"Wealth is not hiding in Bloomberg terminals or VC pitch decks. Wealth is hiding in the noise of your daily life — you've just been trained to ignore it."
Your Slack chat leaked three business ideas this week — and you scrolled past them.
Your camera roll holds a neighborhood arbitrage thesis — and you forgot the photos existed.
Your friend group's complaints are a self-organized focus group — and nobody in the chat knows it.
Your YouTube history is 14 hours of proof you're becoming a paid specialist — and you called it "wasting time."
Your Amazon purchases are validated demand — and you think it's just shopping.
Turn Your Repeated Orders Into Gold — welcome to the noise-to-gold refinery!
Feed it any daily-life stream (Slack, photos, chats, browsing, receipts, complaints)
plus your own hunches and questions
and get a ranked list of money signals, opportunities, and immediate next actions
Supported Sources · Install · Usage · Demo · Detailed Install · 💬 Discord
Created by @realteamprinz | Positioning: ** Midas distills how to turn your daily noise into money.**
Midas accepts any information stream you voluntarily feed it. Repetition IS the signal — if you encountered it more than once, feed it to Midas.
| Source | Best Lens | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Slack / Teams messages | Demand Gap, Money Signal | Team channels = vendor frustrations, budget signals, manual workarounds |
| WhatsApp / iMessage / WeChat chats | Demand Gap, Network Path | Repeated complaints from different people = unserved demand |
| Phone camera roll (uncurated) | Arbitrage, Demand Gap | Construction sites, empty storefronts, crowds, prices, signage |
| YouTube / TikTok watch history | Skill Bridge, Behavioral | Consistent topical focus = latent expertise accumulation |
| Browser history | Skill Bridge, Money Signal | Research patterns, comparison shopping, troubleshooting journeys |
| Purchase history / subscriptions | Money Signal, Behavioral | Repeat purchases = validated demand, autopilot habits |
| Meeting notes (internal) | Money Signal, Demand Gap | Budget conversations, tool complaints, process breakdowns |
Email .eml / .mbox |
Money Signal, Network Path | Commission offers, referral chains, vendor quotes |
| Receipts / order confirmations | Money Signal, Arbitrage | The most honest signal of what you actually value |
| Paste any text directly | all 6 lenses | Even a single voice-note transcript produces signals |
See references/sources-guide.md for the full source hierarchy and the triangulation rules.
Important: Claude Code looks for skills in
.claude/skills/at the git repo root. Run this in the right place.
# Install to current project (run at git repo root)
mkdir -p .claude/skills
git clone https://github.com/realteamprinz/midas-skill .claude/skills/midas-skill
# Or install globally (available in all projects)
git clone https://github.com/realteamprinz/midas-skill ~/.claude/skills/midas-skillgit clone https://github.com/realteamprinz/midas-skill ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/midas-skillMidas's core skill (SKILL.md) is pure Markdown — no runtime dependencies. The Python tools under tools/ use only the standard library (Python 3.9+):
# No pip install needed — all tools use only stdlib (json, sqlite3, csv, re, argparse)
# Optional future deps are listed in requirements.txt| Tool | What it does | Usage |
|---|---|---|
tools/slack_export_parser.py |
Parse Slack JSON/text exports into Midas input | python tools/slack_export_parser.py ~/slack-export/ |
tools/chat_export_parser.py |
Parse WhatsApp/WeChat/Telegram/iMessage exports | python tools/chat_export_parser.py chat.txt |
tools/browser_history_parser.py |
Extract Chrome/Firefox/Safari history from local SQLite | python tools/browser_history_parser.py --days 7 |
tools/evolution_manager.py |
Manage evolution.jsonl (list, show, stats, decay, golden) | python tools/evolution_manager.py golden |
tools/signal_report_validator.py |
Validate signal reports against Midas quality standards | python tools/signal_report_validator.py report.md |
In Claude Code or OpenClaw, type any of Midas's trigger phrases:
Midas, mine this → paste any input, get signal report
Turn this into gold → same thing
What money signal is here → more specific framing
点石成金 → same, in Chinese
Midas, analyze this deal → deal analyzer mode (see references/deal-template.md)
What am I missing → feed a week of your own messages
Midas runs every input through the 6-lens extraction engine, cross-references against your evolution/evolution.jsonl log, and returns a ranked Signal Report with Immediate Next Actions.
| # | Lens | Core Question |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Money Signal | Where is money moving, stuck, or leaking? |
| 2 | Demand Gap | What do people want that nobody provides? |
| 3 | Arbitrage Window | Where is value being mispriced? |
| 4 | Skill Bridge | What do you already know that has market value? |
| 5 | Network Path | Who should be talking to whom, and what's the finder's fee? |
| 6 | Behavioral Leverage | What autopilot habit is one pivot away from revenue? |
Full methodology in references/signal-extraction-framework.md.
Input: "Midas, mine this — here's my last week of Slack: [73 messages pasted]"
[MIDAS SIGNAL REPORT]
Input type: slack_messages
Volume: 73 messages across 3 channels + 4 DMs
Scan date: 2026-04-09
🟡 MONEY SIGNALS DETECTED: 7
🔴 NOISE DISCARDED: ~65 messages (89%)
🥇 #1 — Marcus as Internal Consultant (Skill Bridge Wedge)
Confidence: 50% | Effort: Low | Upside: $3–8k/mo side income
Evidence:
- Sarah DM: "if someone could solve this end-to-end for under $5k we'd probably pay it"
- Priya DM: "I would pay for that myself"
- 3 distinct stakeholders asked Marcus for help with 3 problems in one week
Pattern match: Buffett — stay in circle of competence
⚡ Immediate next action:
Monday 9 AM, DM Sarah with a scoped offer:
"For the AWS tagging project — fixed fee $3,500, delivered by next Friday."
