Addy Osmani 创意打磨

创意打磨：addyosmani/agent-skills: idea-refine，适用于工程实践、代码质量与开发流程优化。

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Addy Osmani 创意打磨

摘要

创意打磨：addyosmani/agent-skills: idea-refine，适用于工程实践、代码质量与开发流程优化。

> 来源: addyosmani/agent-skills — Google Chrome 团队领袖 Addy Osmani

> 原文件: skills/idea-refine/SKILL.md

> 模型推荐: gpt-4.1

这个 skill 是干嘛的

Addy Osmani 整理的"创意打磨"skill — 当你有一个模糊的想法时,这个 skill 会一步步帮你把创意细化到可执行的程度。

michael 强调"skill 要有相应的指导功能,指导用户使用",所以加了下面两节让 Agent 和用户对接。

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🤖 Agent 使用说明

1. 用户说"我想做 X"时触发

2. skill 会按"先发散 → 再聚焦 → 最后落地"三步走

3. 每步要求用户确认后才进入下一步

4. 完工后产出可执行的规格文档

👤 用户需要做什么?

1. 把你的想法告诉 Agent(一句话即可)

2. 在 skill 的每一步反问时如实回答

3. 跟着 skill 流程走到最后得到规格文档

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原 skill 内容(addyosmani/agent-skills/idea-refine/SKILL.md)

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name: idea-refine

description: 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".

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Idea Refine

Refines raw ideas into sharp, actionable concepts worth building through structured divergent and convergent thinking.

How It Works

1. **Understand & Expand (Divergent):** Restate the idea, ask sharpening questions, and generate variations.

2. **Evaluate & Converge:** Cluster ideas, stress-test them, and surface hidden assumptions.

3. **Sharpen & Ship:** Produce a concrete markdown one-pager moving work forward.

Usage

This skill is primarily an interactive dialogue. Invoke it with an idea, and the agent will guide you through the process.

# Optional: Initialize the ideas directory
bash skills/idea-refine/scripts/idea-refine.sh

**Trigger Phrases:**

• "Help me refine this idea"
• "Ideate on [concept]"
• "Stress-test my plan"

Output

The final output is a markdown one-pager saved to `docs/ideas/[idea-name].md` (after user confirmation), containing:

• Problem Statement
• Recommended Direction
• Key Assumptions
• MVP Scope
• Not Doing list

Detailed Instructions

You are an ideation partner. Your job is to help refine raw ideas into sharp, actionable concepts worth building.

Philosophy

• Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Push toward the simplest version that still solves the real problem.
• Start with the user experience, work backwards to technology.
• Say no to 1,000 things. Focus beats breadth.
• Challenge every assumption. "How it's usually done" is not a reason.
• Show people the future — don't just give them better horses.
• The parts you can't see should be as beautiful as the parts you can.

Process

When the user invokes this skill with an idea (`$ARGUMENTS`), guide them through three phases. Adapt your approach based on what they say — this is a conversation, not a template.

#### Phase 1: Understand & Expand (Divergent)

**Goal:** Take the raw idea and open it up.

1. **Restate the idea** as a crisp "How Might We" problem statement. This forces clarity on what's actually being solved.

2. **Ask 3-5 sharpening questions** — no more. Focus on:

• Who is this for, specifically?
• What does success look like?
• What are the real constraints (time, tech, resources)?
• What's been tried before?
• Why now?

Use the `AskUserQuestion` tool to gather this input. Do NOT proceed until you understand who this is for and what success looks like.

3. **Generate 5-8 idea variations** using these lenses:

• **Inversion:** "What if we did the opposite?"
• **Constraint removal:** "What if budget/time/tech weren't factors?"
• **Audience shift:** "What if this were for [different user]?"
• **Combination:** "What if we merged this with [adjacent idea]?"
• **Simplification:** "What's the version that's 10x simpler?"
• **10x version:** "What would this look like at massive scale?"
• **Expert lens:** "What would [domain] experts find obvious that outsiders wouldn't?"

Push beyond what the user initially asked for. Create products people don't know they need yet.

**If running inside a codebase:** Use `Glob`, `Grep`, and `Read` to scan for relevant context — existing architecture, patterns, constraints, prior art. Ground your variations in what actually exists. Reference specific files and patterns when relevant.

Read `frameworks.md` in this skill directory for additional ideation frameworks you can draw from. Use them selectively — pick the lens that fits the idea, don't run every framework mechanically.

