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README.md
market-research
A Claude Code plugin that autonomously researches the app/game market and surfaces
scored, non-repeating clone candidates, then hands user-chosen candidates to the
clone-app plugin for feasibility analysis.
What it does
/market-research runs an 8-phase workflow (0–7):
- Seed rotation — pick varied search angles (category × region × niche) so runs differ.
- Gather — App Store RSS (
fetch-charts.py) + play.google.com charts (fetch-play-charts.py) + Google Trends best-effort (trends.py) + free web search. - Synthesize — cluster findings into ≥10 distinct app/game ideas.
- Score — composite numeric score: cloneability 35 + market 35 + monetization 20 + niche 10 (see
scoring-guide.md+numeric-sources.md). - Dedup — exclude anything already in
./work/market-research/history.json. - Present — show the scored, ranked table.
- Survivor-only enrichment — for user-chosen candidates only: resolve the Play Store package ID (
play.py) and verify the link is live via WebFetch before handing off. - Handoff — chosen candidates (with verified Play links) flow into
clone-app.
State
Written under ./work/market-research/ in your current directory:
history.json— every past suggestion; the non-repeat memory.research-<date>.md— the full report for a run.
Scripts
scripts/fetch-charts.py— fetch Apple App Store RSS chart feeds → normalized JSON.scripts/fetch-play-charts.py— fetch play.google.com top/category charts → normalized JSON (no AppBrain; uses the public Play web endpoint directly).scripts/play.py— resolve an app name or bundle ID to a Play Store package ID and count search results (used in survivor-only enrichment, Phase 6).scripts/trends.py— best-effort Google Trends interest data for a keyword; never hard-fails (falls back tonullif the endpoint is unavailable).scripts/history.py— read / append / dedup the suggestion history.
Python is stdlib-only. Tests run offline against tests/fixtures/:
bash plugins/market-research/tests/run-all.sh
References
AI-judgment rubrics under skills/market-research/references/:
research-angles.md— rotating category × region × niche seeds for run-to-run variety.scoring-guide.md— the 0–100 weighted composite formula and per-dimension guidance.numeric-sources.md— how to map raw data (chart rank, install count, rating, search results) to numeric sub-scores used byscoring-guide.md.report-template.md— output format for the scored candidate table and per-candidate write-ups.
Effort convention
Effort is measured in AI Sprints (one focused Claude session), never calendar time.