Brainstorm
Aedelon/claude-code-blueprint
Multi-agent brainstorming and strategic thinking on any complex topic.
Timeboxed ideation on a topic using propose-and-critique subagent pairs.
Install Ideate
$ npx skills add av/mi --skill ideate -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install av/mi ideate --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/av/mi.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/ideate .claude/skills/ideate && 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 "ideate" agent skill from https://github.com/av/mi/tree/master/.agents/skills/ideate into .claude/skills/ideate/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ideate", 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/av/mi/tree/master/.agents/skills/ideateType 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 av/mi --skill ideate -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install av/mi ideate --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/av/mi.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/ideate .agents/skills/ideate && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "ideate" agent skill from https://github.com/av/mi/tree/master/.agents/skills/ideate into .agents/skills/ideate/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ideate", 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 av/mi --skill ideate -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install av/mi ideate --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/av/mi.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/ideate .cursor/skills/ideate && 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 "ideate" agent skill from https://github.com/av/mi/tree/master/.agents/skills/ideate into .cursor/skills/ideate/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ideate", 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/av/mi.git --path .agents/skills/ideate--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 av/mi --skill ideate -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install av/mi ideate --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/av/mi.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/ideate .gemini/skills/ideate && 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 "ideate" agent skill from https://github.com/av/mi/tree/master/.agents/skills/ideate into .gemini/skills/ideate/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ideate", 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 av/mi ideateInstalls 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 av/mi --skill ideate -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/av/mi.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/ideate .github/skills/ideate && 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 "ideate" agent skill from https://github.com/av/mi/tree/master/.agents/skills/ideate into .github/skills/ideate/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ideate", 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 av/mi --skill ideate -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install av/mi ideate --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/av/mi.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/ideate .opencode/skills/ideate && 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 "ideate" agent skill from https://github.com/av/mi/tree/master/.agents/skills/ideate into .opencode/skills/ideate/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ideate", 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
ideate- GitHub stars
- 102
- Token cost
- ~2.8k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 1,103 words
- Files
- 2
- Skills in repo
- 21
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Timeboxed ideation on a topic using propose-and-critique subagent pairs.
- Works in 3 steps: Manage the clock — check time before… → Dispatch subagent pairs — a proposer and… → Track scores and patterns — update the…
- The user wants to brainstorm
- SKILL.md covers Your Role, The Iron Law, Inputs and The Process, plus 8 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Ideate is an agent skill from av/mi. Timeboxed ideation on a topic using propose-and-critique subagent pairs. Use when the user wants to brainstorm, explore ideas, discover features, generate options, or think through possibilities for a specified duration. Triggers on requests like "brainstorm X for 30 minutes", "ideate on X", "spend an hour thinking about X", "what features should we build", "explore options for X".
Its SKILL.md is about 2.8k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `README.md`).
It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Brainstorming and Subagents. The repository describes itself as: self-extending sandboxed agentic harness. a loop, two tools and an llm.
When your agent uses it
- The user wants to brainstorm
- Discover features
- Generate options
- Think through possibilities for a specified duration
Example prompts
- “brainstorm X for 30 minutes”
- “ideate on X”
- “spend an hour thinking about X”
- “/ideate”
Workflow steps
3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Manage the clock — check time before every dispatch, stop when the deadline passes
- Dispatch subagent pairs — a proposer and a critic, every iteration
- Track scores and patterns — update the progress file, learn what the critic rewards and punishes
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 2bf50c9. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are markdown and dot).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
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
Ideate loads about 2.8k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 98 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,103 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 passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
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 1,103 words (~2,776 tokens).
“Generate, stress-test, and rank ideas on any topic through iterative propose-and-critique cycles. Each iteration dispatches two subagents: one to propose an idea, one to tear it apart from the end-user perspective. The clock controls when you stop. The critique scores…”
- name
- ideate
Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file in .agents/skills/ideate of av/mi.
- SKILL.md
- README.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 2bf50c9
Compare with similar skills
Ideate 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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ideate this skillav/mi | 102 | — | ~2.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| BrainstormAedelon/claude-code-blueprint | 120 | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Round TableSoul-Brews-Studio/arra-oracle-skills-cli | 122 | — | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Lmstudio Subagentssundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills | 663 | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Subagent DevArman-Kudaibergenov/1c-ai-development-kit | 166 | — | ~551 | Automated safety check: Notes | AGPL-3.0 | |
| Write PlanArman-Kudaibergenov/1c-ai-development-kit | 166 | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Notes | AGPL-3.0 |
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Questions about Ideate
What does Ideate do?
Timeboxed ideation on a topic using propose-and-critique subagent pairs. Ideate is an agent skill from av/mi. Timeboxed ideation on a topic using propose-and-critique subagent pairs.
When should I use Ideate?
Ideate fits situations like: the user wants to brainstorm; discover features; generate options; think through possibilities for a specified duration.
How do I install Ideate in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add av/mi --skill ideate -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/ideate in av/mi) into .claude/skills/ideate in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Ideate in Codex?
Run `npx skills add av/mi --skill ideate -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/ideate in av/mi) into .agents/skills/ideate in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Ideate 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 av/mi --skill ideate -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/ideate, .gemini/skills/ideate, .github/skills/ideate and .opencode/skills/ideate in your project.
What does Ideate need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Ideate is instructions for the agent only.
Does Ideate access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Ideate safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Ideate use?
No licence was found for Ideate or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Ideate use?
About 2.8k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 11k 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 Ideate?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Ideate: Brainstorm (Aedelon/claude-code-blueprint, 120 stars), Round Table (Soul-Brews-Studio/arra-oracle-skills-cli, 122 stars), Lmstudio Subagents (sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills, 663 stars) and Subagent Dev (Arman-Kudaibergenov/1c-ai-development-kit, 166 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Ideate?
av (a GitHub user) maintains it in av/mi, which has 102 GitHub stars. The repository holds 21 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 26, 2026.
Source: av/mi on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.