Journey Idea

Turns "I want to build something that..." into a structured brief by asking one concrete question at a time. Instead of a freeform brainstorming session, you get a disciplined walk through twelve specific questions (who's the first user, what's the one screen you'd ship, do users see different data) that surface must-haves and inline-tag the Butterbase primitives you'll actually need (manage_schema, deploy_function, create_agent). Writes everything to 01-idea.md as you go so nothing is lost. The questioning discipline is the real value here: multiple choice over open-ended, concrete over abstract, and it forces you to prioritize in hackathon mode. Good first step if you're staring at a blank editor and need guardrails to turn a vague concept into something you can plan against.

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last updated: Jun 11, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add butterbase-ai/butterbase-skills --skill journey-idea --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

Files

Journey: Idea brainstorm

Stage 1 of the guided journey. Turn a vague idea into a written brief with capability tags.

When to use

Dispatched by journey when current_stage: idea.
Directly via /butterbase-skills:idea.

Inputs

None required. Optionally reads any existing 01-idea.md to resume.

Procedure — questioning discipline

Follow the cross-cutting rules from the spec:

One question at a time. Never batch.
Multiple-choice preferred, with 2–4 concrete options.
Concrete, not abstract.
Recommend when a Butterbase primitive is obvious.
Tag inline. When a feature surfaces, append the capability tag immediately (→ manage_schema, → deploy_function, → manage_storage, → manage_oauth, → manage_rag_content, → manage_realtime, → manage_durable_objects, → manage_ai, → create_agent).
Write as you go. After each answered question, append the decision to 01-idea.md so progress survives a crash.