What is Real Problem AI?

Real Problem AI is a curated directory of 100 real problems worth building an AI startup around. Each problem is scored honestly on severity, AI feasibility, market signal, and competition gap. We're for builders looking for what to build, not for ethics debates about AI.

What is the difference between Real Problem AI and AI ethics or AI risks indexes?

Real Problem AI catalogues problems AI can solve — productive, commercial opportunities for builders. AI ethics indexes catalogue problems with AI itself (bias, environmental cost, copyright, consciousness). Different intent, different audience: founders and indie hackers vs researchers and policy folks.

What should I build with AI in 2026?

Look for problems with high severity (it costs people hours, sleep, or revenue every week), high AI feasibility (LLMs, vision or voice are great at this today), strong market signal (Reddit threads + willingness to pay), and a clear competition gap (incumbents miss the same obvious thing). Real Problem AI scores 100 such problems for you on those four axes.

Where do Real Problem AI's startup ideas come from?

From three sources, scanned each cycle: 1) Reddit threads where people describe a real friction in their own words, 2) podcasts and talks of founders young builders trust (Nikhil Kamath, Aman Gupta, Ankur Warikoo, Raj Shamani, Andrej Karpathy, Greg Isenberg), and 3) a continuous 1,000+ source scan covering forums, app store reviews, regulator filings, and field interviews.

Is Real Problem AI free?

Yes. Browsing every problem, opening every score breakdown, raising your hand on a co-founder match, and the founder vault are all free. There is no paywall.

How is each problem scored?

Four axes, each 1-10, weighted: Problem Severity (30%), AI Feasibility (25%), Market Signal (25%), Competition Gap (20%). Weighted average is the Opportunity Score on each card. Only problems clearing 7.0+ make the live list.

Why is there still no verified marketplace for MCP servers and skills, just scattered repos and blog posts?

Claude Code's extensibility model has no centralized, vetted distribution channel, so users source skills, MCP servers, and custom agents from unverified GitHub repos and social media with no code signing or trust guarantee.

Category: AI / Agents · Trend: Agents · Opportunity score: 6.8 / 10

What is the “Why is there still no verified marketplace for MCP servers and skills, just scattered repos and blog posts?” problem in 2026?

Who has this problem?

Claude Code users installing third-party MCP servers and skills.

Recorded source context

Dataset source note: Users must source extensions from scattered GitHub repos, blog posts, and social media — with no vetting, code signing, or trust guarantees. This creates a significant security gap and discoverability problem.

This note may summarize the referenced material rather than quote it verbatim. Source label: anthropics/claude-code GitHub issue #30727, bairdstar, 4 Mar 2026. (reference).

Existing players in this space

GitHub search: No vetting, no way to verify publisher identity or integrity.
Word-of-mouth / Reddit lists: Informal, no security review or update mechanism.
Community 'awesome-mcp' lists: Curated by volunteers, no code signing or malware scanning.

What existing players are missing

A verified MCP/skills marketplace with publisher identity checks, automated security scanning, and a standardized update mechanism, closing the supply-chain gap that scattered repos leave open.

How Real Problem AI scores this opportunity

Aggregate score: 6.8 / 10. Four-axis rubric:

Problem severity: 7 / 10
AI feasibility today: 6 / 10
Market signal: 6 / 10
Competition gap: 8 / 10

How to build a solution: stack hints

Publisher identity verification
Automated code/malware scanning
Package signing and update channel
Marketplace search/discovery UI