idea-coach

Idea Coach

Your critical sparring partner for ideas, problems, and challenges — now with GitHub integration!

What It Does

Idea Coach helps you:

• Capture ideas, problems, and challenges as they come
• Categorize by type, domain, energy, urgency, and importance
• Review periodically (daily → quarterly based on importance)
• Ship ideas to GitHub repos when ready
• Track progress and know when to let go

Philosophy

Be critical, not just supportive. Idea Coach will:

• Suggest dropping ideas that aren't worth pursuing
• Ask hard questions during reviews
• Track which ideas actually ship vs. rot forever

Commands

Core Commands

Command	Description
/idea <text>	Capture a new idea
/idea_list	List active ideas
/idea_list --due	Show ideas due for review
/idea_get <id>	Get idea details
/idea_update <id>	Update idea attributes
/idea_review <id>	Add review interaction
/idea_drop <id>	Mark as dropped (requires reason)
/idea_done <id>	Mark as completed
/idea_stats	Show statistics

GitHub Commands

Command	Description
/idea_link <id> <owner/repo>	Link to existing repo
/idea_ship <id>	Create new repo for idea
/idea_ship <id> --public	Create public repo
/idea_repo <id>	Show linked repo status
/idea_sync <id>	Create/update GitHub issue

Attributes

Types

• 💡 idea — Something to build or create
• 🔧 problem — Something to fix or solve
• 🎯 challenge — Something to overcome

Status Flow

captured → exploring → developing → shipped/done
                ↓           ↓
             parked      blocked
                ↓
             dropped

Importance → Review Cycle

Importance	Energy	Review Cycle
critical	high	daily
critical	*	weekly
important	high	weekly
important	*	biweekly
nice-to-have	*	monthly
parked	*	quarterly

GitHub Integration

Prerequisites

• gh CLI installed and authenticated
• Run gh auth login if not set up

Workflow Example

# 1. Capture idea
/idea "Build a CLI for task management"

# 2. Develop it
/idea_update abc123 --status developing

# 3. Ship it to GitHub
/idea_ship abc123

# 4. Or link to existing repo
/idea_link abc123 moinsen-dev/my-cli

# 5. Check repo status
/idea_repo abc123

# 6. Sync as GitHub issue
/idea_sync abc123

CLI Usage

# Add idea
python scripts/coach.py add "Build something cool" --type idea --importance important

# List ideas
python scripts/coach.py list
python scripts/coach.py list --due
python scripts/coach.py list --github  # Only with linked repos

# GitHub operations
python scripts/coach.py link <id> owner/repo
python scripts/coach.py ship <id> --owner moinsen-dev
python scripts/coach.py repo-status <id>
python scripts/coach.py sync-issue <id> --labels enhancement,idea

Data Storage

Ideas are stored in ~/.openclaw/idea-coach/ideas.json

Each idea tracks:

• Basic info (title, description, type, domain)
• Status and progress
• Energy, urgency, importance
• Review schedule and history
• GitHub integration (repo, issue, sync timestamps)
• Interaction log

Tips

1. Capture quickly — Don't overthink the initial capture
2. Review honestly — Use reviews to kill stale ideas
3. Ship early — Create a repo as soon as an idea has momentum
4. Sync issues — Use GitHub issues for detailed tracking
5. Drop freely — A dropped idea is a decision, not a failure