What problem does it solve? AI coding agents tend to drift toward action: during a design discussion they start planning edits and making changes before the user has finished thinking. This Skill holds a thinking-partner posture for an entire session, so brainstorming stays brainstorming until the user explicitly asks to build. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Sticky no-action mode: Blocks file edits, state-changing commands, and implementation code while active, while still allowing code reading to ground the discussion. - Structured reasoning style: Explains reasoning before conclusions, presents at least two options with concrete tradeoffs before recommending, and pushes back on weak premises with specifics. - Explicit exit condition: The mode ends only when the user signals build intent, then offers to capture the converged design as a written plan or spec. - Use Case: You are deciding between two database schemas for a new feature. Activate the mode, explore tradeoffs over several turns without any code being touched, then say "let's implement" to transition into execution with a captured spec. ## Quick Start Ask the agent to act as a design partner and talk through the tradeoffs of your architecture decision without making any code changes.
