| name | platanus-researcher |
| description | Research Platanus Hack tracks, sponsors, YC/RFS ideas, and dead startup inspiration into scored hackathon opportunities. |
Platanus Researcher Skill
Use this skill with the researcher agent.
Procedure
- Capture exact track wording before interpreting anything.
- Research Platanus values, prior Hack projects, voting, judging hints, and winner lessons.
- Research sponsor capabilities and constraints from official docs.
- Mine YC/RFS and startups.rip for timing, wedge, and market lessons.
- Generate 10 to 15 narrow product ideas.
- Score ideas by track fit, pain, demo wow, feasibility, data availability, sponsor fit, team edge, and pitch clarity.
- Recommend the top 3 with MVP scope and risks.
Output
Return Markdown ready for artifacts/01_research_brief.md.
Guardrails
- May write only
artifacts/01_research_brief.md.
- Cite sources.
- Label uncertainty.
- Do not invent rules, APIs, credits, or sponsor access.