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Hermes Agent Idea Workflow Suite

Repo: AkoliteZA/hermes-agent-idea-workflow
Stars: 235 · Skills: 4 · Installs: 27–40 each

The Idea Workflow Suite is a pre-build product/spec pipeline for Hermes Agent. Four skills chain together to turn rough ideas into design docs, UI briefs, and implementation plans — producing structured Markdown artifacts at each stage.

Pipeline Overview

Rough Idea
    │
    ▼
┌─────────────────────┐
│ idea-to-design-doc  │  "What should we build?"
│ (27 installs)        │  Guided questions → product/design doc
└────────┬────────────┘
         │ design doc
         ▼
┌─────────────────────────┐
│ idea-to-ui-design-brief │  "How should it look?"
│ (28 installs)            │  Design doc → UI brief + AI image prompts
└────────┬────────────────┘
         │ UI brief
         ▼
┌──────────────────────────────┐
│ idea-to-implementation-doc   │  "How do we build it?"
│ (40 installs)                 │  Research + roadmap → implementation plan
└──────────────────────────────┘

         ▲
         │  (orchestrates all stages)
┌────────────────────────┐
│ idea-superpowers-suite │  "Just build the whole spec"
│ (27 installs)           │  Runs full pipeline end-to-end
└────────────────────────┘

Prerequisites

  • Hermes Agent v0.16.0 or later
  • Node.js 18+ (for npx skills)
  • An active project/idea to spec out

Installation

npx skills add akoliteza/hermes-agent-idea-workflow

This installs all 4 skills. The orchestrator (idea-superpowers-suite) calls the individual stages automatically.

Option B: Individual Skills

# Just the design doc stage
npx skills add akoliteza/hermes-agent-idea-workflow --skill idea-to-design-doc

# Just the implementation planning stage
npx skills add akoliteza/hermes-agent-idea-workflow --skill idea-to-implementation-doc

# Just the UI design stage
npx skills add akoliteza/hermes-agent-idea-workflow --skill idea-to-ui-design-brief

# The full orchestrator (calls the others when needed)
npx skills add akoliteza/hermes-agent-idea-workflow --skill idea-superpowers-suite

Usage

Quick Start: Full Pipeline

"I have an idea for a tool that helps operators manage their business data.
Run the idea workflow on this."

The idea-superpowers-suite orchestrator will: 1. Ask clarifying questions to flesh out the idea 2. Produce a structured design document 3. Generate a UI design brief with layout guidance 4. Research competing products 5. Produce a technical implementation plan

Stage-by-Stage Usage

Stage 1 — Design Doc (idea-to-design-doc): 

"Turn this idea into a design doc: a dashboard that aggregates
Shopify, Stripe, and GA4 data into one view for operators."
Triggers when you mention "design doc," "product spec," or "flesh out this idea."

Stage 2 — UI Brief (idea-to-ui-design-brief): 

"Take this design doc and create a UI brief. Include image-generation
prompts for the dashboard mockup."
Triggers on "UI brief," "design brief," "mockup," or when a design doc is ready.

Stage 3 — Implementation Plan (idea-to-implementation-doc): 

"Review this design doc, research similar products, and create an
implementation roadmap with technical milestones."
Triggers on "implementation plan," "roadmap," "technical spec," or "how to build."

Stage 4 — Orchestrator (idea-superpowers-suite): 

"Run the full idea workflow: I want to build a business intelligence
tool for e-commerce operators."
Triggers on "idea workflow," "full spec," "product pipeline," or "idea to build."

Output Artifacts

Each stage produces structured Markdown files:

Stage Output File Contents
Design Doc design-doc.md Problem statement, user stories, feature list, constraints
UI Brief ui-design-brief.md Layout wireframes (text), component list, image-gen prompts, color/styling guidance
Implementation Plan implementation-plan.md Tech stack, architecture decisions, milestone breakdown, risk register
Full Pipeline All 3 files + pipeline-summary.md Complete build-ready specification package

CorpusIQ Use Cases

  1. Feature Validation: When user research surfaces a pain point, run idea-to-design-doc to turn the feedback into a structured feature spec before coding.

  2. Competitive Response: When a competitor launches a new feature, use idea-to-implementation-doc to research and plan a differentiated response.

  3. Client Deliverables: Generate professional design docs and implementation plans for client projects without spending hours in Figma or Notion.

  4. Internal Tooling: Rapidly spec internal tools and automations before committing engineering resources.

Capabilities

  • Guided Ideation: Each stage asks clarifying questions before producing output — no vague one-shot generation
  • Competitive Research: The implementation stage researches similar products as context
  • AI Image Prompts: The UI brief stage generates image-generation prompts for mockups
  • Build-Ready Output: Implementation plans include file structure, API contracts, and milestone timelines
  • Hermes-Native: All skills use Hermes Agent's tool set (terminal, web_extract, write_file)

Troubleshooting

Issue Fix
Skill not triggering Verify with hermes skills list --marketplace. The skill activates on keywords like "design doc," "implementation plan," or "idea workflow."
Pipeline stops mid-way Run individual stages manually. The orchestrator chains them but individual stages work standalone.
Missing tools Requires terminal, web_extract, and write_file. Verify these are available in your Hermes config.
Output quality The skills use guided questions — answer them thoroughly for best results. Vague inputs produce vague outputs.
  • writing-plans — General-purpose plan writing (bundled with Hermes Agent)
  • superpowers:writing-plans — Superpowers variant with enhanced structure
  • codex — Delegate implementation to OpenAI Codex CLI after the spec is complete
  • blueprint-orchestration — Multi-agent orchestration for larger projects

Skill source: AkoliteZA/hermes-agent-idea-workflow · License: MIT · Curated by CorpusIQ

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