icp-pain-map

name	ICP Pain Map
description	Turn a vague audience into one concrete user and urgent pain statement.
version	0.1.0
tags	["icp","positioning","customer"]
inputs	["idea_brief","market_guess","known_user_examples"]
outputs	["primary_icp","urgent_pain","current_workaround","rejected_icps"]
recommended_next_skills	["wedge-positioning","mvp-scope-cutter"]

ICP Pain Map

Purpose

Use this skill to turn a fuzzy market into one concrete ideal customer profile and one urgent problem worth solving.

When to use

Use when:

• the idea sounds like it could be for many people
• you need to narrow the first customer
• the pain statement is still vague

Required inputs

• idea brief
• market guess
• known user examples or anecdotes if available

Output contract

Return these sections:

1. Primary ICP
2. Urgent pain
3. Current workaround
4. Why now
5. Rejected ICPs
6. Recommended next skill

Rules

• Pick one main ICP, not a list of five.
• Reject broad markets aggressively.
• Focus on painful repeated work, not abstract interest.
• If the idea has no sharp ICP, say so.

Stop rules

Stop once there is one primary ICP and one pain statement sharp enough to guide positioning.