How I'm Using AI Agents to Find My Next Product Idea

I had no domain expertise, no budget for market research, and no desire to spend months learning an industry manually. So I did what developers do: I built a tool. This is a diary of using AI agents (Ollama + opencode) to automate market research - what worked, what didn't, and what I'm still figuring out. If you're a developer curious about using AI agents for something beyond toy projects—this one's for you. Introduction Am I shooting myself in the foot? Did I miss an "easy" solution? Or am I on the verge somthing good? These are the questions that are currently haunting me. I found myself in a situation where my projects were wrapped up and I was waiting for the next big task to come along. I hate waiting. So I decided I will build a product the industry needs. But what product? What industry?. That's a large topic and my local area has a number of industries. My expertise is in software development and technology. I want to gain expertise and knowledge in a different domain and imp