startup-skill
AI agent skills for startup validation, competitive intelligence, and planning
Startup Skill is a suite of AI agent skills that automates startup validation, competitive intelligence, and strategic planning tasks typically delivered by strategy consultants. It provides four distinct skills—startup-design, startup-competitors, startup-positioning, and startup-pitch—that conduct market research, competitive analysis, positioning strategy, and investor pitch preparation. The skills work with Claude Code and other AI agents that support the skills framework, triggering automatically based on user prompts or manual invocation. Designed to deliver honest, data-driven assessments, the toolkit can validate whether a startup idea is worth pursuing or recommend shutting it down.
Key Features
Use Cases
- 01Validating a new SaaS product idea with comprehensive market research and competitive analysis before investing development resources
- 02Generating detailed competitor battle cards and pricing comparisons for strategic planning in an existing market
- 03Developing market positioning strategy to differentiate a product from established competitors like Asana or Monday
- 04Preparing multiple versions of an investor pitch with accompanying Q&A prep for pre-seed or seed fundraising
- 05Running rapid startup idea validation to determine whether to proceed or pivot
- 06Creating financial projections and 30-day action plans based on market and competitive intelligence
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startup-skill — FAQ
What is the Startup Skill plugin and what does it do?+
Startup Skill is a collection of AI agent skills that automate startup validation and strategy work typically performed by $10K consultants. It delivers market research, competitive intelligence, positioning strategy, financial projections, and investor pitches through four specialized skills that work with Claude Code and other compatible AI agents.
How do I install Startup Skill in Claude Code?+
Install via the Claude Code plugin marketplace by running 'claude plugin marketplace add ferdinandobons/startup-skill' followed by 'claude plugin install startup@startup-skill'. Alternatively, download .skill files from the GitHub releases page and upload them in Claude.ai Settings → Skills.
Which AI clients work with Startup Skill?+
Startup Skill works with Claude Code (recommended) and the Claude.ai web app. It can also be installed in other agents that support the skills framework using CLI tools like npx skills or SkillKit, which work with Cursor, Copilot, and other compatible clients.
Does Startup Skill require API keys or external services?+
The README does not specify external API key requirements. However, the skills run multiple research agents and consume significant tokens, so using Claude Max 5x is recommended for the best experience and to avoid hitting session limits.
Is Startup Skill free to use?+
Yes, Startup Skill is completely free and open source under the MIT license. You only pay for the underlying AI service (Claude) token usage when the skills run their research and analysis processes.
How do I trigger the different startup validation skills?+
Skills trigger automatically when you describe what you need in natural language (e.g., 'I want to validate my SaaS idea'). You can also invoke them directly using slash commands like /startup:startup-design or /startup:startup-competitors.
How do I install startup-skill?+
Open the source repository on GitHub and follow its README. startup-skill is a skill — MCP Agents Market links you directly to the official repo.
Is startup-skill free?+
startup-skill is an open-source project hosted on GitHub. Check the repository for its license and any usage requirements.