idea-check
Pre-build reality check. Scans GitHub, HN, npm, PyPI, and Product Hunt for existing competitors before you build. Use when starting a new project, evaluating a side project idea, or doing a build-vs-buy decision.
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Ask your AI client: “install skills/idea-check”.
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WarningsAutomated checks the publisher passed at publish time — structure, docs, safety, and whether the artifact behaves as claimed.73bfbb3· 3 weeks ago
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22Skill: SKILL.md present
found at skills/idea-check/SKILL.md · frontmatter source: SKILL.md
Skill: body content presentwarn
Body is short (141 words · 895 chars) — Claude has little to go on
Add concrete usage steps, example invocations, and any reference links. (≥3 code blocks lifts a short body to pass.)
Skill: triggers declaredwarn
No `trigger` phrases in SKILL.md frontmatter
Add `trigger:` lines so Claude knows when to activate this skill — e.g. `when building MCP servers` or `for diagram creation`.
Skill: allowed-tools scope
no allowed-tools restriction (Claude may use anything)
Release history
1- releasecurrent73bfbb3warn3 weeks ago
Contents
Idea Reality Check
When to use
- Starting a new project or side project
- Evaluating whether to build or buy
- Researching competitors before a sprint
- Validating a feature idea before implementation
Instructions
- Ask the user for a natural-language description of their idea
- Call the
idea_checkMCP tool with the idea text - Use
depth="quick"for fast checks (GitHub + HN),depth="deep"for comprehensive analysis (all 5 sources) - Present the reality_signal score (0-100) and interpret it:
- 0-30: Low competition — green light to build
- 31-60: Moderate competition — differentiation needed
- 61-80: High competition — find a niche or pivot
- 81-100: Very high competition — consider contributing to existing projects instead
- List the top 3 competitors with star counts and descriptions
- Share the pivot_hints for actionable next steps
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