Market Research — Full Market Research Pipeline
An agent team collaborates to generate industry analysis, competitive analysis, consumer research, trend analysis, and integrated reports.
Execution Mode
Agent Team — Five agents communicate directly via SendMessage and perform cross-validation.
Agent Composition
| Agent |
File |
Role |
Type |
| industry-analyst |
.claude/agents/industry-analyst.md |
Market size, value chain, industry structure |
general-purpose |
| competitor-analyst |
.claude/agents/competitor-analyst.md |
Competitor mapping, SWOT, positioning |
general-purpose |
| consumer-analyst |
.claude/agents/consumer-analyst.md |
Segmentation, personas, needs analysis |
general-purpose |
| trend-analyst |
.claude/agents/trend-analyst.md |
PESTLE, technology trends, scenarios |
general-purpose |
| research-reviewer |
.claude/agents/research-reviewer.md |
Cross-validation, insight synthesis, strategic recommendations |
general-purpose |
Workflow
Phase 1: Preparation (performed directly by the orchestrator)
- Extract the following from user input:
- Research objective: What business decision will this inform?
- Industry/Market: Target industry, geography, market segment
- Existing data (optional): Prior research, internal data
- Deliverable focus: Full research or specific analysis area
- Create
_workspace/ directory and save input to _workspace/00_input.md
- Determine execution mode based on request scope
Phase 2: Team Assembly and Execution
| Order |
Task |
Owner |
Dependencies |
Deliverable |
| 1a |
Industry analysis |
industry-analyst |
None |
_workspace/01_industry_analysis.md |
| 1b |
Competitor analysis |
competitor-analyst |
None |
_workspace/02_competitor_analysis.md |
| 2a |
Consumer analysis |
consumer-analyst |
Tasks 1a, 1b |
_workspace/03_consumer_analysis.md |
| 2b |
Trend analysis |
trend-analyst |
Tasks 1a, 1b |
_workspace/04_trend_analysis.md |
| 3 |
Research review |
research-reviewer |
Tasks 2a, 2b |
_workspace/05_research_report.md |
Tasks 1a and 1b run in parallel. Tasks 2a and 2b run in parallel.
Phase 3: Integration and Final Deliverables
- Verify all files, confirm CRITICAL findings addressed
- Report final summary to user
Execution Modes by Request Scope
| User Request Pattern |
Execution Mode |
Agents Deployed |
| "Full market research" |
Full pipeline |
All 5 agents |
| "Just industry analysis" |
Industry mode |
industry-analyst + reviewer |
| "Competitive analysis only" |
Competition mode |
competitor-analyst + reviewer |
| "Consumer research" |
Consumer mode |
consumer-analyst + reviewer |
| "Trend analysis" |
Trend mode |
trend-analyst + reviewer |
Error Handling
| Error Type |
Strategy |
| Industry not specified |
Request clarification or propose 3 related industries |
| Insufficient data |
Use analogous markets, clearly note assumptions |
| Agent failure |
Retry once > proceed without that deliverable |
Agent Extension Skills
| Skill |
File |
Target Agent |
Role |
| tam-sam-som-calculator |
.claude/skills/tam-sam-som-calculator/skill.md |
industry-analyst, research-reviewer |
Market sizing methodology |
| porter-five-forces |
.claude/skills/porter-five-forces/skill.md |
industry-analyst, competitor-analyst |
Industry structure analysis framework |
1---2name: market-research3description: Full research pipeline where an agent team collaborates to generate industry analysis, competitive analysis, consumer research, trend analysis, and integrated reports. Use this skill for requests like 'do market research', 'competitive analysis', 'industry analysis', 'consumer analysis', 'trend analysis', 'market research', 'market size', 'analyze competitors', 'PESTLE analysis', 'Porter 5 Forces', 'market entry strategy', 'target customer analysis', and other market research tasks. Also supports additional analysis or integrated report writing when existing analysis materials are available. Note: conducting actual surveys, running interviews, statistical software analysis, and purchasing market research reports are outside the scope of this skill.4---56# Market Research — Full Market Research Pipeline78An agent team collaborates to generate industry analysis, competitive analysis, consumer research, trend analysis, and integrated reports.910## Execution Mode1112**Agent Team** — Five agents communicate directly via SendMessage and perform cross-validation.1314## Agent Composition1516| Agent | File | Role | Type |17|-------|------|------|------|18| industry-analyst | `.claude/agents/industry-analyst.md` | Market size, value chain, industry structure | general-purpose |19| competitor-analyst | `.claude/agents/competitor-analyst.md` | Competitor mapping, SWOT, positioning | general-purpose |20| consumer-analyst | `.claude/agents/consumer-analyst.md` | Segmentation, personas, needs analysis | general-purpose |21| trend-analyst | `.claude/agents/trend-analyst.md` | PESTLE, technology trends, scenarios | general-purpose |22| research-reviewer | `.claude/agents/research-reviewer.md` | Cross-validation, insight synthesis, strategic recommendations | general-purpose |2324## Workflow2526### Phase 1: Preparation (performed directly by the orchestrator)27281. Extract the following from user input:29 - **Research objective**: What business decision will this inform?30 - **Industry/Market**: Target industry, geography, market segment31 - **Existing data** (optional): Prior research, internal data32 - **Deliverable focus**: Full research or specific analysis area332. Create `_workspace/` directory and save input to `_workspace/00_input.md`343. Determine execution mode based on request scope3536### Phase 2: Team Assembly and Execution3738| Order | Task | Owner | Dependencies | Deliverable |39|-------|------|-------|-------------|-------------|40| 1a | Industry analysis | industry-analyst | None | `_workspace/01_industry_analysis.md` |41| 1b | Competitor analysis | competitor-analyst | None | `_workspace/02_competitor_analysis.md` |42| 2a | Consumer analysis | consumer-analyst | Tasks 1a, 1b | `_workspace/03_consumer_analysis.md` |43| 2b | Trend analysis | trend-analyst | Tasks 1a, 1b | `_workspace/04_trend_analysis.md` |44| 3 | Research review | research-reviewer | Tasks 2a, 2b | `_workspace/05_research_report.md` |4546Tasks 1a and 1b run in parallel. Tasks 2a and 2b run in parallel.4748### Phase 3: Integration and Final Deliverables49501. Verify all files, confirm CRITICAL findings addressed512. Report final summary to user5253## Execution Modes by Request Scope5455| User Request Pattern | Execution Mode | Agents Deployed |56|---------------------|---------------|----------------|57| "Full market research" | **Full pipeline** | All 5 agents |58| "Just industry analysis" | **Industry mode** | industry-analyst + reviewer |59| "Competitive analysis only" | **Competition mode** | competitor-analyst + reviewer |60| "Consumer research" | **Consumer mode** | consumer-analyst + reviewer |61| "Trend analysis" | **Trend mode** | trend-analyst + reviewer |6263## Error Handling6465| Error Type | Strategy |66|-----------|----------|67| Industry not specified | Request clarification or propose 3 related industries |68| Insufficient data | Use analogous markets, clearly note assumptions |69| Agent failure | Retry once > proceed without that deliverable |7071## Agent Extension Skills7273| Skill | File | Target Agent | Role |74|-------|------|-------------|------|75| tam-sam-som-calculator | `.claude/skills/tam-sam-som-calculator/skill.md` | industry-analyst, research-reviewer | Market sizing methodology |76| porter-five-forces | `.claude/skills/porter-five-forces/skill.md` | industry-analyst, competitor-analyst | Industry structure analysis framework |
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