Cc10x Router
romiluz13/cc10x
Routes build, debug, review, plan, QA, and triage requests through the cc10x workflows (task graphs, workflow artifacts, gates); it is the single entry point for cc10x code work.
Use before planning a new feature or greenfield refactor whose requirements aren't yet pinned down — clarifies intent through a few questions and ends with a short scope brief the planner can build…
Install Ideation First
$ npx skills add ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins --skill ideation-first -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins ideation-first --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/ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/craftsman/skills/ideation-first .claude/skills/ideation-first && 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 "ideation-first" agent skill from https://github.com/ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins/tree/main/plugins/craftsman/skills/ideation-first into .claude/skills/ideation-first/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ideation-first", 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/ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins/tree/main/plugins/craftsman/skills/ideation-firstType 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 ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins --skill ideation-first -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins ideation-first --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/craftsman/skills/ideation-first .agents/skills/ideation-first && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "ideation-first" agent skill from https://github.com/ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins/tree/main/plugins/craftsman/skills/ideation-first into .agents/skills/ideation-first/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ideation-first", 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 ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins --skill ideation-first -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins ideation-first --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/craftsman/skills/ideation-first .cursor/skills/ideation-first && 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 "ideation-first" agent skill from https://github.com/ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins/tree/main/plugins/craftsman/skills/ideation-first into .cursor/skills/ideation-first/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ideation-first", 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/ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins.git --path plugins/craftsman/skills/ideation-first--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 ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins --skill ideation-first -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins ideation-first --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/craftsman/skills/ideation-first .gemini/skills/ideation-first && 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 "ideation-first" agent skill from https://github.com/ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins/tree/main/plugins/craftsman/skills/ideation-first into .gemini/skills/ideation-first/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ideation-first", 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 ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins ideation-firstInstalls 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 ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins --skill ideation-first -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/craftsman/skills/ideation-first .github/skills/ideation-first && 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 "ideation-first" agent skill from https://github.com/ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins/tree/main/plugins/craftsman/skills/ideation-first into .github/skills/ideation-first/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ideation-first", 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 ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins --skill ideation-first -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins ideation-first --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/craftsman/skills/ideation-first .opencode/skills/ideation-first && 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 "ideation-first" agent skill from https://github.com/ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins/tree/main/plugins/craftsman/skills/ideation-first into .opencode/skills/ideation-first/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ideation-first", 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
ideation-first- GitHub stars
- 968
- Token cost
- ~926 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 484 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 66
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
At a glance
Use before planning a new feature or greenfield refactor whose requirements aren't yet pinned down — clarifies intent through a few questions and ends with a short scope brief the planner can build…
- Works in 4 steps: Ask 3–5 clarifying questions, one at a… → Prefer the minimal interpretation. When… → Propose 2–3 approaches when there's a… → …
- Tasks that involve Brainstorming
- SKILL.md covers Overview, When this applies, When to skip and The process, plus 2 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Ideation First is an agent skill from ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins. Use before planning a new feature or greenfield refactor whose requirements aren't yet pinned down — clarifies intent through a few questions and ends with a short scope brief the planner can build on.
Its SKILL.md is about 930 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 Agent Workflows, covering Brainstorming and Refactoring. The repository describes itself as: Awesome Claude Code plugins — a curated list of slash commands, subagents, MCP servers, and hooks for Claude Code. The licence is Apache-2.0.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Brainstorming
- Tasks that involve Refactoring
Example prompts
- “/ideation-first”
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Ask 3–5 clarifying questions, one at a time. One question per turn — each answer informs the
- Prefer the minimal interpretation. When the request is open-ended, propose the smallest thing
- Propose 2–3 approaches when there's a real design fork, each with its trade-off and your
- Confirm, then write the scope brief. Once the user agrees, produce the brief below — it
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 5bd4f16. 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.
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
Ideation First loads about 926 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 54 tokens; SKILL.md has 484 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
The full file from ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins at commit 5bd4f16, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© ccplugins). 484 words, ~926 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/ideation-first/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- ideation-first
- description
- Use before planning a new feature or greenfield refactor whose requirements aren't yet pinned down — clarifies intent through a few questions and ends with a short scope brief the planner can build on.
Ideation First
Overview
Planning against guessed requirements wastes work. The planner turns a request into ordered steps — but if the request itself is vague, every step is built on a guess, and the further the pipeline runs, the more expensive that guess is to unwind. This skill settles the what before anyone plans the how.
Core principle: clarify the what before planning the how.
When this applies
A request for a new capability, feature, or greenfield refactor whose requirements aren't pinned down — the goal, the boundaries, or the success criteria are open to interpretation. Signals: "build a … screen", "add … support", "let users …", "we need something that …" with no spec.
