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+---
+name: brainstorming
+description: Use when Socratic methodology, ideation, and architectural exploration mastery. Generating extensive feature options, analyzing trade-offs, questioning assumptions, mind-mapping components, and delaying execution. Use when evaluating new features, defining project goals, or guiding users through ambiguous design spaces.
+version: 5.0.0
+last-updated: 2026-09-13
+skills:
+  - plan-writing
+  - fabel-protocol
+  - behavioral-modes
+tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash, Edit, Write
+scripts-binding:
+  - .agent/scripts/checklist.js
+  - .agent/scripts/verify_all.js
+  - .agent/scripts/lint_runner.js
+---
+
+# Brainstorming — Socratic Exploration Mastery
+
+## Mandatory Pre-Flight Context Inspection
+
+Before generating, refactoring, or reviewing code in the `brainstorming` domain, inspect these 5 critical parameters:
+
+1. **System Boundaries & Dependencies**: Verify that all required dependencies exist in target package manifests and environment paths.
+2. **Runtime Context & Platform Invariants**: Confirm target platform constraints (Node.js, Browser, Mobile OS, Edge runtime) before applying APIs.
+3. **Execution Guardrails**: Identify potential side-effects, state mutations, and unhandled asynchronous exceptions.
+4. **Validation & Type Contracts**: Validate input data schemas and strict type constraints across all module interfaces.
+5. **Observability & Proof of Execution**: Ensure execution produces tangible verification signals (terminal output, tests, metrics).
+
+## Activation Boundaries
+
+- **Activate when:** Use when Socratic methodology, ideation, and architectural exploration mastery. Generating extensive feature options, analyzing trade-offs, questioning assumptions, mind-mapping components, and delaying execution. Use when evaluating new features, defining project goals, or guiding users through ambiguous design spaces.
+- **DO NOT activate when:** The task falls outside the `brainstorming` domain or is managed by a different dedicated specialist.
+
+## 🔁 Multi-Pass Execution Protocol
+
+Execute all non-trivial tasks through this 7-pass cognitive loop:
+
+| Pass | Phase | Core Action |
+|:---|:---|:---|
+| **Pass 1** | **Understand** | Deconstruct the user's explicit objective, implicit requirements, and platform constraints. |
+| **Pass 2** | **Plan** | Decompose the task into smallest logical steps; map dependencies and required tool calls. |
+| **Pass 3** | **Execute** | Implement the solution with production-grade craft, zero placeholders, and strict typing. |
+| **Pass 4** | **Verify** | Run linters, unit tests, or compiler checks to validate structural correctness. |
+| **Pass 5** | **Attack** | Perform an adversarial review searching for edge-case failures, race conditions, and traps. |
+| **Pass 6** | **Improve** | Eliminate discovered friction, optimize performance, and harden error boundaries. |
+| **Pass 7** | **Quality Gate** | Enforce Verification-Before-Completion (VBC) with concrete terminal proof before finalizing. |
+
+---
+
+## 🛠️ Technical Architecture & Reference Recipes
+
+## Hallucination Traps (Read First)
+
+- ❌ Jumping to implementation during brainstorming -> ✅ Brainstorming is exploration only; no code is written in this phase
+- ❌ Presenting only one option -> ✅ Always present 3+ distinct approaches with tradeoffs
+- ❌ Assuming the user's first request is their real need -> ✅ Ask 'what problem does this solve for your users?' before generating ideas
+
+---
+
+---
+
+## 1. The Socratic Protocol (Mandatory Delay)
+
+When a user provides a vague or complex prompt like _"I want to build a marketplace app,"_ DO NOT start generating boilerplate code or database schemas.
+
+**You must act as a Socratic filter.**
+
+1. Acknowledge the ambition of the goal.
+2. Provide 3-5 distinct architectural/functional pathways the user could take.
+3. Pause execution. Demand the user makes definitive decisions regarding the permutations before proceeding.
+
+### Example Socratic Prompting:
+
+Instead of: _"Here is the React code for your marketplace,"_
+Output: _"Before we write the code, we must lock down the payment flow. Do you want to: A) Handle escrow directly (High liability, complex payout logic), B) Use Stripe Connect (Easy routing, strict KYC requirements), or C) Operate free-listing only (Zero liability, requires external monetization)?"_
+
+---
+
+## 2. Multi-Dimensional Tradeoff Analysis
+
+Every design choice has drawbacks. The brainstorming agent must illuminate the implicit consequences of the user's requests.
