Research Refine
zjYao36/Auto-Research-Refine
Turns a vague research direction into a focused, problem-anchored method plan through up to five review rounds with a second model.
Generate and rank research ideas given a broad direction. An agent skill from AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.
Install Idea Creator
The automated check flagged lines worth reading first. See the safety section below.
$ npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill idea-creator -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist idea-creator --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/idea-creator .claude/skills/idea-creator && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "idea-creator" agent skill from https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/idea-creator into .claude/skills/idea-creator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "idea-creator", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/idea-creatorType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill idea-creator -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist idea-creator --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/idea-creator .agents/skills/idea-creator && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "idea-creator" agent skill from https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/idea-creator into .agents/skills/idea-creator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "idea-creator", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill idea-creator -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist idea-creator --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/idea-creator .cursor/skills/idea-creator && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "idea-creator" agent skill from https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/idea-creator into .cursor/skills/idea-creator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "idea-creator", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git --path skills/idea-creator--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill idea-creator -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist idea-creator --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/idea-creator .gemini/skills/idea-creator && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "idea-creator" agent skill from https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/idea-creator into .gemini/skills/idea-creator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "idea-creator", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist idea-creatorInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill idea-creator -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/idea-creator .github/skills/idea-creator && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "idea-creator" agent skill from https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/idea-creator into .github/skills/idea-creator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "idea-creator", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill idea-creator -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist idea-creator --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/idea-creator .opencode/skills/idea-creator && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "idea-creator" agent skill from https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/idea-creator into .opencode/skills/idea-creator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "idea-creator", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
idea-creator- GitHub stars
- 128
- Used in
- 5 other repos
- Token cost
- ~3.9k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 1,179 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 75
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Generate and rank research ideas given a broad direction. An agent skill from AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.
- Works in 7 steps: Load Research Wiki (if active) → Landscape Survey (5-10 min) → Idea Generation (brainstorm with… → …
- User says 找idea
- SKILL.md covers Overview, Constants, Workflow and Phase 7: Write Ideas to…, plus 4 more sections
- Calls python3 and git
What it does
Idea Creator is an agent skill from AI4Scientist/nano-scientist. Generate and rank research ideas given a broad direction. Use when user says "找idea", "brainstorm ideas", "generate research ideas", "what can we work on", or wants to explore a research area for publishable directions.
Its SKILL.md is about 3.9k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Research & Science, covering Hypothesis generation and Brainstorming. It works with OpenAI and Model Context Protocol. The repository describes itself as: An autonomous research agent that turns a topic into a peer-reviewed technical report.
When your agent uses it
- User says 找idea
- Brainstorm ideas
- Generate research ideas
- What can we work on
Example prompts
- “brainstorm ideas”
- “generate research ideas”
- “what can we work on”
- “/idea-creator”
Requirements
- Python 3
- Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash(*), Read, Write, Grep, Glob, WebSearch, WebFetch, Agent, mcp__codex__codex, mcp__codex__codex-reply
Workflow steps
7 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Load Research Wiki (if active)
- Landscape Survey (5-10 min)
- Idea Generation (brainstorm with external LLM)
- First-Pass Filtering
- Deep Validation (for top ideas)
- Parallel Pilot Experiments (for top 2-3 ideas)
- Output — Ranked Idea Report
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 7132192. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
Bash(*)ReadWriteGrepGlobWebSearchWebFetchAgentmcp__codex__codexmcp__codex__codex-reply
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
python3git
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Idea Creator loads about 3.9k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 58 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,179 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check: warnings
The automated check found patterns that need a careful read before installing.
- WarningTells the agent its actions are pre-authorized / not to stop for confirmationSKILL.md:296
t << 'EOF' > file`) to write in chunks. Do NOT ask the user for permission — just do it silently. - NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
allowed-tools: Bash(*), Read, Write, Grep, Glob, WebSearch, WebFetch, Agent, mcp__codex__codex, mcp__codex__codex-r
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,179 words (~3,925 tokens).
“Generate publishable research ideas for: $ARGUMENTS”
- name
- idea-creator
- allowed-tools
- Bash(*), Read, Write, Grep, Glob, WebSearch, WebFetch, Agent, mcp__codex__codex, mcp__codex__codex-reply
- argument-hint
- research-direction
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/idea-creator of AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 7132192
Used in 5 other repositories
We found 13 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 5 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
- majiayu000/claude-skill-registryskills/ai-ml/idea-creator
- OpenLAIR/dr-clawskills/aris-idea-creator
- wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleepskills/idea-creatorskills/skills-codex/idea-creator+1 more
- brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skillsskills/42-wanshuiyin-ARIS/skills/idea-creatorskills/42-wanshuiyin-ARIS/skills/skills-codex/idea-creator+1 more
- Tai609/NebulaMatruntime/skills-bundle/aris-idea-creatorruntime/aris/skills-nebulamat/aris-idea-creator+1 more
Compare with similar skills
Idea Creator next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idea Creator this skillAI4Scientist/nano-scientist | 128 | 5 repos | ~3.9k | Automated safety check: Warn | None | |
| Research RefinezjYao36/Auto-Research-Refine | 128 | 7 repos | ~6.9k | Automated safety check: Notes | None | |
| Idea Discovery PipelineGRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent | 106 | — | ~4.4k | Automated safety check: Warn | None | |
| Research ReviewGRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent | 106 | 6 repos | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Notes | None | |
| Generate IdeaGRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent | 106 | — | ~3.2k | Automated safety check: Warn | None | |
| Research Reviewmajiayu000/claude-skill-registry | 666 | 1 repos | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT |
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Questions about Idea Creator
What does Idea Creator do?
Generate and rank research ideas given a broad direction. An agent skill from AI4Scientist/nano-scientist. Idea Creator is an agent skill from AI4Scientist/nano-scientist. Generate and rank research ideas given a broad direction.
When should I use Idea Creator?
Idea Creator fits situations like: user says 找idea; brainstorm ideas; generate research ideas; what can we work on.
How do I install Idea Creator in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill idea-creator -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/idea-creator in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist) into .claude/skills/idea-creator in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Idea Creator in Codex?
Run `npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill idea-creator -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/idea-creator in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist) into .agents/skills/idea-creator in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Idea Creator in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill idea-creator -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/idea-creator, .gemini/skills/idea-creator, .github/skills/idea-creator and .opencode/skills/idea-creator in your project.
What does Idea Creator need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Idea Creator needs the command-line tools its instructions call (python3 and git). Our summary lists: Python 3. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash(*), Read, Write, Grep, Glob, WebSearch, WebFetch, Agent, mcp__codex__codex, mcp__codex__codex-reply.
Does Idea Creator access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Idea Creator safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md flagged 1 warning(s): tells the agent its actions are pre-authorized / not to stop for confirmation. Read the flagged lines before installing; the check is not a guarantee either way.
What licence does Idea Creator use?
No licence was found for Idea Creator or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Idea Creator use?
About 3.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 16k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Idea Creator?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Idea Creator: Research Refine (zjYao36/Auto-Research-Refine, 128 stars), Idea Discovery Pipeline (GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent, 106 stars), Research Review (GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent, 106 stars) and Generate Idea (GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent, 106 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Idea Creator?
AI4Scientist (a GitHub organization) maintains it in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist, which has 128 GitHub stars. The repository holds 75 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 3, 2026.
Source: AI4Scientist/nano-scientist on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.