Write the problem hypothesis
For [specific user], completing [job] is difficult because [missing capability], causing [measurable consequence].
You can name one user, one situation and one measurable consequence without proposing a feature.[Feature] Images are never passed to the main model — every image goes through a text bottleneck in the toolvision
Evidence observed in zhayujie/CowAgent, a Productivity project.
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REPEATED ACROSS 10 PROJECTS
Related friction appears in 10 independent repositories. This is stronger than one backlog item, but still requires direct user validation.
Project strength and demand confidence are measured separately.SOURCE EVIDENCE
Read original GitHub Issue ↗Start with what users actually said
Reporter context: Self check [x] I searched existing issues (incl. closed) — no duplicate. What's the problem? Summary When a user sends an image, CowAgent never delivers the image itself to the main model. Instead the image is reduced to a file path in the user message, and the main model must decide on its own to call the tool, which…Excerpted from the public Issue. Read the complete thread before interpreting it.
Recruit: Recruit people who repeat the task every week and can show their current calendar, notes or coordination workaround.
Guardrail: Measure repeated use and time returned across two cycles, not a one-time demo completion.
Interview five operators or knowledge workers
- When did you last need this?
- What outcome were you trying to reach?
- What did you use instead?
- How often does this occur?
- What commitment would prove it matters?
Run the smallest experiment
Deliver the outcome manually or with a narrow prototype before building a reusable feature.
A user completes the real workflow and commits time, data, distribution or budget to repeat it.Measure repeated use and time returned across two cycles, not a one-time demo completion.Make a build decision
- Build: repeated pain and active commitment
- Narrow: pain is real but the audience or job differs
- Stop: weak frequency or no behavioral proof
Why this brief exists
Information has value only when it changes action. This page turns one public signal into a bounded validation exercise. It is a research aid, not proof of demand, investment advice or a product recommendation.