This skill should be used when the user asks to "brainstorm", "explore an idea", "refine a concept", "crystallize thinking", "capture an idea", "develop a hypothesis", or needs guidance on structured ideation, concept development, or idea documentation.
This skill inherits all available tools. When active, it can use any tool Claude has access to.
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Idea documents capture concepts at various stages of development, from initial seeds to crystallized insights. They follow a structured lifecycle (seed, exploring, refining, crystallized, archived) that supports iterative development and connection discovery between related ideas.
Storage location: All ideas are stored in .oaps/docs/ideas/ (hidden directory at project root).
ID format: YYYYMMDD-HHmmss-slug (e.g., 20251218-164449-worktree-management)
NEVER search for idea files manually using Glob, Grep, or find. ALWAYS use these CLI commands:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
oaps idea list | List all ideas |
oaps idea search <query> | Search ideas by content |
oaps idea show <id> | View full idea (use FULL ID from list/search) |
oaps idea create "<title>" | Create new idea |
oaps idea resume [<id>] | Get resume summary |
MANDATORY STEPS FOR ALL IDEA WRITING TASKS
Gather context - Run oaps skill orient idea-writing to see available references and workflows
Identify relevant references - Review the references table from step 1 and select those matching your task
Load dynamic context and references - Run oaps skill context idea-writing --references <names...>
Review loaded references and commands - Read through the guidance. The Allowed commands table at the end of the output is authoritative for what commands can be run.
Follow the workflow - Adhere to the selected workflow's steps for capturing, exploring, refining, or crystallizing ideas.