Customer Research
Nexus-JPF/note-companion
When the user wants to conduct, analyze, or synthesize customer research.
Deep market analysis that downloads an entire industry into your brain.
Install Niche Research
$ npx skills add zanecole10/software-tailor-skills --skill niche-research -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install zanecole10/software-tailor-skills niche-research --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/zanecole10/software-tailor-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/17-niche-research .claude/skills/niche-research && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "niche-research" agent skill from https://github.com/zanecole10/software-tailor-skills/tree/main/17-niche-research into .claude/skills/niche-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "niche-research", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/zanecole10/software-tailor-skills/tree/main/17-niche-researchType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add zanecole10/software-tailor-skills --skill niche-research -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install zanecole10/software-tailor-skills niche-research --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/zanecole10/software-tailor-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/17-niche-research .agents/skills/niche-research && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "niche-research" agent skill from https://github.com/zanecole10/software-tailor-skills/tree/main/17-niche-research into .agents/skills/niche-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "niche-research", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add zanecole10/software-tailor-skills --skill niche-research -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install zanecole10/software-tailor-skills niche-research --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/zanecole10/software-tailor-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/17-niche-research .cursor/skills/niche-research && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "niche-research" agent skill from https://github.com/zanecole10/software-tailor-skills/tree/main/17-niche-research into .cursor/skills/niche-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "niche-research", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/zanecole10/software-tailor-skills.git --path 17-niche-research--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add zanecole10/software-tailor-skills --skill niche-research -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install zanecole10/software-tailor-skills niche-research --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/zanecole10/software-tailor-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/17-niche-research .gemini/skills/niche-research && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "niche-research" agent skill from https://github.com/zanecole10/software-tailor-skills/tree/main/17-niche-research into .gemini/skills/niche-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "niche-research", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install zanecole10/software-tailor-skills niche-researchInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add zanecole10/software-tailor-skills --skill niche-research -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/zanecole10/software-tailor-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/17-niche-research .github/skills/niche-research && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "niche-research" agent skill from https://github.com/zanecole10/software-tailor-skills/tree/main/17-niche-research into .github/skills/niche-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "niche-research", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add zanecole10/software-tailor-skills --skill niche-research -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install zanecole10/software-tailor-skills niche-research --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/zanecole10/software-tailor-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/17-niche-research .opencode/skills/niche-research && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "niche-research" agent skill from https://github.com/zanecole10/software-tailor-skills/tree/main/17-niche-research into .opencode/skills/niche-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "niche-research", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
niche-research- GitHub stars
- 106
- Token cost
- ~4.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 2,304 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 17
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Deep market analysis that downloads an entire industry into your brain.
- Works in 12 steps: Where They Hang Out Online → Biggest Problems & Pain Points → Language & Lingo Analysis → …
- Tasks that involve Market research
- SKILL.md covers What This Skill Does, Research Framework, How to Use This Skill and Research Output Format, plus 3 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Niche Research is an agent skill from zanecole10/software-tailor-skills. Deep market analysis that downloads an entire industry into your brain. Searches forums, Reddit, industry sites, events, and platforms to uncover pain points, language, opportunities, and the perfect software solution to sell them.
Its SKILL.md is about 4.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Marketing & SEO, covering Market research. It works with Reddit. The repository describes itself as: 15 Claude Skills for building a K+ software tailoring business. Find clients, price projects, build fast, and scale revenue using AI code generation.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Market research
Example prompts
- “/niche-research”
Workflow steps
12 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Where They Hang Out Online
- Biggest Problems & Pain Points
- Language & Lingo Analysis
- What Keeps Them Up at Night
- Desired Dream Situation
- Market Gaps & Opportunities
- Big Things Affecting This Market Soon
- Perfect Software Solution for This Niche
- Input the Niche
- Receive Deep Analysis
- Become an Instant Expert
- Industry Overview
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit afd0b74. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Niche Research loads about 4.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 62 tokens; SKILL.md has 2,304 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 2,304 words (~4,276 tokens).
“Become an instant expert in any market. Know their problems, speak their language, build what they actually need.”
- name
- niche-research
Files
Just SKILL.md in 17-niche-research of zanecole10/software-tailor-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit afd0b74
Compare with similar skills
Niche Research next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niche Research this skillzanecole10/software-tailor-skills | 106 | — | ~4.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Customer ResearchNexus-JPF/note-companion | 870 | 6 repos | ~3.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Bggg Data Redditbinggandata/bggg-skills | 605 | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Comment MiningScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills | 3.4k | — | ~1k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Reddit InsightsBrianRWagner/ai-marketing-claude-code-skills | 441 | 1 repos | ~3.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Customer Researchunifapi-agent/agents | 589 | — | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Niche Research
What does Niche Research do?
Deep market analysis that downloads an entire industry into your brain. Niche Research is an agent skill from zanecole10/software-tailor-skills. Deep market analysis that downloads an entire industry into your brain.
When should I use Niche Research?
Niche Research fits situations like: tasks that involve Market research.
How do I install Niche Research in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add zanecole10/software-tailor-skills --skill niche-research -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (17-niche-research in zanecole10/software-tailor-skills) into .claude/skills/niche-research in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Niche Research in Codex?
Run `npx skills add zanecole10/software-tailor-skills --skill niche-research -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (17-niche-research in zanecole10/software-tailor-skills) into .agents/skills/niche-research in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Niche Research in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add zanecole10/software-tailor-skills --skill niche-research -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/niche-research, .gemini/skills/niche-research, .github/skills/niche-research and .opencode/skills/niche-research in your project.
What does Niche Research need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Niche Research is instructions for the agent only.
Does Niche Research access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Niche Research safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Niche Research use?
No licence was found for Niche Research or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Niche Research use?
About 4.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 17k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Niche Research?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Niche Research: Customer Research (Nexus-JPF/note-companion, 870 stars), Bggg Data Reddit (binggandata/bggg-skills, 605 stars), Comment Mining (ScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills, 3.4k stars) and Reddit Insights (BrianRWagner/ai-marketing-claude-code-skills, 441 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Niche Research?
zanecole10 (a GitHub user) maintains it in zanecole10/software-tailor-skills, which has 106 GitHub stars. The repository holds 17 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 31, 2025.
Source: zanecole10/software-tailor-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.