Thesis Ideation with AI: Transform Ideas into Proposals

Thesis Ideation with AI: Transform Ideas into Proposals

This AI agent skill supports the Socratic development of a thesis idea, refining a vague topic into an academically grounded starting point tailored to the study program and target research group. It facilitates durable session notes and seeds a proposal file, assisting users who want to talk a topic through, determine its value, or resume an earlier ideation session.

What this skill does

• Guides users in developing a vague thesis idea into a defined academic proposal.
• Engages in a Socratic dialog, pushing back until the topic, research questions, and methodology take shape.
• Leaves behind durable working notes after each session.
• Concludes sessions by seeding a proposal file, which is then developed into a full draft using other skills.
• Integrates within a workflow that includes proposal ideation, literature search, writing, checking, reviewing, and publishing.
• Supports additional functions such as importing existing documents, reversing a proposal from a thesis, customizing to supervisor requirements, supervising submissions, and troubleshooting skill misbehavior.

Who it is for

• Students and researchers looking to refine their thesis topics.
• Academic developers utilizing AI coding agents like Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex.
• Teams involved in academic research proposal preparation and supervision.

Use cases

• Transforming a rough thesis idea into a structured and feasible research proposal.
• Engaging in thoughtful analysis of a topic to decide its viability for academic research.
• Resuming and building upon previous ideation sessions for a research proposal.
• Meeting specific academic or supervisor requirements by adapting proposal elements.

Technical details

• Utilizes capabilities within Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex environments.
• Incorporates proposal-ideate functionality to develop academic writing.
• Supports integration into broader academic proposal workflows.

Source & Licence

This package is built on open-source work published by hutzelmann (hutzelmann/thesis-proposal-skills) and distributed under MIT. The original licence text and copyright notice are included in your download.

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