Agent skill

Ideas

Capture and integrate improvement ideas for the shared Claude Code and Codex infrastructure.

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Install Ideas

skills CLI

$ npx skills add flonat/flonat-research --skill ideas -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install flonat/flonat-research ideas --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/flonat/flonat-research.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ideas .claude/skills/ideas && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "ideas" agent skill from https://github.com/flonat/flonat-research/tree/main/skills/ideas into .claude/skills/ideas/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ideas", 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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/flonat/flonat-research/tree/main/skills/ideas

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add flonat/flonat-research --skill ideas -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install flonat/flonat-research ideas --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/flonat/flonat-research.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ideas .agents/skills/ideas && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "ideas" agent skill from https://github.com/flonat/flonat-research/tree/main/skills/ideas into .agents/skills/ideas/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ideas", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add flonat/flonat-research --skill ideas -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install flonat/flonat-research ideas --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/flonat/flonat-research.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ideas .cursor/skills/ideas && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "ideas" agent skill from https://github.com/flonat/flonat-research/tree/main/skills/ideas into .cursor/skills/ideas/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ideas", 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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/flonat/flonat-research.git --path skills/ideas

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add flonat/flonat-research --skill ideas -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install flonat/flonat-research ideas --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/flonat/flonat-research.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ideas .gemini/skills/ideas && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "ideas" agent skill from https://github.com/flonat/flonat-research/tree/main/skills/ideas into .gemini/skills/ideas/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ideas", 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install flonat/flonat-research ideas

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add flonat/flonat-research --skill ideas -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/flonat/flonat-research.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ideas .github/skills/ideas && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "ideas" agent skill from https://github.com/flonat/flonat-research/tree/main/skills/ideas into .github/skills/ideas/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ideas", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add flonat/flonat-research --skill ideas -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install flonat/flonat-research ideas --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/flonat/flonat-research.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ideas .opencode/skills/ideas && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "ideas" agent skill from https://github.com/flonat/flonat-research/tree/main/skills/ideas into .opencode/skills/ideas/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ideas", 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: ideas
GitHub stars: 145
Token cost: ~1.4k tokens
SKILL.md length: 540 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 83
Repo updated: Sep 29, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Capture and integrate improvement ideas for the shared Claude Code and Codex infrastructure.

Works in 6 steps: Read State → Gather Unprocessed Ideas → Classify Each Idea → …
Recording an infrastructure enhancement for later review rather than implementing it immediately
SKILL.md covers Two Modes, Mode 1: Capture, Mode 2: Integrate and Important Notes
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Ideas is an agent skill from flonat/flonat-research. Capture and integrate improvement ideas for the shared Claude Code and Codex infrastructure. Use when recording an infrastructure enhancement for later review rather than implementing it immediately.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: Shareable Claude Code + Codex infrastructure for PhD researchers — skills, agents, hooks, and rules for academic workflows. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Recording an infrastructure enhancement for later review rather than implementing it immediately

Example prompts

“/ideas”

Requirements

Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Bash(ls*, mkdir*, date*), AskUserQuestion, Task

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

Read State
Gather Unprocessed Ideas
Classify Each Idea
Present for Approval
Execute Approved Ideas
Update State

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit da27600. 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:
- Read
- Write
- Edit
- Glob
- Grep
- Bash(ls*
- mkdir*
- date*)
- AskUserQuestion
- Task
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 json).
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

Ideas loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 51 tokens; SKILL.md has 540 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~51
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1.4k

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 flonat/flonat-research at commit da27600, republished under its MIT licence (© flonat). 540 words, ~1,377 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/ideas/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: ideas
description: Capture and integrate improvement ideas for the shared Claude Code and Codex infrastructure. Use when recording an infrastructure enhancement for later review rather than implementing it immediately.
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Bash(ls*, mkdir*, date*), AskUserQuestion, Task
argument-hint: capture [text] | integrate [since:YYYY-MM-DD] [dryrun]

Ideas: Capture & Integrate

An inbox for improvement ideas — the gap between [LEARN] tags (immediate corrections) and skill-extract (full skill creation). Captures raw improvement ideas and periodically integrates the best ones into the system.

Two Modes

Mode	Trigger	What it does
Capture	`ideas capture [text]`	Append a structured idea entry to `log/ideas.md`
Integrate	`ideas integrate`	Review unprocessed ideas and turn them into actions

Mode 1: Capture

With argument: `ideas capture [text]`

Parse the text and append a structured entry to log/ideas.md.

Without argument: `ideas capture`

Ask interactively:

"What's the idea?" (free text)
"Where did this come from?" (current session / external repo / user feedback / reading)

Entry Format

markdown

## [YYYY-MM-DD] [category] Idea title
- **Quality:** [high] | [medium]
- **Source:** [session | external:repo-name | user-feedback | reading:source]
- **Proposed action:** One-sentence description of what to do
- **Details:** [the idea text, expanded if needed]
- **Status:** unprocessed

Auto-Classification

Classify each idea into one of these categories based on content:

Category	Signal words / patterns
`[skill-design]`	"new skill", "workflow for", "automate", "slash command"
`[rule]`	"always", "never", "enforce", "prevent", "require"
`[workflow]`	"process", "steps for", "how to handle", "protocol"
`[infrastructure]`	"hook", "MCP", "settings", "permissions", "symlink"
`[research]`	"method", "analysis", "paper", "experiment", "data"

Quality Rating

Rating	Criteria
`[high]`	Specific, actionable, addresses a known friction point or recurring issue
`[medium]`	Interesting but needs more thought, or addresses a minor convenience issue

Skip [low] ideas — if it's not worth recording, don't record it.

