Grill Me
nateherkai/AIS-OS
Interview the user relentlessly about a plan, design, or topic, checkpointing every answer to a brainstorm file so nothing is lost.
Brainstorm evidence-backed options for what to build, or stress-test an idea.
Install Idea Genie
$ npx skills add boshu2/agentops --skill idea-genie -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install boshu2/agentops idea-genie --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/boshu2/agentops.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/idea-genie .claude/skills/idea-genie && 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-genie" agent skill from https://github.com/boshu2/agentops/tree/main/skills/idea-genie into .claude/skills/idea-genie/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "idea-genie", 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/boshu2/agentops/tree/main/skills/idea-genieType 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 boshu2/agentops --skill idea-genie -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install boshu2/agentops idea-genie --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/boshu2/agentops.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/idea-genie .agents/skills/idea-genie && 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-genie" agent skill from https://github.com/boshu2/agentops/tree/main/skills/idea-genie into .agents/skills/idea-genie/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "idea-genie", 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 boshu2/agentops --skill idea-genie -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install boshu2/agentops idea-genie --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/boshu2/agentops.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/idea-genie .cursor/skills/idea-genie && 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-genie" agent skill from https://github.com/boshu2/agentops/tree/main/skills/idea-genie into .cursor/skills/idea-genie/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "idea-genie", 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/boshu2/agentops.git --path skills/idea-genie--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 boshu2/agentops --skill idea-genie -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install boshu2/agentops idea-genie --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/boshu2/agentops.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/idea-genie .gemini/skills/idea-genie && 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-genie" agent skill from https://github.com/boshu2/agentops/tree/main/skills/idea-genie into .gemini/skills/idea-genie/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "idea-genie", 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 boshu2/agentops idea-genieInstalls 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 boshu2/agentops --skill idea-genie -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/boshu2/agentops.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/idea-genie .github/skills/idea-genie && 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-genie" agent skill from https://github.com/boshu2/agentops/tree/main/skills/idea-genie into .github/skills/idea-genie/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "idea-genie", 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 boshu2/agentops --skill idea-genie -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install boshu2/agentops idea-genie --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/boshu2/agentops.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/idea-genie .opencode/skills/idea-genie && 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-genie" agent skill from https://github.com/boshu2/agentops/tree/main/skills/idea-genie into .opencode/skills/idea-genie/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "idea-genie", 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-genie- GitHub stars
- 448
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~1.8k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 743 words
- Files
- 5 (incl. scripts, references)
- Skills in repo
- 31
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
At a glance
Brainstorm evidence-backed options for what to build, or stress-test an idea.
- Works in 6 steps: Observations cite a source: a file and… → Every candidate cites the observations… → Check overlap before claiming novelty.… → …
- : deciding what to build next
- SKILL.md covers Modes, Elicit mode, Duel mode and References
- Runs Shell scripts from its folder
What it does
Idea Genie is an agent skill from boshu2/agentops. Brainstorm evidence-backed options for what to build, or stress-test an idea. Use when: deciding what to build next, comparing options or testing an idea.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.8k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `scripts/validate-challenge.sh` and `scripts/validate-output.sh`).
It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Load testing and Brainstorming. The repository describes itself as: DevOps discipline for AI coding agents: shape the work, track it as a graph, and get each change judged by a context that didn't write it. The licence is Apache-2.0.
When your agent uses it
- : deciding what to build next
- Comparing options
- Testing an idea
Example prompts
- “/idea-genie”
Requirements
- A Bash shell
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Observations cite a source: a file and line, issue, doc or measurement.
- Every candidate cites the observations behind it. No cited support, no
- Check overlap before claiming novelty. Compare each candidate with what
- One Given/When/Then per candidate, a normal or edge case with an
- Do not rank, pick, schedule or start work. The caller or Plan selects.
- Stop at saturation. Merge equivalents, and run another pass only while
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit bc79a29. 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
Ships 2 files in scripts/ (Shell), which the agent can run.
