# Idea Gate

> Ten yes or no gates that stop weak content ideas before you make them.

Category: Content · Status: in-use-at-ekos · Price: free (MIT) · Output: Yes or no verdict

Every idea goes through ten binary gates with no partial credit: is it specific, is it yours, does the hook land, and so on. You only make what passes.

## Use it when
- Anyone with too many ideas.
- Teams reviewing content together.

## Do not use it for
- Writing the content itself.
- Judging finished videos.

## Input
A content idea

## What it produces
A clear yes or no, with the gate it failed.

- A verdict in seconds.
- The exact gate that failed.
- A fix to make it pass.

## What it needs
Nothing extra. Uses Claude Code or Codex.

Bring your own API keys. Ekos never asks for, receives or stores them.

## Install and run
1. Get the skill: `git clone https://github.com/Ekos-Labs/skills.git`, then use `skills/idea-gate`. Or read it directly: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Ekos-Labs/skills/main/skills/idea-gate/SKILL.md
2. Copy the folder into your agent's skills directory (Claude Code: `~/.claude/skills/`, Codex: `~/.agents/skills/`), or tell your agent:

```text
Read https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Ekos-Labs/skills/main/skills/idea-gate/SKILL.md and use it for this task. Ask me before using any paid API.
```

Install guide: https://www.ekoslabs.com/skills/install.md

## Links
- Human page: https://www.ekoslabs.com/skills/idea-gate
- Source: https://github.com/Ekos-Labs/skills/tree/main/skills/idea-gate
- All skills: https://www.ekoslabs.com/skills/llms.txt
- Machine-readable catalog: https://www.ekoslabs.com/skills/catalog.json