The "Refine Idea" button transitions through four states across the workflow lifecycle.
Suggested
✨ Refine Idea
Next recommended action. Click to open modal.
In Progress
⟳ Refining…
Agent working in console. Pulse glow animation.
Done
✓ Refine Idea
Completed successfully. Deliverables available.
Locked
🔒 Refine Idea
Prior actions required. Not yet available.
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Refine Idea Modal
User clicks the suggested "Refine Idea" action → modal opens with instructions and extra input.
✨
Refine Idea
Powered by AI agent via CLI
📂Workflow:workflow-hello
💡Idea:025. CR-Refine Idea Action
📋
Refinement Instructions
Read-only
refine the idea x-ipe-docs/ideas/025. CR-Refine Idea Action/new idea.md with ideation skill
✏️
Extra Instructions
Optional
⋮Agent executes in console⋮
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Post-Refinement Workflow View
After agent completes → action shows ✓ done, deliverables appear, next action is suggested.
💡 Ideation
›
📋 Requirement
›
⚙️ Implement
›
✅ Validation
›
💬 Feedback
Deliverables3
💡
new idea.md
ideas/025/new idea.md
📁
refined-idea/
ideas/025/refined-idea/
💡
idea-summary-v1.md
ideas/025/refined-idea/
⋮Click deliverable folder⋮
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Deliverable Viewer
Clicking the refined-idea folder opens an inline preview modal — reuses the existing idea file viewer pattern.
📁
refined-idea/
025. CR-Refine Idea Action
Files (3)
📄
idea-summary-v1.md
📄
brainstorming-notes.md
📄
research-principles.md
📄 idea-summary-v1.md
Refined
Idea Summary
> Idea ID: IDEA-025
> Folder: 025. CR-Refine Idea Action
> Version: v1
> Status: Refined
Overview
A Change Request to implement the "Refine Idea" workflow action end-to-end — from the user clicking the action button in the workflow UI, through agent-driven refinement via CLI in an integrated terminal session, to automatic workflow status updates and deliverable display.
Key Features
Refine Idea Modal — readonly instructions + extra input + Copilot button
Console Session Management — find/create available terminal session
Skill Updates — accept extra_instructions, output to refined-idea/
Workflow Manager MCP — call update_workflow_action in DoD
Deliverable Viewer — inline markdown preview of refined output
Success Criteria
☐ Modal opens with readonly instructions from copilot-prompt.json
☐ Agent CLI command typed into console session
☐ Refined output saved to {idea_folder}/refined-idea/