Contextrie
60Open-source context and state for AI: it keeps only what matters for the question.
In WateringHoles: Reads your website and keeps the passages about who it’s for, so the search starts from your real buyer, quoted from your own site.
Find where your buyers hang out.
Enter your product’s website. We work out who buys it, search the web for the subreddits, Discord and Slack communities, newsletters, accounts, podcasts and forums where those people gather, check every link, and tell you how to show up in each without getting banned.
Coming soon · for founders and marketers of early-stage products looking for their first channels
One email when it launches. Nothing else, and never shared.
Questions
Where do the places come from?
Live web searches, one per kind of place: subreddits, Discord and Slack communities, newsletters, X, LinkedIn and YouTube accounts, podcasts, forums and launch sites. We only list places a search returned a link for, and we check each link: Discord invites with Discord itself (real name and member count), Reddit, X and YouTube by the name in the link, everything else by opening the page and finding its name there. Dead invites, tiny communities and “best subreddits” articles are left out.
How do you know who my buyers are?
We read your website and quote the line that shows who it’s for. If you know better, write it in “Who’s your customer?” and that wins.
Will posting there get me customers?
Only if you show up the way each place expects. That’s why every place comes with its norms, what gets you banned, and one concrete first move for this week. Most communities reward answering questions and showing your work, not links. Read each place’s rules before you post.
Why no member count for some subreddits?
Reddit, X and LinkedIn block automated visits, so we can’t read their numbers ourselves. When a search showed one, we print it and say it came from search.
Is my website or description stored?
No. They’re used for this search, kept in memory for an hour so you can unlock without a re-run, then gone. We only record anonymous counts.
What do I get for free?
Three searches a day, each with who buys, where to start, the first 5 places in full, the rest by name, and the phrases your buyers type. A one-time $0.99 unlocks every place and unlimited searches, forever. No subscription.
Can I build something like this?
Yes. It runs on Contextrie (open-source context and state) and Bref UI (open-source interface). Both are on GitHub.
Open source underneath
Built with
WateringHoles is a thin layer on open-source packages. Star them, fork them, build your own micro.
Bref UI
27Open-source Svelte components for clean, accessible interfaces.
In WateringHoles: The result: who buys, where to start, every place with how to show up, and the unlock dialog.
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