competitive-research-snapshot — Claude Code skill: install
Builds a cited competitive snapshot with a comparison matrix and decision implications. Use it when positioning, roadmap, or deal work needs evidence.
npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill competitive-research-snapshot -a claude-codeWhat competitive-research-snapshot does
This skill runs competitive research as a workflow: it sets a search plan, selects relevant competitors, gathers only the evidence needed for the stated decision, and labels facts, inferences, and assumptions. The result is a decision-support snapshot with real URL citations, a comparison matrix, and options for what to do next.
Its output follows a stable schema, so later skills can compare a fresh run with an earlier snapshot. It usually covers three or four competitors and records positioning, relevant capabilities, likely strengths, likely weaknesses, and a key source for each one. This is not a market-sizing report or a deep investigation of one company.
Provide a company, product, or segment together with the decision the research should support. Known competitors can be supplied, or the skill can identify them. With no context, it asks up to three questions and proceeds with labeled assumptions. Check those assumptions before acting, because they are part of the evidence boundary.
What it helps with
- ground a positioning change in cited evidence
- compare where competitors are strong or weak
- create a baseline for later competitive diffs
- surface product risks and opportunities
Example prompts for the agent
- Run
competitive-research-snapshoton our product and recommend which roadmap direction the evidence supports. - Use
competitive-research-snapshotfor [Competitor A] and [Competitor B], and identify another relevant competitor if needed. - Prepare a deal-support snapshot with
competitive-research-snapshot; compare us with the main rival and separate sourced facts from assumptions.
How to install competitive-research-snapshot
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill competitive-research-snapshot -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/competitive-research-snapshot/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/competitive-research-snapshot/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill competitive-research-snapshot -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/competitive-research-snapshot/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill competitive-research-snapshot -a cursor2Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/competitive-research-snapshot/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills competitive-research-snapshot2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/competitive-research-snapshot/SKILL.md1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill competitive-research-snapshot -a gemini-cli2Platform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --path skills/competitive-research-snapshotManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/competitive-research-snapshot/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill competitive-research-snapshot -a opencodeClaude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways
Questions about competitive-research-snapshot
How do I install competitive-research-snapshot in Claude Code?
Run npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill competitive-research-snapshot -a claude-code, run the same command again, then open ~/.claude/skills/competitive-research-snapshot/SKILL.md.
What does competitive-research-snapshot do?
It researches a competitive landscape around a specific product decision. The skill produces cited findings, a comparison matrix, labeled facts and assumptions, and next-step options.
What input does the skill need?
Give it the company, product, or segment and the decision the research should support. You can provide competitors or let the skill identify them; with no context, it asks up to three questions.
