Agent skill

Brainstorm Topic

Interactive brainstorming to develop a meta-analysis topic. An agent skill from htlin222/meta-pipe.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedResearch & Science

Install Brainstorm Topic

skills CLI

$ npx skills add htlin222/meta-pipe --skill brainstorm-topic -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install htlin222/meta-pipe brainstorm-topic --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/htlin222/meta-pipe.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/brainstorm-topic .claude/skills/brainstorm-topic && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "brainstorm-topic" agent skill from https://github.com/htlin222/meta-pipe/tree/main/.claude/skills/brainstorm-topic into .claude/skills/brainstorm-topic/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "brainstorm-topic", 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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/htlin222/meta-pipe/tree/main/.claude/skills/brainstorm-topic

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add htlin222/meta-pipe --skill brainstorm-topic -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install htlin222/meta-pipe brainstorm-topic --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/htlin222/meta-pipe.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/brainstorm-topic .agents/skills/brainstorm-topic && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "brainstorm-topic" agent skill from https://github.com/htlin222/meta-pipe/tree/main/.claude/skills/brainstorm-topic into .agents/skills/brainstorm-topic/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "brainstorm-topic", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add htlin222/meta-pipe --skill brainstorm-topic -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install htlin222/meta-pipe brainstorm-topic --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/htlin222/meta-pipe.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/brainstorm-topic .cursor/skills/brainstorm-topic && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "brainstorm-topic" agent skill from https://github.com/htlin222/meta-pipe/tree/main/.claude/skills/brainstorm-topic into .cursor/skills/brainstorm-topic/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "brainstorm-topic", 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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/htlin222/meta-pipe.git --path .claude/skills/brainstorm-topic

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add htlin222/meta-pipe --skill brainstorm-topic -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install htlin222/meta-pipe brainstorm-topic --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/htlin222/meta-pipe.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/brainstorm-topic .gemini/skills/brainstorm-topic && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "brainstorm-topic" agent skill from https://github.com/htlin222/meta-pipe/tree/main/.claude/skills/brainstorm-topic into .gemini/skills/brainstorm-topic/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "brainstorm-topic", 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install htlin222/meta-pipe brainstorm-topic

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add htlin222/meta-pipe --skill brainstorm-topic -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/htlin222/meta-pipe.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/brainstorm-topic .github/skills/brainstorm-topic && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "brainstorm-topic" agent skill from https://github.com/htlin222/meta-pipe/tree/main/.claude/skills/brainstorm-topic into .github/skills/brainstorm-topic/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "brainstorm-topic", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add htlin222/meta-pipe --skill brainstorm-topic -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install htlin222/meta-pipe brainstorm-topic --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/htlin222/meta-pipe.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/brainstorm-topic .opencode/skills/brainstorm-topic && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "brainstorm-topic" agent skill from https://github.com/htlin222/meta-pipe/tree/main/.claude/skills/brainstorm-topic into .opencode/skills/brainstorm-topic/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "brainstorm-topic", 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: brainstorm-topic
GitHub stars: 134
Token cost: ~6.3k tokens
SKILL.md length: 2,775 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 15
Repo updated: Sep 23, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Custom licence

At a glance

Interactive brainstorming to develop a meta-analysis topic. An agent skill from htlin222/meta-pipe.

Works in 6 steps: Pre-Assessment (NEW) → Clinical Area Exploration → PICO Element-by-Element (WITH CHECKPOINTS) → …
User wants to explore ideas
SKILL.md covers Trigger Phrases, 🎯 Core Principles (READ FIRST), 📋 Structured Conversation Flow and 🎓 Knowledge Base for AI Agents, plus 7 more sections
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Brainstorm Topic is an agent skill from htlin222/meta-pipe. Interactive brainstorming to develop a meta-analysis topic. Use when user wants to explore ideas, refine a topic, or needs help formulating a research question.

Its SKILL.md is about 6.3k 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 Research & Science, covering Brainstorming and Hypothesis generation. The repository describes itself as: Claude Code-powered end-to-end meta-analysis automation: AI-assisted literature review, screening, extraction, analysis, and manuscript generation for systematic reviews and….

