Seeds

Not every idea is ready to become a task. Seeds are where you capture the raw material -- user feedback, competitive observations, shower thoughts, meeting notes -- before they're refined enough to plan.

What is a seed

A seed is a raw ideation input. It represents any input that could eventually become planned work, but still needs to mature. Unlike Ideas, which already have a formal approval workflow, seeds are earlier in the process: they are the unprocessed material that feeds planning sessions.

Seeds vs Ideas

Aspect	Seeds	Ideas
Stage	Pre-ideation, raw material	Formal evaluation
Workflow	Selection for Planning Sessions	Approval/Rejection
Maturity	Variable (configurable maturity level)	Ready for evaluation
Destination	Planning Session or direct promotion	Promotion to work item
Origin	Manual, feedback, AI, import	Generally manual

The typical flow is: Seed (capture) -> Planning Session (refinement) -> Work Item (execution).

Fields

Field	Type	Description	Required
title	string	Descriptive title of the seed	Yes
description	string	Detailed description, accepts Markdown	No
status	enum	Current status of the seed	Yes
source	enum	Origin of the seed	Yes
priority	enum	Priority: urgent, high, medium, low	No
ownerUserId	uuid	Owner/responsible user	No
selectedForIdeation	boolean	Marked for inclusion in Planning Session	No
maturityLevel	number	Maturity level (0-100)	No
metadata	object	Additional metadata (JSON)	No
tags	array	Tags for categorization	No

Statuses

Seeds go through a lifecycle defined by six statuses:

Status	Description	Next action
draft	Initial draft, still in development	Activate when ready
active	Active seed, available for selection	Request review or select for ideation
to_review	Pending team review	Approve or reject
approved	Approved, ready for Planning Session or promotion	Select for ideation or promote
archived	Archived, no longer relevant	-
rejected	Rejected, can be reopened	Reopen as draft

Sources

Each seed has an origin that indicates how it was created:

Source	Description
manual	Created manually by a user
feedback	Generated from user feedback
ai_generated	Automatically generated by AI
import	Imported from an external source

Select for ideation

The selectedForIdeation field marks seeds that will be included in the next Planning Session. This is the mechanism for selecting which raw material will be discussed and refined in the planning session.

To select a seed:

1. Open the seed detail.
2. Enable the Select for ideation option.
3. The seed will appear in the input list for the Planning Session.

You can also select multiple seeds from the list view using bulk actions.

Promote to work item

Seeds can be promoted directly to work items without going through a Planning Session. This is useful when a seed is already mature enough to become planned work.

To promote a seed:

1. Open the seed detail.
2. Select Promote to work item.
3. Choose the work item type (epic, feature, story, task), the board, and the destination column.
4. The system creates the work item and maintains traceability with the original seed.

Link feedback

Seeds can be linked to existing feedback entries using SeedFeedbackLink. This allows grouping multiple pieces of feedback under the same seed, facilitating analysis and decision-making.

Link work items

When a seed is promoted or used in a Planning Session that generates work items, links (SeedWorkItemLink) are created that maintain full traceability from the original seed to the resulting work items.

Comments

Seeds support comments to facilitate discussion and collaborative refinement. Comments are added from the seed detail and are included in the visible count in the list.

Tags

Use tags to categorize and filter seeds. You can add and remove tags from the seed detail or via MCP.

For Developers

MCP tools

Seeds are available via MCP with the following tools:

Basic CRUD

Tool	Description	Main parameters
create_seed	Creates a new seed	title, description, status, source, priority
get_seed	Gets seed details	seedId
list_seeds	Lists seeds with filters	status, source, priority, selectedForIdeation
update_seed	Updates seed fields	seedId, fields to update
delete_seed	Deletes a seed	seedId

Status and promotion

Tool	Description	Main parameters
set_seed_status	Changes the seed status	seedId, status
promote_seed	Promotes the seed to work item	seedId, workItemType, boardId, columnId
mark_seeds_as_used	Marks seeds as used in Planning Session	seedIds
get_seeds_for_ideation	Lists seeds selected for ideation	-

Comments and tags

Tool	Description	Main parameters
add_seed_comment	Adds a comment to the seed	seedId, content
list_seed_comments	Lists seed comments	seedId
add_tag_to_seed	Adds a tag to the seed	seedId, tagId
remove_tag_from_seed	Removes a tag from the seed	seedId, tagId
list_seed_tags	Lists seed tags	seedId

Example: Create a seed from feedback

Tool: create_seed
Parameters:
  title: "Users are requesting dark mode"
  description: "Multiple users have requested a dark theme to reduce eye strain"
  status: "active"
  source: "feedback"
  priority: "medium"

Example: Select seeds for Planning Session

Tool: list_seeds
Parameters:
  status: "approved"

Tool: update_seed
Parameters:
  seedId: "seed-uuid"
  selectedForIdeation: true

Example: Promote seed to feature

Tool: promote_seed
Parameters:
  seedId: "seed-uuid"
  workItemType: "feature"
  boardId: "board-uuid"
  columnId: "backlog-column-uuid"

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