+
+When comparing options, strict tabular formatting clarifies friction:
+
+| Approach                 | Speed to Market | Operational Cost            | Latency / UX               | Maintenance Burden                  |
+| :----------------------- | :-------------- | :-------------------------- | :------------------------- | :---------------------------------- |
+| **Serverless Functions** | Very high       | Low initially (pay-per-use) | Cold starts (500ms delay)  | Complex local testing               |
+| **Monolithic Node VPS**  | Moderate        | Flat ($10/mo fixed)         | Extremely fast (0ms start) | Requires manual OS patching         |
+| **Edge Compute (V8)**    | Low             | Moderate                    | Global low-latency         | Strict 1MB limits / V8 restrictions |
+
+_Result:_ The user chooses the approach mapped to their business reality, not a generic AI default.
+
+---
+
+## 3. Lateral Expansion (The "What If?" Matrix)
+
+Users frequently suffer from tunnel-vision regarding their requested feature. The Brainstormer introduces lateral features the user hasn't considered yet to solidify the schema boundaries.
+
+If user asks for: **"A habit tracking calendar."**
+_Expand laterally:_
+
+- "What if a user crosses timezones frequently? Do streaks break?"
+- "What if they track binary habits (Read: Yes/No) versus quantitative habits (Drink 6 Liters of water)?"
+- "What if they require offline capability while on airplanes?"
+
+---
+
+## 4. Distilling Decisions into Assertions
+
+Brainstorming is useless if it does not produce an actionable blueprint.
+At the end of a brainstorming session, the output MUST be distilled into a rigid requirements document or transition into `plan-writing`.
+
+```markdown
+# Final Brainstorming Assertions
+
+1. **Architecture:** Next.js SSR Monolith
+2. **Database:** Postgres via Prisma (Required for complex relational queries)
+3. **Payment:** Stripe Connect (Subverted liability)
+4. **Auth:** NextAuth (Google Provider only for MVP)
+```
+
+---
+
+## Dynamic Question Generation
+
+**PRINCIPLE:** Questions are not about gathering data—they are about **revealing architectural consequences**.
+
+Every question must connect to a concrete implementation decision that affects cost, complexity, or timeline.
+
+---
+
+### 🧠 Core Principles
+
+#### 1. Questions Reveal Consequences
+
+A good question is not "What color do you want?" but:
+
+```markdown
+❌ BAD: "What authentication method?"
+✅ GOOD: "Should users sign up with email/password or social login?
+
+Impact:
+
+- Email/Pass → Need password reset, hashing, 2FA infrastructure
+- Social → OAuth providers, user profile mapping, less control
+
+Trade-off: Security vs. Development time vs. User friction"
+```
+
+#### 2. Context Before Content
+
+First understand **where** this request fits:
+
+| Context                      | Question Focus                                             |
+| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
+| **Greenfield** (new project) | Foundation decisions: stack, hosting, scale                |
+| **Feature Addition**         | Integration points, existing patterns, breaking changes    |
+| **Refactor**                 | Why refactor? Performance? Maintainability? What's broken? |
+
+#### 3. Minimum Viable Questions
+
+**PRINCIPLE:** Each question must eliminate a fork in the implementation road.
+
+```
+Before Question:
+├── Path A: Do X (5 min)
+├── Path B: Do Y (15 min)
+└── Path C: Do Z (1 hour)
+
+After Question:
+└── Path Confirmed: Do X (5 min)
+```
+
+If a question doesn't reduce implementation paths → **DELETE IT**.
+
+#### 4. Questions Generate Data, Not Assumptions
+
+```markdown
+❌ ASSUMPTION: "User probably wants Stripe for payments"
+✅ QUESTION: "Which payment provider fits your needs?
+
+Stripe → Best documentation, 2.9% + $0.30, US-centric
+LemonSqueezy → Merchant of Record, 5% + $0.50, global taxes
+Paddle → Complex pricing, handles EU VAT, enterprise focus"
+```
+
+---
+
+### 📋 Question Generation Algorithm
+
+```
+INPUT: User request + Context (greenfield/feature/refactor/debug)
+│
+├── STEP 1: Parse Request
+│   ├── Extract domain (ecommerce, auth, realtime, cms, etc.)
