Validate

/validate

Usage: /validate <idea or product name>

What this does

Runs the Idea-stage agents in sequence (or parallel where independent):

1. problem-sharpener — turn the idea into a testable hypothesis
2. devils-advocate — build the strongest case against
3. market-researcher — TAM/SAM/SOM + trends
4. competitor-mapper — landscape by tier
5. customer-discovery — interview plan + outreach templates

Outputs go to products/<slug>/ (creating the folder if new).

What you do as the assistant when this is invoked

1. Resolve <idea> to a product slug (existing or new).
2. If new product: create products/<slug>/ with minimal structure, log in decisions/0001-validation-start.md.
3. Run the 5 agents. Steps 1, 3, 4 can run in parallel (read-only). Step 2 (devil's advocate) takes the output of step 1. Step 5 takes outputs of 1+2.
4. After all done: produce a 1-page "validation snapshot" summarizing GO / PAUSE / KILL with reasoning.

Output location

• products/<slug>/validation/snapshot.md — the summary
• products/<slug>/validation/hypothesis.md — sharpened problem
• products/<slug>/validation/devils-advocate.md — kill case
• products/<slug>/validation/market.md — sizing + trends
• products/<slug>/validation/competitors.md — landscape
• products/<slug>/interviews/discovery-plan.md — the plan

When NOT to invoke

• If the idea hasn't been articulated in writing yet — ask user to write 2 sentences first.
• If user just wants a quick gut check — that's idea-generator or devils-advocate directly, not full validation.