Competitor Monitor

Competitor Monitor

Monitor competitor website changes with automated change detection and alert notifications.

Overview

Track competitor websites and get notified when they make changes. The skill monitors website content, tracks changes using content hashing, and provides alerts for important updates.

Features

• Website Monitoring: Track any publicly accessible website
• Change Detection: Content hash comparison for accurate change detection
• Keyword Monitoring: Get alerted when specific keywords appear or disappear
• Change Classification: Changes categorized by type (content, status, keyword) and severity (info, minor, major, critical)
• Snapshot History: Keep historical snapshots of competitor websites
• Alert Management: Unread/read status for tracking reviewed changes
• Analysis Tools: Trend analysis and change statistics

Installation

cd skills/competitor-monitor
npm install
npm run build

Configuration

No external API keys required. The skill uses direct HTTP fetching for website monitoring.

Usage

Add a Competitor

# Basic usage
competitor-monitor add "Acme Corp" https://acme.com

# With monitoring options
competitor-monitor add "Competitor X" https://example.com \
  --frequency hourly \
  --keywords "pricing,features,launch" \
  --email alerts@yourcompany.com

Check for Changes

# Check all competitors
competitor-monitor check

# Check specific competitor
competitor-monitor check 1

View Changes

# All changes
competitor-monitor changes

# Changes for specific competitor
competitor-monitor changes 1

# Only unread changes
competitor-monitor changes --unread

View Snapshots

competitor-monitor snapshots 1

Analysis

# View statistics
competitor-monitor stats

# Analyze change patterns
competitor-monitor analyze 1 30

API Usage

import { CompetitorMonitorSkill } from '@openclaw/competitor-monitor';

const monitor = new CompetitorMonitorSkill();

// Add a competitor
const competitor = await monitor.addCompetitor({
  name: 'Acme Corp',
  url: 'https://acme.com',
  checkFrequency: 'daily',
  keywords: ['pricing', 'new product'],
  isActive: true
});

// Check for changes
const result = await monitor.detectChanges(competitor.id!);
if (result.hasChanged) {
  console.log('Changes detected:', result.changes);
}

// Get all unread changes
const changes = await monitor.getChanges(undefined, true);

// Close connection
await monitor.close();

Database Schema

Competitors Table

• id - Primary key
• name - Competitor name
• url - Website URL to monitor
• description - Optional description
• check_frequency - hourly, daily, or weekly
• is_active - Whether monitoring is active
• alert_email - Email for alerts
• alert_webhook - Webhook URL for alerts
• keywords - JSON array of keywords to monitor

Snapshots Table

• id - Primary key
• competitor_id - Foreign key to competitor
• content_hash - SHA256 hash of content
• content_preview - Text preview of content
• http_status - HTTP response code
• content_length - Content size in bytes
• fetched_at - Timestamp

Changes Table

• id - Primary key
• competitor_id - Foreign key to competitor
• snapshot_id - Foreign key to snapshot
• change_type - content, status, keyword_match
• severity - info, minor, major, critical
• description - Human-readable change description
• is_read - Whether change has been reviewed
• detected_at - Timestamp

CLI Reference

Change Types

• content - Website content has changed
• status - HTTP status code changed
• keyword_match - Monitored keyword detected in content
• screenshot - Visual change detected (placeholder for future)

Severity Levels

• 🔴 critical - Site down (4xx/5xx errors)
• 🟠 major - Significant content changes (>50%)
• 🟡 minor - Moderate content changes (20-50%)
• 🔵 info - Minor changes (<20%)