# discovering-pre-launch-startups-on-twitter

Finds startups before public launch on Twitter and groups signals by stage. Use it to scout early products, beta programs, and waitlists.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 754 installs · ★ 1
- Author: apidojo
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/intent/discovering-pre-launch-startups-on-twitter/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/discovering-pre-launch-startups-on-twitter

## What it does

This skill searches Twitter through the `apidojo~tweet-scraper` actor. It returns a startup handle, product summary, launch or waitlist signals, stage, and niche. Results are grouped as `WAITLIST`, `BETA`, `STEALTH`, or `SOFT_LAUNCH`.

Its workflow covers parameter setup, actor execution, result filtering, quality scoring, and delivery. You can provide `searchTerms`, sorting, tweet language, author, location, date bounds, and a result cap. `scripts/run_actor.js` can print a table or save the output as CSV or JSON.

The `APIFY_TOKEN` environment variable or `.env` entry is required; the actor will not run without it. An Apify MCP server is an optional execution path.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill discovering-pre-launch-startups-on-twitter -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/discovering-pre-launch-startups-on-twitter/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/discovering-pre-launch-startups-on-twitter/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill discovering-pre-launch-startups-on-twitter -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/discovering-pre-launch-startups-on-twitter/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill discovering-pre-launch-startups-on-twitter -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/discovering-pre-launch-startups-on-twitter/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install apidojo-io/apidojo-skills discovering-pre-launch-startups-on-twitter
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/discovering-pre-launch-startups-on-twitter/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill discovering-pre-launch-startups-on-twitter -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --path skills/intent/discovering-pre-launch-startups-on-twitter
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/discovering-pre-launch-startups-on-twitter/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill discovering-pre-launch-startups-on-twitter -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/intent/discovering-pre-launch-startups-on-twitter/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find startups before their public launch
- spot products collecting beta signups
- identify founders building in public
- classify companies by launch stage
- export search results to CSV or JSON

## Example prompts
- Find Twitter accounts building a [SECTOR] product before launch or while collecting waitlist signups.
- Search for beta and soft-launch signals in [SECTOR], then classify each company by stage.
- Run the search for [SECTOR] and save the results as JSON.

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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```text
---
name: discovering-pre-launch-startups-on-twitter
description: >
  Discovers pre-launch startups and products on Twitter using apidojo's Twitter Search scraper. Triggers when the user asks to: find pre-launch startups on Twitter, discover companies building in stealth mode on X, find products in beta or waitlist mode on Twitter, identify early-stage startups before they launch publicly, find founders building in public before launch, discover startup waitlists or beta invites on Twitter, or research what new companies are building in a space.
  Returns startup handle, product description, waitlist/launch signals, stage, and niche.
  Ideal for VCs scouting early deals, accelerator scouts, and competitive intelligence teams.
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  author: apidojo
  version: "1.0"
  apify-actor: apidojo/tweet-scraper
---

# Discovering Pre Launch Startups On Twitter

Executes discovering pre launch startups on twitter using apidojo scrapers. Part of the apidojo intelligence skills library.

## Prerequisites

- `APIFY_TOKEN` environment variable set
- Optional: Apify MCP server installed

## Inputs

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Notes |
|-----------|------|----------|---------|-------|
| `searchTerms` | array | ✅ | `[]` | Twitter advanced search queries (e.g. `["#AI lang:en", "from:NASA"]`) |
| `sort` | string | Optional | `Top` | Sort order: `Latest`, `Top`, or `Latest+Top` |
| `tweetLanguage` | string | Optional | — | ISO 639-1 language code (e.g. `en`) |
| `maxItems` | number | Optional | Unlimited | Maximum tweets to return |
| `onlyVerifiedUsers` | boolean | Optional | `false` | Only tweets from verified users |
| `onlyTwitterBlue` | boolean | Optional | `false` | Only Twitter Blue subscribers |
| `onlyImage` | boolean | Optional | `false` | Only tweets with images |
| `onlyVideo` | boolean | Optional | `false` | Only tweets with videos |
| `onlyQuote` | boolean | Optional | `false` | Only quote tweets |
| `author` | string | Optional | — | Filter to a specific author handle |
| `inReplyTo` | string | Optional | — | Tweets replying to a specific handle |
| `mentioning` | string | Optional | — | Tweets mentioning a specific handle |
| `geotaggedNear` | string | Optional | — | Tweets near a location |
| `withinRadius` | string | Optional | — | Radius around geotaggedNear |
| `geocode` | string | Optional | — | Lat/lng + radius string |
| `placeObjectId` | string | Optional | — | Tweets tagged with a place |
| `minimumRetweets` | number | Optional | — | Minimum retweet count |
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