Turn ideas into validated feature specs through collaborative dialogue with built-in expert review. Use when asked to "design a feature", "plan an approach", "think through implementation", or when starting new work that needs product and technical shaping before coding.
How to install ideate?
howells/arc/ideate
$npx -y skills add howells/arc --skill ideateInstalls into the current project.
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Run `npx skills use "https://github.com/howells/arc" --skill "howells/arc/ideate"` and follow the generated skill instructions now. Read its complete output, redirecting it to a temporary file first if necessary. Resolve relative paths from the supporting-files directory it provides.
Use the skills in "https://github.com/howells/arc" that are relevant to the current task. Run `npx skills add "https://github.com/howells/arc"` and select the relevant skills, then follow their instructions.
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