Competitive Analyzer Skill

Competitive Analyzer Skill

Overview

Surfaces competitive intelligence and market signals relevant to your organization. Can be invoked directly or runs as part of the /today daily standup.

Configuration

Read intelligence targets from .claude/config/organization.json:

• competitors - Companies to track for competitive intelligence
• partners - Partners to monitor for news and signals
• industry_news_sources - Publications to check for trends

Activation

• Direct: "What's happening with competitors?" or "Competitive analysis"
• Automatic: Invoked by /today command

Intelligence Categories

1. Competitors

Track companies defined in organization.json competitors array:

• Product launches and feature announcements
• Partnership wins and customer announcements
• Funding rounds and acquisitions
• Leadership changes

2. Industry News

Monitor publications defined in organization.json industry_news_sources array:

• Market trends and shifts
• Regulatory changes
• Technology adoption patterns

3. Partner & Market Signals

Track partners defined in organization.json partners array:

• Product launches and expansions
• Distribution partnerships
• Technology investments
• Leadership changes

Output Format

When invoked, produce a concise digest:

## Competitive Intel

### Competitor Activity
- [Competitor]: [What happened] - [Why it matters]

### Industry Trends
- [Trend]: [Summary] - [Relevance to your roadmap]

### Partner Signals
- [Partner]: [News] - [Potential impact on relationship]

### Key Takeaway
[One sentence on most actionable insight]

Behavior Guidelines

1. Recency matters: Prioritize news from last 7 days
2. Relevance filter: Only surface items that could impact your roadmap or partner relationships
3. Actionable framing: Always include "why it matters" context
4. Brevity: This is a digest, not a report. 3-5 bullets per category max
5. No fluff: Skip generic industry news that doesn't inform decisions

Web Search Queries

When gathering intel, use targeted searches based on config:

• "[Competitor name]" product launch OR announcement [current year]
• "[Partner name]" news OR announcement [current year]
• [Industry] trends [current year]
• [Industry] funding announcement [current year]

Replace placeholders with actual values from organization.json.

Integration with /today

When called from /today, output should be condensed to fit the daily standup format:

• Max 5 total items across all categories
• Lead with most actionable item
• Link to sources for follow-up reading