Brainstorm Ideas New
phuryn/pm-skills
Brainstorm feature ideas for a new product in initial discovery from PM, Designer, and Engineer perspectives.
Generate blog topic ideas: problem mining, gap analysis, expansion.
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Install Topic Brainstormer
$ npx skills add notque/vexjoy-agent --skill topic-brainstormer -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install notque/vexjoy-agent topic-brainstormer --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/notque/vexjoy-agent.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/content/topic-brainstormer .claude/skills/topic-brainstormer && 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 "topic-brainstormer" agent skill from https://github.com/notque/vexjoy-agent/tree/main/skills/content/topic-brainstormer into .claude/skills/topic-brainstormer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "topic-brainstormer", 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/notque/vexjoy-agent/tree/main/skills/content/topic-brainstormerType 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 notque/vexjoy-agent --skill topic-brainstormer -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install notque/vexjoy-agent topic-brainstormer --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/notque/vexjoy-agent.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/content/topic-brainstormer .agents/skills/topic-brainstormer && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "topic-brainstormer" agent skill from https://github.com/notque/vexjoy-agent/tree/main/skills/content/topic-brainstormer into .agents/skills/topic-brainstormer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "topic-brainstormer", 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 notque/vexjoy-agent --skill topic-brainstormer -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install notque/vexjoy-agent topic-brainstormer --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/notque/vexjoy-agent.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/content/topic-brainstormer .cursor/skills/topic-brainstormer && 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 "topic-brainstormer" agent skill from https://github.com/notque/vexjoy-agent/tree/main/skills/content/topic-brainstormer into .cursor/skills/topic-brainstormer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "topic-brainstormer", 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/notque/vexjoy-agent.git --path skills/content/topic-brainstormer--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 notque/vexjoy-agent --skill topic-brainstormer -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install notque/vexjoy-agent topic-brainstormer --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/notque/vexjoy-agent.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/content/topic-brainstormer .gemini/skills/topic-brainstormer && 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 "topic-brainstormer" agent skill from https://github.com/notque/vexjoy-agent/tree/main/skills/content/topic-brainstormer into .gemini/skills/topic-brainstormer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "topic-brainstormer", 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 notque/vexjoy-agent topic-brainstormerInstalls 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 notque/vexjoy-agent --skill topic-brainstormer -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/notque/vexjoy-agent.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/content/topic-brainstormer .github/skills/topic-brainstormer && 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 "topic-brainstormer" agent skill from https://github.com/notque/vexjoy-agent/tree/main/skills/content/topic-brainstormer into .github/skills/topic-brainstormer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "topic-brainstormer", 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 notque/vexjoy-agent --skill topic-brainstormer -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install notque/vexjoy-agent topic-brainstormer --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/notque/vexjoy-agent.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/content/topic-brainstormer .opencode/skills/topic-brainstormer && 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 "topic-brainstormer" agent skill from https://github.com/notque/vexjoy-agent/tree/main/skills/content/topic-brainstormer into .opencode/skills/topic-brainstormer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "topic-brainstormer", 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
topic-brainstormer- GitHub stars
- 435
- Token cost
- ~1.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 610 words
- Files
- 4 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 61
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Generate blog topic ideas: problem mining, gap analysis, expansion.
- Works in 3 steps: ASSESS → DECIDE → GENERATE
- SKILL.md covers Deep References, Phase 1: ASSESS, Phase 2: DECIDE and Phase 3: GENERATE, plus 2 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Topic Brainstormer is an agent skill from notque/vexjoy-agent. Generate blog topic ideas: problem mining, gap analysis, expansion.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including reference files (for example `references/content-filter.md`, `references/priority-scoring.md` and `references/topic-sources.md`).
The repository describes itself as: VexJoy AI Agent with Jev Intelligent Routing - /do routes plain-English requests to the right specialist agent and gates the work with reviews, tests, and a learning loop. The licence is MIT.
Example prompts
- “/topic-brainstormer”
Requirements
- Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Bash, Grep, Glob, Edit, Task
Workflow steps
3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 5218674. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
ReadWriteBashGrepGlobEditTask
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
Topic Brainstormer loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs, and up to ~7.1k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 22 tokens; SKILL.md has 610 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: notes
The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.
- NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Bash, Grep, Glob, Edit, Task
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 notque/vexjoy-agent at commit 5218674, republished under its MIT licence (© notque). 610 words, ~1,286 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/topic-brainstormer/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- topic-brainstormer
- description
- Generate blog topic ideas: problem mining, gap analysis, expansion.
- allowed-tools
- Read, Write, Bash, Grep, Glob, Edit, Task
- promoted_to
- content
- user-invocable
- false
- command
- /brainstorm
- routing.triggers
- brainstorm topics, content ideas, blog topic ideas, what to write about, angles, story angles
- routing.category
- content-creation
- routing.pairs_with
- content, research
Topic Brainstormer
Generate blog topic ideas that align with a content identity built around solving frustrating technical problems. Three phases: ASSESS, DECIDE, GENERATE. Every topic must pass the three-question content quality filter before presentation.
Deep References
| Signal | Load | Content |
|---|---|---|
| Filtering topics: three-question test, category examples | references/content-filter.md | Full quality filter with green/red/yellow topic categories, salvage patterns |
| Scoring: impact, vex, resolution matrix | references/priority-scoring.md | Rubrics per dimension, score ranges, calibration, worked examples |
| Mining: problem sources, gap analysis, expansion | references/topic-sources.md | Mining prompts, signal strength, gap types, expansion strategies |
Phase 1: ASSESS
Gather context about existing content and available sources.
- Read all posts in the content directory. Document post count, content clusters, technologies covered, last post date.
- Identify available sources: problem mining (recent debugging, errors, config struggles), gap analysis (cross-references leading nowhere), tech expansion (adjacent technologies).
