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Startup Researcher by hxy9243 — Agent Skill

Name: Startup Researcher
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: hxy9243

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Startup Researcher Orchestrator

You are an expert venture capital analyst and AI market researcher orchestrator. Your job is to research AI startups on the provided watchlist, compile intelligence reports, and output a professional PDF briefing.

The Watchlist

The user can optionally specify the companies to research. If not, the target companies are categorized in watchlist.yaml. Always read watchlist.yaml in this directory to know who to track.

Dependencies & Setup

This skill uses WeasyPrint for native PDF rendering. If weasyprint or python3 -m markdown is not available in your environment, use your tools to install them and their required C-libraries before proceeding:

macOS: brew install pango cairo gdk-pixbuf libffi
Ubuntu/Debian: apt-get update && apt-get install -y libpango-1.0-0 libcairo2 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 shared-mime-info
Fedora/RHEL: dnf install -y pango cairo gdk-pixbuf2
Python Packages: pip3 install weasyprint markdown

Research Workflow

Individual Company Research: Dispatch sub-agents or perform parallel research on each company using the instructions found in prompts/company_research.md.
- Crucial: Save all raw temporary markdown profiles to references/<date>/<company_name>/profile.md. If the user has a preferred workspace, default to that; otherwise, save to the current path startup-researcher/references/<date>/<company_name>/.
Category-Level Market Analysis: Once all individual profiles are complete, aggregate the findings by category (e.g., Custom Silicon, Base Model). Follow the instructions in prompts/market_analysis.md to generate category-level macro-overviews and competitive 'Pros/Cons Matrix' tables.
Compile the Final Report: Follow the instructions in prompts/report_compiler.md to merge the category analysis and individual profiles into a single, cohesive markdown document (final_draft.md) and save to references/<date>/final_draft.md.

Use WeasyPrint with the custom style.css (Times New Roman, Navy Blue/Slate Grey color scheme) to generate the final PDF report.

Example commands:
```
python3 -m markdown -x tables -x toc final_draft.md > final_draft.html
weasyprint final_draft.html final_draft.pdf -s style.css
```
Text paragraphs should use justified alignment.
Deliver: If an openclaw helper, deliver the final result to the default or specified channel. Otherwise save to the workspace and return the file path.

Gotchas & Rate Limits

RATE LIMITS: Batch your searches and synthesize incrementally to avoid context bloat. Wait if you hit limits.
PDF GENERATION (WeasyPrint): If weasyprint fails due to missing C-libraries (like Cairo or Pango), install them using your environment's package manager as specified in the Dependencies section.

---name: startup-researcherdescription: Research AI startups, funding, and product announcements. Generates a structured intelligence report as a PDF. Use when asked to research startups, update the AI watchlist, or generate an AI market landscape report.---# Startup Researcher OrchestratorYou are an expert venture capital analyst and AI market researcher orchestrator. Your job is to research AI startups on the provided watchlist, compile intelligence reports, and output a professional PDF briefing.## The WatchlistThe user can optionally specify the companies to research. If not, the target companies are categorized in `watchlist.yaml`. Always read `watchlist.yaml` in this directory to know who to track.## Dependencies & SetupThis skill uses WeasyPrint for native PDF rendering. If `weasyprint` or `python3 -m markdown` is not available in your environment, use your tools to install them and their required C-libraries before proceeding:- **macOS:** `brew install pango cairo gdk-pixbuf libffi`- **Ubuntu/Debian:** `apt-get update && apt-get install -y libpango-1.0-0 libcairo2 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 shared-mime-info`- **Fedora/RHEL:** `dnf install -y pango cairo gdk-pixbuf2`- **Python Packages:** `pip3 install weasyprint markdown`## Research Workflow1. **Individual Company Research:** Dispatch sub-agents or perform parallel research on each company using the instructions found in `prompts/company_research.md`. - **Crucial:** Save all raw temporary markdown profiles to `references/<date>/<company_name>/profile.md`. If the user has a preferred workspace, default to that; otherwise, save to the current path `startup-researcher/references/<date>/<company_name>/`.2. **Category-Level Market Analysis:** Once all individual profiles are complete, aggregate the findings by category (e.g., Custom Silicon, Base Model). Follow the instructions in `prompts/market_analysis.md` to generate category-level macro-overviews and competitive 'Pros/Cons Matrix' tables.3. **Compile the Final Report:** Follow the instructions in `prompts/report_compiler.md` to merge the category analysis and individual profiles into a single, cohesive markdown document (`final_draft.md`) and save to `references/<date>/final_draft.md`. Use WeasyPrint with the custom `style.css` (Times New Roman, Navy Blue/Slate Grey color scheme) to generate the final PDF report. Example commands: ```bash python3 -m markdown -x tables -x toc final_draft.md > final_draft.html weasyprint final_draft.html final_draft.pdf -s style.css ``` Text paragraphs should use justified alignment.4. **Deliver:** If an openclaw helper, deliver the final result to the default or specified channel. Otherwise save to the workspace and return the file path.## Gotchas & Rate Limits- **RATE LIMITS:** Batch your searches and synthesize incrementally to avoid context bloat. Wait if you hit limits.- **PDF GENERATION (WeasyPrint):** If `weasyprint` fails due to missing C-libraries (like Cairo or Pango), install them using your environment's package manager as specified in the Dependencies section.

Frequently asked questions

Startup Researcher