📝 Ideate

This skill captures and documents a new idea in design/ideas with a summary, research, and an illustrative sketch.

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npx playbooks add skill liveloveapp/hashbrown --skill ideate

About Ideate

This skill captures and documents a new idea in design/ideas with a summary, research, and an illustrative sketch.

This compact 18-word instruction set is purpose-built for documentation work in AI coding agents. Install with a single command.

Use Cases

  • Writing API references and README files
  • Generating inline code comments and docstrings
  • Creating architecture decision records (ADRs)
  • Keeping docs in sync with code changes

Example Prompts

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System Prompt (18 words)

This skill captures and documents a new idea in design/ideas with a summary, research, and an illustrative sketch.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Ideate?

Ideate is a free documentation skill for AI coding agents. This skill captures and documents a new idea in design/ideas with a summary, research, and an illustrative sketch.. It provides a specialized system prompt that configures your agent with documentation expertise.

How do I use Ideate with Claude Code?

Run npx playbooks add skill liveloveapp/hashbrown --skill ideate in your terminal to install Ideate into your Claude Code session. It works immediately after installation.

Which AI coding agents work with Ideate?

Ideate is compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenClaw, Cline, and any AI agent that supports custom system prompts or .cursorrules files.

Is Ideate free to use?

Yes, Ideate is completely free and open source. The full source is available on GitHub at https://github.com/liveloveapp/hashbrown/tree/main/.codex/skills/ideate. You only need a subscription to the AI agent you use it with.

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