What problem does it solve?
Ideate generates genuinely novel solution candidates by running an evolutionary ideation loop that iteratively consumes, dreams, recombines, cross-pollinates, tests, and learns from prior cycles rather than doing one-shot brainstorming.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Multi-cycle evolutionary ideation: runs 9 phased loops (CONSUME → DREAM → DAYDREAM → CONTEMPLATE → STEAL → MATE → TEST → EVOLVE → META-LEARN) with adaptive continue/pivot/stop logic.
- Novelty-focused recombination: uses structural randomness (Fisher-Yates style shuffling with crypto seeding) to reduce LLM bias and increase search diversity.
- Fitness scoring with guardrails: multi-judge evaluation on Feasibility, Novelty, Impact, and Elegance, optionally extended with external validation hooks.
- Provenance-rich outputs: tracks parents, operations, phase origins, mutation die rolls, and a fitness landscape trail across cycles.
- Workflow modes: FullCycle (default), QuickCycle (compressed), and phase-specific modes (Dream, Steal, Mate, Test) for targeted use.
Quick Start
Run the Ideate skill in FullCycle mode to evolve novel solution candidates for the problem: "How can we reduce customer churn for our subscription product without increasing support costs?"