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name: Ideate
pack-id: pai-ideate-v1.0.0
version: 1.0.0
author: danielmiessler
description: Evolutionary ideation engine — loop-controlled multi-cycle idea generation through 9 phases (CONSUME, DREAM at noise=0.9, DAYDREAM at noise=0.5, CONTEMPLATE at noise=0.1, STEAL cross-domain borrowing, MATE recombination via Fisher-Yates shuffle, TEST fitness scoring, EVOLVE selection, META-LEARN Lamarckian strategy adjustment). Loop Controller drives adaptive continue/pivot/stop logic with mid-cycle quality checkpoints; strategies evolve across cycles based on what worked. Produces ranked novel solution candidates with full provenance and fitness landscape. Six workflows: FullCycle (all 9 phases adaptive — default), QuickCycle (compressed CONSUME+STEAL+MATE+TEST single cycle), Dream (DREAM phase only), Steal (cross-domain transfer only), Mate (recombination only), Test (fitness evaluation only). Integrates IterativeDepth in CONTEMPLATE, RedTeam in TEST, Council optionally in MATE.
type: skill
platform: claude-code
source: PAI v5.0.0
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Evolutionary ideation engine — loop-controlled multi-cycle idea generation through 9 phases (CONSUME, DREAM at noise=0.9, DAYDREAM at noise=0.5, CONTEMPLATE at noise=0.1, STEAL cross-domain borrowing, MATE recombination via Fisher-Yates shuffle, TEST fitness scoring, EVOLVE selection, META-LEARN Lamarckian strategy adjustment). Loop Controller drives adaptive continue/pivot/stop logic with mid-cycle quality checkpoints; strategies evolve across cycles based on what worked. Produces ranked novel solution candidates with full provenance and fitness landscape. Six workflows: FullCycle (all 9 phases adaptive — default), QuickCycle (compressed CONSUME+STEAL+MATE+TEST single cycle), Dream (DREAM phase only), Steal (cross-domain transfer only), Mate (recombination only), Test (fitness evaluation only). Integrates IterativeDepth in CONTEMPLATE, RedTeam in TEST, Council optionally in MATE.
This pack is designed for AI-assisted installation. Point your AI at this directory and ask it to install using INSTALL.md.
"Install the Ideate pack from PAI/Packs/Ideate/"
Your AI walks through a 5-phase wizard: system analysis, user questions, backup, installation, verification.
SKILL.md
Workflows
The full skill source lives under src/. Read src/SKILL.md for detailed capabilities, workflows, and usage.
Built from the PAI v5.0.0 release skill at Releases/v5.0.0/.claude/skills/Ideate/.
MIT — see PAI LICENSE.