A Claude skill that turns Claude into a structured idea manager using the Idea Flight Deck framework with direct Notion integration.

🇩🇪 Deutsche Version

The Idea Cockpit Skill implements the «Idea Flight Deck» framework — a lightweight, opinionated system for managing ideas through a maturity model directly in Notion.

Instead of a chaotic notes pile, every idea moves through defined stages: from a raw Spark (🌱) to a Concept (🧩), a Plan (🗺️), to Active (🚀) — with a hard limit of 3 active ideas at any time. Ideas that aren't ready yet are deliberately Frozen (❄️) rather than deleted.

Claude handles the capture, triage, and weekly ritual — you stay focused on the work.

• Fast capture — New idea in Notion in under 30 seconds, with only 2 questions
• Maturity model — 5 stages from raw spark to active project
• 3-Active limit — Enforces focus; promotes before adding new active items
• Weekly Ritual — Structured 15-minute Monday routine to triage and advance ideas
• Quarterly Review — Pattern recognition on long-dormant sparks
• Direct Notion integration — No copy-paste; Claude writes directly to your database
• Anti-elaboration principle — Capture first, develop later

• Claude.ai account (Pro recommended for project skills)
• A Notion account with API access
• Notion MCP server connected to Claude (setup guide)
• A Notion database with the schema described below

Create a new Notion database (or duplicate the template — see below) with these properties:

1. Open your Notion database in the browser
2. Copy the database ID from the URL:
   https://www.notion.so/**5ca924784c654d0b84a2cc1ed6c127c0**
3. Get your Data Source ID via the Notion MCP tool (use notion-fetch on the database URL)

Open SKILL.md and replace the placeholders in the Notion Configuration section:

Database ID:    YOUR_DATABASE_ID      → your actual database ID
Data Source ID: YOUR_DATA_SOURCE_ID   → your actual data source ID

1. Open your Claude.ai project
2. Go to Project Settings → Files
3. Upload the configured SKILL.md
4. The skill activates automatically based on trigger patterns

Once the skill is active, just speak naturally:

"I have a new idea: ..."
"Let's do the Weekly Ritual"
"What am I currently working on?"
"Freeze the GitHub Automation idea"
"What ideas have I been ignoring?"

Claude will ask the minimal necessary questions and write directly to Notion.

🌱 Spark      Raw flash of thought. No Next Step required.
    ↓
🧩 Concept    Problem and solution direction are clear. Next Step defined.
    ↓
🗺️ Plan       Next 3 steps mapped out.
    ↓
🚀 Active     In progress. Has a deadline. MAX 3 AT A TIME.
    
❄️ Frozen     Deliberately paused. Date and reason noted.

idea-cockpit-skill/
├── SKILL.md        ← The skill (configure your Notion IDs here)
├── README.md       ← This file
├── README.de.md    ← German documentation
├── LICENSE         ← MIT License
└── CHANGELOG.md    ← Version history

See CHANGELOG.md

MIT License — see LICENSE

Hayal Oezkan · @malkreide

Inspired by:

• Tiago Forte's Building a Second Brain (PARA method)
• GTD (Getting Things Done) by David Allen
• The concept of deliberate idea maturation over impulsive execution

Made with ❤️ in Zürich