# Innovate > Stage 3 of the I-Framework. Pressure-test the chosen bet for differentiation and moat, define the UVP, then decompose it into a complete feature set written to Product/Features/ with each feature classified innovation vs implementation. Produces the framework's final output. Use after /ideate. - **Type:** Skill - **Install:** `agentstack add skill-inscico-i-framework-innovate` - **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior - **Seller:** [InSciCo](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/inscico) - **Installs:** 0 - **Category:** [Agent Skills](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/agent-skills) - **Latest version:** 0.1.0 - **License:** MIT - **Upstream author:** [InSciCo](https://github.com/InSciCo) - **Source:** https://github.com/InSciCo/i-framework/tree/main/i-framework/skills/innovate ## Install ```sh agentstack add skill-inscico-i-framework-innovate ``` Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent. ## About # /innovate — Stage 3: define why we win, then spec the features This is the payoff stage. You retire **market, value & moat risk** by forcing a clear UVP, then you decompose the bet into the feature set that *is* the deliverable. Run as a guided interview, one question at a time. ## Procedure ### 1. Load context & check the gate (soft) Read `Product/intent.md` and `Product/ideation.md`. If `ideation.md` has `gate: open`, warn ("you haven't settled a validated bet yet — proceed anyway?") but don't block. If `ideation.md` is missing, suggest `/ideate` first. ### 2. Interview for differentiation Ask, one at a time, challenging thin answers: - **The secret:** what do you believe or know that competitors don't? - **Why 10x, not 10%:** on which dimension are you an order of magnitude better — painkiller, not vitamin? - **The moat:** what stops a fast follower copying you? Does the advantage *compound* (data, network, switching costs, brand)? - **Validation:** what's the cheapest evidence the value is real (willingness-to-pay, retention, "very disappointed" signal)? ### 3. Write `Product/innovation.md` Use the structure from the plugin's `templates/innovation.md`. **You MUST enumerate the UVP elements as an id'd list (UVP-1, UVP-2…)** — every innovation feature's `contributes_to` references one of these ids, so a prose-only UVP silently breaks tracing. Capture the unique insight, why-10x, moat, and validation plan. ### 3b. (Optional) Ground the UVP in competitor research Offer to run `/compete` now. If the founder accepts — or `Product/competition.md` already exists — use the comparison matrix as **evidence** for the next steps: a capability that's table-stakes across the matrix becomes `implementation`; a whitespace capability that maps to a UVP id becomes `innovation`. If they decline, proceed on judgment. `/compete` writes `Product/competition.md`; it's optional and never blocks. ### 4. Decompose the bet into features Enumerate every capability the MVP needs to deliver the UVP, **plus** the table-stakes needed for a usable product. Aim for completeness, not minimalism, at this step — `/classify` and priority will separate signal from noise. > **Optional fan-out (divergent decomposition):** for a richer set, spawn 2–3 subagents via the Task tool, each decomposing from a different lens (e.g. "the differentiated core," "the table-stakes shell," "the riskiest assumptions to de-risk"). Dedupe their feature lists before writing. Use this when the product surface is broad; skip it for a tightly-scoped bet. ### 5. Write one file per feature For each feature, create `Product/Features/F-.md` following the feature schema (see the `/feature` skill / `templates/feature.md`). For each: - Complete user story + ≥3 Given/When/Then acceptance criteria. - **Classify** innovation vs. implementation with the decision test; set `innovation_weight` (implementation = 0; innovation = 1–100); set `contributes_to` to a UVP id for innovation features; write a one-sentence rationale. If `Product/competition.md` exists, use the comparison matrix as evidence (universal capability → implementation; only-us + maps-to-UVP → innovation) and reference it in the rationale. ### 6. Portfolio sanity check Confirm the healthy shape: mostly implementation with a few sharp, high-weight innovation features tracing to the UVP. If *everything* reads as innovation, push back — the founder is likely in love with the whole thing. If *nothing* is innovation, there's no reason to exist; revisit the UVP. ### 7. Build the index & close the gate Run the `/classify` index generation to write `Product/features-index.md` (ranked). Set `innovation.md` `gate: passed` when: UVP stated, ≥1 innovation feature traces to it, and the feature set is complete. ### 8. Hand off This is the end of the framework. Point the user to `Product/Features/`, suggest `/product-status` for the dashboard, and note that Implementation (the 4th I) is now a clean pick-up for a build team. ## Source & license This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code. - **Author:** [InSciCo](https://github.com/InSciCo) - **Source:** [InSciCo/i-framework](https://github.com/InSciCo/i-framework) - **License:** MIT Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above. ## Pricing - **Free** — Free ## Security capabilities Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access: - **Network access:** no - **Filesystem access:** no - **Shell / process execution:** no - **Environment & secrets:** no - **Dynamic code execution:** no *"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.* ## Versions - **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source. ## Links - Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-inscico-i-framework-innovate - Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/inscico - Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse --- Listed on AgentStack — the marketplace for AI agent skills and MCP servers. 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