# competitive-teardown

Research a named competitor or compare several products, businesses, and user complaints. Use the skill before building or preparing a competition slide.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 109
- Author: c0x12c
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/c0x12c/ai-toolkit/tree/HEAD/toolkit/skills/competitive-teardown/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-06-18
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/c0x12c-competitive-teardown

## What it does

The skill guides research into one competitor or a side-by-side comparison. It covers the product itself, features, pricing, customer feedback, acquisition channels, and signs of growth. A comparison table can include target users, funding, weaknesses, and your planned product’s advantage.

The analysis then looks for gaps shared by competitors and needs users still have. It advises checking reviews across platforms and looking for recurring complaints rather than treating one bad review as a pattern. Available tools are `WebSearch`, `WebFetch`, and `Read`; the suggested output location is `02-research/`, with `templates/competitor-analysis.md` as an optional template. Skipping hands-on product checks risks leaving you with a summary of marketing claims.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add c0x12c/ai-toolkit --skill competitive-teardown -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/competitive-teardown/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/competitive-teardown/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add c0x12c/ai-toolkit --skill competitive-teardown -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/competitive-teardown/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add c0x12c/ai-toolkit --skill competitive-teardown -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/competitive-teardown/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install c0x12c/ai-toolkit competitive-teardown
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/competitive-teardown/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add c0x12c/ai-toolkit --skill competitive-teardown -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/c0x12c/ai-toolkit --path toolkit/skills/competitive-teardown
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/competitive-teardown/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add c0x12c/ai-toolkit --skill competitive-teardown -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/c0x12c/ai-toolkit/tree/HEAD/toolkit/skills/competitive-teardown/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- inspect a competitor’s product and pricing
- compare several competitors in a structured table
- spot recurring complaints across user reviews
- identify user needs competitors fail to address
- prepare research for a competition slide

## Example prompts
- Research Acme’s product, pricing, and recurring user complaints.
- Compare these competitors in a table and find weaknesses they share.
- Analyze competitors before we build, then draft findings for a competition slide.

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