# Gut Check

> Three-minute screen on four dimensions - can rule an idea out, never rules one in

- Skill: `latifox/gut-check` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add latifox/gut-check`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/latifox/gut-check/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: Latifox (https://skillmd.com/u/latifox)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/latifox/gut-check

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Run the **Fast path** section of `workflows/idea-validation.md`, not the full chain.

Idea: $ARGUMENTS

Five steps: one trend platform, competitor mapping in light mode, desire, distribution,
then scoring at `scoring_stage: fast-validation`. Monetization and retention are left
`null` deliberately.

Write no decision memo. Present the gut-check summary inline: score and verdict, the
strongest dimension with its evidence, the weakest with its evidence, the riskiest
assumption, and this sentence verbatim:

> This is a gut check on four dimensions - it did not examine whether anyone will pay
> or whether they will stay.

The idea keeps `status: in-validation`. Only a full validation earns `scored`.

Because two of six dimensions are missing, the arithmetic makes `pursue` unreachable.
A fast `drop` is trustworthy; a fast `test` means "worth the full chain", never "worth
building". Offer `/validate-idea <slug>` at the end.