This skill guides a researcher through the process of moving from a loose idea, literature gap, or stalled project to a sharp, testable research question. It centers on a structured methodology—diagnosing the starting point, diverging with high-value lenses, and converging ruthlessly—that prioritizes one strong question over many decorative ones. The skill is built for PhD students, early-career researchers, and grant proposal writers who need to choose, frame, or stress-test a hypothesis before committing to a method or field.
Follow the documented setup, then try a first task.
Installs: Complete good-question skill repository · Codex
Run this command in a terminal to clone the good-question repository into the documented Codex skills location.
git clone https://github.com/Rimagination/good-question.git ~/.codex/skills/good-question
Installs: Complete good-question skill repository · Claude Code
Run this command in a terminal to clone the good-question repository into the documented Claude Code skills location.
git clone https://github.com/Rimagination/good-question.git ~/.claude/skills/good-question
Uses good-question
Use $good-question to sharpen this rough idea into a strong research question: [your idea]
Uses good-question
Use $good-question to stress-test this proposal and identify the objections reviewers are most likely to raise: [proposal summary]
Uses good-question
Use $good-question to turn this literature gap into a question with stronger theoretical contribution: [gap description]
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