IdeaProof (ideaproof.io) platform help — an AI startup-idea validation and pre-launch suite that scores an idea in ~120s across 50+ criteria (viability score, GO/NO-GO verdict, TAM/SAM/SOM market sizing, competitor SWOT) and bundles a business-plan generator, brand strategy, logo/visual identity, pitch deck, and multi-platform ad creatives — all on a credit-based, no-subscription model (free 90 credits; €19.99–99.99 packs; credits never expire). Use when running an idea through IdeaProof, interpreting its viability score and GO/NO-GO verdict, understanding the per-feature credit costs, deciding between the free credits and paid packs, or asking whether it has an API to export or automate reports. Note: UI-only, NO documented public API. Do NOT use for the tool-agnostic validate-before-building method or comparing idea validators across the market (use /sales-idea-validation), or building the smoke-test landing page itself (use /sales-funnel).
IdeaProof (ideaproof.io) platform help — an AI startup-idea validation and pre-launch suite that scores an idea in ~120s across 50+ criteria (viability score, GO/NO-GO verdict, TAM/SAM/SOM market sizing, competitor SWOT) and bundles a business-plan generator, brand strategy, logo/visual identity, pitch deck, and multi-platform ad creatives — all on a credit-based, no-subscription model (free 90 credits; €19.99–99.99 packs; credits never expire). Use when running an idea through IdeaProof, interpreting its viability score and GO/NO-GO verdict, understanding the per-feature credit costs, deciding between the free credits and paid packs, or asking whether it has an API to export or automate reports. Note: UI-only, NO documented public API. Do NOT use for the tool-agnostic validate-before-building method or comparing idea validators across the market (use /sales-idea-validation), or building the smoke-test landing page itself (use /sales-funnel).
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[describe what you need help with in IdeaProof]
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MIT
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IdeaProof Platform Help
IdeaProof (ideaproof.io) is an AI startup-idea validation and pre-launch suite — "test your idea
in 120s." It scores an idea across 50+ criteria (a 100-point viability score + a GO/NO-GO
verdict, TAM/SAM/SOM market sizing, competitor SWOT, risks) and then bundles the rest of a pre-launch
kit: an investor-ready business plan, brand strategy (12 Jungian archetypes), logo/visual
identity, pitch deck, and multi-platform ad creatives. It runs a multi-model ensemble
(Claude, GPT, Gemini, Grok) with live web scraping, on a credit-based, no-subscription model
(free 90 credits, then €19.99–99.99 packs; credits never expire). It's a fast idea-analysis tool and
starter-asset generator — not a substitute for real demand validation — and it has no
documented public API (a UI tool).
Step 1 — Gather context
If references/learnings.md exists, read it first for accumulated platform knowledge.
Ask only what you can't infer:
What do you want from IdeaProof?
A) Run an idea through it and interpret the viability score / GO-NO-GO verdict
B) Understand the credit system — free 90 credits, per-feature costs, which pack to buy
C) Use its downstream generators (business plan, brand, logo, pitch deck, ad creatives)
D) Automate or export the reports (API / integration reality)
What's the real question — "is this idea worth building?" or "how do I use this tool?" If it's
the go/no-go decision, that's /sales-idea-validation (a score is not demand) — route in Step 2.
Skip-ahead: if the user wants the validate-before-building method or to compare validators across
the market, that's a /sales-idea-validation question — route immediately.
Step 2 — Route or answer directly
If the user's question is about…
Route to
The validate-before-building method, or the go/no-go decision itself
/sales-idea-validation {question}
Comparing IdeaProof against other AI validators (Validator AI, WorthBuild, DimeADozen…)
/sales-idea-validation {question}
Building the smoke-test / fake-door landing page to test real demand
/sales-funnel {question}
Growing a pre-launch waitlist / capturing real demand
/sales-audience-growth {question}
Turning the generated ad creatives into a real content/ad program
/sales-content {question}
When routing, give the exact command: "This is a {domain} question — run: /sales-idea-validation {original question}"
Otherwise, answer IdeaProof-specific questions using Step 3.
