q_brainstorm_start
Start a background multi-agent brainstorm that returns a job_id immediately. Each agent offers 3-5 distinct ideas with trade-offs and minimal test plans; fetch results via q_await.
Instructions
Start a q-brainstorm run in the background. Returns {"job_id":
str} immediately. Each agent contributes 3-5 distinct ideas with
rationale, trade-offs, and the cheapest test that would give signal;
no synthesis. Retrieve results by calling q_await with the
returned job_id.
Between the start and the await, the caller is expected to list its own ideas — this is the structural anti-bias gate.
research, when supplied, seeds round 1 with a q_research digest as
EVIDENCE: agents are told to ground their ideas in it, recombine it, or
extend past it. Pass the raw digest markdown (verbatim from q_research) --
never your own summary of it, and never your own ideas; those stay behind
the anti-bias gate. Distinct from prior_ideas, whose do-not-repeat
framing marks content to diverge AWAY from.
prior_ideas, when supplied, seeds a divergence round: the agents are told
the listed ideas are already on the table and must not be repeated -- used
by the --extended flow to push past round 1. Composes with research
(evidence stays evidence; ideas stay do-not-repeat).
grounding, with prior_ideas, runs a validation-guide pass over the
listed ideas instead of diverging past them -- used by q-skystorm
Stage 2.
Optionally assign a cognitive stance per agent via roles, a list
of 'stance:agent' strings (stances: skeptic, architect, security,
maintainer, analyst, neutral, visionary, pioneer). Unassigned agents
use their default stance.
gemini_model, when supplied, runs the gemini seat on that agy model for
this invocation only (an id exactly as printed by agy models, e.g.
'claude-opus-4-6-thinking').
Expected wall-clock to completion: 30s-4min depending on the agents and topic complexity.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| cwd | Yes | ||
| host | No | ||
| roles | No | ||
| topic | Yes | ||
| agents | No | ||
| skip_gh | No | ||
| verbose | No | ||
| research | No | ||
| grounding | No | ||
| no_context | No | ||
| prior_ideas | No | ||
| gemini_model | No |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||