You:  "Build me an AI receipt organizer app"
AI:   "Sure, let me start coding..." → starts building immediately 😱

With ShortsCut MCP:
AI:   "I found 5 similar services. Here are differentiation opportunities..."

claude mcp add shortscut -- npx -y shortscut-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shortscut": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "shortscut-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shortscut": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "shortscut-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

# Web search (pick one)
TAVILY_API_KEY=tvly-...        # Tavily (recommended, https://tavily.com)
SERPAPI_KEY=...                 # SerpAPI (https://serpapi.com)

# Additional sources
PRODUCTHUNT_TOKEN=...          # Product Hunt API
GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_...           # GitHub (relaxes rate limits)

Input: "AI invoice generator for freelancers"

Output:
  🔍 5 similar products found | Competition: ★★★☆☆

  Product Hunt (2)
  - InvoiceBot — AI invoice generation (▲ 89)
  - FreelancePay — Freelancer payment management (▲ 45)

  GitHub (1)
  - invoice-ninja — Open source invoicing (⭐ 8.2k · PHP)

  💡 Differentiation opportunities
  - Localization (🟢 Low) — No Korean/Japanese market tools
  - Mobile app (🟢 Low) — Most are web-only
  - Browser extension (🟢 Low) — No extension-based solution

Input: idea="AI copywriting", competitors=["CopyGenius", "WriteFlow"]

Output:
  Common traits: English-focused, web app, subscription model
  Gaps: non-English markets, short-form social content, browser extension
  Recommended: "Short-form social media copy generator (browser extension)"

Input: idea="AI invoice tool", category="fintech"

Output:
  Recommended stack:
  - Next.js + Supabase — Auth, Row Level Security
  - Stripe or local payment gateway
  - Chart.js or Recharts — Data visualization

  Estimated monthly cost: $0 (free tier)