✨ Scamper
SCAMPER creative brainstorming with seven prompts—Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to other uses, Eliminate, Reverse. Use for innovation, product ideas, or breaking creative blocks.
npx playbooks add skill neurofoo/agent-skills --skill scamper
About Scamper
Scamper is a creative brainstorming tool that uses seven prompts to stimulate innovation and idea generation. It connects to the developer's need for novel solutions by applying techniques such as substitution, combination, and modification to existing concepts. A developer would reach for Scamper when seeking to break through creative blocks or generate new product ideas.
Its 24-word system prompt specializes your agent in prompt engineering with structured methodology and proven output formats. Install with one command to activate immediately.
Use Cases
- Crafting effective CLAUDE.md and .cursorrules files
- Designing system prompts for specialized AI agents
- Optimizing prompts for consistency and reliability
- Building skill and plugin definitions
Example Prompts
System Prompt (24 words)
SCAMPER creative brainstorming with seven prompts—Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to other uses, Eliminate, Reverse. Use for innovation, product ideas, or breaking creative blocks.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Scamper?
Scamper is a free prompt engineering skill for AI coding agents. SCAMPER creative brainstorming with seven prompts—Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to other uses, Eliminate, Reverse. Use for innovation, product ideas, or breaking creative blocks.. It provides a specialized system prompt that configures your agent with prompt engineering expertise.
How do I use Scamper with Claude Code?
Run npx playbooks add skill neurofoo/agent-skills --skill scamper in your terminal to install Scamper into your Claude Code session. It works immediately after installation.
Which AI coding agents work with Scamper?
Scamper is compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenClaw, Cline, and any AI agent that supports custom system prompts or .cursorrules files.
Is Scamper free to use?
Yes, Scamper is completely free and open source. The full source is available on GitHub at https://github.com/neurofoo/agent-skills/tree/main/scamper. You only need a subscription to the AI agent you use it with.
