idea-refine
Refines raw ideas into sharp, actionable concepts through structured divergent and convergent thinking. Use when an idea is still…
What it does
- "Help me refine this idea"
- "Ideate on [concept]"
- "Stress-test my plan"
- Problem Statement
- Recommended Direction
- Key Assumptions
- Not Doing list
Requirements & configuration
- Push beyond what the user initially asked for. Create products people don't know they need yet.
- [Question that needs answering before building]
Configuration: ARGUMENTS
Derived from the skill's own SKILL.md documentation · extracted 2026-07-23
Refines raw ideas into sharp, actionable concepts through structured divergent and convergent thinking. Use when an idea is still vague, when you need to stress-test assumptions before committing to a plan, or when you want to expand options before converging on one. Triggers on "ideate", "refine this idea", or "stress-test my plan".
Source
Repository: https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills
idea-refine FAQ
What does the idea-refine skill do?
Refines raw ideas into sharp, actionable concepts through structured divergent and convergent thinking. Use when an idea is still vague, when you need to stress-test assumptions before committing to a plan, or when you want to expand options before converging on one. Triggers on "ideate", "refine this idea", or "stress-test my plan". "Help me refine this idea" "Ideate on [concept]"
What does idea-refine require?
Push beyond what the user initially asked for. Create products people don't know they need yet. [Question that needs answering before building] Configuration keys: ARGUMENTS.
How do I install idea-refine?
Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills --skill idea-refine --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills.
Maintain idea-refine?
Let people know it's listed here — add the badge (live metrics, light/dark aware) or a plain link to your README or docs.
[](https://getagentictools.com/skills/addyosmani-agent-skills-idea-refine?ref=badge) npx agentictools info skills/addyosmani-agent-skills-idea-refine The second line is the CLI lookup for this page — handy in READMEs and docs.