When to skip
- Well-specified requests — the goal, inputs, and done-condition are already unambiguous. Don't interrogate when the ask is clear; go straight to planning.
quickone-liners — typo fixes, obvious small edits. Ideation is overhead here.bugfix— bugs get root-cause investigation first via thedebugger, not requirements clarification. The "what" is already defined (make the broken thing work).
If you find yourself asking questions whose answers you already have, stop — you're past the point this skill is for.
The process
Keep it lightweight. The value is a locked scope, not ceremony.
- Ask 3–5 clarifying questions, one at a time. One question per turn — each answer informs the next. Cover purpose (what problem does this solve, for whom), constraints (what must it fit within — existing patterns, platforms, non-negotiables), and success criteria (how do we know it's done and right).
- Prefer the minimal interpretation. When the request is open-ended, propose the smallest thing
that satisfies it and confirm — don't quietly scope in an ambitious version. This is
smallest-change-firstapplied to requirements: don't build features nobody asked for (YAGNI). - Propose 2–3 approaches when there's a real design fork, each with its trade-off and your recommendation. Lead with the one you'd pick and say why.
- Confirm, then write the scope brief. Once the user agrees, produce the brief below — it becomes the planner's input.
Show full SKILL.md (152 more words)Show less
The scope brief
End by producing this block. It is the hand-off to the planner; keep it compact.
**Scope brief**
- Goal: <one sentence>
- In scope: <bullets>
- Out of scope: <bullets — the explicit "not doing" list>
- Key decisions: <choices made during ideation + why>
- Open questions: <anything still unresolved, or "none">When routing through @orchestrator, pass this brief in the invocation so the planner receives it —
a cold subagent can't see the conversation it wasn't part of.
Red flags
| Thought | Reality |
|---|---|
| "I get the gist, I'll just start coding" | A gist is not an agreed scope. Confirm the what first. |
| "I'll ask all my questions at once" | One at a time — each answer changes what you'd ask next. |
| "The request was vague, so I'll pick something ambitious" | Pick the minimal interpretation and confirm it. Scope creep starts here. |
| "This feature is obviously simple, skip the brief" | Simple-looking features are where unexamined assumptions cost the most. The brief can be three lines, but write it. |
| "The out-of-scope list is empty" | If nothing is out of scope, you haven't bounded anything. Name what you're deliberately not doing. |
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Files
Just SKILL.md in plugins/craftsman/skills/ideation-first of ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 5bd4f16
Compare with similar skills
Ideation First 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ideation First this skillccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins | 968 | — | ~926 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Cc10x Routerromiluz13/cc10x | 164 | — | ~20k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| BrainstormingJetBrains/thinkrail | 513 | — | ~913 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Odoo Workflowunclecatvn/agent-skills | 143 | — | ~4.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Brainstormingxpinjection/test-driven-spring-boot | 112 | 54 repos | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Auto Skill Buildertradecatlabs/vibe-coding-cn | 17k | 1 repos | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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What does Ideation First do?
Use before planning a new feature or greenfield refactor whose requirements aren't yet pinned down — clarifies intent through a few questions and ends with a short scope brief the planner can build…. Ideation First is an agent skill from ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins. Use before planning a new feature or greenfield refactor whose requirements aren't yet pinned down — clarifies intent through a few questions and ends with a short scope brief the planner can build on.
When should I use Ideation First?
Ideation First fits situations like: tasks that involve Brainstorming; tasks that involve Refactoring.
How do I install Ideation First in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins --skill ideation-first -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/craftsman/skills/ideation-first in ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins) into .claude/skills/ideation-first in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Ideation First in Codex?
Run `npx skills add ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins --skill ideation-first -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/craftsman/skills/ideation-first in ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins) into .agents/skills/ideation-first in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Ideation First 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 ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins --skill ideation-first -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/ideation-first, .gemini/skills/ideation-first, .github/skills/ideation-first and .opencode/skills/ideation-first in your project.
What does Ideation First need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Ideation First is instructions for the agent only.
Does Ideation First 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 Ideation First 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 Ideation First use?
Ideation First 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 Ideation First use?
About 926 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.7k 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 Ideation First?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Ideation First: Cc10x Router (romiluz13/cc10x, 164 stars), Brainstorming (JetBrains/thinkrail, 513 stars), Odoo Workflow (unclecatvn/agent-skills, 143 stars) and Brainstorming (xpinjection/test-driven-spring-boot, 112 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Ideation First?
ccplugins (a GitHub organization) maintains it in ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins, which has 968 GitHub stars. The repository holds 66 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 12, 2026.
Source: ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.