When your agent uses it

User wants to explore ideas
Needs help formulating a research question

Example prompts

“/brainstorm-topic”

Workflow steps

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

Pre-Assessment (NEW)
Clinical Area Exploration
PICO Element-by-Element (WITH CHECKPOINTS)
Early Feasibility Assessment (ENHANCED)
Refined Topic Presentation (WITH FEASIBILITY REPORT)
Save to TOPIC.txt (WITH METADATA)

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 5c5c3f0. 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 (its code samples are markdown and bash).
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

Brainstorm Topic loads about 6.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 44 tokens; SKILL.md has 2,775 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~44
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~6.3k

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 2,775 words (~6,332 tokens).

“Guide users through developing a feasible, well-formed meta-analysis topic via structured interactive conversation.”

— opening of SKILL.md by htlin222, Custom licence

name: brainstorm-topic

Outline of SKILL.md

Topic Brainstorming Skill (Enhanced v2.0)
Trigger Phrases
🎯 Core Principles (READ FIRST)
For AI Agents: Your Mindset
For Users: What Makes a Good Topic
📋 Structured Conversation Flow
Phase 0: Pre-Assessment (NEW)
Phase 1: Clinical Area Exploration
Phase 2: PICO Element-by-Element (WITH CHECKPOINTS)
Phase 3: Early Feasibility Assessment (ENHANCED)
Phase 4: Refined Topic Presentation (WITH FEASIBILITY REPORT)
Phase 5: Save to TOPIC.txt (WITH METADATA)
🎓 Knowledge Base for AI Agents
Common Failure Patterns (AVOID THESE)
Red Flags Checklist (Check BEFORE Phase 4)
📚 Success Examples Library (Offer as Templates)
✅ Example 1: Well-Scoped Topic (GOOD)
✅ Example 2: Updating Existing Review (GOOD)
⚠️ Example 3: Marginal Topic (Needs Revision)
❌ Example 4: Unfeasible Topic (STOP)
🤖 Self-Prompts for AI Agents (Use Throughout)
After Each PICO Element
Before Presenting Final Topic
When User Pushes Back on Warnings
📞 When to Suggest Formal Feasibility Assessment
🎁 Deliverables at End of Brainstorming
🔄 Iterative Refinement (When User Says "Not Quite Right")
🎯 Success Metrics (For This Skill)
📖 Additional Resources for Users

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/brainstorm-topic of htlin222/meta-pipe.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 5c5c3f0

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Brainstorm Topic 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.

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Research IdeationGalaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar	5.7k	3 repos	~2.4k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	14 days ago
News to Research Idea BriefingOpenLAIR/dr-claw	1.2k	—	~1.3k	Automated safety check: Notes	Custom licence	20 days ago

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Questions about Brainstorm Topic

What does Brainstorm Topic do?

Interactive brainstorming to develop a meta-analysis topic. An agent skill from htlin222/meta-pipe. Brainstorm Topic is an agent skill from htlin222/meta-pipe. Interactive brainstorming to develop a meta-analysis topic.

When should I use Brainstorm Topic?

Brainstorm Topic fits situations like: user wants to explore ideas; needs help formulating a research question.

How do I install Brainstorm Topic in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add htlin222/meta-pipe --skill brainstorm-topic -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/brainstorm-topic in htlin222/meta-pipe) into .claude/skills/brainstorm-topic in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Brainstorm Topic in Codex?

Run `npx skills add htlin222/meta-pipe --skill brainstorm-topic -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/brainstorm-topic in htlin222/meta-pipe) into .agents/skills/brainstorm-topic in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Brainstorm Topic 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 htlin222/meta-pipe --skill brainstorm-topic -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/brainstorm-topic, .gemini/skills/brainstorm-topic, .github/skills/brainstorm-topic and .opencode/skills/brainstorm-topic in your project.

What does Brainstorm Topic need to run?

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

Does Brainstorm Topic 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 Brainstorm Topic 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 Brainstorm Topic use?

Brainstorm Topic 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 Brainstorm Topic use?

About 6.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 25k 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 Brainstorm Topic?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Brainstorm Topic: Scientific Brainstorming (spacering-net/codeg, 3.8k stars), Scientific Brainstorming (Oleafly/Oleafly, 205 stars), Scientific Problem Selection (aws-samples/amazon-bedrock-agents-healthcare-lifesciences, 274 stars) and Research Ideation (Galaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar, 5.7k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Brainstorm Topic?

htlin222 (a GitHub user) maintains it in htlin222/meta-pipe, which has 134 GitHub stars. The repository holds 15 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 23, 2026.

Source: htlin222/meta-pipe on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Brainstorm Topic

Install Brainstorm Topic

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Files

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Questions about Brainstorm Topic

Install Brainstorm Topic

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Files

Compare with similar skills

Similar skills

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