Validate your idea inside Claude
Connect SubHunt to Claude and it checks any SaaS idea against real Reddit demand, right in your chat.
Open Claude settings
Launch the app or open claude.ai and go to SettingsConnectors.
Add the SubHunt connector
Choose Add custom connector, name it SubHunt, and paste this URL:
https://mcp.subhunt.fyi/mcpConnect and sign in
Click Add, then Connect, and sign in with your SubHunt account. Now just ask Claude to validate an idea.
Using Claude Code or another MCP client? Create an API key on your account page and add the server with the key as a bearer token.
From idea to verdict in one message
Describe what you want to build. SubHunt comes back with a clear call, the real demand behind it, and the exact threads to read first.
Use SubHunt to validate: software that automates bookkeeping for small e-commerce stores
This idea has real, validated demand. Here’s what I found across Reddit.
114
complaints
22
communities
8/10
avg pain
73%
in last 90 days
These builders aren’t just venting, they’re actively shopping for a fix and already paying for tools they openly dislike. That is the strongest buy signal there is.
Recurring themes
Subreddits
Top complaints
“I’m completely overwhelmed by ecommerce bookkeeping. Is there a tool that just does it for me?”
“I spend entire weekends categorizing transactions and still don’t trust the numbers. I’d pay anything to never open a spreadsheet again.”
r/Entrepreneur · pain 8/10 · direct match
“How do you reconcile books across Shopify, Amazon and Etsy without losing your mind?”
“Every platform exports a different format, the fees are buried, and nothing matches my bank. There has to be a better way.”
r/smallbusiness · pain 8/10 · direct match
“My accountant wants $1,200/mo for ecommerce books. There has to be software for this.”
“That’s more than my rent. I just need something that connects my stores and hands my accountant clean books at tax time.”
r/ecommerce · pain 7/10 · close match
The gap: every thread points at the same hole. Existing tools sync one store fine but choke on fees, refunds, and multi-platform payouts. Own clean multi-channel reconciliation and you own the category.
The read: build it. Acute, recurring pain, money already moving, and incumbents people openly dislike. Start in r/Entrepreneur and r/ecommerce.