# competitive-intel-watch

Diffs competitor activity against a prior research snapshot and logs only actionable shifts. Flags outdated battle cards and pricing notes without regenerating full reports.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1100 installs · ★ 7673
- Author: deanpeters
- License: CC-BY-SA-4.0 · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills/tree/HEAD/skills/competitive-intel-watch/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-16
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/competitive-intel-watch

## What it does

This skill tracks competitor moves against an earlier research snapshot. Instead of rewriting an entire deck, it captures meaningful shifts: pricing adjustments, packaging revisions, product launches or sunset notices, and key leadership departures. Every logged update requires an explicit date and source link, separating verifiable facts from inferences.

The workflow limits follow-up questions to a budget of two before proposing a three-point search plan across company sites, job boards, and press releases. It produces an explicit changelog and flags stale sections in battle cards, positioning statements, or roadmap documents. If nothing cleared the materiality bar, an empty changelog is reported as a normal result.

Without an existing snapshot, the run reverts to baseline mode to create an initial capture. Diffing an outdated scope after a company pivot causes bad signals, so fresh baselines are mandatory when market boundaries change. Typical runs take 10 to 25 minutes.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill competitive-intel-watch -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill competitive-intel-watch -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill competitive-intel-watch -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills competitive-intel-watch
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill competitive-intel-watch -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --path skills/competitive-intel-watch
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill competitive-intel-watch -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/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills/tree/HEAD/skills/competitive-intel-watch/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- track competitor pricing and packaging changes over time
- flag outdated sections in sales battle cards
- spot competitor product launches and deprecations with proof
- monitor market moves unattended between planning cycles

## Example prompts
- competitive-intel-watch: prior snapshot attached below, focus on pricing adjustments this run
- competitive-intel-watch: compare against last quarter's snapshot and highlight material changes
- competitive-intel-watch: no baseline available, generate the initial research snapshot

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