Ideate
Stage 2 of the I-Framework. Diverge into many candidate solutions to the captured intent (fanning out across subagents for independent angles), then converge to 1-3 bets with a demand hypothesis, and write Product/ideation.md. Use after /intent.
Install
$ agentstack add skill-inscico-i-framework-ideate ✓ scanned · ✓ verified, works with Claude Code, Cursor, and more.
Security review
✓ PassedNo issues found. Passed automated security review. · v0.1.0 How review works →
- ✓ Prompt-injection patterns
- ✓ Secret / credential exfiltration
- ✓ Dangerous shell & filesystem operations
- ✓ Untrusted network calls
- ✓ Known-malicious package signatures
What it can access
- ✓ Network access No
- ✓ Filesystem access No
- ✓ Shell / process execution No
- ✓ Environment & secrets No
- ✓ Dynamic code execution No
From automated source analysis of v0.1.0. “Used” means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it’s unsafe.
Verified badge
Passed review? Show it. Paste this badge into your README, it links to the public security report.
Links to your public security report.[](https://agentstack.voostack.com/security/report/skill-inscico-i-framework-ideate) Reliability & compatibility
Declared compatibility
Compatibility is declared by the source manifest. End-to-end runtime verification is coming, see below.
We're building live execution health for every listing: tool-call success rate, median latency, uptime, and last-checked timestamps, measured, not self-reported. It isn't live yet, so we don't show numbers we can't stand behind.
How agent discovery & health will work →About
/ideate — Stage 2: diverge, then converge
You retire solution & demand risk. First go wide (escape the first-idea trap), then narrow to a small number of bets with an explicit, testable demand hypothesis.
Procedure
1. Load context & check the gate (soft)
Read Product/intent.md. If it's missing, suggest /intent first. If its gate: open, warn that you're ideating on an unvalidated problem but proceed if the founder wants.
2. Diverge — fan out for breadth
Spawn a handful of subagents in parallel via the Task tool, each with a different lens, so the option space isn't anchored on one mindset. Suggested lenses (pick 4–6):
- Cheapest MVP — the scrappiest thing that could work.
- 10x technology — what becomes possible with the best available tech.
- Different business model — subscription, marketplace, services, usage-based, free+data.
- Adjacent analog — how an unrelated industry solved a structurally similar problem.
- Do-it-for-them — a concierge/service version before any product.
- Platform / ecosystem — enabling others to solve it.
Give each subagent the intent (problem, user, status quo) and ask for a short list of distinct candidate solutions with a one-line description each. Then dedupe and cluster the returned candidates yourself.
> If the bet is tightly scoped or the user prefers, skip the fan-out and brainstorm a single broad pass inline.
3. Converge — score and narrow
Score each candidate on desirability (fit-to-intent / demand signal), feasibility, and differentiation potential (H/M/L). Narrow to 1–3 bets. Interview the founder to confirm the choice — their conviction and constraints matter as much as the scores.
4. Demand hypothesis & cheapest test
For the chosen bet(s), force a falsifiable demand hypothesis ("We believe will because ") and the smallest experiment that would confirm or kill it before building.
5. Write Product/ideation.md
Use the structure from the plugin's templates/ideation.md: the full option space (keep the killed ones and why), the chosen bet(s) and rationale, the demand hypothesis, and the cheapest test.
6. Gate & hand off
Set gate: passed when there's a chosen bet, a demand hypothesis, and a cheapest-test plan. Point to /innovate next.
Source & license
This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.
- Author: InSciCo
- Source: InSciCo/i-framework
- License: MIT
Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.
Reviews
No reviews yet, be the first.
Write a review
Versions
- v0.1.0 Imported from the upstream source.