idea-refine

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

2|1|Updated Aug 19, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/lanceyuu/mimiwork --skill idea-refine-lanceyuu
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: idea-refine
Source: https://github.com/lanceyuu/mimiwork/tree/main/coworker/skills/builtin/idea-refine
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/lanceyuu/mimiwork --skill idea-refine-lanceyuu

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) components.

What problem does it solve? Raw ideas often stay vague, untested, or over-scoped, leading teams to commit to plans built on unexamined assumptions. This Skill turns a rough concept into a sharp, validated direction through a structured three-phase ideation dialogue. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Divergent Expansion: Restates the idea as a "How Might We" statement, asks sharpening questions, and generates 5-8 variations using lenses like inversion, constraint removal, and audience shift. - Convergent Evaluation: Clusters ideas into distinct directions, stress-tests them against user value, feasibility, and differentiation, and surfaces hidden assumptions. - Actionable Output: Produces a markdown one-pager with problem statement, recommended direction, key assumptions, MVP scope, and a "Not Doing" list, saved to docs/ideas/ after confirmation. - Use Case: A founder with a vague startup concept invokes the skill, explores six reframed variations, stress-tests the top two, and walks away with a scoped MVP plan and explicit assumptions to validate. ## Quick Start Ask the agent to help you refine your idea by describing the concept and letting it guide you through the ideation phases.

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 value and feasibility, and producing a one-pager with MVP scope and assumptions to validate.

What ideation frameworks does this skill use?▼

It draws selectively from SCAMPER, How Might We reframing, First Principles thinking, Jobs to Be Done, constraint-based ideation, pre-mortem analysis, and analogous inspiration. Frameworks are chosen to fit the idea rather than applied mechanically.

Can this skill evaluate ideas inside an existing codebase?▼

Yes. When run inside a project, it scans the codebase for existing architecture, patterns, and constraints, then grounds idea variations in what actually exists and references specific files when relevant.

What output does an ideation session produce?▼

The session ends with a markdown one-pager containing a problem statement, recommended direction, key assumptions with validation strategies, MVP scope, a Not Doing list, and open questions. It is saved to docs/ideas/ only after user confirmation.

When should I not use structured ideation for an idea?▼

Skip it when the idea is already well-defined with validated assumptions and a clear scope, since the process is designed for vague or untested concepts. It is also a dialogue, so it does not fit fully automated non-interactive workflows.