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Discovery Guide

GapQuery's MCP tools use a guided prompt pattern. You call a tool without parameters first to get a menu of focus areas, then call again with your choice. This page covers how that works and walks through practical examples.

Guided Prompt Pattern #

Most analysis tools work in two steps:

  1. First call: Call without a focus parameter. The tool returns a set of options.
  2. Second call: Call again with the chosen focus. The tool returns detailed results.
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Step 1: discover-opportunities(ecosystem: "shopify")
  Returns 6 focus options for you to choose from

Step 2: discover-opportunities(ecosystem: "shopify", mode: "comprehensive")
  Returns scored opportunities across all dimensions
The research skill handles this pattern automatically. Just describe what you're looking for and Claude takes care of the rest.

Discovery Dimensions #

GapQuery analyzes ecosystems across eight dimensions:

  • Category Gaps: Categories thriving in one ecosystem but missing in another
  • Disruption Targets: Apps with lots of reviews but low ratings (validated demand, unhappy users)
  • Price Gaps: Expensive categories where a cheaper alternative would win
  • Integration Gaps: Missing integrations or underserved integration combinations
  • Keyword Opportunities: Low-saturation tags with few competing apps
  • Cross-Ecosystem Patterns: Apps thriving in one ecosystem but absent from another
  • Developer Whitespace: Proven developers active in one ecosystem but absent in another
  • Negative Space: Workflows that no existing app addresses yet

Find Your First Opportunity #

Just tell Claude what you're interested in. The research skill picks the right tools automatically.

Start With an Idea

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You: "I want to build a time tracking app. Where are the best opportunities?"
Claude: Searches time tracking categories across all your ecosystems
  Finds Monday.com has 8 time trackers but the top ones average 3.1 stars
  Spots zero time tracking integrations in Freshworks
  Flags a gap in Zoho where project management apps lack built-in timers
  Presents ranked opportunities with the strongest signals first

Start With an Ecosystem You Know

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You: "I know the Atlassian ecosystem really well. What should I build?"
Claude: Runs a comprehensive scan across all 8 dimensions
  Surfaces category gaps, disruption targets, and pricing opportunities
  Presents a ranked list of ideas tailored to that ecosystem

Explore Connections Between Ecosystems

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You: "Are there any opportunities that connect Zendesk and Slack?"
Claude: Checks integration gaps between the two ecosystems
  Finds workflows that exist in one but not the other
  Highlights missing bridges where both user bases overlap

Open-Ended Exploration

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You: "Find me something to build. I have 2 weeks and I want recurring revenue."
Claude: Scans all your ecosystems for low-complexity, high-demand gaps
  Filters for opportunities with subscription pricing potential
  Ranks by estimated MRR and build complexity
  Presents the top picks with reasoning

Cross-Ecosystem Analysis #

Compare two ecosystems to find what's strong in one but missing in the other:

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You: "What works in Shopify that doesn't exist in Xero?"
Claude: Identifies categories with 5+ Shopify apps but 0 in Xero
  Highlights inventory management, shipping, and reviews as top gaps
This works best between ecosystems with different user bases (Shopify and Xero) rather than similar ones (QuickBooks and Xero).

Tips & Recipes #

Apps Users Are Stuck With

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You: "Find apps with lots of users but terrible reviews in Zendesk"
Claude: Surfaces apps with high install counts but low ratings
  These users need the functionality but hate their current option
  Validated demand with a clear opening for something better

Feature Requests Hiding in Reviews

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You: "What are people complaining about in QuickBooks invoicing apps?"
Claude: Analyzes review signals across invoicing category apps
  Spots recurring pain points like sync issues, missing bulk editing, slow imports
  Each complaint is a feature spec for your competing app

Underpriced Markets

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You: "Show me expensive apps with bad reviews in Monday.com"
Claude: Finds categories where incumbents charge a lot but users are unhappy
  Perfect disruption targets for a cheaper, better alternative

Missing Integrations

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You: "What popular integrations are missing in Freshworks?"
Claude: Finds integration pairs where each is popular on its own
  but few or no apps support both together

Underserved Industries

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You: "What industries are underserved in the Shopify ecosystem?"
Claude: Runs a comprehensive scan including industry x category matrix
  Shows which industries have zero apps in growing categories

Low-Competition Keywords

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You: "What keywords have demand but almost no apps in WordPress?"
Claude: Finds tags and search terms with few competing apps
  Highlights terms where users are searching but nothing good exists
GapQuery surfaces signals, not guaranteed winners. Always validate with real customer conversations before you start building.