Step 3 — IdeaProof platform reference
Read references/platform-guide.md for the full reference — the module lineup and what each
produces, the credit costs per feature and the free-vs-paid pack split, how the viability score and
GO/NO-GO verdict are built (and why they run high), the multi-model + live-scrape data pipeline, and
the no-public-API automation reality.
Answer using only the relevant section — don't dump the full reference.
Step 4 — Actionable guidance
Treat the viability score as a directional gut check, not demand — and know it runs high. The
score is a multi-model LLM opinion (independent reviews put the median around ~78/100, i.e. it
passes most ideas). Tell the user to keep the structured outputs (competitor SWOT, risks,
market-size framing, positioning) to sharpen the pitch, and take the GO/NO-GO from real behavior
— a smoke test or pre-sale — not from the score. Route the real test to /sales-idea-validation.
Read the sourcing critically before trusting the numbers. IdeaProof markets "50+ authoritative
sources" and "89% accuracy," but its own report footer has cited only ~5 sources and the accuracy
claim has no published methodology. Tell the user to treat TAM/SAM/SOM and financial projections
as AI estimates to verify, and to click through whatever citations exist rather than quoting the
numbers as fact.
Budget the credits against the whole journey, not one feature. Everything is credit-priced
(validation ~40, market analysis ~100, business plan ~100, brand ~50, logo/visual ~150, marketing
suite ~250, pitch deck ~120). The free 90 credits ≈ ~2 full validations, not the "4" the
marketing math implies. Have the user decide which downstream assets they actually need before
buying a pack — and note packs are one-time (no subscription) and credits never expire.
Pricing/credit costs move, so tell the user to confirm current prices and per-feature credit
costs on ideaproof.io (third-party quotes disagree) rather than treating these figures as fixed.
Use it for starter assets, then replace them with tested ones. The generated brand, logo, pitch
deck, and ad creatives are fast first drafts — fine to launch a smoke test with, but the copy
and positioning that survive are the ones that convert. Push real ad/landing testing to
/sales-content and /sales-funnel; don't treat the generated marketing suite as a finished GTM.
There's no public API — don't plan an integration around it. If asked to automate or export,
say plainly there's no documented public API, no webhooks, no Zapier/Make; it's a UI tool (the
advertised OpenRouter integration is IdeaProof's internal model routing, not a developer
API to build on). Give the user the two workable fallbacks: (1) download/copy the report
manually from the app, and (2) use a tool built for programmatic validation if they need it
scripted. Then point out the thing actually worth automating is the real signal (landing-page
conversions), not the generated report — route that real test to /sales-idea-validation
(decision) and /sales-funnel (build the page).
If you discover a gotcha or tip not in references/learnings.md, append it there with today's date.
Gotchas
Best-effort from research (2026-07) — IdeaProof's credit costs, packs, and feature lineup move; verify at ideaproof.io.
The viability score runs high and is not demand. Independent reviews put the median near ~78/100
— a "feel-good" pass rate. A high score validates nothing; follow it with a real-behavior test.
"50+ sources / 89% accuracy" is marketing, not a verified benchmark. The report footer has shown
only ~5 sources and there's no published accuracy methodology — treat market sizing as AI estimates.
Free-tier math is misleading. 90 free credits ≈ ~2 full validations, not the "4" implied; each
downstream asset (plan, brand, logo, pitch deck, marketing suite) costs more credits on top.
"Six jobs, none deep." Doing validation + plan + brand + logo + ads means less depth on any one;
the validation itself is shallower than a validation-only tool. Use it for breadth, verify depth.
No documented public API, no webhooks, no Zapier/Make. It's a web tool — you can't script or
export it programmatically; copy/download outputs manually.
Credit-based, not a subscription. You buy packs; credits never expire — but there's no monthly
plan, so model cost as "how many assets will I generate," not a recurring fee.