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
Idea Genie loads about 1.8k tokens when it runs, and up to ~2.2k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 41 tokens; SKILL.md has 743 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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from boshu2/agentops at commit bc79a29, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© boshu2). 743 words, ~1,750 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/idea-genie/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 4 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- idea-genie
- description
- Brainstorm evidence-backed options for what to build, or stress-test an idea. Use when: deciding what to build next, comparing options or testing an idea.
- practices
- lean-startup, bdd-gherkin, design-by-contract, llm-eval-harness, adr
- hexagonal_role
- domain
- consumes
- repo-context, task-question, idea-portfolio.v1
- produces
- idea-portfolio.v1, idea-challenge.v1
- skill_api_version
- 1
- user-invocable
- true
- metadata.tier
- execution
- metadata.capabilities
- generate_evidenced_options, dueling_idea_genies
- metadata.effects
- write_idea_portfolio
- metadata.canonical_status
- canonical
Idea Genie
One canonical root for idea work: elicit an evidence-grounded portfolio of options, or challenge a consequential idea with sealed independent perspectives. Both modes explore and advise; neither selects, schedules, tracks, implements, or validates work.
Modes
| Trigger phrases | Mode | Output contract |
|---|---|---|
| "idea genie", "what should we build next", "brainstorm options", "supported opportunities" | elicit | idea-portfolio.v1 |
| "challenge this idea", "compare independent proposals", "stress-test a one-way door" | duel | idea-challenge.v1 |
Elicit is the entry mode. Duel is an optional escalation for a consequential
choice, typically consuming an idea-portfolio.v1 or a framed question. A
scored multi-member duel, where members score each other's ideas, is
Council's duel mode; a plan's failure modes belong to
Premortem.
Both validators live in this skill's scripts/ directory and need jq.
Without jq, check the fields by hand against the shape and say the validator
did not run.
Elicit mode
These rules carry the value:
- Observations cite a source: a file and line, issue, doc or measurement. Anything uncited is an assumption, listed apart and never used as support.
- Every candidate cites the observations behind it. No cited support, no candidate; an unsupported idea may stay listed as an assumption. Never pad the list to a count.
- Check overlap before claiming novelty. Compare each candidate with what
the product already does. A request an existing capability already covers
is not new: record it under
overlapsof the candidate it sharpens, or leave it out. - One Given/When/Then per candidate, a normal or edge case with an observable result.
- Do not rank, pick, schedule or start work. The caller or Plan selects.
- Stop at saturation. Merge equivalents, and run another pass only while it adds a materially new evidenced candidate. Zero candidates is valid.
State the question, constraints, non-goals and sources first; hydrate only the sources this question needs and cite them, with no merged context store. Return the portfolio in this shape:
{
"schema_version": "idea-portfolio.v1",
"status": "candidates",
"observations": [{"claim": "<what is true>", "evidence": "<cited source>"}],
"assumptions": ["<belief no cited source supports>"],
"candidates": [{
"id": "I1",
"evidence": ["<cited sources behind this candidate>"],
"overlaps": ["<existing capability it extends or repeats>"],
"scenario": {"given": "<state>", "when": "<event>", "then": "<observable result>"}
}],
"termination": {"reason": "novelty-saturated", "novel_candidates_last_pass": 0}
}overlaps may be empty. When every idea overlaps or lacks support, set
status to no-new-work, leave candidates empty and set termination.reason
to all-overlap-or-unsupported. For a person, render the same fields as a
short list, one block per candidate. When a file is wanted, write
.agents/scratch/ideas/<run-id>/idea-portfolio.json and run
scripts/validate-output.sh on it before handing it to the caller or Plan.
Plan alone may incorporate a selected option into the existing bead or caller
intent.
Duel mode
Produce independent challenges for a consequential choice. The result is advisory evidence for Plan. It never decides whether a plan is ready and never turns a later optional Premortem challenge into an approval gate.
Door class. Ask what undoing the choice after it lands would cost. A one-way door needs a migration, breaks a published contract or caller, loses data, or has an external effect that cannot be recalled. A cheap two-way door is undone by a revert or a flag.
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Constraints
- Seal generation: no perspective sees another until all are complete, so later proposals cannot anchor on earlier ones.
