idea-discovery

Orchestrates a multi-phase pipeline from research direction to validated, pilot-tested ideas.

Updated Jul 9, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/Lingjie-wang/autoRL --skill idea-discovery-lingjie-wang
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Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: idea-discovery
Source: https://github.com/Lingjie-wang/autoRL/tree/main/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep/skills/idea-discovery
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/Lingjie-wang/autoRL --skill idea-discovery-lingjie-wang

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Going from a broad research direction to a concrete, novel, and empirically validated research idea normally requires weeks of manual literature review, brainstorming, novelty checking, and pilot experiments. This Skill automates that entire pipeline, chaining literature survey, idea generation, novelty verification, external review, and experiment planning into one workflow. ## Core Features & Use Cases - End-to-End Pipeline: Chains literature survey, idea brainstorming, deep novelty checks, cross-model critical review, and method refinement into a single automated flow with checkpoints. - Pilot Experiment Validation: Runs up to 3 parallel GPU pilot experiments (with hour and budget caps) so ideas are ranked by empirical signal, not just theoretical appeal. - Structured Deliverables: Produces a canonical IDEA_REPORT.md with ranked ideas, plus a refined proposal, experiment plan, and research contract for downstream execution. - Use Case: A researcher types a direction like "efficient long-context attention" and receives a literature landscape, ranked pilot-tested ideas with novelty confirmation, reviewer scores, and a ready-to-run experiment plan. ## Quick Start Run the idea discovery pipeline on your research direction, for example by asking to start the full idea discovery workflow for efficient long-context attention mechanisms.

Frequently Asked Questions about idea-discovery

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I run a full research idea discovery pipeline?

Invoke the skill with a research direction as the argument, optionally with a RESEARCH_BRIEF.md in the project root for detailed context. It chains literature survey, idea generation, novelty checks, review, and experiment planning automatically, pausing at checkpoints between phases.

How are research ideas validated before implementation?

Ideas pass through multiple filters: feasibility and cost screening, quick novelty search, deep multi-source novelty verification, and parallel GPU pilot experiments on the top 2-3 candidates. Ideas are ranked by empirical pilot signal rather than theoretical appeal.

Can I base idea generation on a specific reference paper?

Yes, set the REF_PAPER option to an arXiv URL, local PDF path, or any paper URL. The paper is summarized first, then literature search and idea generation use it as context to propose improvements or extensions.

What are the GPU and time limits for pilot experiments?

Pilots are capped at 2 hours estimated per GPU, killed after a 3-hour hard timeout, limited to 3 parallel ideas, and bounded by an 8-hour total GPU budget. Ideas exceeding limits are flagged as needing manual pilot runs.

What output files does the idea discovery pipeline produce?

The canonical deliverable is idea-stage/IDEA_REPORT.md with ranked ideas and eliminated candidates. It also produces refine-logs/FINAL_PROPOSAL.md, EXPERIMENT_PLAN.md, EXPERIMENT_TRACKER.md, and a research contract for downstream experiment execution.

What happens if the literature survey or review tool is unavailable?

Missing optional tools degrade gracefully: if gemini-cli is absent, the Gemini source is skipped with a warning, and if HTML rendering fails the pipeline logs the error and continues. Core phases still complete with available sources.