# Idea Refine (agent skill)

> Idea Refine is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from addyosmani/agent-skills. Refines raw ideas into sharp, actionable concepts through structured divergent and convergent thinking. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode and has 110,586 GitHub stars across a repository of 13 listed skills.

Refines raw ideas into sharp, actionable concepts through structured divergent and convergent thinking. Use when an idea is still vague, when you need to stress-test assumptions before committing to a plan, or when you want to expand options before converging on one. Triggers on "ideate", "refine this idea", or "stress-test my plan". This skill is primarily an interactive dialogue. Invoke it with an idea, and the agent will guide you through the process.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills |
| Skill path | skills/idea-refine/SKILL.md |
| Skill name | idea-refine |
| GitHub stars | 110,586 |
| Installs on skills.sh | 619 |
| License | MIT |
| Skills in repo | 13 |
| Plugin marketplace | addy-agent-skills |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, OpenCode |
| Category | Testing & QA |
| Last commit | Oct 13, 2026 |

## When it triggers

- Use when an idea is still vague, when you need to stress-test assumptions before committing to a plan, or when you want to expand options before converging on one.
- Triggers on "ideate", "refine this idea", or "stress-test my plan".
- "ideate"
- "refine this idea"
- "stress-test my plan"

## Add this skill

### Claude Code

```sh
/plugin marketplace add addyosmani/agent-skills
/plugin install agent-skills@addy-agent-skills
```

In the Claude apps, zip the skill folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

### ChatGPT / Codex

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills.git
cp -r agent-skills/skills/idea-refine .agents/skills/idea-refine   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects
```

### Cursor

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills.git
cp -r agent-skills/skills/idea-refine .cursor/skills/idea-refine   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects
```

Sources (checked 2026-10-07): https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills, https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills, https://cursor.com/docs/context/skills

skills.sh listing: https://www.skills.sh/addyosmani/agent-skills/idea-refine

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