Grill Me
nateherkai/AIS-OS
Interview the user relentlessly about a plan, design, or topic, checkpointing every answer to a brainstorm file so nothing is lost.
Clarify intent, propose 2-3 approaches, embedded grill to stress-test the chosen path.
Install Evanflow Brainstorming
$ npx skills add evanklem/evanflow --skill evanflow-brainstorming -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install evanklem/evanflow evanflow-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/evanklem/evanflow.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/evanflow-brainstorming .claude/skills/evanflow-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 "evanflow-brainstorming" agent skill from https://github.com/evanklem/evanflow/tree/main/skills/evanflow-brainstorming into .claude/skills/evanflow-brainstorming/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "evanflow-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/evanklem/evanflow/tree/main/skills/evanflow-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 evanklem/evanflow --skill evanflow-brainstorming -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install evanklem/evanflow evanflow-brainstorming --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/evanklem/evanflow.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/evanflow-brainstorming .agents/skills/evanflow-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 "evanflow-brainstorming" agent skill from https://github.com/evanklem/evanflow/tree/main/skills/evanflow-brainstorming into .agents/skills/evanflow-brainstorming/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "evanflow-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 evanklem/evanflow --skill evanflow-brainstorming -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install evanklem/evanflow evanflow-brainstorming --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/evanklem/evanflow.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/evanflow-brainstorming .cursor/skills/evanflow-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 "evanflow-brainstorming" agent skill from https://github.com/evanklem/evanflow/tree/main/skills/evanflow-brainstorming into .cursor/skills/evanflow-brainstorming/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "evanflow-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/evanklem/evanflow.git --path skills/evanflow-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 evanklem/evanflow --skill evanflow-brainstorming -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install evanklem/evanflow evanflow-brainstorming --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/evanklem/evanflow.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/evanflow-brainstorming .gemini/skills/evanflow-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 "evanflow-brainstorming" agent skill from https://github.com/evanklem/evanflow/tree/main/skills/evanflow-brainstorming into .gemini/skills/evanflow-brainstorming/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "evanflow-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 evanklem/evanflow evanflow-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 evanklem/evanflow --skill evanflow-brainstorming -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/evanklem/evanflow.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/evanflow-brainstorming .github/skills/evanflow-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 "evanflow-brainstorming" agent skill from https://github.com/evanklem/evanflow/tree/main/skills/evanflow-brainstorming into .github/skills/evanflow-brainstorming/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "evanflow-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 evanklem/evanflow --skill evanflow-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 evanklem/evanflow evanflow-brainstorming --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/evanklem/evanflow.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/evanflow-brainstorming .opencode/skills/evanflow-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 "evanflow-brainstorming" agent skill from https://github.com/evanklem/evanflow/tree/main/skills/evanflow-brainstorming into .opencode/skills/evanflow-brainstorming/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "evanflow-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
evanflow-brainstorming- GitHub stars
- 418
- Token cost
- ~1k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 532 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 14
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Clarify intent, propose 2-3 approaches, embedded grill to stress-test the chosen path.
- Works in 7 steps: Quick context check. Skim relevant… → Scope check. If the request describes… → Ask clarifying questions one at a time.… → …
- Tasks that involve Brainstorming
- SKILL.md covers Vocabulary, When to Use, Mockup Quick-Mode and The Flow, plus 3 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Evanflow Brainstorming is an agent skill from evanklem/evanflow. Clarify intent, propose 2-3 approaches, embedded grill to stress-test the chosen path. Use before any creative work — new features, components, behavior changes, design questions. Mockup-only requests use mockup quick-mode (no spec/plan ceremony).
Its SKILL.md is about 1k 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 and Load testing. The repository describes itself as: A TDD-driven iterative feedback loop for software development. 16 cohesive Claude Code skills walk an idea from brainstorm → plan → execute → iterate, with checkpoints throughout.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Brainstorming
- Tasks that involve Load testing
Example prompts
- “/evanflow-brainstorming”
Workflow steps
7 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Quick context check. Skim relevant files, recent commits, and any referenced docs. Do NOT exhaustively explore — just enough to ground the…
- Scope check. If the request describes multiple independent subsystems, flag it and propose decomposition before going further. Don't…
- Ask clarifying questions one at a time. Multiple-choice when possible (use AskUserQuestion). Focus on purpose, constraints, success…
- Propose 2–3 approaches with trade-offs and your recommendation as option (a). Lead with "here's what I'd do and why."
- Embedded Grill (see below) — stress-test the chosen approach before committing.
- Present the design in sections sized to their complexity. Get explicit approval after each section.
- Decide: spec doc, straight to plan, or just go.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c9ae21f. 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
Evanflow Brainstorming loads about 1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 68 tokens; SKILL.md has 532 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
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 532 words (~1,028 tokens).
“See evanflow meta-skill. Key terms used here: deep modules, deletion test, mockup quick-mode, grill.”
- name
- evanflow-brainstorming
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/evanflow-brainstorming of evanklem/evanflow.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit c9ae21f
Compare with similar skills
Evanflow Brainstorming next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evanflow Brainstorming this skillevanklem/evanflow | 418 | — | ~1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Grill Menateherkai/AIS-OS | 1.6k | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Idea Genieboshu2/agentops | 448 | 1 repos | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Pm Product Brainstormingevolution-foundation/evo-nexus | 545 | 1 repos | ~3.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Ask Colleaguenickwinder/synthteam | 103 | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Academic GrillExekiel179/psyclaw | 103 | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Evanflow Brainstorming
What does Evanflow Brainstorming do?
Clarify intent, propose 2-3 approaches, embedded grill to stress-test the chosen path. Evanflow Brainstorming is an agent skill from evanklem/evanflow. Clarify intent, propose 2-3 approaches, embedded grill to stress-test the chosen path.
When should I use Evanflow Brainstorming?
Evanflow Brainstorming fits situations like: tasks that involve Brainstorming; tasks that involve Load testing.
How do I install Evanflow Brainstorming in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add evanklem/evanflow --skill evanflow-brainstorming -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/evanflow-brainstorming in evanklem/evanflow) into .claude/skills/evanflow-brainstorming in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Evanflow Brainstorming in Codex?
Run `npx skills add evanklem/evanflow --skill evanflow-brainstorming -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/evanflow-brainstorming in evanklem/evanflow) into .agents/skills/evanflow-brainstorming in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Evanflow 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 evanklem/evanflow --skill evanflow-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/evanflow-brainstorming, .gemini/skills/evanflow-brainstorming, .github/skills/evanflow-brainstorming and .opencode/skills/evanflow-brainstorming in your project.
What does Evanflow Brainstorming need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Evanflow Brainstorming is instructions for the agent only.
Does Evanflow 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 Evanflow 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 Evanflow Brainstorming use?
Evanflow Brainstorming 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 Evanflow Brainstorming use?
About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.1k 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 Evanflow Brainstorming?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Evanflow Brainstorming: Grill Me (nateherkai/AIS-OS, 1.6k stars), Idea Genie (boshu2/agentops, 448 stars), Pm Product Brainstorming (evolution-foundation/evo-nexus, 545 stars) and Ask Colleague (nickwinder/synthteam, 103 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Evanflow Brainstorming?
evanklem (a GitHub user) maintains it in evanklem/evanflow, which has 418 GitHub stars. The repository holds 14 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on May 13, 2026.
Source: evanklem/evanflow on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.