idea-refine

Refines raw ideas into actionable one-pagers through structured divergent and convergent thinking.

Updated Jul 9, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/assafmanor/waypoint --skill idea-refine-assafmanor
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: idea-refine
Source: https://github.com/assafmanor/waypoint/tree/main/.claude/skills/idea-refine
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/assafmanor/waypoint --skill idea-refine-assafmanor

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

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What problem does it solve? Raw ideas are often vague, untested, and overloaded with hidden assumptions. This Skill turns a rough concept into a sharp, validated direction by guiding you through structured ideation, stress-testing, and scoping before you commit to building anything. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Divergent Ideation: Restates your idea as a "How Might We" problem, asks sharpening questions, and generates 5-8 variations using lenses like inversion, constraint removal, and audience shift. - Convergent Evaluation: Clusters ideas into distinct directions and stress-tests them against user value, feasibility, and differentiation, explicitly surfacing hidden assumptions. - Actionable Output: Produces a markdown one-pager with problem statement, recommended direction, assumptions to validate, MVP scope, and a "Not Doing" list, saved to docs/ideas/ after your confirmation. - Use Case: You have a vague startup idea like "help local restaurants compete with delivery apps." Invoke the skill, and it reframes the problem, generates six distinct directions, stress-tests the strongest ones, and delivers a scoped MVP plan with explicit trade-offs. ## Quick Start Ask the agent to help you refine or stress-test your idea by describing the concept you want to explore.

Frequently Asked Questions about idea-refine

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I refine a vague startup idea into an actionable plan?▼

Invoke the skill with your raw idea and it guides you through three phases: expanding the idea into 5-8 variations, stress-testing the strongest directions against user value and feasibility, then producing a markdown one-pager with MVP scope and assumptions to validate.

What ideation frameworks does this skill use?▼

The skill draws from SCAMPER, How Might We reframing, First Principles thinking, Jobs to Be Done, constraint-based ideation, pre-mortem analysis, and analogous inspiration. Frameworks are applied selectively based on the idea, not run mechanically.

Can I use idea refinement for features in an existing codebase?▼

Yes. When run inside a project, the skill scans the codebase with Glob, Grep, and Read to ground idea variations in existing architecture and constraints, referencing specific files and patterns when generating directions.

Where does the skill save the final idea output?▼

The final one-pager is saved to docs/ideas/[idea-name].md, but only after you confirm. An optional setup script creates the docs/ideas directory if it does not exist yet.

When should I not use structured ideation?▼

Skip it when the idea is already well-defined with validated assumptions and a clear user, or when you need immediate execution rather than exploration. The skill is designed for the fuzzy front end, not for refining finalized plans.