venture-analyst

Startup and SaaS idea validation skill for Claude Code. Research market evidence, map competitors, score viability, and generate concrete validation experiments - no API keys required.

Part of venture-suite by VeyraLabs.

Install

npx @veyralabs/skills install venture-analyst

Or via the main package:

npx @veyralabs/skills install venture-suite

What it does

Four phases, each with structured output:

1. Problem Discovery - collects evidence the problem exists (HN, Reddit, GitHub issues, Google Trends)
2. Competitor Intelligence - maps the landscape, extracts pricing signals, finds gaps
3. Validation Experiments - generates 3 prioritized experiments (Mom Test, fake door, concierge MVP)
4. Verdict - Bull/Bear/Judge debate with a scored recommendation

Usage

/venture-analyst [idea description]

Example:

/venture-analyst A tool that helps freelancers track billable hours without manual timers

Zero friction

Works immediately after install. No API keys, no configuration, no paid accounts required.

Uses HN Algolia (no auth), Reddit .json endpoints, GitHub REST API (unauthenticated), ddgs for web search, and trendspyg for Google Trends. Auto-detects and uses available enhancements (SearXNG via Docker, optional env keys) without asking the user to configure anything.

Includes

• SKILL.md - main orchestrator with 4-phase workflow
• scripts/sources.py - zero-key data collection
• scripts/enhance_detect.py - Level 2/3 auto-detection
• scripts/scraper.py - competitor page scraping with Cloudflare fallback
• scripts/experiments.py - validation experiment generator
• references/ - Lean Startup, Customer Development, Mom Test, Blue Ocean, Traction
• templates/ - experiment spec, verdict output

License

MIT. Built by VeyraLabs.