After Capture

Confirm: "Idea captured in log/ideas.md. You have [N] unprocessed ideas — run ideas integrate when ready to act on them."

Mode 2: Integrate

Trigger: `ideas integrate [since:YYYY-MM-DD] [dryrun]`

Step 1: Read State

Read log/.ideas-state.json to find the last integration date. If since: argument is provided, use that instead. If no state file exists, process all entries.

Step 2: Gather Unprocessed Ideas

Read log/ideas.md and collect all entries with **Status:** unprocessed (optionally filtered by date).

Step 3: Classify Each Idea

For each unprocessed idea, classify as:

Type	Description	Action
Direct proposal	Specific edit to a known file — can be implemented now	Present the edit for approval
Investigation	Needs research or design before implementation	Create a vault task
Duplicate	Already covered by an existing skill, rule, or convention	Mark as `duplicate` with reference
Declined	Not worth pursuing after reflection	Mark as `declined` with reason

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Step 4: Present for Approval

Show a summary table:

| # | Idea | Category | Quality | Proposed action | Classification |
|---|------|----------|---------|-----------------|---------------|
| 1 | ... | [rule] | [high] | ... | Direct proposal |
| 2 | ... | [skill-design] | [medium] | ... | Investigation |

Ask: "Which ideas should I act on? (all / numbers / skip)"

Step 5: Execute Approved Ideas

Direct proposals: Make the edit, following break-the-glass rules for protected files
Investigations: Create a vault task in the Tasks Tracker with:
- Task name: "Investigate: [idea title]"
- Source: "Ideas inbox"
- Priority: High for [high] quality, Medium for [medium]
- Description: Full idea text + proposed approach

Step 6: Update State

Update each processed entry's status in log/ideas.md:

**Status:** implemented (YYYY-MM-DD) — direct proposal was executed
**Status:** task-created (YYYY-MM-DD) — vault task created for investigation
**Status:** duplicate → [reference] — already exists
**Status:** declined — [reason] — not worth pursuing

Write log/.ideas-state.json:

json

{
  "last_integration": "YYYY-MM-DD",
  "total_captured": N,
  "total_implemented": N,
  "total_pending": N
}

Dry Run Mode

When dryrun is specified, run steps 1-4 only — classify and present, but don't execute or update state. Useful for reviewing the backlog without committing to action.

Important Notes

Ideas are not tasks — they're raw material that may or may not become actionable
The capture threshold is deliberately low — if something seems worth noting, capture it
Integration should happen periodically (weekly or when the backlog reaches 10+ ideas)
This skill complements [LEARN] tags (which record corrections) and skill-extract (which creates full skills)
Break-the-glass rules still apply — direct proposals that modify protected files need confirmation

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/ideas of flonat/flonat-research.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit da27600

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Questions about Ideas

What does Ideas do?

Capture and integrate improvement ideas for the shared Claude Code and Codex infrastructure. Ideas is an agent skill from flonat/flonat-research. Capture and integrate improvement ideas for the shared Claude Code and Codex infrastructure.

When should I use Ideas?

Ideas fits situations like: recording an infrastructure enhancement for later review rather than implementing it immediately.

How do I install Ideas in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add flonat/flonat-research --skill ideas -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/ideas in flonat/flonat-research) into .claude/skills/ideas in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Ideas in Codex?

Run `npx skills add flonat/flonat-research --skill ideas -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/ideas in flonat/flonat-research) into .agents/skills/ideas in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Ideas 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 flonat/flonat-research --skill ideas -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/ideas, .gemini/skills/ideas, .github/skills/ideas and .opencode/skills/ideas in your project.

What does Ideas need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Ideas is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Bash(ls*, mkdir*, date*), AskUserQuestion, Task.

Does Ideas 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 Ideas 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 Ideas use?

Ideas is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Ideas use?

About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.5k 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 Ideas?

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Who maintains Ideas?

flonat (a GitHub user) maintains it in flonat/flonat-research, which has 145 GitHub stars. The repository holds 83 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 29, 2026.

Source: flonat/flonat-research on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Ideas

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Ideas: Capture & Integrate

Two Modes

Mode 1: Capture

With argument: ideas capture [text]

Without argument: ideas capture

Entry Format

Auto-Classification

Quality Rating

After Capture

Mode 2: Integrate

Trigger: ideas integrate [since:YYYY-MM-DD] [dryrun]

Step 1: Read State

Step 2: Gather Unprocessed Ideas

Step 3: Classify Each Idea

Step 4: Present for Approval

Step 5: Execute Approved Ideas

Step 6: Update State

Dry Run Mode

Important Notes

Files

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Questions about Ideas

With argument: `ideas capture [text]`

Without argument: `ideas capture`

Trigger: `ideas integrate [since:YYYY-MM-DD] [dryrun]`