Idea Validator

Critically evaluate ideas with honest feedback on market viability, technical feasibility, and actionable improvements.

When to Use

Trigger this skill when the user asks to:

• Evaluate, validate, or score an app idea or startup concept
• Get honest feedback on whether an idea is worth building
• Research what competitors already exist in a space, including commercial tools/services and open-source alternatives
• Turn a vague concept into a structured validation report

Instructions

Follow the 5-phase pipeline in order: Clarify → Technical Context → Competitive Landscape Research → Critical Evaluation → Improvements. Do not skip phases or reorder them. One conditional branch applies on top of the pipeline: if the working directory is the root of an ideas repo, also do the README Maintenance step below after each file update — see that section for the detection rule.

Repo Sync Before Edits (mandatory)

Before creating/updating/deleting files in an existing repository, sync the current branch with remote: