# Competitive Analysis

> Competitive intelligence with positioning analysis, battlecards, and market monitoring. Use for competitor tracking, differentiation strategy, and win/loss analysis. Based on alirezarezvani/Codex-skills.

- Skill: `vamseeachanta/competitive-analysis` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add vamseeachanta/competitive-analysis`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/vamseeachanta/competitive-analysis/raw
- Safety review: PASS (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Marketing & Growth
- Author: vamseeachanta (https://skillmd.com/u/vamseeachanta)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/vamseeachanta/competitive-analysis

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# Competitive Analysis

## Overview

This skill provides comprehensive competitive intelligence capabilities including competitor identification, positioning analysis, battlecard creation, and ongoing market monitoring. Designed for B2B technical services differentiation.

## Quick Start

1. **Identify competitors** - Direct, indirect, status quo
2. **Analyze positioning** - How they position vs. you
3. **Create battlecards** - Sales enablement tools
4. **Monitor changes** - Ongoing competitive tracking
5. **Adjust strategy** - Differentiate and win

## When to Use

- Entering new markets
- Losing deals to competitors
- Positioning/messaging development
- Sales enablement
- Pricing strategy
- Product roadmap input

## Resources

- [Link to case study]
- [Link to comparison doc]
- [Link to detailed analysis]
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## Related Skills

- [content-strategy](../content-strategy/SKILL.md) - Differentiated content
- [lead-generation](../lead-generation/SKILL.md) - Positioning in market
- [seo-optimizer](../seo-optimizer/SKILL.md) - Competitive SEO

## Version History

- **1.1.0** (2026-02-03): Merged competitive research methodology, messaging comparison frameworks, and content gap analysis from anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins
- **1.0.0** (2026-01-19): Initial release adapted from alirezarezvani/Codex-skills

## Sub-Skills

- [Do (+1)](do/SKILL.md)

## Sub-Skills

- [Three-Tier Framework](three-tier-framework/SKILL.md)
- [Competitor Profile Template](competitor-profile-template/SKILL.md)
- [Overview (+7)](overview/SKILL.md)
- [April Dunford Framework (+1)](april-dunford-framework/SKILL.md)
- [Sales Enablement Battlecard](sales-enablement-battlecard/SKILL.md)
- [Quick Facts](quick-facts/SKILL.md)
- [Their Pitch](their-pitch/SKILL.md)
- [Our Counter](our-counter/SKILL.md)
- [Strengths to Acknowledge](strengths-to-acknowledge/SKILL.md)
- [Weaknesses to Exploit](weaknesses-to-exploit/SKILL.md)
- [Discovery Questions](discovery-questions/SKILL.md)
- [Objection Handling](objection-handling/SKILL.md)
- [Landmines to Set](landmines-to-set/SKILL.md)
- [Proof Points](proof-points/SKILL.md)
- [Interview Framework](interview-framework/SKILL.md)
- [Deal Info (+6)](deal-info/SKILL.md)
- [What to Track (+1)](what-to-track/SKILL.md)
- [Free Tools](free-tools/SKILL.md)
- [Competitive Alert Template](competitive-alert-template/SKILL.md)
- [Company: [Competitor] (+4)](company-competitor/SKILL.md)
- [Finding Differentiation (+2)](finding-differentiation/SKILL.md)
- [1. AI-Native Engineering (+4)](1-ai-native-engineering/SKILL.md)
- [Error Handling](error-handling/SKILL.md)
- [Metrics](metrics/SKILL.md)
- [Research Sources (+2)](research-sources/SKILL.md)
- [Messaging Matrix (+1)](messaging-matrix/SKILL.md)
- [Content Audit Comparison (+1)](content-audit-comparison/SKILL.md)
- [Sources](sources/SKILL.md)