Phase 01 · Idea
Idea
The Idea phase is where a builder turns a hunch into a validated opportunity using AI-coding tools - opportunity and competitor research, demand signals, and the skills, MCP servers and workflows that surface them. Skillselion organizes the complete catalog for this phase and highlights the best tools for each job, before you write a line of code.
The top-ranked Idea-phase tools for solo builders are find-skills, customer-research, ai-research-explore.
Ranked shortlists: Best marketplaces · Best MCP servers · Best plugins · Best skills
TypeDescription
1Find SkillsAI & AgentsskillSearch skills.sh and install agent skill packages when you need a capability you do not have in the repo yet.2M21.7k
2Find SkillsAI & AgentsskillSearch skills.sh, Clawhub, and GitHub in one run to shortlist installable agent skills with per-registry popularity, match relevance, and optional security scans.92.2k6
3Customer ResearchDocs & PlanningskillSynthesize interviews, surveys, support tickets, reviews, and community signals into ICP insight, JTBD, and VOC so positioning and copy stop being guesswork.45.1k32.4k
4Ai Research ExploreAI & AgentsskillRun bounded, auditable exploratory research on top of an explicit current_research context without mixing trusted and candidate lanes.32.1k412
5Competitor ProfilingDocs & PlanningskillTurn a list of competitor URLs into structured competitive-intelligence markdown profiles for positioning, validation, and later comparison pages.28.3k32.4k
6AnysearchAI & AgentsskillGive your coding agent real-time web search, 23 vertical domain queries, parallel batch lookup, and URL content extraction via AnySearch.27.8k2.7k
7Byted Web SearchAI & AgentsskillGive Claude Code, Cursor, or OpenClaw agents live web and image search via Volcengine when answers need current facts, sources, or verification.23.7k0
8Baoyu Url To MarkdownAutomationskillFetch almost any URL and turn it into clean markdown on disk using the baoyu-fetch CLI with site-specific adapters and Chrome CDP.22.7k20.9k
9Tavily SearchAI & AgentsskillRun LLM-oriented web search from the agent via the Tavily CLI when you need fresh sources, news, or domain-filtered results.20.8k363
10Gws KeepDocs & PlanningskillCreate, list, update, and delete Google Keep notes through gws so your agent can capture research snippets and todos without leaving the terminal.19.2k26.9k
11SummarizeDev ToolsskillTurn links, PDFs, and YouTube videos into quick summaries or transcripts so you can research and ship without reading everything end-to-end.17.4k378k
12Persona ResearcherDocs & PlanningskillRun a Google Workspace–backed research persona that files papers in Drive, logs experiments in Sheets, and shares findings via Docs, Gmail, and announce workflows.16.2k26.9k
13The NewsDocs & PlanningskillPull live and archived front-page headlines across ~20 countries for breaking-news context without ad-hoc tab sprawl.15.3k16
14China Stock AnalysisBackend & DataskillScreen and deeply analyze China A-share stocks with value-investing metrics using akshare-backed Python workflows for low-frequency investors.12.6k113
15Web SearchAI & AgentsskillRun Tavily and Exa search, answer, and extract flows from the belt CLI inside agent workflows for live research and RAG prep.12.5k512
16Baoyu Youtube TranscriptAutomationskillPull YouTube transcripts, chapters, translations, and cover images from a URL or video ID for research and content reuse.12.2k20.9k
17SearchAI & AgentsskillGive your coding agent LLM-ready web search with snippets and scores without wiring Tavily API calls by hand.12k363
18Firecrawl Research PapersAI & AgentsskillRun a sourced literature review on a topic by finding papers, PDFs, whitepapers, and technical reports with Firecrawl and summarizing the landscape.11.8k29
19Weread SkillsAI & AgentsskillLet your coding agent search WeChat Reading, browse your shelf, export highlights, and pull reading stats while you research topics or capture book notes.11.8k47
20Firecrawl Deep ResearchAI & AgentsskillProduce a sourced briefing on a market, product, or technical question by searching and scraping the web with Firecrawl instead of pasting raw SERP snippets into chat.11.8k29
21Firecrawl Market ResearchDocs & PlanningskillPull sourced market, financial, and industry metrics into a structured report while validating a product or niche alone.11.6k29
22Firecrawl WorkflowsAutomationskillRoute Firecrawl to outcome-focused workflows that ship research reports, SEO audits, lead lists, design systems, and other structured web artifacts instead of one-off scrapes.11.5k29
23Firecrawl Competitive IntelDocs & PlanningskillRun recurring Firecrawl monitoring on competitor pricing, features, changelogs, and product pages to catch tier and positioning shifts before you ship or pitch.11.5k29
24Firecrawl Company DirectoriesBackend & DataskillTurn YC, Crunchbase, Product Hunt, G2, or custom company directories into JSON, CSV, or CRM-ready research tables with Firecrawl.11.5k29
25Tavily ResearchAI & AgentsskillRun cited, multi-source deep research reports from the terminal when quick search is not enough for market, competitive, or technical decisions.11.4k363
26Apify Ultimate ScraperAutomationskillPick the right Apify Actor for Instagram, Facebook, and other scrape jobs without guessing IDs or reading full schemas by hand.11.2k2.1k
27ScrapeAutomationskillScrape competitor sites, docs, and listings into clean markdown files for solo builders doing market and technical research without writing custom crawlers.10.4k180
28Smart SearchAI & AgentsskillPick one default opencli AI source (grok, doubao, or gemini) and craft better queries when the user did not name a specific site.10.4k23.8k
