10x-mom-test

Validates product ideas using Mom Test principles before building.

Updated May 20, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/ZawilecxD/trAInR --skill 10x-mom-test-zawilecxd
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: 10x-mom-test
Source: https://github.com/ZawilecxD/trAInR/tree/main/.cursor/skills/10x-mom-test
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/ZawilecxD/trAInR --skill 10x-mom-test-zawilecxd

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Teams often build products, features, or internal tools based on polite opinions and hypothetical interest rather than evidence of real pain. This Skill stress-tests any idea against The Mom Test principles, separating facts from guesses and producing behavior-based validation plans before any code is written. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Hypothesis Extraction: Reads your idea, interview notes, tickets, PRD, or roadmap and extracts the user, friction, current workaround, risky assumptions, and existing evidence. - Question Rewriting: Classifies draft questions as keep, rewrite, or drop, and converts leading or hypothetical questions into behavior-based ones. - Validation Artifacts: Produces a 20-30 minute interview guide, a 6-10 question survey with a screener, and concrete go/no-go decision criteria. - Use Case: Before building a new dashboard feature, paste your PRD and get a critique of weak assumptions, an interview guide focused on recent real behavior, and thresholds like "at least 3 of 5 interviewees describe the same workaround unprompted." ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to validate your idea with the Mom Test skill, pasting your idea description or PRD and specifying whether you want interviews, a survey, or both.

Frequently Asked Questions about 10x-mom-test

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I validate a product idea before building it?

Validate a product idea by asking about past behavior instead of opinions. This Skill extracts your hypotheses, critiques weak assumptions, and produces an interview guide, survey, and go/no-go criteria based on what users actually did recently, not what they say they would do.

What is The Mom Test for customer interviews?

The Mom Test is a method for asking questions that avoid polite false positives. It focuses on recent real occurrences, current workarounds, and costs paid, rather than asking whether people like your idea or would use your product.

How do I rewrite leading survey questions?

Replace hypothetical or approval-seeking questions with behavior-based ones. Instead of "Would you use this feature?", ask "Walk me through the last time you faced this problem." The Skill classifies each draft question as keep, rewrite, or drop with reasoning.

Can I use this for internal tools or B2B features?

Yes, the Skill works for any idea type including consumer apps, B2B SaaS, features, internal tools, and service businesses. It accepts inline ideas, tickets, incident notes, PRDs, roadmaps, or opportunity maps as input.

When should I not build after idea validation?

Do not build when interviewees cannot recall recent occurrences of the problem, when no measurable cost in time or rework exists, or when an existing tool or manual process already handles it well enough. The Skill defines explicit proceed, narrow, and stop thresholds.