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 # Examples in .claude/skills/research_idea.rules.md for a worked example

Apply the Template

• Map the content of <FILE> onto the template sections (Status, Core Idea, Formalization, Key Examples, Questions, Research Topics, Next steps, Implementation plan, References)
• Remove or fill every template placeholder bullet. Fill from the idea's own content
• Do not invent facts, results, or citations. Write only what follows from the idea (e.g., mark a hypothetical example as illustrative)
• Do not add an Assignee field. Assignees live only in the README table
• Write references as Author(s), _Title_. (Year)
• Replace the previous content of <FILE> with the result

Conventions

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

Constraints

• Keep the file name and its status prefix. 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