/roast-mvp — Roast Your MVP (v2)

Overview

Production roast using roastmymvp CLI with evolving AI personas.

Modes:

• vc — 5 brutal VC personas roast your product (evolves over time)
• community — 10-100 personas from real Reddit/HN users test your UX
• gauntlet — Must pass VC gate to unlock community testing

Key features:

• Founder profiling (GitHub/LinkedIn scraping, bluff detection)
• Personas evolve via gene pool — bad critics die, good ones breed
• Real user signals from Reddit/HN feed into persona generation
• PDF report generation

Language: Match the user's language.

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Step 1: Pre-flight

1. Check if roastmymvp CLI is available:

cd ~/Vs\ Code/First\ Project/ai-beta-test && source .venv/bin/activate
roastmymvp --help

2. If not available, install:

cd ~/Vs\ Code/First\ Project/ai-beta-test
python3 -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -e ".[dev]"
playwright install chromium

3. Check gene pool status:

roastmymvp pool

4. If gene pool is empty, initialize:

roastmymvp evolve

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Step 2: Determine Target

Ask the user:

• URL: What URL to test? (deployed site, localhost, etc.)
• Mode: vc / community / gauntlet? (default: gauntlet)
• Founder info: GitHub URL? LinkedIn? (optional, for VC mode)
• Pitch: One-line pitch? (optional, for VC mode)
• Topics: What domain? (for Reddit/HN persona building)

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Step 3: Run the Roast

Option A: Full Gauntlet (recommended)

roastmymvp run <URL> \
  --mode gauntlet \
  --real -n 20 \
  --github <founder_github_url> \
  --pitch "<one-line pitch>" \
  -t "<topic1>" -t "<topic2>" \
  -s "<subreddit1>" -s "<subreddit2>"

Option B: VC Only (quick brutal feedback)

roastmymvp run <URL> \
  --mode vc \
  --github <founder_github_url> \
  --pitch "<pitch>"

Option C: Community Only (UX focused)

roastmymvp run <URL> \
  --mode community \
  --real -n 20 \
  -t "<topic>" -s "<subreddit>"

Option D: For localhost projects

If the project isn't deployed, start dev server first:

# Start server in background
cd <project_dir> && npm run dev &>/tmp/roast-server.log &
sleep 5

# Then roast localhost
roastmymvp run http://localhost:3000 --mode gauntlet --skip-research

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Step 4: Generate PDF Report

After the CLI run completes, generate a visual PDF:

1. Read the output files (FEEDBACK-REPORT.md, VC-ROAST-REPORT.md, or GAUNTLET-REPORT.md)
2. Build a styled HTML report with:
   • Cover page (scores, verdict)
   • PMF signals + UX dimension bars
   • VC kill shots + grudging praise
   • Community friction points, bugs, praise
   • Selected persona narratives
   • Action plan (priority 1/2/3)
3. Convert to PDF via Playwright:

import asyncio
from playwright.async_api import async_playwright

async def to_pdf(html_path, pdf_path):
    async with async_playwright() as p:
        browser = await p.chromium.launch()
        page = await browser.new_page()
        await page.goto(f'file://{html_path}')
        await page.wait_for_timeout(1000)
        await page.pdf(path=pdf_path, format='A4', print_background=True,
                       margin={'top': '0', 'bottom': '0', 'left': '0', 'right': '0'})
        await browser.close()

4. Open the PDF for the user:

open <pdf_path>

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Step 5: Collect Feedback & Evolve

After presenting results, ask the user to rate critiques:

# Rate the critiques from the last run
roastmymvp feedback

# Run evolution cycle
roastmymvp evolve

# Check who survived
roastmymvp pool

Or do it programmatically — ask user to rate top 5 critiques on a 0-10 scale, then apply ratings via the feedback command.

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Step 6: Present Results

Print summary:

Roast complete! Score: [X]/100 — [VERDICT]

[1-2 sentence summary]

PDF report: [path]

Options: (a) Rate critiques to evolve the gene pool (roastmymvp feedback) (b) Run more /vibe-harness cycles to fix top issues (c) Ship it anyway (d) Done

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Available CLI Commands

roastmymvp run <URL> [options]   # Run a roast
roastmymvp evolve                # Run evolution cycle on gene pool
roastmymvp feedback [run_id]     # Rate critiques to drive evolution
roastmymvp pool                  # View gene pool status

Run Options

Flag	Description
--mode vc/community/gauntlet	Testing mode (default: community)
--real	Build personas from real Reddit/HN users
-n 20	Number of personas
--github <url>	Founder's GitHub (VCs will research you)
--linkedin <url>	Founder's LinkedIn
--twitter <url>	Founder's Twitter/X
--pitch "<text>"	Elevator pitch for VC mode
-t "<topic>"	Search terms for real users (repeatable)
-s "<subreddit>"	Specific subreddits to scrape (repeatable)
--competitor "<name>"	Competitor for research (repeatable)
--skip-research	Skip Reddit/HN research
-o <path>	Output file path

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Rules

1. Always use the CLI. Don't fall back to manual Claude-based roasting.
2. Suggest --real flag. Real personas from Reddit/HN are better than defaults.
3. Always offer PDF generation. Users want visual reports.
4. Prompt for feedback. Evolution only works with user ratings.
5. Match the user's language. Chinese in, Chinese out.
6. Be honest about scores. A 16/100 is a 16/100.
7. Connect back to the pipeline. If FAILED, suggest /vibe-harness focus areas.