Codex Startup Channel Finder

A Codex skill that finds, verifies, and ranks the best current channels to launch a startup, then creates channel-specific drafts and a seven-day distribution plan.

Startup Channel Finder does not return a static list of popular websites. It analyzes the product and ideal customer, researches current public channels, verifies audience evidence and promotion rules, scores each opportunity, and explains exactly what to do next.

What it does

• Understands a startup from its URL, repository, landing page, or description
• Defines the primary ICP, painful job, market, CTA, and launch goal
• Researches communities, forums, directories, launch platforms, newsletters, marketplaces, and niche ecosystems
• Links direct evidence that the target audience and problem are present
• Verifies promotion rules or submission instructions
• Scores channels from 0 to 100 using a deterministic framework
• Labels each channel POST_NOW, CONTRIBUTE_FIRST, SUBMIT, or SKIP
• Creates a different launch draft for every actionable channel
• Generates a seven-day launch calendar
• Produces a native Markdown report, CSV calendar, and evidence JSON
• Never posts or submits automatically

Installation

npx --yes codex-startup-channel-finder@latest

This installs the skill into:

~/.codex/skills/startup-channel-finder

Restart Codex after installation.

Usage

Give it a startup URL:

Use $startup-channel-finder to find where I should launch https://example.com.

Or describe an idea:

Use $startup-channel-finder to build a seven-day launch plan for a developer tool that turns API logs into reproducible tests.

You can also constrain the market or launch type:

Use $startup-channel-finder in launch-week mode for this B2B SaaS. Prioritize English-speaking founder communities and organic channels.

Evidence-first ranking

Every actionable channel must include direct audience evidence, problem relevance, current activity, and verified rules or submission instructions. Scores use:

• Audience fit: 30 points
• Pain presence: 25 points
• Permission fit: 20 points
• Timing: 15 points
• Effort efficiency: 10 points

Popularity alone is not treated as fit, and unavailable conversion or audience data is never invented.

Output

outputs/startup-channel-scored.json
outputs/startup-channel-report.md
outputs/startup-channel-calendar.csv

The Markdown report opens directly in Codex and renders on GitHub.

Safety

The skill uses public information only. It does not bypass private communities, collect member lists, send messages, create accounts, submit forms, or post automatically.

Manual installation

git clone https://github.com/Kappaemme-git/codex-startup-channel-finder.git
mkdir -p ~/.codex/skills
cp -R codex-startup-channel-finder/startup-channel-finder ~/.codex/skills/startup-channel-finder

Restart Codex after installation.

License

MIT