Idea Generation
voidful/academic-skills
學術研究的 Idea 產生技能——從發散到收斂，系統化地產出高品質研究構想。當使用者想腦力激盪研究方向、找新 research idea、或問「我接下來可以做什麼研究」時，一定要使用此技能。觸發詞包括：brainstorm、想 idea、研究方向、下一步做什麼、有什麼可以研究的、找 gap、research proposal。適用於任何階段的學術研究構想生成。
Generate research questions from economic phenomena. An agent skill from meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff.
Install Research Ideation
$ npx skills add meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff --skill research-ideation -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff research-ideation --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/meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/_skills/ideation/research-ideation .claude/skills/research-ideation && 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 "research-ideation" agent skill from https://github.com/meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff/tree/main/_skills/ideation/research-ideation into .claude/skills/research-ideation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research-ideation", 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/meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff/tree/main/_skills/ideation/research-ideationType 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 meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff --skill research-ideation -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff research-ideation --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/_skills/ideation/research-ideation .agents/skills/research-ideation && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "research-ideation" agent skill from https://github.com/meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff/tree/main/_skills/ideation/research-ideation into .agents/skills/research-ideation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research-ideation", 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 meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff --skill research-ideation -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff research-ideation --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/_skills/ideation/research-ideation .cursor/skills/research-ideation && 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 "research-ideation" agent skill from https://github.com/meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff/tree/main/_skills/ideation/research-ideation into .cursor/skills/research-ideation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research-ideation", 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/meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff.git --path _skills/ideation/research-ideation--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 meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff --skill research-ideation -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff research-ideation --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/_skills/ideation/research-ideation .gemini/skills/research-ideation && 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 "research-ideation" agent skill from https://github.com/meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff/tree/main/_skills/ideation/research-ideation into .gemini/skills/research-ideation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research-ideation", 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 meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff research-ideationInstalls 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 meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff --skill research-ideation -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/_skills/ideation/research-ideation .github/skills/research-ideation && 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 "research-ideation" agent skill from https://github.com/meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff/tree/main/_skills/ideation/research-ideation into .github/skills/research-ideation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research-ideation", 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 meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff --skill research-ideation -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff research-ideation --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/_skills/ideation/research-ideation .opencode/skills/research-ideation && 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 "research-ideation" agent skill from https://github.com/meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff/tree/main/_skills/ideation/research-ideation into .opencode/skills/research-ideation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research-ideation", 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
research-ideation- GitHub stars
- 645
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~1.5k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 696 words
- Files
- 2
- Skills in repo
- 14
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Generate research questions from economic phenomena. An agent skill from meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff.
- Works in 7 steps: Understand the Starting Point → Apply Ideation Frameworks → Evaluate and Refine → …
- Tasks that involve Brainstorming
- SKILL.md covers Purpose, When to Use, Instructions and Example Interaction, plus 7 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Research Ideation is an agent skill from meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff. Generate research questions from economic phenomena
Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `index.md`). Compatibility notes: ["claude-code","cursor","codex","gemini-cli"]
It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Brainstorming and Hypothesis generation. The repository describes itself as: AI Skills for Economists.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Brainstorming
- Tasks that involve Hypothesis generation
Example prompts
- “/research-ideation”
Requirements
- Compatibility (from SKILL.md): ["claude-code","cursor","codex","gemini-cli"]
Workflow steps
7 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Understand the Starting Point
- Apply Ideation Frameworks
- Evaluate and Refine
- Network Effects in Job Search
- Skill Signaling and Returns
- Gender Gaps in Self-Promotion
- Remote Work and Labor Market Geography
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit dd890d5. 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
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
brown.edumostlyharmlesseconometrics.comaeaweb.org
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.
Compatibility
["claude-code","cursor","codex","gemini-cli"]
From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Context cost
Research Ideation loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 17 tokens; SKILL.md has 696 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
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 696 words (~1,468 tokens).
“This skill helps economists generate and refine research questions by applying economic thinking frameworks. It guides the process from observing phenomena to formulating testable hypotheses.”
- name
- research-ideation
- compatibility
- ["claude-code","cursor","codex","gemini-cli"]
- workflow_stage
- ideation
- author
- Awesome Econ AI Community
- version
- 1.0.0
- tags
- research, ideation, hypothesis, brainstorming
Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file in _skills/ideation/research-ideation of meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff.
- SKILL.md
- index.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit dd890d5
Used in 1 other repository
We found 2 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
Compare with similar skills
Research Ideation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Ideation this skillmeleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff | 645 | 1 repos | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Idea Generationvoidful/academic-skills | 134 | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Research Ideationmaxwell2732/paper-replicate-agent-demo | 137 | 1 repos | ~914 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Interview Mepedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow | 1.7k | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Research Ideationpedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow | 1.7k | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Light Idea GenerationLight0305/Light-skills | 640 | — | ~4.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Research Ideation
What does Research Ideation do?
Generate research questions from economic phenomena. An agent skill from meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff. Research Ideation is an agent skill from meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff.
When should I use Research Ideation?
Research Ideation fits situations like: tasks that involve Brainstorming; tasks that involve Hypothesis generation.
How do I install Research Ideation in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff --skill research-ideation -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (_skills/ideation/research-ideation in meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff) into .claude/skills/research-ideation in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Research Ideation in Codex?
Run `npx skills add meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff --skill research-ideation -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (_skills/ideation/research-ideation in meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff) into .agents/skills/research-ideation in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Research Ideation 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 meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff --skill research-ideation -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/research-ideation, .gemini/skills/research-ideation, .github/skills/research-ideation and .opencode/skills/research-ideation in your project.
What does Research Ideation need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Research Ideation is instructions for the agent only. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): ["claude-code","cursor","codex","gemini-cli"].
Does Research Ideation access the network?
SKILL.md names 3 domains. As links in the text: brown.edu, mostlyharmlesseconometrics.com and aeaweb.org. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Research Ideation 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 Research Ideation use?
Research Ideation has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Research Ideation use?
About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.9k 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 Research Ideation?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Research Ideation: Idea Generation (voidful/academic-skills, 134 stars), Research Ideation (maxwell2732/paper-replicate-agent-demo, 137 stars), Interview Me (pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow, 1.7k stars) and Research Ideation (pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow, 1.7k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Research Ideation?
meleantonio (a GitHub user) maintains it in meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff, which has 645 GitHub stars. The repository holds 14 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 26, 2026.
Source: meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.