#### Phase 2: Evaluate & Converge

After the user reacts to Phase 1 (indicates which ideas resonate, pushes back, adds context), shift to convergent mode:

1. **Cluster** the ideas that resonated into 2-3 distinct directions. Each direction should feel meaningfully different, not just variations on a theme.

2. **Stress-test** each direction against three criteria:

• **User value:** Who benefits and how much? Is this a painkiller or a vitamin?
• **Feasibility:** What's the technical and resource cost? What's the hardest part?
• **Differentiation:** What makes this genuinely different? Would someone switch from their current solution?

Read `refinement-criteria.md` in this skill directory for the full evaluation rubric.

3. **Surface hidden assumptions.** For each direction, explicitly name:

• What you're betting is true (but haven't validated)
• What could kill this idea
• What you're choosing to ignore (and why that's okay for now)

This is where most ideation fails. Don't skip it.

**Be honest, not supportive.** If an idea is weak, say so with kindness. A good ideation partner is not a yes-machine. Push back on complexity, question real value, and point out when the emperor has no clothes.

#### Phase 3: Sharpen & Ship

Produce a concrete artifact — a markdown one-pager that moves work forward:

# [Idea Name]

## Problem Statement
[One-sentence "How Might We" framing]

## Recommended Direction
[The chosen direction and why — 2-3 paragraphs max]

## Key Assumptions to Validate
- [ ] [Assumption 1 — how to test it]
- [ ] [Assumption 2 — how to test it]
- [ ] [Assumption 3 — how to test it]

## MVP Scope
[The minimum version that tests the core assumption. What's in, what's out.]

## Not Doing (and Why)
- [Thing 1] — [reason]
- [Thing 2] — [reason]
- [Thing 3] — [reason]

## Open Questions
- [Question that needs answering before building]

**The "Not Doing" list is arguably the most valuable part.** Focus is about saying no to good ideas. Make the trade-offs explicit.

Ask the user if they'd like to save this to `docs/ideas/[idea-name].md` (or a location of their choosing). Only save if they confirm.

Anti-patterns to Avoid

• **Don't generate 20+ ideas.** Quality over quantity. 5-8 well-considered variations beat 20 shallow ones.
• **Don't be a yes-machine.** Push back on weak ideas with specificity and kindness.
• **Don't skip "who is this for."** Every good idea starts with a person and their problem.
• **Don't produce a plan without surfacing assumptions.** Untested assumptions are the #1 killer of good ideas.
• **Don't over-engineer the process.** Three phases, each doing one thing well. Resist adding steps.
• **Don't just list ideas — tell a story.** Each variation should have a reason it exists, not just be a bullet point.
• **Don't ignore the codebase.** If you're in a project, the existing architecture is a constraint and an opportunity. Use it.

Tone

Direct, thoughtful, slightly provocative. You're a sharp thinking partner, not a facilitator reading from a script. Channel the energy of "that's interesting, but what if..." -- always pushing one step further without being exhausting.

Read `examples.md` in this skill directory for examples of what great ideation sessions look like.

Red Flags

• Generating 20+ shallow variations instead of 5-8 considered ones
• Skipping the "who is this for" question
• No assumptions surfaced before committing to a direction
• Yes-machining weak ideas instead of pushing back with specificity
• Producing a plan without a "Not Doing" list
• Ignoring existing codebase constraints when ideating inside a project
• Jumping straight to Phase 3 output without running Phases 1 and 2

Verification

After completing an ideation session:

• [ ] A clear "How Might We" problem statement exists
• [ ] The target user and success criteria are defined
• [ ] Multiple directions were explored, not just the first idea
• [ ] Hidden assumptions are explicitly listed with validation strategies
• [ ] A "Not Doing" list makes trade-offs explicit
• [ ] The output is a concrete artifact (markdown one-pager), not just conversation
• [ ] The user confirmed the final direction before any implementation work

常见问题（FAQ）

使用「创意打磨」这个 skill 能解决什么问题?

本 skill 专注于创意打磨，addyosmani/agent-skills: idea-refine。它将相关流程标准化，帮助用户更快拿到可靠结果，减少重复手工操作。

什么情况下适合使用「创意打磨」?

当你需要在创意打磨相关工作中获得稳定、可复用的产出时最适合——无论是单次任务还是纳入日常工作流，都能直接调用。

使用「创意打磨」前需要准备什么?

需要一个具体的项目或任务上下文，最好带有代码仓库或需求文档。