Idea — Brainstorming & Demand Validation

Explore, research, validate, and crystallize ideas through iterative sessions before committing to formal specification. Every idea must prove it's a real need before graduating.

Core Principles

1. Brainstorm freely, validate ruthlessly: Early sessions are open and creative; later sessions demand evidence
2. Non-linear: Ideas evolve through multiple sessions, not in one sitting
3. Research-driven: Use web search, competitive analysis, and user evidence to ground ideas in reality
4. Anti-pseudo-requirement: Before graduating, every idea must answer "What happens if we don't build this?" — if the answer is "nothing significant", the idea is not ready
5. Persistent: Every session is recorded, nothing is lost
6. Project-local: Ideas live in the project's ideas/ directory, close to the codebase and docs they relate to

Storage Structure

ideas/ is a top-level directory at the project root, separate from docs/. Never nest it inside docs/.

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