idea-incubator

To turn rough notes into GitHub issues, the skill captures scattered conversations and URLs, converting them into concise issue drafts. It then validates these drafts using frontmatter and manifest references to preserve provenance before finalizing the handoff.

The best way to triage ideas is by applying the skill's connect and review modes, which surface related ideas, link duplicates, and identify blockers. This process applies readiness matrices to ensure ideas are fully prepared before routing to maker-engineering workflows.

Yes, you need the GitHub CLI installed to convert conversations into trackable issues. The skill lists 'gh' as a required dependency to execute the handoff, ensuring your drafted issues are directly created and managed within your GitHub repository.

Frontmatter validation ensures reproducibility by applying governance checks to the captured text before it becomes a GitHub issue. It verifies manifest references and offline readiness workflows, maintaining provenance and preventing malformed issue drafts from entering your repository.

The offline readiness workflows are limited to local validation and structuring of idea drafts before GitHub submission. They ensure provenance and reproducibility of the captured notes, but actual issue creation and specialist routing require reconnecting to the GitHub CLI.

Yes, you can use this skill to link duplicate ideas and route ready items to instrument-maker workflows. The promote mode applies readiness matrices to validated drafts, handing off actionable GitHub issues directly to specialized downstream workflows.