Related skills
/sales-idea-validation — The tool-agnostic validate-before-building method + the full validator landscape (use this to actually decide build-or-not; a score is not demand)
/sales-validator-ai — Validator AI platform help (a dedicated free AI idea validator — the score-and-report sibling)
/sales-funnel — Build the smoke-test / fake-door landing page the real demand test runs on
/sales-audience-growth — Grow a pre-launch waitlist and capture real demand
/sales-content — Turn the generated ad creatives into a real content/ad program
/sales-do — Not sure which skill to use? The router matches any sales objective to the right skill. Install: npx skills add sales-skills/sales --skill sales-do -a claude-code
Examples
Example 1: "IdeaProof gave my idea 82/100 — should I build it?"
User says: "IdeaProof scored my idea 82 and said GO. Is it validated?"
Skill does: Explains the score is a multi-model LLM opinion that runs high (median ~78/100, so
a GO is common) and validates nothing on its own. Tells the user to keep the competitor SWOT, risks,
and positioning to sharpen the pitch, then route the real go/no-go to /sales-idea-validation — a
smoke test or pre-sale where a stranger takes an action — rather than trusting the score.
Result: The founder gets real demand signal before building, using IdeaProof's structure, not its verdict.
Example 2: How do the credits and free tier actually work?
User says: "IdeaProof says 90 free credits = 4 validations, but I ran out fast. What's going on and which pack should I buy?"
Skill does: Breaks down the per-feature credit costs (validation ~40, market ~100, plan ~100,
brand ~50, logo ~150, marketing suite ~250, pitch deck ~120), so 90 credits ≈ ~2 full validations, not
4. Advises deciding which downstream assets are actually needed before buying, and notes packs are
one-time (no subscription) with credits that never expire — confirm current prices on ideaproof.io.
Result: The user picks a pack sized to what they'll generate instead of overbuying.
Example 3: Can I export or automate IdeaProof reports? (developer/automation)
User says: "I want to run 25 ideas through IdeaProof and pull the reports into a spreadsheet via API."
Skill does: States plainly there's no documented public API, no webhooks, no Zapier/Make — it's
a UI tool, so there's no supported way to batch or export programmatically. Suggests downloading/copying
reports manually or using a tool built for programmatic validation, and notes the thing worth automating
is a real demand signal (landing-page conversions), not a generated report — pointing to /sales-idea-validation.
Result: The user avoids building on a non-existent API and picks a workable path.
Troubleshooting
The viability score seems inflated / everything I test passes
Symptom: Multiple ideas all score in the high 70s–80s with a GO verdict.
Cause: The score is a multi-model LLM opinion that trends optimistic (independent reviews put the
median near ~78/100); it's a directional gut check, not evidence of demand.
Solution: Stop treating the score as the decision. Keep the structured outputs (competitors, risks,
positioning) and run a real demand test — smoke test or pre-sale — via /sales-idea-validation.
The market-size / financial numbers don't have sources
Symptom: TAM/SAM/SOM and projections are stated with few or no clickable citations.
Cause: IdeaProof markets "50+ sources" but reports have cited only ~5, and figures are largely
AI-generated estimates.
Solution: Treat the numbers as hypotheses to verify against primary sources (Statista, Crunchbase,
your own bottom-up math) before quoting them in a plan or pitch.
Ran out of free credits faster than expected
Symptom: The 90 free credits disappeared after ~2 runs despite "4 validations" marketing.
Cause: Each feature is credit-priced and a full journey (validation + market + plan + assets) costs
far more than one validation; 90 credits ≈ ~2 full validations.
Solution: Decide which downstream assets you actually need before spending, and size any paid pack
to that. Packs are one-time and credits never expire — confirm current pricing on ideaproof.io.
Looking for an API or export/automation
Symptom: Want to script IdeaProof or pull reports into another system.
Cause: IdeaProof has no documented public API, webhooks, or iPaaS connectors; it's a web tool.
Solution: Download/copy outputs manually or use a tool intended for programmatic use; automate a
real demand signal (landing-page analytics) instead. See /sales-idea-validation.