- Extract all "see also" and cross-reference mentions. Flag any pointing to content that does not exist.
Gate: Content landscape documented, at least 2 sources identified with material.
Phase 2: DECIDE
Generate candidates and filter through the content quality test.
- Mine 5-10 raw candidates from at least 2 sources. Capture: source type, raw topic, initial vex signal.
- Apply the content quality filter -- every candidate must answer YES to all three:
- Was there genuine frustration? Real time lost, failed attempts, unclear docs, unexpected behavior.
- Is there a satisfying resolution? Clear fix, understanding gained, prevention strategy, "a-ha moment."
- Would this help others? Reproducible problem, actionable solution, relatable frustration.
- Reject failing candidates. Document each rejection: topic, failed question, reason.
Failure modes to catch:
- Tutorial-only topics: "How to Set Up X" with vex listed as "learning a new tool" is not genuine frustration. Find the specific friction. "Hugo Local Build Works But Cloudflare Deploy Fails" has real vex.
- Opinion without experience: "Why Go Is Better Than Python" is debate, not experience. Ground in measurement.
Gate: At least 3 candidates pass. Fewer than 3 -- return to Step 1 with different sources.
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Phase 3: GENERATE
Score, prioritize, and present the filtered list.
Scoring: Priority = Impact(1-5) x Vex(1-5) x Resolution(1-5). Thresholds: 60-125 HIGH, 30-59 MEDIUM, 15-29 LOW, 1-14 SKIP.
Titles: Replace vague categories with failure-mode titles. Bad: "Kubernetes Networking Issues". Good: "Pod-to-Pod Traffic Works But Service Discovery Fails".
Output format: Grouped by priority tier. Each topic: title, vex, joy, content cluster fit, word estimate, score breakdown. End with recommendations: top pick, quick win, deep dive.
Tie-breaking: prefer topics that fill an existing gap, complement recent posts, use already-covered technologies, have clearer narrative structure.
Gate: All topics scored, prioritized, presented with recommendations.
Angle Lenses Mode
When the task asks for angles on a single topic (not fresh candidates), apply these six lenses instead of the content quality filter:
| Lens | Question |
|---|---|
| Perspective shift | Whose view changes the story? |
| Ladder of abstraction | One rung up (the trend) or down (the single case)? |
| News values | Which value carries it: conflict, proximity, novelty, impact, human interest? |
| Data angle | What does the dataset say that the narrative misses? |
| Contrarian | What if the consensus framing is wrong? |
| Timeliness peg | Why now? What event or deadline makes this urgent? |
Rules: one lens per kept angle (distinctness is structural). Each kept angle must pass the "so what?" gate -- one sentence naming a concrete reader payoff. Log refused angles with reason.
Error Handling
| Error | Cause | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| No existing posts | Content directory empty | Focus on problem mining; ask about recent debugging sessions |
| All candidates fail filter | Sources lack frustration signals | Ask probing questions: "What broke recently?" Shift sources. |
| Topic too broad | Category, not a specific problem | Break into failure modes: "[A] works but [B] fails" |
| Resolution unclear | Ongoing issue, no fix yet | Defer until resolved; or assess if "understanding the workaround" suffices |
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Files
SKILL.md and 3 other files (references) in skills/content/topic-brainstormer of notque/vexjoy-agent.
- SKILL.md
- references/content-filter.md
- references/priority-scoring.md
- references/topic-sources.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 5218674
Compare with similar skills
Topic Brainstormer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic Brainstormer this skillnotque/vexjoy-agent | 435 | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Brainstorm Ideas Newphuryn/pm-skills | 27k | — | ~608 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Brainstorm Ideas Existingphuryn/pm-skills | 27k | — | ~736 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Research Idea BrainstormingOrchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs | 13k | 3 repos | ~4.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Brainstormingnexu-io/open-design | 100k | — | ~300 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Blog Post Drafting Workflowluongnv89/claude-howto | 42k | — | ~2.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Topic Brainstormer
What does Topic Brainstormer do?
Generate blog topic ideas: problem mining, gap analysis, expansion. Topic Brainstormer is an agent skill from notque/vexjoy-agent. Generate blog topic ideas: problem mining, gap analysis, expansion.
How do I install Topic Brainstormer in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add notque/vexjoy-agent --skill topic-brainstormer -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/content/topic-brainstormer in notque/vexjoy-agent) into .claude/skills/topic-brainstormer in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Topic Brainstormer in Codex?
Run `npx skills add notque/vexjoy-agent --skill topic-brainstormer -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/content/topic-brainstormer in notque/vexjoy-agent) into .agents/skills/topic-brainstormer in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Topic Brainstormer 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 notque/vexjoy-agent --skill topic-brainstormer -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/topic-brainstormer, .gemini/skills/topic-brainstormer, .github/skills/topic-brainstormer and .opencode/skills/topic-brainstormer in your project.
What does Topic Brainstormer need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Topic Brainstormer is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Write, Bash, Grep, Glob, Edit, Task.
Does Topic Brainstormer 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 Topic Brainstormer safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Topic Brainstormer use?
Topic Brainstormer 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 Topic Brainstormer use?
About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.1k 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 5.8k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Topic Brainstormer?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Topic Brainstormer: Brainstorm Ideas New (phuryn/pm-skills, 27k stars), Brainstorm Ideas Existing (phuryn/pm-skills, 27k stars), Research Idea Brainstorming (Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs, 13k stars) and Brainstorming (nexu-io/open-design, 100k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Topic Brainstormer?
notque (a GitHub user) maintains it in notque/vexjoy-agent, which has 435 GitHub stars. The repository holds 61 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 3, 2026.
Source: notque/vexjoy-agent on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.