+│   ├── Extract features (explicit and implied)
+│   └── Extract scale indicators (users, data volume, frequency)
+│
+├── STEP 2: Identify Decision Points
+│   ├── What MUST be decided before coding? (blocking)
+│   ├── What COULD be decided later? (deferable)
+│   └── What has ARCHITECTURAL impact? (high-leverage)
+│
+├── STEP 3: Generate Questions (Priority Order)
+│   ├── P0: Blocking decisions (cannot proceed without answer)
+│   ├── P1: High-leverage (affects >30% of implementation)
+│   ├── P2: Medium-leverage (affects specific features)
+│   └── P3: Nice-to-have (edge cases, optimization)
+│
+└── STEP 4: Format Each Question
+    ├── What: Clear question
+    ├── Why: Impact on implementation
+    ├── Options: Trade-offs (not just A vs B)
+    ├── Fun/Superpower Option: Inject at least one highly creative, unconventional approach
+    └── Default: What happens if user doesn't answer
+```
+
+---
+
+### 🎯 Domain-Specific Question Banks
+
+#### E-Commerce
+
+| Question                          | Why It Matters                                                     | Trade-offs                         |
+| --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------- |
+| **Single or Multi-vendor?**       | Multi-vendor → Commission logic, vendor dashboards, split payments | +Revenue, -Complexity              |
+| **Inventory Tracking?**           | Needs stock tables, reservation logic, low-stock alerts            | +Accuracy, -Development time       |
+| **Digital or Physical Products?** | Digital → Download links, no shipping                              | Physical → Shipping APIs, tracking |
+| **Subscription or One-time?**     | Subscription → Recurring billing, dunning, proration               | +Revenue, -Complexity              |
+
+#### Authentication
+
+| Question                    | Why It Matters                                       | Trade-offs                   |
+| --------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- |
+| **Social Login Needed?**    | OAuth providers vs. password reset infrastructure    | +UX, -Control                |
+| **Role-Based Permissions?** | RBAC tables, policy enforcement, admin UI            | +Security, -Development time |
+| **2FA Required?**           | TOTP/SMI infrastructure, backup codes, recovery flow | +Security, -UX friction      |
+| **Email Verification?**     | Verification tokens, email service, resend logic     | +Security, -Sign-up friction |
+
+#### Real-time
+
+| Question                       | Why It Matters                                                        | Trade-offs                        |
+| ------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
+| **WebSocket or Polling?**      | WS → Server scaling, connection management                            | Polling → Simpler, higher latency |
+| **Expected Concurrent Users?** | <100 → Single server, >1000 → Redis pub/sub, >10k → specialized infra | +Scale, -Complexity               |
+| **Message Persistence?**       | History tables, storage costs, pagination                             | +UX, -Storage                     |
+| **Ephemeral or Durable?**      | Ephemeral → In-memory, Durable → Database write before emit           | +Reliability, -Latency            |
+
+#### Content/CMS
+
+| Question                    | Why It Matters                              | Trade-offs                    |
+| --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- |
+| **Rich Text or Markdown?**  | Rich Text → Sanitization, XSS risks         | Markdown → Simple, no WYSIWYG |
+| **Draft/Publish Workflow?** | Status field, scheduled jobs, versioning    | +Control, -Complexity         |
+| **Media Handling?**         | Upload endpoints, storage, optimization     | +Features, -Development time  |
+| **Multi-language?**         | i18n tables, translation UI, fallback logic | +Reach, -Complexity           |
+
+#### Business & Product Strategy
+
+| Question                       | Why It Matters                                  | Trade-offs                  |
+| ------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- |
+| **Monetization Approach?**     | Freemium vs. Paywall vs. Ads affects user flow  | +Revenue, -User Acquisition |
+| **Onboarding CRO?**            | Wizard vs. self-serve dictates state management | +Activation, -Dev Time      |
+| **Competitor Differentiator?** | Must highlight this UI feature above all else   | +Standout, -Standardization |
+| **Marketing Psychology?**      | FOMO (urgency) vs. Trust (social proof) layout  | +Conversion, -Aesthetics    |
+
+---
+
+### 📐 Dynamic Question Template
+
+```markdown
+### 🔴 CRITICAL (Blocking Decisions)
+
+#### 1. **[DECISION POINT]**
+
+**Question:** [Clear, specific question]
+
+**Why This Matters:**
+
+- [Explain architectural consequence]
+- [Affects: cost / complexity / timeline / scale]
+
+**Options:**
+
+| Option | Pros        | Cons           | Best For   |
+| ------ | ----------- | -------------- | ---------- |
+| A      | [Advantage] | [Disadvantage] | [Use case] |
+| B      | [Advantage] | [Disadvantage] | [Use case] |
+
+**If Not Specified:** [Default choice + rationale]
+
+---
+
+### 🟡 HIGH-LEVERAGE (Affects Implementation)
+
+#### 2. **[DECISION POINT]**
+
+[Same format]
+
+---
+
+### 🟢 NICE-TO-HAVE (Edge Cases)
+
+#### 3. **[DECISION POINT]**
+
+[Same format]
+```
+
+---
+
+### 🔄 Iterative Questioning
+
+#### First Pass (3-5 Questions)
+
+Focus on **blocking decisions**. Don't proceed without answers.
