---
extraction_id: "ideation-user-manual"
extraction_date: "2026-03-17"
tool_skill: "x-ipe-tool-knowledge-extraction-user-manual"
category: "user-manual"
target: "X-IPE Ideation (source code + running app http://127.0.0.1:5858/)"
---

# Extraction Report: X-IPE Ideation User Manual

## Summary

| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| **Sections Extracted** | 9 (8 standard + 1 web mixin appendix) |
| **Sections Skipped** | 0 |
| **Sections with Errors** | 0 |
| **Total Content Size** | ~52 KB across 9 files |
| **Screenshots Captured** | 7 UI screenshots |
| **Extraction Method** | Source code analysis + live application exploration (Chrome DevTools) |

## Section Inventory

| # | File | Title | Status | Size |
|---|------|-------|--------|------|
| 01 | `01-overview.md` | Overview | ✅ Accepted | 4.8 KB |
| 02 | `02-installation-setup.md` | Installation & Setup | ✅ Accepted | 3.1 KB |
| 03 | `03-getting-started.md` | Getting Started | ✅ Accepted | 5.2 KB |
| 04 | `04-core-features.md` | Core Features | ✅ Accepted | 14.3 KB |
| 05 | `05-common-workflows.md` | Common Workflows | ✅ Accepted | 8.7 KB |
| 06 | `06-configuration.md` | Configuration & Settings | ✅ Accepted | 3.8 KB |
| 07 | `07-troubleshooting.md` | Troubleshooting | ✅ Accepted | 5.5 KB |
| 08 | `08-faq-reference.md` | FAQ & Reference | ✅ Accepted | 7.4 KB |
| 09 | `09-appendix-navigation.md` | Appendix A: Navigation & UI Structure | ✅ Accepted | 4.3 KB |

## Screenshots Captured

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `00-homepage.png` | X-IPE homepage with infinity loop lifecycle diagram |
| `01-ideation-list.png` | Ideation sidebar with 40+ idea folders, search, and management buttons |
| `02-create-idea-compose.png` | Compose Idea tab with SimpleMDE Markdown editor and KB Reference button |
| `03-create-idea-upload.png` | Upload Files tab with drag-and-drop area and supported formats list |
| `04-create-idea-uiux-reference.png` | UIUX Reference tab with target URL input and instructions |
| `05-idea-detail-view.png` | Rendered idea summary with Mermaid flowcharts, architecture diagrams |
| `06-idea-edit-mode.png` | Edit mode with SimpleMDE toolbar (bold, italic, heading, lists, code, preview) |

## Source Provenance

| Source | Type | Files Analyzed |
|--------|------|---------------|
| `src/x_ipe/routes/ideas_routes.py` | Backend routes | 21 API endpoints |
| `src/x_ipe/services/ideas_service.py` | Backend service | 30+ methods, 1101 lines |
| `src/x_ipe/templates/ideas.html` | Frontend template | Jinja2 with embedded JS |
| `src/x_ipe/static/js/ideas.js` | Frontend logic | Folder tree, editor, upload |
| `IDEATION_API_ANALYSIS.md` | Documentation | Complete API architecture |
| `IDEATION_ENDPOINTS_DETAILED.md` | Documentation | Exhaustive endpoint specs |
| `x-ipe-docs/requirements/EPIC-037/` | Requirements | Compose Idea Modal features |
| `x-ipe-docs/requirements/EPIC-038/` | Requirements | Refine Idea features |
| Running app at `http://127.0.0.1:5858/` | Live UI | 7 screenshots captured via Chrome DevTools |

## Quality Assessment

### Coverage
- **Core Features (Section 4):** Comprehensive — covers all 11 user-facing features including sidebar, compose, upload, UIUX reference, detail view, edit mode, KB references, Copilot actions, folder management, search, and toolbox
- **Workflows (Section 5):** 6 end-to-end workflows documented with step-by-step instructions and ASCII diagrams
- **API Reference:** Complete endpoint table with 17 endpoints documented
- **Troubleshooting:** 6 common issues with cause/solution tables
- **FAQ:** 10 questions covering key user concerns

### Known Gaps
- Console interaction specifics (commands, response formats) are lightly covered — the Console is a separate module
- Advanced workflow configuration details are covered at summary level
- Production deployment and authentication setup not covered (Ideation is a development tool)

## Error Log

| Error | Type | Resolution |
|-------|------|------------|
| `explore-ideation-code` agent rate-limited | Transient | Compensated with prior analysis results and direct source reading |

## Output Location

```
x-ipe-docs/knowledge-base/.intake/ideation-user-manual/
├── 01-overview.md
├── 02-installation-setup.md
├── 03-getting-started.md
├── 04-core-features.md
├── 05-common-workflows.md
├── 06-configuration.md
├── 07-troubleshooting.md
├── 08-faq-reference.md
├── 09-appendix-navigation.md
└── extraction_report.md        (this file)
```
