ideatelisted

# Ideate Turn raw ideas into sharp, SpecScore-compatible Idea artifacts through structured divergent and convergent thinking. ## Hard Gate <HARD-GATE> Do NOT invoke `specstudio:specify`, `specstudio:plan`, `specstudio:implement`, `writing-plans`, or any implementation skill until: 1. An Idea artifact has been written to `spec/ideas/<slug>.md`. 2. `specscore spec lint` passes. 3. The user has explicitly approved the Recommended Direction. Ideas that can't be lint-clean aren't ready to be specified. </HARD-GATE> ## When to Use - Raw, vague, or unvalidated concept. - User unsure whether an idea is worth building. - Multiple possible directions with no clear winner. - **Promoting a captured seed** — the user wants to turn an existing sidekick seed (`spec/ideas/seeds/<slug>.md`) into a full Idea. See [Promoting a Sidekick Seed](#promoting-a-sidekick-seed) below. - **Skip** when: the user already has an approved Idea or a clear, high-conviction feature to specify — go straight to `specstudio:specify`. ## Promoting a Sidekick Seed Entry mode for turning an existing sidekick seed at `spec/ideas/seeds/<slug>.md` into a full Idea. Triggers: "promote seed `<slug>`", "pick up seed `<slug>`", "ideate from the `<slug>` seed". This path delegates the file transformation to the `specscore idea promote` CLI verb and then continues the normal authoring flow below — it does **not** hand-move the seed or hand-write the Idea. 1. **Resolve the seed** at `spec/ideas/seeds/<slug>.md`.