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Pravidhi Yc Oss by pravidhi-net — Agent Skill

Name: Pravidhi Yc Oss
Author: pravidhi-net

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Y Combinator Companies Intelligence

Developed and maintained by Pravidhi

This skill provides a robust interface to the YC OSS data. It eliminates the need to guess URL slugs or parse massive JSON files manually.

Capability

You can:

Search companies by name, batch, industry, or tag with strict word-boundary matching.
Filter results by team size, launch year, or status (hiring/non-profit).
Analyze top companies without loading the entire dataset.
Discover valid taxonomy (batches, industries) programmatically.

Usage

Do not attempt to construct URLs manually.

1. Discover Valid Identifiers

To see available batches, industries, and tags, run:

python3 skills/pravidhi-yc-oss/scripts/yc_client.py --info

2. Execute Queries

Use the provided Python script yc_client.py. It handles networking, parsing, and output formatting.

Examples

Find top 5 companies by team size:

python3 skills/pravidhi-yc-oss/scripts/yc_client.py --mode top --limit 5 --sort-by team_size

Find "AI" companies in the "W24" batch (Strict Match):

python3 skills/pravidhi-yc-oss/scripts/yc_client.py --mode batch --target w24 --keyword "AI"

Search for "fintech" companies hiring now:

python3 skills/pravidhi-yc-oss/scripts/yc_client.py --mode hiring --keyword "fintech"

Lookup a specific company by name:

python3 skills/pravidhi-yc-oss/scripts/yc_client.py --mode search --keyword "Airbnb"

API Reference

Run the script with --info to see the authoritative list of:

Batches (e.g., w24, s21)
Industries (e.g., b2b, consumer)
Tags (e.g., artificial-intelligence, fintech)

---name: pravidhi-yc-ossdescription: Robust tool to fetch and analyze Y Combinator company data. Use this skill to find companies by batch, industry, or tag, and to identify trends or specific startups without guessing URLs or crashing memory.license: MIT---# Y Combinator Companies Intelligence> **Developed and maintained by [Pravidhi](https://pravidhi.net)**This skill provides a robust interface to the YC OSS data. It eliminates the need to guess URL slugs or parse massive JSON files manually.## CapabilityYou can:1. **Search** companies by name, batch, industry, or tag with strict word-boundary matching.2. **Filter** results by team size, launch year, or status (hiring/non-profit).3. **Analyze** top companies without loading the entire dataset.4. **Discover** valid taxonomy (batches, industries) programmatically.## Usage**Do not** attempt to construct URLs manually.### 1. Discover Valid IdentifiersTo see available batches, industries, and tags, run:```bashpython3 skills/pravidhi-yc-oss/scripts/yc_client.py --info```### 2. Execute QueriesUse the provided Python script `yc_client.py`. It handles networking, parsing, and output formatting.#### Examples**Find top 5 companies by team size:**```bashpython3 skills/pravidhi-yc-oss/scripts/yc_client.py --mode top --limit 5 --sort-by team_size```**Find "AI" companies in the "W24" batch (Strict Match):**```bashpython3 skills/pravidhi-yc-oss/scripts/yc_client.py --mode batch --target w24 --keyword "AI"```**Search for "fintech" companies hiring now:**```bashpython3 skills/pravidhi-yc-oss/scripts/yc_client.py --mode hiring --keyword "fintech"```**Lookup a specific company by name:**```bashpython3 skills/pravidhi-yc-oss/scripts/yc_client.py --mode search --keyword "Airbnb"```## API ReferenceRun the script with `--info` to see the authoritative list of:* Batches (e.g., `w24`, `s21`)* Industries (e.g., `b2b`, `consumer`)* Tags (e.g., `artificial-intelligence`, `fintech`)

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