Product demand research skill

Use when the user wants to validate a product idea, find pain points, mine demand signals, discover objections, or gather voice-of-customer language from Reddit, social posts, video transcripts, and comments.

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Product Demand Research

Overview

Use public social data to understand whether people actually complain about, ask for, buy, hack around, or recommend solutions in a product category. The output should help founders and marketers decide what to build, position, or test.

When to Use

Use this skill when the user asks to:

  • validate a startup or product idea
  • find pain points in a niche
  • mine Reddit/TikTok/YouTube comments for product ideas
  • find buyer language and objections
  • understand alternatives people use today
  • create messaging from demand evidence

Signals to Extract

  • repeated complaints
  • "I wish" / "is there a tool" / "how do I" phrases
  • workarounds and spreadsheets/manual processes
  • comparison and alternative mentions
  • buying intent
  • objections to existing solutions
  • exact words people use for the problem

Workflow

  1. Turn the idea into search queries and synonyms.
  2. Search Reddit and relevant social platforms.
  3. Pull comments/transcripts for promising posts/videos.
  4. Cluster pains, triggers, alternatives, and desired outcomes.
  5. Score demand by frequency, intensity, recency, and willingness-to-pay hints.
  6. Produce messaging and product implications.

Output Format

# Product Demand Research: {idea/category}

## Verdict
- Demand signal: Strong/Medium/Weak
- Confidence: High/Medium/Low
- Why:

## Pain Points
| Pain | Evidence | Exact language | Source |
|---|---|---|---|

## Existing Alternatives / Workarounds
- ...

## Objections and Barriers
- ...

## Messaging Angles
- "..."

## Product Ideas / Tests
1. ...
2. ...

Common Pitfalls

  • Do not claim market validation from a handful of comments.
  • Do not ignore negative evidence or existing alternatives.
  • Do not paraphrase away the best customer language.
1---
2name: product-demand-research
3description: Use when the user wants to validate a product idea, find pain points, mine demand signals, discover objections, or gather voice-of-customer language from Reddit, social posts, video transcripts, and comments. Produces evidence-backed product research.
4allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, WebFetch
5 
6version: 1.0.0
7author: ScrapeCreators
8license: MIT
9homepage: https://scrapecreators.com
10repository: https://github.com/ScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills
11metadata:
12 openclaw:
13 requires:
14 env:
15 - SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY
16 primaryEnv: SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY
17 homepage: https://scrapecreators.com
18 tags:
19 - social-media
20 - research
21 - scrapecreators
22---
23 
24# Product Demand Research
25 
26## Overview
27 
28Use public social data to understand whether people actually complain about, ask for, buy, hack around, or recommend solutions in a product category. The output should help founders and marketers decide what to build, position, or test.
29 
30## When to Use
31 
32Use this skill when the user asks to:
33 
34- validate a startup or product idea
35- find pain points in a niche
36- mine Reddit/TikTok/YouTube comments for product ideas
37- find buyer language and objections
38- understand alternatives people use today
39- create messaging from demand evidence
40 
41## Signals to Extract
42 
43- repeated complaints
44- "I wish" / "is there a tool" / "how do I" phrases
45- workarounds and spreadsheets/manual processes
46- comparison and alternative mentions
47- buying intent
48- objections to existing solutions
49- exact words people use for the problem
50 
51## Workflow
52 
531. Turn the idea into search queries and synonyms.
542. Search Reddit and relevant social platforms.
553. Pull comments/transcripts for promising posts/videos.
564. Cluster pains, triggers, alternatives, and desired outcomes.
575. Score demand by frequency, intensity, recency, and willingness-to-pay hints.
586. Produce messaging and product implications.
59 
60## Output Format
61 
62```markdown
63# Product Demand Research: {idea/category}
64 
65## Verdict
66- Demand signal: Strong/Medium/Weak
67- Confidence: High/Medium/Low
68- Why:
69 
70## Pain Points
71| Pain | Evidence | Exact language | Source |
72|---|---|---|---|
73 
74## Existing Alternatives / Workarounds
75- ...
76 
77## Objections and Barriers
78- ...
79 
80## Messaging Angles
81- "..."
82 
83## Product Ideas / Tests
841. ...
852. ...
86```
87 
88## Common Pitfalls
89 
90- Do not claim market validation from a handful of comments.
91- Do not ignore negative evidence or existing alternatives.
92- Do not paraphrase away the best customer language.

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