# competitor-analysis

Benchmarks competitor keywords, backlinks, traffic share, and AI citations. It generates comparison tables and a prioritized SEO action plan.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1500 installs · ★ 3013
- Author: aaron-he-zhu
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills/tree/HEAD/seo-geo/survey/competitor-analysis/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/competitor-analysis-2

## What it does

The skill audits competitor SEO and GEO strategies across organic search and AI citations. It evaluates backlink profiles and keyword footprints for three to five rival domains. Every metric is explicitly tagged as Measured, User-provided, or Estimated, so inferred estimates never pass as real measurements.

Data gathering can run through the bundled `firecrawl.py` connector script. It renders target pages into markdown while respecting target `robots.txt` rules. If competitor domains are missing and cannot be inferred from project files, the agent stops and asks for targets.

Results are saved to `memory/research/` alongside an immediate, short-term, and long-term action plan. This skill handles competitive domain benchmarking. If you need a direct pairwise topic gap audit, switch to the dedicated `content-gap-analysis` skill instead.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill competitor-analysis -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill competitor-analysis -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill competitor-analysis -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills competitor-analysis
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill competitor-analysis -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --path seo-geo/survey/competitor-analysis
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill competitor-analysis -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/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills/tree/HEAD/seo-geo/survey/competitor-analysis/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- benchmark keyword rankings and backlink profiles across competing domains
- evaluate competitor citations inside generative AI search answers
- build a phased SEO action plan based on rival weaknesses
- inspect competitor site structure and pages while respecting `robots.txt`

## Example prompts
- Analyze SEO strategy for <competitor-domain>
- Compare my site against <competitor-1> and <competitor-2>
- Check AI citations and backlinks for <competitor-domain>

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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name: competitor-analysis
slug: competitor-analysis
displayName: "Competitor Analysis · 竞品分析"
summary: "竞品分析/竞争对手"
description: 'Use when the user asks to "analyze competitors" or "竞品分析"; benchmarks competitor keywords, content, backlinks, AI citations, and traffic share into strengths, weaknesses, and an action plan. Not for a pairwise topic-coverage gap map — use content-gap-analysis. 竞品分析/竞争对手'
version: "20.1.0"
license: Apache-2.0
compatibility: "Claude Code and compatible agent-skill hosts"
homepage: "https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills"
when_to_use: "Use when analyzing competitor SEO strategy, comparing domains, benchmarking against competitors, or finding competitor keywords and content gaps."
argument-hint: "<competitor URL or domain>"
metadata: {"author": "aaron-he-zhu", "version": "20.1.0", "discipline": "seo-geo", "phase": "survey", "geo-relevance": "medium", "hermes": {"tags": ["marketing", "seo-geo", "survey"], "category": "seo-geo"}, "openclaw": {"emoji": "🔍", "homepage": "https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills"}}
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# Competitor Analysis

Analyzes competitor SEO and GEO strategies to reveal repeatable wins, weak spots, and market gaps.

## Quick Start

```
Analyze SEO strategy for [competitor URL]
```

```
Compare my site [URL] against [competitor 1], [competitor 2], [competitor 3]
```

## Skill Contract

**Expected output**: a prioritized competitor brief plus the standard handoff summary for `memory/research/`.

- **Reads**: competitor URLs/domains, your own site metrics, business model, target audience, industry context, and any user-provided or tool data.
- **Writes**: a user-facing analysis and reusable summary.
- **Promotes**: durable competitor facts, keyword priorities, entity candidates, and pending strategy decisions to `memory/hot-cache.md`, `memory/open-loops.md`, and `memory/research/`.
- **Done when**: 3-5 competitors are benchmarked across keywords, backlinks, and traffic share in one comparison table; each strength-to-learn and weakness-to-exploit cites evidence; and the deliverable closes with an Immediate / Short-term / Long-term plan.
- **Primary next skill**: [content-gap-analysis](../content-gap-analysis/SKILL.md) when the competitive landscape is clear.

### Handoff Summary

> Emit the standard shape from [skill-contract.md §Handoff Summary Format](../../../references/skill-contract.md).

## Data Sources

Optional integrations: ~~SEO tool, ~~analytics, ~~AI monitor. Without tools, ask for competitor URLs, your site metrics, and industry context. See [CONNECTORS.md](../../../CONNECTORS.md).
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