research_idea.format

Goal

• Given a file <FILE> with raw information about a research idea, apply the research idea template and write the result back into <FILE>

Workflow

Read the Inputs

• Read <FILE>
• Read the template .claude/templates/research_idea.template.md
• Read .claude/skills/research_idea.rules.md # Examples for a worked example

Apply the Template

• Map the content already in <FILE> onto the template's sections (Status, Core Idea, Formalization, Key Examples, Questions, Research Topics, Next steps, Implementation plan, References)
• Do not leave the template's placeholder bullets in a section: fill it from the idea's own content, or remove the empty bullets
• Do not invent facts, results, or citations to fill a section; write only what follows from the idea (e.g., a hypothetical example marked as illustrative)
• Do not add an Assignee field: assignees live only in the README table
• Write references as Author(s), _Title_. (Year)
• Write the result back into <FILE>, replacing its previous content

Conventions

• Follow .claude/skills/research_idea.rules.md

Constraints

• Keep the file name and its status prefix unchanged; formatting does not change status
• Fit text in 85 character lines, per .claude/skills/research_idea.rules.md

Examples

• research/ideas/in_progress.RL_for_pickleball.md

Verification

• [ ] <FILE> follows the section order of .claude/templates/research_idea.template.md
• [ ] No template placeholder text is left in the file
• [ ] No fabricated facts or citations were added
• [ ] No Assignee line; references use Author(s), _Title_. (Year)
• [ ] Lines fit in 85 characters