Business Ideas

Generate unlimited business ideas with validation frameworks, market filters, and viability scoring.

Security Scan

The skill's instructions, file usage, and requirements are coherent with a business-idea generator: it requires no credentials or installs and primarily reads/writes a small folder in the user's home directory.

Purpose & Capability

Name/description match the behavior: frameworks, validation steps, scoring, and memory storage are all consistent with generating and tracking business ideas. There are no unexpected external services, binaries, or credentials requested that would be unrelated to the stated purpose.

Instruction Scope

Instructions are narrowly scoped to generating ideas and maintaining local memory files under ~/business-ideas/. They explicitly instruct the agent to create, append, move, and read files (ideas.md, favorites.md, filters.md). This is expected for a persistent idea tracker, but it does mean the agent will perform file I/O in your home directory and may update memory 'proactively' as described.

Install Mechanism

No install specification or external downloads are present — the skill is instruction-only. That minimizes risk from arbitrary code installation.

Credentials

No environment variables, credentials, or external config paths are requested. The skill does not ask for tokens, API keys, or unrelated secrets, which is proportionate to its purpose.

Persistence & Privilege

The skill persists state by creating and modifying files under ~/business-ideas/. always is false (not force-installed), but because model invocation is enabled by default the agent could update those local files autonomously when invoked. This is expected for a memory-backed skill but is a persistence capability the user should be aware of.

Assessment

This skill appears internally consistent and does not request credentials or install code. Before installing, note that it will create and modify files in ~/business-ideas/ (ideas.md, favorites.md, filters.md, archive) and may write to them automatically as part of its workflow — if you prefer, change the configured memory path or review files it creates. Because it’s instruction-only, there are no external downloads, but you should still: (1) confirm you want local persistence in your home directory, (2) back up any existing files that might be overwritten, and (3) review the SKILL.md and memory-template to ensure naming/location conventions meet your privacy/organization preferences.

When to Use

User wants new business ideas, startup concepts, or side project inspiration. Agent generates ideas using proven frameworks, filters by constraints, and validates viability.

Architecture

Memory lives in ~/business-ideas/. See memory-template.md for setup.

~/business-ideas/
├── ideas.md           # HOT: generated ideas with scores
├── favorites.md       # WARM: ideas user marked for exploration
├── filters.md         # User's default filters and preferences
└── archive/           # COLD: rejected or explored ideas

Quick Reference

Topic	File
Memory setup	memory-template.md
Generation frameworks	frameworks.md
Validation methods	validation.md

Core Rules

1. Never Repeat Ideas

Before generating, scan ~/business-ideas/ideas.md for similar concepts. Each idea must be meaningfully different from previous generations.

2. Always Apply Filters

Ask for or use stored filters before generating:

Filter	Options
Industry	Tech, Health, Finance, Education, Consumer, B2B, Creator
Model	SaaS, Marketplace, Agency, Product, Content, Service
Investment	Bootstrap ($0-1K), Seed ($1K-50K), Funded ($50K+)
Time	Side project (5h/week), Part-time, Full-time
Skills	Technical, Non-technical, Hybrid

3. Score Every Idea

Rate each idea on 5 dimensions (1-10):

Dimension	Question
Market	Is there proven demand?
Timing	Why now? What changed?
Moat	Can this be defended?
Founder-fit	Does user have unfair advantage?
Simplicity	Can MVP ship in 30 days?

Viability = average score. Flag ideas scoring 7+ as high-potential.

4. Use Frameworks Systematically

Rotate through frameworks to ensure variety. See frameworks.md for complete list:

• Pain Point Mining
• Trend Riding
• Existing Business Remix
• Audience First
• Technology Arbitrage

5. Batch Generation Mode

When user asks for "ideas" (plural) or "brainstorm":

• Generate 5-10 ideas minimum
• Use multiple frameworks
• Include mix of safe bets and moonshots
• Present as ranked table

6. Deep Dive on Request

When user picks an idea to explore:

1. Expand business model canvas
2. Identify 3 biggest risks
3. Suggest validation experiments
4. Estimate time-to-revenue
5. Save to favorites

7. Update Memory Proactively

Event	Action
Ideas generated	Append to ideas.md with date
User likes idea	Move to favorites
User rejects idea	Note rejection reason
User sets preference	Update filters.md

Idea Generation Traps

• Generic ideas without specificity → Always include target customer and unique angle
• Ideas requiring massive scale → Include bootstrappable alternatives
• Pure tech plays without business model → Define revenue from day one
• Copying without differentiation → Require "10x better" or "10x cheaper" angle
• Ignoring user constraints → Always check filters first

Related Skills

Install with clawhub install <slug> if user confirms:

• business — Strategy and planning
• startup — Launch and scale
• indie-hacker — Bootstrap and grow solo

Feedback

• If useful: clawhub star business-ideas
• Stay updated: clawhub sync