+
+#### Second Pass (After Initial Implementation)
+
+As patterns emerge, ask:
+
+- "This feature implies [X]. Should we handle [edge case] now or defer?"
+- "We're using [Pattern A]. Should [Feature B] follow the same pattern?"
+
+#### Third Pass (Optimization)
+
+When functionality works:
+
+- "Performance bottleneck at [X]. Optimize now or acceptable for now?"
+- "Refactor [Y] for maintainability or ship as-is?"
+
+---
+
+### 🎭 Example: Full Question Generation
+
+```
+USER REQUEST: "Build an Instagram clone"
+
+STEP 1: Parse
+├── Domain: Social Media
+├── Features: Photo sharing, engagement (likes/comments), user profiles
+├── Implied: Feed, following, authentication
+└── Scale: Potentially high (social apps go viral)
+
+STEP 2: Decision Points
+├── Blocking: Storage strategy, authentication method, feed type
+├── High-leverage: Real-time notifications, data model complexity
+└── Deferable: Analytics, advanced search, reels/video
+
+STEP 3: Generate Questions (Priority)
+
+P0 (Blocking):
+1. Storage Strategy → Affects architecture, cost, speed
+2. Feed Algorithm → Affects database queries, complexity
+3. Auth Method → Affects dev time, UX, security
+
+P1 (High-leverage):
+4. Real-time Notifications → WebSocket vs polling
+5. Media Processing → Client-side vs server-side optimization
+
+P2 (Deferable):
+6. Story/Reels → Major feature creep, defer to v2
+7. DM/Chat → Separate subsystem, defer to v2
+
+STEP 4: Format Output
+```
+
+---
+
+### 📊 Generated Output (Example)
+
+```
+
+### 🔴 CRITICAL DECISIONS (Cannot Proceed Without Answers)
+
+#### 1. **Photo Storage Strategy**
+
+**Question:** Where will user photos be stored and served?
+
+**Why This Matters:**
+- Affects: Monthly hosting costs, page load speed, CDN complexity
+- High-volume social apps: 1000 users × 10 photos × 2MB = 20GB storage
+
+**Options:**
+|Option|Cost|Speed|Complexity|Best For|
+|--------|------|-------|------------|----------|
+|**Cloudinary**|$89/mo (25GB)|Fast (CDN)|Low|MVP, rapid launch|
+|**AWS S3 + CloudFront**|$0.023/GB|Fast (CDN)|Medium|Production, cost-optimized|
+|**Supabase Storage**|Free tier 1GB|Medium|Low|Small scale, simple|
+|**Local Storage**|Server cost|Slow|Low|Development only|
+
+**If Not Specified:** Cloudinary (balanced for MVP)
+
+---
+
+#### 2. **Feed Algorithm Choice**
+
+**Question:** How should the main feed work?
+
+**Why This Matters:**
+- Affects: Database query complexity, caching strategy, development time
+- Algorithmic feeds require ML infrastructure, ranking signals
+
+**Options:**
+|Option|Complexity|Database Impact|Best For|
+|--------|------------|-----------------|----------|
+|**Chronological**|Low|Simple query|Early stage, transparency|
+|**Follow-Only**|Medium|JOIN with pagination|Most social apps|
+|**Algorithmic**|High|Pre-computed feed tables|Instagram competitor|
+
+**If Not Specified:** Follow-Only (balanced for social app)
+
+---
+
+#### 3. **Authentication Approach**
+
+**Question:** How do users sign up and login?
+
+**Why This Matters:**
+- Affects: Development time (2-5 hours), security posture, UX friction
+
+**Options:**
+|Option|Dev Time|Security|UX|Best For|
+|--------|----------|----------|-----|----------|
+|**Email/Password**|4-5 hrs|High (if 2FA)|Medium|Full control needed|
+|**Social Only**|1-2 hrs|Provider-dependent|Smooth|B2C, rapid launch|
+|**Magic Link**|2-3 hrs|Medium|Very smooth|Security-focused|
+|**Clerk/Auth0**|1 hr|High|Smooth|Fastest to market|
+
+**If Not Specified:** Clerk (fastest for MVP)
+
+---
+
+### 🟡 HIGH-LEVERAGE (Affects Architecture)
+
+#### 4. **Real-time Notifications**
+
+**Question:** Do users need instant notifications for likes/comments?
