Description

AI Agent Opportunity Researcher & Validator is an evidence-first market research and product validation skill that discovers, investigates, scores, and documents real-world problems you can turn into sellable AI Agent Skills, automated workflows, developer utilities, downloadable digital products, and micro-SaaS tools. Instead of generating generic startup ideas, this skill runs a repeatable 6-stage validation workflow: 1. Discover: Scans official changelogs, API deprecations, GitHub issues, support forums, reviews, and regulatory updates (prioritizing the last 24-72 hours plus persistent problems with recent triggers). 2. Extract the Problem: Maps who experiences the pain, workflow triggers, frequency, consequences, and current workaround costs. 3. Verify Evidence: Tags every claim as FACT, DIRECT_EVIDENCE, INFERENCE, HYPOTHESIS, or UNKNOWN and tracks 4 dates (publication, event, reported, and accessed) to filter out stale or republished news. 4. Analyze Competition: Compares commercial SaaS, open-source tools, existing skills, built-in platform features, and manual workflows—rejecting AI complexity whenever a simple script, checklist, or spreadsheet suffices. 5. Score & Gate (100-Point Rubric): Evaluates candidates across 9 weighted dimensions, 4 independent confidence ratings (Problem, Solution, Demand, Willingness to Pay), and hard override gates for contradicted claims, tool infeasibility, or critical security/licensing risks. 6. Design Validation Experiments: Assigns GO TO PROTOTYPE, VALIDATE FURTHER, or REJECT OR DEFER, complete with a $0-$50, <=7-day validation experiment, measurable pass/fail thresholds, a 16-section Markdown report, and a JSON export ready for downstream prototyping.