Brainstorming
xpinjection/test-driven-spring-boot
You MUST use this before any creative work - creating features, building components, adding functionality, or modifying behavior.
Lock an ideation run into a single-source-of-truth brainstorm brief (output/trace/IDEABRIEF.md) and a replayable multi-query plan (queries.md).
Install Idea Brief
$ npx skills add WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills --skill idea-brief -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills idea-brief --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/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/idea-brief .claude/skills/idea-brief && 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-brief" agent skill from https://github.com/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills/tree/main/.codex/skills/idea-brief into .claude/skills/idea-brief/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "idea-brief", 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/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills/tree/main/.codex/skills/idea-briefType 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 WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills --skill idea-brief -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills idea-brief --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/idea-brief .agents/skills/idea-brief && 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-brief" agent skill from https://github.com/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills/tree/main/.codex/skills/idea-brief into .agents/skills/idea-brief/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "idea-brief", 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 WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills --skill idea-brief -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills idea-brief --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/idea-brief .cursor/skills/idea-brief && 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-brief" agent skill from https://github.com/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills/tree/main/.codex/skills/idea-brief into .cursor/skills/idea-brief/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "idea-brief", 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/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills.git --path .codex/skills/idea-brief--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 WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills --skill idea-brief -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills idea-brief --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/idea-brief .gemini/skills/idea-brief && 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-brief" agent skill from https://github.com/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills/tree/main/.codex/skills/idea-brief into .gemini/skills/idea-brief/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "idea-brief", 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 WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills idea-briefInstalls 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 WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills --skill idea-brief -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/idea-brief .github/skills/idea-brief && 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-brief" agent skill from https://github.com/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills/tree/main/.codex/skills/idea-brief into .github/skills/idea-brief/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "idea-brief", 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 WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills --skill idea-brief -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills idea-brief --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/idea-brief .opencode/skills/idea-brief && 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-brief" agent skill from https://github.com/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills/tree/main/.codex/skills/idea-brief into .opencode/skills/idea-brief/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "idea-brief", 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-brief- GitHub stars
- 513
- Token cost
- ~448 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 173 words
- Files
- 4 (incl. scripts, references, assets)
- Skills in repo
- 107
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Lock an ideation run into a single-source-of-truth brainstorm brief (output/trace/IDEABRIEF.md) and a replayable multi-query plan (queries.md).
- Tasks that involve Brainstorming
- SKILL.md covers Triggers & routing, Inputs, Outputs and Execution notes, plus 1 more section
- Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls uv
- Tasks that involve Query optimization
What it does
Idea Brief is an agent skill from WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills. Lock an ideation run into a single-source-of-truth brainstorm brief (output/trace/IDEABRIEF.md) and a replayable multi-query plan (queries.md).
Its SKILL.md is about 450 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files, including scripts, reference files and assets (for example `assets/brief_contract.json`, `references/overview.md` and `scripts/run.py`).
It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Brainstorming and Query optimization. The repository describes itself as: Research pipelines as semantic execution units: each skill declares inputs/outputs, acceptance criteria, and guardrails. Evidence-first methodology prevents hollow writing…
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Brainstorming
- Tasks that involve Query optimization
Example prompts
- “/idea-brief”
Requirements
- Python 3
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c92912a. 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 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
uv
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use uv, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.
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 Brief loads about 448 tokens when it runs, and up to ~797 if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 40 tokens; SKILL.md has 173 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
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 173 words (~448 tokens).
“Turn a fuzzy ideation request into an auditable brainstorm contract for the later ideation stack.”
- name
- idea-brief
Files
SKILL.md and 3 other files (scripts, references, assets) in .codex/skills/idea-brief of WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills.
- SKILL.md
- assets/brief_contract.json
- references/overview.md
- scripts/run.py
Open the folder on GitHubat commit c92912a
Compare with similar skills
Idea Brief 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 Brief this skillWILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills | 513 | — | ~448 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Brainstormingxpinjection/test-driven-spring-boot | 112 | 54 repos | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Typesafe AIOpenAgentsInc/openagents | 455 | 9 repos | ~2.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Yao Meta Skillyaojingang/yao-meta-skill | 2.7k | — | ~768 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Trellis StartROYIANS/foliq-print-template-designer | 135 | 6 repos | ~646 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Brainstorming Before BuildingjnMetaCode/superpowers-zh | 8.3k | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Idea Brief
What does Idea Brief do?
Lock an ideation run into a single-source-of-truth brainstorm brief (output/trace/IDEABRIEF.md) and a replayable multi-query plan (queries.md). Idea Brief is an agent skill from WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills.md).
When should I use Idea Brief?
Idea Brief fits situations like: tasks that involve Brainstorming; tasks that involve Query optimization.
How do I install Idea Brief in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills --skill idea-brief -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.codex/skills/idea-brief in WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills) into .claude/skills/idea-brief in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Idea Brief in Codex?
Run `npx skills add WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills --skill idea-brief -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.codex/skills/idea-brief in WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills) into .agents/skills/idea-brief in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Idea Brief 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 WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills --skill idea-brief -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-brief, .gemini/skills/idea-brief, .github/skills/idea-brief and .opencode/skills/idea-brief in your project.
What does Idea Brief need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Idea Brief needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (uv). Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does Idea Brief access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use uv, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Idea Brief 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 Brief use?
No licence was found for Idea Brief or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Idea Brief use?
About 448 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.8k 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 349 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Idea Brief?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Idea Brief: Brainstorming (xpinjection/test-driven-spring-boot, 112 stars), Typesafe AI (OpenAgentsInc/openagents, 455 stars), Yao Meta Skill (yaojingang/yao-meta-skill, 2.7k stars) and Trellis Start (ROYIANS/foliq-print-template-designer, 135 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Idea Brief?
WILLOSCAR (a GitHub user) maintains it in WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills, which has 513 GitHub stars. The repository holds 107 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.
Source: WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.