idea-creator

idea-creator is an open-source data skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by wanshuiyin. Its author describes it as: “Generate and rank research ideas given a broad direction. Use when user says "找idea", "brainstorm ideas", "generate research ideas", "what can we work on", or wants to explore a research area for publishable directions.”. The project has 15k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep ~/.claude/skills/idea-creator`.

What idea-creator does

Generate publishable research ideas for: $ARGUMENTS

Installation

Add idea-creator to your agent with:

git clone https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep ~/.claude/skills/idea-creator

Always review a skill's source before installing it. This command comes from the skill's public repository; the linked repo is the source of truth for exact setup steps.

What's inside

The SKILL.md for idea-creator is organised into these sections:

• Overview
• Constants
• Reviewer Calling Convention
• Workflow
• Phase 0: Load Research Wiki (if active)
• Phase 1: Landscape Survey (5-10 min)
• Phase 1.5: Parallel lens fan-out (Tier-aware) — breadth, not verdict
• Phase 2: Idea Generation (brainstorm with external LLM)
• Phase 3: Mechanical consolidation + objective feasibility gate
• Phase 4: Deep Validation (the cross-model jury)
• Phase 5: Parallel Pilot Experiments (for top 2-3 ideas)
• Phase 6: Output — Ranked Idea Report

When to use it

Reach for idea-creator when you want data help from your agent without writing the same instructions every session. Load the skill and the agent picks it up automatically for relevant tasks.

Strengths

• Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt
• Ships in wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep, an established project with 14,858 GitHub stars
• Actively maintained (recent commits)

Topics

Frequently asked questions

What does idea-creator do?

Generate and rank research ideas given a broad direction. Use when user says "找idea", "brainstorm ideas", "generate research ideas", "what can we work on", or wants to explore a research area for publishable directions.

How do I install idea-creator?

Run git clone https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep ~/.claude/skills/idea-creator in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep before installing.

Is idea-creator free to use?

Yes. idea-creator is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.

Where does idea-creator come from?

idea-creator ships inside wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep, a repository that contains 41 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 14,858 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.