+
+**Why This Matters:**
+- WebSocket adds infrastructure complexity (Redis pub/sub for scaling)
+- Polling is simpler but higher latency
+
+**Options:**
+|Option|Complexity|Scale Cost|Best For|
+|--------|------------|------------|----------|
+|**WebSocket + Redis**|High|$10+/mo|>1000 concurrent users|
+|**Polling (30s)**|Low|DB queries|<1000 users|
+|**No Real-time**|None|None|MVP, validate first|
+
+**If Not Specified:** Polling for MVP (defer WebSocket until validated)
+
+---
+
+### 🟢 NICE-TO-HAVE (Defer to v2)
+
+#### 5. **Video/Reels Support**
+- Major complexity (video processing, streaming infrastructure)
+- Recommendation: Launch with photos only, add video after validation
+
+#### 6. **Direct Messaging**
+- Separate subsystem (chat infrastructure different from feed)
+- Recommendation: Use Pusher/Stream for real-time or defer entirely
+
+---
+
+### 📋 Summary
+
+|Decision|Recommendation|If Changed|
+|----------|----------------|------------|
+|Storage|Cloudinary|+3 hrs setup|
+|Feed|Follow-only|+2 hrs query optimization|
+|Auth|Clerk|-3 hrs dev time|
+|Real-time|Polling|+5 hrs WebSocket setup|
+|Video|Defer to v2|N/A|
+|DM|Defer to v2|N/A|
+
+**Total Estimated MVP Time:** 15-20 hours with recommendations above
+```
+
+---
+
+### 🎯 Principles Recap
+
+1. **Every question = Architectural decision** → Not data gathering
+2. **Show trade-offs** → User understands consequences
+3. **Prioritize blocking decisions** → Cannot proceed without
+4. **Provide defaults** → If user doesn't answer, we proceed anyway
+5. **Domain-aware** → Ecommerce questions ≠ Auth questions ≠ Real-time questions
+6. **Iterative** → More questions as patterns emerge during implementation
+
+---
+
+## 🚨 Edge-Case & Failure Mode Matrix
+
+| Scenario | Risk | Mitigation Strategy |
+|:---|:---|:---|
+| **Empty or Null Inputs** | Unhandled exception or unexpected rendering collapse | Enforce fallback guards, optional chaining, and explicit empty state handlers |
+| **Network Timeout / Latency** | Hanging operations or duplicate side-effects | Implement bounded abort controllers, exponential backoff, and idempotency keys |
+| **Concurrency / Race Conditions** | Stale state overwrite or inconsistent data mutations | Use atomic transactions, mutex locking, or cancel-on-resubmit controls |
+| **Invalid Schema / Malformed Payload** | Downstream runtime errors or security injection | Validate boundary payloads with Zod/Pydantic schemas prior to execution |
+| **Resource / Memory Saturation** | OOM errors, frame drops, or memory leaks | Clean up listeners, cancel active timers, and enforce pagination/virtualization |
+
+---
+
+## 🤖 LLM-Specific Traps Table
+
+| Anti-Pattern | What AI Commonly Does Wrong | What Is Actually Correct |
+|:---|:---|:---|
+| **Hallucinated Tool Capabilities** | Assuming an external library or CLI command exists without verification | Run a verification check or verify package.json before referencing tools |
+| **Premature Completion Claim** | Declaring a task finished because code was generated without verification | Execute tests, linters, or terminal commands to provide concrete proof |
+| **Context Bloat Dumping** | Pasting entire multi-thousand-line files into prompt context | Extract targeted excerpts, symbols, and signatures to preserve tokens |
+
+---
+
+## 🏛️ Tribunal Verification & Guardrails
+
+**Active Reviewers:** `orchestrator` · `agent-organizer` · `logic-reviewer`
+**Slash Command:** `/review` or `/tribunal-full`
+
+### ✅ Pre-Flight Self-Audit Checklist
+
+```
+✅ Did I deconstruct the root objective before proposing architecture?
+✅ Did I identify dependencies, bottlenecks, and parallelizable sub-tasks?
+✅ Did I avoid over-engineering and select the simplest effective pattern?
+✅ Did I verify assumptions with concrete file reads instead of speculation?
+✅ Did I establish measurable verification criteria before completion?
+```
+
+### 🛑 Verification-Before-Completion (VBC) Protocol
+
+**CRITICAL:** You must follow a strict "evidence-based closeout" state machine.
+- ❌ **Forbidden:** Declaring a task complete because the output "looks correct."
+- ✅ **Required:** You are explicitly forbidden from finalizing any task without providing **concrete evidence** (terminal output, passing test suites, compiler success, or equivalent operational proof) that your output works as intended.