The absorption test: seven scores for any AI product idea (free sample)

Here is my product idea [paste]. Score it on this seven-line absorption test [paste the table].
Evidence per line, no evidence counts as 0, name the weakest line and what would move it up one point.

Write the evidence yourself if the answer is vague.

# The absorption test: seven scores for any AI product idea (free sample)

A free sample from Workflow, Not Wrapper by PaperChaseWebb. Works in Grok Bot, Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code or Codex.

A clean screen over one model call is the easiest business to copy, and the model vendor can absorb it in a single release. This test tells you, before you build, how much of your idea would survive that.

## The quick test

If the platform added your feature tomorrow, what would your buyer still need you for? If the honest answer is "nothing", you have timing, not a business.

## The absorption test: seven scores

Score each line 0, 1 or 2. Write one sentence of evidence next to every score. A score with no evidence counts as 0.

| # | Score | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Platform absorption | The vendor's default chat already does it | The vendor could add it as a button | It needs steps, inputs or rules the vendor will not build for one niche |
| 2 | Workflow depth | One input, one output | Several steps, but no review or delivery | Inputs, template, review, approval and delivery in the buyer's format |
| 3 | Data that improves results | None | Saved preferences | Buyer records or past outcomes that visibly make the next result better |
| 4 | Distribution access | You hope people find it | You can reach some buyers | You already sit where buyers gather, or they come back on their own |
| 5 | Model independence | Welded to one model or vendor feature | Swap possible with real rework | Model swap is a config change and a test run |
| 6 | Unit economics | Cost per job unknown | Known, thin margin | Known, with room for retries, refunds and support |
| 7 | Truthfulness and compliance | Output can mislead and nobody checks | A check exists but is optional | A check and a human approval are part of the product |

**Reading the total (0 to 14):**

- **0 to 5:** a wrapper. Build it only as a cheap experiment or a free tool that leads somewhere.
- **6 to 9:** a product with a hole. Name the lowest line and fix that first.
- **10 to 14:** worth a spec. The full pack has the one-page spec for this step.

Any 0 on line 7 stops the idea until it is fixed, whatever the total. A product that can mislead a buyer's customer is a liability with a checkout button.