Extract leads from developer forums (Hacker News, Reddit) by detecting intent signals — alternative seeking, competitor pain, scaling challenges, DIY solutions, and migration intent. Scores users by intent strength and cross-platform presence.
SkillScore84Maintained
Automatic
◆Sales & GTM pack
Last verified 8/16/2026
What it changes
Passed 20 of 24 test cases with the skill, and 11 of 24 without it.
Without skill44%
With skill84%
Checks it passed that the model alone missed
Adds +2 bonus points per unique category.
Specifies exactly 9 fixed intent categories.
Specifies `--skip-reddit` to disable Reddit scanning.
and 10 more in the full report
10 fixed11 passed either way4 still failing0 broke
Pass-rate lift
+40 pp
Tokens
+140%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-62%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/16/2026v121 of 25 cases passed with skill · 24 comparable
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
See it in action
One of 10 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
1 of 10
Prompt
We are building an ETL pipeline to ingest `community_signals_users.csv`. What exact column name holds the Hacker News biography text, and what column tracks total engagement across all matching posts?
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
Names `hn_bio` as the Hacker News biography text column.
Missed
Passed
Names `total_engagement` as the engagement total column.
Passed
Passed
case-12 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/16/2026 · answers are capped and redacted
What's inside
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
SKILL.md323 lines2 filesincludes scripts
Community Signals
Extract high-intent leads from developer community forums by detecting buying signals in public discussions. Currently supports Hacker News and Reddit.
When to Use
User wants to find leads from developer communities or forums
User wants to identify people publicly expressing pain with competitors
User wants to find people asking "what tool should I use for X"
User mentions Hacker News, Reddit, Stack Overflow, or developer forums as lead sources
User describes prospects who discuss tools, complain about solutions, or ask for recommendations in public forums
User wants to find developers who built DIY/hacky solutions for problems the user's product solves
Prerequisites
Python 3.9+ with requests and optionally python-dotenv
Apify API token in .env (for Reddit scraping)
No auth needed for Hacker News (free Algolia API)
Working directory: the project root containing this skill
Phase 1: Collect Context
Step 1: Gather Product & ICP Information
Ask the user for the following. Do NOT proceed without this — the entire query generation depends on it.
"To find the right leads from developer communities, I need to understand:
What does your product do? (one-liner)
Who are your competitors? (list the main ones)
What specific problems does your product solve? (the pain points)
Who is your ideal buyer? (role, company type, tech stack)
Any specific technologies or keywords associated with your space?"
If the user has already provided this context (e.g., from running the github-repo-signals skill), use that — don't ask again.
Phase 2: Generate Search Queries
Step 2: Generate Queries Across 9 Categories
Based on the user's product info, generate 3-5 search queries per category. These are the fixed categories — do not skip any: