Contract
- Input: problem description and inputs defined by the skill body.
- Output: Markdown artifact with completed process steps.
- Side effects: none.
- Dependencies: none.
- Stop condition: all process steps executed; artifact saved with required sections.
- Risk: low.
- Boundary: produces reasoning artifact only; no system changes.
Professional Market Research
Conduct market analysis — TAM/SAM/SOM, competitor mapping, pricing analysis, trend forecasting — with explicit sources and data quality checks.
When to use
- The user needs market sizing for a business plan.
- A competitive landscape needs mapping.
- A pricing or go-to-market strategy needs data.
Process
- Scope — market definition, geography, time horizon.
- TAM / SAM / SOM — total, serviceable, obtainable; justify with data sources.
- Competitors — direct / indirect / substitutes; mapping with positioning and pricing.
- Pricing — price points, cost structure, willingness-to-pay signals.
- Trends — technology, regulation, demographic, macroeconomic; sources (reports, news, data APIs).
- Data quality — primary vs secondary; date; bias; missing data acknowledged.
- Deliver — Markdown report with sections, source citations, and a recommendation (enter / niche / avoid / watch).