Watcha Finder

A Claude Code skill for discovering and evaluating AI products using the watcha.cn platform API.

What It Does

Watcha Finder helps you find AI products that genuinely fit your needs — not just the most popular ones. It:

• Searches watcha.cn's 1000+ product database with smart fallback strategies (the API isn't fuzzy search)
• Reads actual user reviews to understand community sentiment beyond just scores
• Distinguishes popularity from quality — review/reply counts show hype, not necessarily value
• Cross-references with web sources to avoid misjudgments from low community activity
• Provides nuanced recommendations with clear reasoning about trade-offs

Key Features

• Multi-strategy search (text queries, category filtering, Chinese/English keywords)
• Deep-dive analysis with review text extraction
• Score reliability assessment (flags products with too few reviews)
• Dark horse discovery (finds lesser-known but high-quality products)
• China availability filtering
• Platform/pricing/feature comparison

Installation

This is a Claude Code skill. To use it:

1. Copy the watcha-finder/ directory to your Claude Code skills location
2. The skill will automatically be available when you ask about AI products

Usage Examples

帮我找一个好用的AI编程工具，最好支持本地运行

I need an AI video creation tool that works in China, what are my options?

最近有什么值得关注的AI产品？不要只看热门的

How It Works

The skill uses the watcha.cn API to:

1. Search broadly — tries multiple query strategies since search is exact-match
2. Shortlist candidates — picks 3-5 products based on relevance and data quality
3. Deep-dive — fetches product details, reviews (up to 20), and community posts
4. Web search — supplements watcha data with external perspectives
5. Synthesize — presents findings with nuanced quality assessment

API Reference

The skill accesses these watcha.cn endpoints:

• POST /api/v2/search/general — product search with category/tag filtering
• GET /api/v2/products/{id} — product details
• GET /api/v2/products/{id}/reviews — user reviews
• GET /api/v2/products/{id}/posts — community discussions

Categories Supported

• 通用助手 (General Assistant)
• 编程开发 (Coding/Dev)
• 图像生成 (Image Generation)
• 视频创作 (Video Creation)
• 音频处理 (Audio Processing)
• 写作辅助 (Writing)
• 知识管理 (Knowledge Management)
• 智能搜索 (Smart Search)
• Agent 构建 (Agent Building)
• 效率工具 (Productivity)
• And more...

Development

Project Structure

findai/
└── watcha-finder/           # The skill
    ├── SKILL.md            # Skill instructions
    └── evals/
        └── evals.json      # Test cases

Limitations

• Search API is exact-match, not fuzzy (skill handles this with multiple query strategies)
• Review/reply counts indicate popularity, not quality (skill explicitly accounts for this)
• Scores with <10 reviews are unreliable (skill flags these)
• Products with low watcha activity may still be excellent (skill supplements with web search)

License

MIT

Credits

Built using the watcha.cn API — a Chinese AI product discovery platform with community reviews and ratings.