🥈 #2 — AWS Cost-Visibility One-Time Consulting (Productized)
Confidence: 52% | Effort: Low | Upside: $5k per engagement, repeatable
Pattern match: Thiel — small monopoly nobody takes seriously
...
🥉 #3 — Marcus's Shadow Spreadsheet → PM Tool (Product Play)
Confidence: 45% | Effort: High | Upside: $5–20k/mo if productized
...
Full walkthrough in examples/daily-slack-mining/.
Five example runs are included:
| Example | Input type | Result |
|---|---|---|
| daily-slack-mining | Work Slack, 1 week | 7 signals, 5 opportunities from "boring" messages |
| photo-roll-mining | 30 phone photos, 1 week | 🏆 GOLDEN at 75% — full woodworking commission practice surfaced |
| complaint-mining | WhatsApp group, 2 weeks | 🏆 GOLDEN at 78% — neighborhood roster opportunity |
| browsing-mining | Browser + YouTube, 1 week | 🏆 GOLDEN at 82% — highest confidence in example set |
| billionaire-pattern-match | Cumulative | Matches 4 user profiles against Musk/Buffett/Thiel playbooks |
git clone https://github.com/realteamprinz/midas-skill
cd midas-skillFor Claude Code, skills live in .claude/skills/ at the git repo root (per-project) or ~/.claude/skills/ (global). Pick one:
# Per-project: first cd to the git repo you want the skill attached to
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /path/to/midas-skill .claude/skills/midas-skill
# Or global (available in every project)
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /path/to/midas-skill ~/.claude/skills/midas-skillOpen a Claude Code session in the repo where you installed it. Type:
What skills are available?
Midas should show up as midas-skill. If it doesn't, double-check that SKILL.md is at the root of the installed folder and the frontmatter is valid YAML.
Paste any noisy input with a trigger phrase:
Midas, mine this — last 50 messages from my #general Slack:
[paste content]
Midas will produce your first Signal Report and append the first entry to evolution/evolution.jsonl.
Midas gets sharper the more varied the input. See references/sources-guide.md for the recommended weekly rotation (Slack on Mon, photos on Wed, browsing on Thu, etc.). Day 1 gives you guesses. Day 30 gives you conviction. Day 90 gives you a playbook.
Every input runs through Money Signal / Demand Gap / Arbitrage / Skill Bridge / Network Path / Behavioral Leverage. Every signal is traceable to the exact phrase, image, or data point that produced it.
Midas does not reset between sessions. Every input appends to evolution/evolution.jsonl. New signals are cross-referenced against every prior signal. Confidence only increases through independent, cross-referenced evidence.
| Evidence | Confidence | Midas flag |
|---|---|---|
| 1 single-source signal | 15–35% | Watching |
| 2 independent sources confirming | 40–65% | Working hypothesis |
| 3+ independent sources converging | 70–90% | 🏆 GOLDEN — ACT |
| Direct market validation | 85–95% | 🏆 GOLDEN — ACT NOW |
Pre-built wealth operating systems for Musk, Buffett, and Thiel. When your signals accumulate, Midas automatically checks which playbook structurally matches your situation.
"Your pattern looks like early-stage Thiel: monopoly in a niche nobody takes seriously. Thiel's playbook says: dominate the small market first."
Point Midas at any specific transaction (your own or public M&A) with "Midas, analyze this deal" and get a structured 8-part breakdown: parties, structure, source of funds, risk allocation, exit path, hidden leverage, verdict, pattern match. See references/deal-template.md.
Every Signal Report ends with an Immediate Next Action — a specific verb + specific noun. Never "explore options." Always "DM Dave tonight and ask how many hours/week he spends on the manual report."
midas-skill/
├── SKILL.md # Main entry
├── README.md # This file
├── README_ZH.md · README_ES.md · ... # Language variants
├── LICENSE # MIT
├── requirements.txt # Python dependencies (stdlib only)
├── tools/ # Python tooling (3.9+)
│ ├── __init__.py
│ ├── slack_export_parser.py # Parse Slack JSON/text exports
│ ├── chat_export_parser.py # Parse WhatsApp/WeChat/Telegram/iMessage
│ ├── browser_history_parser.py # Extract Chrome/Firefox/Safari history
│ ├── evolution_manager.py # Manage evolution.jsonl (list, decay, golden)
│ └── signal_report_validator.py # Validate reports against quality standards
├── references/
│ ├── signal-extraction-framework.md # 6-lens methodology
│ ├── noise-to-gold-pipeline.md # 7-stage extraction pipeline
│ ├── deal-template.md # Deal analyzer template
│ ├── sources-guide.md # Input source hierarchy
│ └── famous-models/ # Musk / Buffett / Thiel wealth OS
├── examples/ # 5 worked examples
└── evolution/
└── evolution.jsonl # Your personal cumulative intelligence log
- Your noise is your ore. Every mundane interaction contains potential wealth signals.
- Repetition is the primary signal. If something shows up twice in your life, it's a market.
- Cross-reference beats single-source. One signal is a guess. Three are a conviction.
- Action over analysis. Midas outputs next-steps, not essays.
- Compounding intelligence. Day 1 gives guesses. Day 90 gives a playbook.
- No moral judgment. Midas studies how money moves, not how it should move.
- Honest boundaries. No predictions. No guarantees. No financial advice.
- Public information only. Only what you voluntarily feed it.
MIT. See LICENSE.
Midas does not provide investment, tax, legal, or accounting advice. Nothing in a Midas output is a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Before acting on any Midas-generated opportunity that involves material capital, consult a licensed professional in your jurisdiction.
Turn Your Repeated Orders Into Gold.