Research

A scored, curated radar of new tools and frameworks in your stack, delivered every Monday

A weekly technology scouting pipeline that monitors the ecosystem around your tech stack for new frameworks, libraries, tools, and platform releases. An agent researches GitHub trending repositories, Hacker News discussions, developer surveys, and package registries for tools relevant to your stack. Each finding is scored on adoption velocity, community health, and relevance to your specific use cases. High-signal tools get a one-page assessment with migration cost, risk, and recommended trial scope. The radar report is posted to your engineering channel so your team stays ahead of the curve without the noise.

How it works

TriggerRuns every Monday at 8:00 AM
  1. 01
    Agent

    Scout for new tools and releases in your stack

    Search across GitHub trending, Hacker News, DevTo, package registries (npm, PyPI, crates.io), and developer newsletters for:
    - New frameworks and libraries in your stack's ecosystem
    - Major version releases of tools you already use
    - Emerging patterns and architecture shifts (e.g. new state management, new build tools)
    - Tools gaining rapid adoption on GitHub
    
    Gather 15-25 items.

    spawns Research workers (×4)

  2. 02
    Agent

    Score each tool on relevance and adoption

    For each finding, score on:
    - **Relevance** (0-30): does this solve a real problem in our stack?
    - **Adoption velocity** (0-30): GitHub stars growth, npm/PyPI downloads trend, community activity
    - **Maturity** (0-20): is it production-ready or experimental?
    - **Ecosystem fit** (0-20): does it integrate well with what we already use?
    
    Total score out of 100. Flag anything scoring above 70 for a deep-dive.
  3. 03
    Agent

    Write deep-dives for high-signal tools

    For every tool scoring above 70, write a one-page assessment:
    - **What it replaces or augments** in our current stack
    - **Migration cost**: low (drop-in), medium (refactor needed), high (architecture change)
    - **Risk factors**: small community, single maintainer, no v1.0, license issues
    - **Recommended trial**: a concrete, scoped experiment to evaluate it (e.g. use it in one non-critical service)
  4. 04
    Tool

    Post radar report to #engineering on Slack

    Post the radar report to #engineering with: a summary table of all findings ranked by score, the deep-dives for high-signal tools, and a 'worth a look' section for tools that scored 50-70.
ResultA scored technology radar with deep-dive assessments for the highest-signal tools, posted every Monday