garden

name: garden description: Manage the Idea Garden - plant new ideas, water the garden for fresh ideas, compost rejected ones. Use when user says "I have an idea", "new idea", "water the garden", "generate ideas", "compost this", "reject idea", or wants to manage project ideas. allowed-tools: Read, Edit, Glob, Grep, Task

Idea Garden Skill

Manages _AUDIT/GARDEN.md and _AUDIT/COMPOST.md for idea lifecycle tracking.

Actions

Plant an Idea

Triggers: "I have an idea for...", "new idea", "add idea"

1. Parse idea title from user input
2. Ask for:
   • Short description (1-2 sentences)
   • Key bullet points (2-4 items)
3. Add to _AUDIT/GARDEN.md under ## Ideas:

   ### [Idea Title]
   **Planted:** YYYY-MM-DD
   [Short description]
   - Bullet point 1
   - Bullet point 2
   

4. Update "Active Ideas" count in header
5. Update "Last Updated" date

Water the Garden

Triggers: "water the garden", "generate ideas", "brainstorm"

1. Read _AUDIT/GARDEN.md to understand existing ideas
2. Read _AUDIT/COMPOST.md to understand rejected patterns
3. Generate 10 new ideas that:
   • Extend or complement existing ideas
   • Avoid patterns that led to rejection
   • Align with project goals
4. Present as numbered list:

   ## Fresh Ideas
   1. **[Title]** - One-line description
   2. **[Title]** - One-line description
   ...
   
   Which ideas would you like to plant? (e.g., 1, 3, 5)
   

5. Plant selected ideas with today's date

Compost an Idea

Triggers: "compost this", "reject idea", "don't want this idea", "remove this"

1. Find idea in GARDEN.md (or accept direct rejection)
2. Ask for rejection reason
3. Add to _AUDIT/COMPOST.md:

   ### [Idea Title]
   **Composted:** YYYY-MM-DD
   **Reason:** [User's reason]
   [Original description if available]
   

4. Remove from GARDEN.md if present
5. Update counts in both files

Graduate an Idea to Plan

Triggers: "let's plan this idea", "graduate idea"

1. Find idea in GARDEN.md
2. Enter Plan Mode to create plan in _PLANS/
3. Move idea to "Graduated to Plans" table
4. Remove from ## Ideas section

Idea Lifecycle

• Fresh (0-44 days): Ready for development
• Wilting (45-60 days): Needs attention, marked ⚠️
• Composted (60+ days): Auto-moved during farm audit