Feature Name/Description: A concise name and a brief explanation of what it does.
- Rationale/Benefit: Why is this feature valuable to the user or developer? What problem does it solve or what new capability does it enable?
- Implementation Idea (brief): How might this feature be implemented in Emacs Lisp (e.g., new
defcustom,defvar,defun,define-minor-mode,add-hook,advice, external dependency)?
Consider the following areas for inspiration:
- Interactive Usage: Beyond simple file/buffer conversion.
- Customization: More fine-grained control over output.
- Integration: How it interacts with other Emacs packages or external tools.
- Advanced Use Cases: Handling complex scenarios or bulk operations.
- Output Refinement: Improving the quality or specific aspects of the generated Org-mode.
- Feedback & Diagnostics: Helping users understand what's happening.
Aim for a balance of small, impactful additions and potentially larger, more transformative ideas.
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Files
Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/emacs-package-brainstorming of captainflasmr/ollama-buddy.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 12eaf7f
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emacs Package Brainstorming this skillcaptainflasmr/ollama-buddy | 103 | — | ~619 | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-3.0 | |
| Brainstormingobra/superpowers | 297k | 1 repos | ~2.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Brainstormingxpinjection/test-driven-spring-boot | 112 | 52 repos | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
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| Typesafe AIOpenAgentsInc/openagents | 455 | 9 repos | ~2.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
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Questions about Emacs Package Brainstorming
What does Emacs Package Brainstorming do?
Brainstorm innovative new features and improvements for Emacs Lisp packages. Emacs Package Brainstorming is an agent skill from captainflasmr/ollama-buddy. Brainstorm innovative new features and improvements for Emacs Lisp packages.
When should I use Emacs Package Brainstorming?
Emacs Package Brainstorming fits situations like: phrases like package brainstorming; emacs package ideas; brainstorm emacs features; new emacs package.
How do I install Emacs Package Brainstorming in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add captainflasmr/ollama-buddy --skill emacs-package-brainstorming -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/emacs-package-brainstorming in captainflasmr/ollama-buddy) into .claude/skills/emacs-package-brainstorming in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Emacs Package Brainstorming in Codex?
Run `npx skills add captainflasmr/ollama-buddy --skill emacs-package-brainstorming -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/emacs-package-brainstorming in captainflasmr/ollama-buddy) into .agents/skills/emacs-package-brainstorming in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Emacs Package 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 captainflasmr/ollama-buddy --skill emacs-package-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/emacs-package-brainstorming, .gemini/skills/emacs-package-brainstorming, .github/skills/emacs-package-brainstorming and .opencode/skills/emacs-package-brainstorming in your project.
What does Emacs Package Brainstorming need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Emacs Package Brainstorming is instructions for the agent only.
Does Emacs Package 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 Emacs Package 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. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Emacs Package Brainstorming use?
Emacs Package Brainstorming is published under the GPL-3.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Emacs Package Brainstorming use?
About 619 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.5k 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 Emacs Package Brainstorming?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Emacs Package Brainstorming: Brainstorming (obra/superpowers, 297k stars), Brainstorming (xpinjection/test-driven-spring-boot, 112 stars), Yao Meta Skill (yaojingang/yao-meta-skill, 2.7k stars) and Typesafe AI (OpenAgentsInc/openagents, 455 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Emacs Package Brainstorming?
captainflasmr (a GitHub user) maintains it in captainflasmr/ollama-buddy, which has 103 GitHub stars. The repository holds 12 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 10, 2026.
Source: captainflasmr/ollama-buddy on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.