# The Moonshot Test

> Vet your idea against six founder frameworks (Toothbrush, Why Now, 10×, Contrarian Truth, MTP) and get a candid diagnosis plus 3 bolder versions to elevate it.

The Moonshot Test is a free idea vetting and elevation tool for founders. Paste your idea and we'll diagnose its specific strengths and weaknesses, score it against six classic frameworks (the Toothbrush Test, Painkiller vs. Vitamin, Why Now?, the 10× Test, Contrarian Truth, and Massive Transformative Purpose), surface 3 to 4 elevation levers (axes you're under-pulling), and brainstorm three named, escalating bolder versions of your idea so you don't just get judged. You walk away with concrete ways to make it bigger.

## Command line (recommended for agents)

npx @brandstack/cli moonshot-test "<idea>" [--file idea.txt] [--json] — needs network (the assessment runs on Brand Stack's servers; no account or key), same rate limit as the API.

The CLI runs the same engine as this page — same logic, same output contract — with no browser and no account. Browser automation below is the fallback.

## How to use it

1. Agents: run `npx @brandstack/cli moonshot-test "<your idea>" --json` (requires network — this is the one tool whose logic runs server-side), or call the JSON API below directly.
2. In the browser: paste the idea (up to 4000 characters) into the input, run the test, and read the assessment. Results are saved privately; sharing to the community gallery is a separate, explicit action.

## API for agents

POST /api/tools/moonshot-test with JSON body `{ "idea": "<your idea, up to 4000 chars>" }`. Returns `{ success, result, moonshotId, shareToken }`, where `result` holds the full structured assessment (title, identification, diagnosis, six framework grades, verdict, elevation levers, three bold ideas). Rate limited to 5 requests per hour per IP.

## Output

A structured assessment: strengths and weaknesses, letter grades on six founder frameworks, a verdict, 3 to 4 elevation levers, and three named bolder versions of the idea.

## Links

- Use the tool: https://www.brandstack.dev/tools/moonshot-test
- All free tools: https://www.brandstack.dev/tools (markdown: https://www.brandstack.dev/tools.md)
- Agent index: https://www.brandstack.dev/llms.txt

The Moonshot Test is a free tool by Brand Stack, the AI photo studio for
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