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.
Install
$ agentstack add skill-neurofoo-agent-skills-scamper ✓ scanned · ✓ verified — works with Claude Code, Cursor, and more.
Security review
✓ PassedNo issues found. Passed automated security review. · v0.1.0 How review works →
- ✓ Prompt-injection patterns
- ✓ Secret / credential exfiltration
- ✓ Dangerous shell & filesystem operations
- ✓ Untrusted network calls
- ✓ Known-malicious package signatures
What it can access
- ✓ Network access No
- ✓ Filesystem access No
- ✓ Shell / process execution No
- ✓ Environment & secrets No
- ✓ Dynamic code execution No
From automated source analysis of v0.1.0. “Used” means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it’s unsafe.
About
SCAMPER Creative Exploration
Apply all seven SCAMPER prompts to systematically explore creative possibilities for a product, service, process, or problem.
Instructions
Work through each of the seven prompts, generating multiple ideas for each. Quantity matters—don't self-edit too early. Wild ideas often lead to practical innovations.
Output Format
Subject: [What we're SCAMPERing] Goal: [What we're trying to achieve]
S: SUBSTITUTE
What can be replaced with something else?
| Component | Substitute With | New Possibility | |-----------|-----------------|-----------------| | [element] | [replacement] | [what it enables] |
C: COMBINE
What can be merged, blended, or bundled together?
| Combine This | With This | Result | |--------------|-----------|--------| | [element A] | [element B] | [new thing] |
A: ADAPT
What can be copied, borrowed, or modified from elsewhere?
| Source | Idea to Adapt | How to Apply | |--------|---------------|--------------| | [where it's from] | [the concept] | [application here] |
M: MODIFY / MAGNIFY / MINIMIZE
What can be changed, enlarged, or reduced?
| Element | Change | Effect | |---------|--------|--------| | [element] | [modification] | [result] |
P: PUT TO OTHER USES
What else could this be used for?
| Current Use | New Use | New Market/Context | |-------------|---------|-------------------| | [how it's used now] | [different use] | [who would want it] |
E: ELIMINATE
What can be removed, omitted, or simplified?
| Element to Remove | Why We Think We Need It | What If Gone? | |-------------------|------------------------|---------------| | [element] | [assumed reason] | [possibility] |
R: REVERSE / REARRANGE
What can be flipped, reordered, or turned inside out?
| Current State | Reversed/Rearranged | Possibility | |---------------|---------------------|-------------| | [how it is now] | [flipped version] | [what opens up] |
Idea Harvest
Top Ideas Generated
| Idea | From (S/C/A/M/P/E/R) | Feasibility | Impact | |------|---------------------|-------------|--------| | [best idea] | [letter] | High/Med/Low | High/Med/Low |
Wild Card The craziest idea that might actually work: > [Idea]
Guidelines
- Quantity over quality during generation
- No idea is too wild—judge later
- Each prompt can generate multiple ideas
- Combining ideas from different letters often yields best results
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Source & license
This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.
- Author: neurofoo
- Source: neurofoo/agent-skills
- License: MIT
Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.
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Versions
- v0.1.0 Imported from the upstream source.