Idea Refine

Turns vague ideas into something you can actually build by walking you through structured divergent and convergent thinking. You drop in a rough concept, it asks sharpening questions about who it's for and what success looks like, then generates 5-8 variations using lenses like inversion, constraint removal, and simplification. The real value is in phase two where it stress tests directions against user value, feasibility, and differentiation, then surfaces the hidden assumptions that usually kill ideas. Outputs a markdown one-pager with an MVP scope and a "Not Doing" list that makes trade-offs explicit. Best when you have something half-baked and need to either sharpen it or realize it's not worth building.

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$ npx -y skills add addyosmani/agent-skills --skill idea-refine --agent claude-code

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Idea Refine

Overview

Refines raw ideas into sharp, actionable concepts worth building through structured divergent and convergent thinking.

When to Use

Use when an idea is still vague and needs shaping before it can become a plan
Use when you need to stress-test assumptions before committing to a direction
Use when you want to expand options before converging on one
Trigger phrases: "Help me refine this idea", "Ideate on [concept]", "Stress-test my plan"
Not for: a user who is unsure what they want at all (use interview-me), or a direction already chosen that needs a spec (use spec-driven-development)

How It Works

Understand & Expand (Divergent): Restate the idea, ask sharpening questions, and generate variations.
Evaluate & Converge: Cluster ideas, stress-test them, and surface hidden assumptions.
Sharpen & Ship: Produce a concrete markdown one-pager moving work forward.