29Web AccessAutomationskillRoute every agent-driven network task—search, fetch, login, and dynamic pages—through a CDP-backed browser workflow with explicit dependency checks.9.9k7.3k
30Parallel Deep ResearchAI & AgentsskillRun exhaustive, citation-rich web research via parallel-cli when a solo builder explicitly wants a comprehensive report—not a quick lookup.9.1k56
31Dbs BenchmarkDocs & PlanningskillFind profitable businesses worth copying using a five-filter benchmark method that ignores personal-fit noise and focuses on whether you can execute the model.8.8k6.3k
32Dbs DeconstructDocs & PlanningskillBreak fuzzy Chinese business buzzwords into atomic meanings using Wittgenstein and Austrian-economics framing before you bet time or money.8.8k6.3k
33Emblem Market ResearchBackend & DataskillRun a repeatable daily crypto market scan through the EmblemAI CLI to spot trending tokens, smart-money flows, and derivatives signals before trading or building on-chain products.8.7k10
34Emblem Defi YieldBackend & DataskillScan liquid staking, LP, lending yields, and smart-money holdings on a chosen chain using the EmblemAI CLI.8.6k10
35Emblem Memecoin ScoutBackend & DataskillRun EmblemAI-backed scans of new and trending memecoins on Pump.fun, LaunchLab, Clanker, or Hedera from a shell script.8.6k10
36Remembering ConversationsAI & AgentsskillSearch past Claude Code and Codex conversations before guessing or treating a topic as new.8.5k409
37Parallel Web SearchAI & AgentsskillRun fast, cost-effective web lookups and broad research through parallel-cli without defaulting to deep-research unless you explicitly need exhaustive coverage.8.4k56
38Parallel Data EnrichmentAutomationskillBulk-enrich company, people, or product lists from CSV or inline input with web-sourced fields via parallel-cli.8k56
39Deep ResearchAI & AgentsskillRun a citation-backed research pipeline when you need defensible answers on markets, tech, or “X vs Y” before committing to a build.7.9k751
40Tavily ExtractAutomationskillPull clean markdown from known URLs—including JS-heavy pages—for research, docs ingestion, or competitor pages without hand-copying.7.9k363
41ResultAI & AgentsskillPoll a finished Parallel research run by ID and present structured findings inside the agent session.7.9k56
42Tavily CliAI & AgentsskillGive your coding agent live web search, URL extraction, site crawls, and cited deep research without wiring Tavily APIs by hand.7.7k363
43Last30daysAI & AgentsskillPull what Reddit, X, YouTube, and the web are saying about a topic in the last 30 days and turn it into cited synthesis plus reusable prompts.7.6k32.8k
44Tavily CrawlAutomationskillBulk-download site or docs pages to local markdown via the Tavily CLI when research or offline reference needs many URLs on one domain.7.6k363
45Tavily MapAI & AgentsskillMap every URL on a domain without pulling page bodies so you can pick the right doc or blog path before extract or crawl.7.3k363
46Market Sizing AnalysisDocs & PlanningskillSize TAM, SAM, and SOM for a SaaS or e-commerce idea before you commit to build and pricing.7.3k36.5k
47SearchDocs & PlanningskillRun Google/Bing SERP pulls, batch dedupe URL lists, and discover recent articles with full page content via the bdata CLI for research and LLM pipelines.7.2k180
48Competitive LandscapeDocs & PlanningskillRun Porter's Five Forces, positioning maps, and differentiation analysis before you commit to a product direction or investor narrative.7.1k36.5k
49Parallel MonitorAutomationskillRun recurring web monitors that alert when prices, filings, or competitor pages change without manual checking.6.9k56
50Parallel FindallAI & AgentsskillTurn a natural-language entity query into a structured list of companies, people, or products via parallel-cli instead of loose web snippets.6.9k56
51ResearchAI & AgentsskillRun cited, multi-source web research from your agent when you need comparisons, market context, or report-grade synthesis without manual tab hoarding.6.6k363
52Trading SignalBackend & DataskillPull Binance Web3 smart-money on-chain signals when you are exploring crypto trade ideas and want structured buy/sell context—not financial advice.6.6k881
53NotebooklmAI & AgentsskillQuery Google NotebookLM notebooks from your coding agent for citation-backed answers pulled only from notebooks you have uploaded.6.5k6.9k
54ReadAI & AgentsskillFetch clean Markdown from arbitrary URLs when your coding agent needs page text without opening a browser yourself.6.4k5.6k
55Competitor TeardownDocs & PlanningskillRun a structured competitor teardown with search, screenshots, feature matrices, SWOT, and positioning for strategy or investor narrative.6.3k512
56Crypto Market RankBackend & DataskillQuery Binance Web3 ranking APIs for trending tokens, social hype, meme breakouts, smart-money inflows, and trader PnL when researching crypto markets.6.3k881
57Dbs ChatroomDocs & PlanningskillRun a moderated multi-expert chatroom on a topic—recommended or user-picked personas—with parallel agents and a closing judge summary.6.1k6.3k
58Dbs Chatroom AustrianAI & AgentsskillRun a structured three-voice Austrian economics debate (Hayek, Mises, Claude judge) on a policy or business question via parallel agents.6k6.3k
59LearnDocs & PlanningskillRun a six-phase research workflow that turns unfamiliar topics or messy source bundles into a coherent mental model and publish-ready article or reference.5.9k5.6k
60Agent ReachAutomationskillRun LinkedIn people, company, and job research plus GitHub repo and PR workflows from the agent using mcporter and gh CLI patterns.5.7k23.5k
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