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Imported from sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills (skills/idea/SKILL.md). Install upstream with npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill idea. Copyright stays with the author.

Idea Exploration Skill

Launch autonomous Claude Code sessions to explore business ideas in depth. Get market research, technical analysis, GTM strategy, and actionable recommendations.

Quick Start

Trigger phrase: Say Idea: [description] and the assistant will:

1. Spin up a Claude Code session in tmux
2. Research and analyze the idea comprehensively
3. Save results to ~/clawd/ideas/<slug>/research.md
4. Send file to your Telegram Saved Messages
5. Notify you via cron when complete

How It Works

User: "Idea: AI calendar assistant"
       ↓
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│  1. explore-idea.sh starts      │
│  2. Creates tmux session        │
│  3. Runs Claude Code            │
│  4. Claude analyzes & writes    │
│  5. notify-research-complete.sh │
│     → Sends file to "me"        │
│     → Queues notification       │
│  6. Cron checks queue (1 min)   │
│  7. Notifies user in chat       │
└─────────────────────────────────┘

Setup

Prerequisites

• claude CLI (Claude Code)
• tmux
• telegram CLI (supertelegram)
• Clawdbot with cron enabled

1. Create Scripts

See ~/clawd/scripts/explore-idea.sh for the full implementation.

Key components:

• Creates idea directory with prompt and runner script
• Unsets OAuth env vars to use Claude Max
• Runs claude with --dangerously-skip-permissions
• Calls notify script on completion

2. Set Up Cron Job

# Cron job to check notification queue every minute
{
  name: "Check notification queue",
  sessionTarget: "isolated",
  wakeMode: "now",
  payload: {
    kind: "agentTurn",
    message: "Check ~/.clawdbot/notify-queue/ for .json files...",
    deliver: true,
    channel: "telegram",
    to: "YOUR_CHAT_ID"
  },
  schedule: { kind: "every", everyMs: 60000 }
}

3. Add AGENTS.md Instructions

**When user says "Idea: [description]":**
1. Extract the idea description
2. Execute: `CLAWD_SESSION_KEY="main" ~/clawd/scripts/explore-idea.sh "[idea]"`
3. Confirm: "Idea exploration started. You'll be notified when complete."

Analysis Framework

The exploration covers:

1. Core Concept Analysis - Problem, assumptions, uniqueness
2. Market Research - Users, TAM/SAM/SOM, competitors
3. Technical Implementation - Stack, MVP scope, challenges
4. Business Model - Revenue, pricing, unit economics
5. Go-to-Market Strategy - Launch, acquisition, partnerships
6. Risks & Challenges - Technical, competitive, regulatory
7. Verdict & Recommendations - Clear yes/no with action plan

Verdict Types

• 🟢 STRONG YES - Clear opportunity, pursue aggressively
• 🟡 CONDITIONAL YES - Promising but needs validation
• 🟠 PIVOT RECOMMENDED - Core insight good, execution needs work
• 🔴 PASS - Too many red flags

Example Output

~/clawd/ideas/ai-calendar-assistant/
├── metadata.txt
├── prompt.txt
├── run-claude.sh
└── research.md    # 400-500 line comprehensive analysis

Tips

• Ideas typically take 3-5 minutes to analyze
• Monitor progress: tmux attach -t idea-<slug>-<timestamp>
• File goes to Saved Messages even if notification fails
• Check ~/.clawdbot/notify-queue/ for stuck notifications