- Preserve dissent, failed refutations and minority reasoning; Plan must see the alternatives synthesis would otherwise erase.
- Keep a two-way door light: no pane manager, messaging service, council or model-family rule.
- Emit no readiness, approval, quorum, retry, budget, helper, delivery, or tracker state: this strategy supplies evidence, not lifecycle authority. Consensus, transport availability or a self-score never becomes readiness.
Workflow
- Freeze the question, constraints, evidence paths and comparison rubric.
- For a one-way door, start at least two fresh contexts: separate subagents
or sessions with no shared transcript, one prompt each carrying the frozen
question and evidence paths. Record each native context id as
context_idand collect every perspective before revealing any. When the caller pins perspectives to model profiles, record eachmodel_identity(see theagent-nativemodel-dispatch recipe); disclose an unavailable profile and continue single-model. - Reveal the sealed perspectives and cross-review each by evidence, reversibility, system fit, failure modes and cost.
- Attempt concrete refutations. Keep disagreements, failed refutations and minority reasoning explicit.
- Write
idea-challenge.v1, validate it, and pass it to Plan as one optional input alongside research and operator intent.
For a cheap two-way door, emit the lightweight packet directly after one fresh challenge. Do not manufacture panel ceremony.
Output Specification
- Artifact directory:
.agents/scratch/ideas/<run-id>/ - Filename:
idea-challenge.json - Format:
idea-challenge.v1JSON with route-specific fields enforced by the validator; it carries no readiness field or decision - Validation command:
scripts/validate-challenge.sh <idea-challenge.json> - Downstream handoff:
handoff.owneris exactlyplan; Plan may accept, reject, or combine the advisory evidence
References
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Files
SKILL.md and 4 other files (scripts, references) in skills/idea-genie of boshu2/agentops.
- SKILL.md
- references/idea-challenge.feature
- references/idea-genie.feature
- scripts/validate-challenge.sh
- scripts/validate-output.sh
Open the folder on GitHubat commit bc79a29
Used in 1 other repository
We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in boshu2/agentops, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
Compare with similar skills
Idea Genie 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 Genie this skillboshu2/agentops | 448 | 1 repos | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Grill Menateherkai/AIS-OS | 1.6k | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Ask Colleaguenickwinder/synthteam | 112 | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Pm Product Brainstormingevolution-foundation/evo-nexus | 545 | 1 repos | ~3.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Evanflow Brainstormingevanklem/evanflow | 418 | — | ~1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Research Refineappleweiping/WEIPING_WIKI | 119 | — | ~887 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Idea Genie
What does Idea Genie do?
Brainstorm evidence-backed options for what to build, or stress-test an idea. Idea Genie is an agent skill from boshu2/agentops. Brainstorm evidence-backed options for what to build, or stress-test an idea.
When should I use Idea Genie?
Idea Genie fits situations like: : deciding what to build next; comparing options; testing an idea.
How do I install Idea Genie in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add boshu2/agentops --skill idea-genie -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/idea-genie in boshu2/agentops) into .claude/skills/idea-genie in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Idea Genie in Codex?
Run `npx skills add boshu2/agentops --skill idea-genie -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/idea-genie in boshu2/agentops) into .agents/skills/idea-genie in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Idea Genie 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 boshu2/agentops --skill idea-genie -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-genie, .gemini/skills/idea-genie, .github/skills/idea-genie and .opencode/skills/idea-genie in your project.
What does Idea Genie need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Idea Genie needs a shell for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: A Bash shell.
Does Idea Genie 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 Idea Genie 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
What licence does Idea Genie use?
Idea Genie is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Idea Genie use?
About 1.8k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 409 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Idea Genie?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Idea Genie: Grill Me (nateherkai/AIS-OS, 1.6k stars), Ask Colleague (nickwinder/synthteam, 112 stars), Pm Product Brainstorming (evolution-foundation/evo-nexus, 545 stars) and Evanflow Brainstorming (evanklem/evanflow, 418 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Idea Genie?
boshu2 (a GitHub user) maintains it in boshu2/agentops, which has 448 GitHub stars. The repository holds 31 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.
Source: boshu2/agentops on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.