propose-idea

name	propose-idea
description	Generate research ideas and experiment proposals from current context

Propose Idea Skill

Purpose

Generate novel research ideas, experiment proposals, or optimization strategies based on the current research context.

When to Use

• When brainstorming next experiments
• When a research direction stalls
• After reading related papers
• When exploring a new problem space

Instructions

1. Review context: Current experiments, results, literature, and open questions
2. Generate ideas using these strategies:
   • Ablation: What if we remove/change component X?
   • Combination: What if we combine approach A with B?
   • Scale: What if we scale up/down parameter X?
   • Transfer: What worked in domain A that we can try in domain B?
   • Failure analysis: What caused failure X, and what's the opposite approach?
3. For each idea, document:

### Idea: [Title]

**Hypothesis**: [One sentence]
**Rationale**: [Why this might work, 2-3 sentences]
**Estimated effort**: [small/medium/large]
**Expected impact**: [low/medium/high]
**Risk**: [What could go wrong]
**Experiment plan**:
1. Step 1
2. Step 2
3. Evaluation criteria

4. Rank ideas by expected_impact / estimated_effort ratio
5. Create Kanban tasks for the top 2-3 ideas