# competitor-social-research

Researches competitor social media strategies across multiple platforms and generates a practical content brief from public metrics.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1300 installs · ★ 4806
- Author: ScrapeCreators
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/ScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/competitor-social-research/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-08-26
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/competitor-social-research

## What it does

This skill analyzes public social profiles across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, X, Threads, and Bluesky. It pulls recent posts, compares engagement metrics against each account's median baseline, and flags high-performing outlier content.

Under the hood, the skill queries `scrapecreators-api` endpoints for profiles, video feeds, transcripts, and comments. It uses `Bash`, `Read`, `Write`, and `WebFetch` tools to process the retrieved data and structure findings.

The final output is a Markdown brief detailing competitor benchmarks, content pillars, whitespace opportunities, and testable hypotheses. You need a valid `SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY` in your environment, or profile calls will fail.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills --skill competitor-social-research -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills --skill competitor-social-research -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills --skill competitor-social-research -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install ScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills competitor-social-research
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills --skill competitor-social-research -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/ScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills --path skills/competitor-social-research
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills --skill competitor-social-research -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/ScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/competitor-social-research/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- benchmark competitor posting cadence and formats across social networks
- identify viral outlier posts using account-level median baselines
- discover content gaps and underserved audience questions
- generate structured Markdown briefs with actionable content tests

## Example prompts
- Compare the Instagram and TikTok accounts of competitor1 and competitor2, then find their top-performing reels.
- Analyze recent YouTube videos from our niche competitors and produce a competitor research brief with content gaps.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: competitor-social-research
description: Use when the user wants to research competitors' social media strategy, compare brands or creators, find what content is working in a niche, identify content gaps, or produce a practical social strategy brief from public social data.
allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, WebFetch

version: 1.0.0
author: ScrapeCreators
license: MIT
homepage: https://scrapecreators.com
repository: https://github.com/ScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills
metadata:
  openclaw:
    requires:
      env:
        - SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY
    primaryEnv: SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY
    homepage: https://scrapecreators.com
    tags:
      - social-media
      - research
      - scrapecreators
---

# Competitor Social Research

## Overview

Analyze what competitors are doing on social and what appears to be working. This skill combines profile data, recent posts, outlier analysis, transcripts, and optionally comments to produce a practical competitor brief.

## When to Use

Use this skill when the user asks to:

- compare competitors on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, X, Threads, or other social platforms
- find what content is working in a niche
- benchmark posting frequency, formats, topics, and engagement
- identify content gaps or opportunities
- build a social strategy from competitor research

## Workflow

1. **Define competitors and platforms**
   - Use provided handles/URLs.
   - If only company names are provided, search profiles first and confirm likely matches when ambiguity matters.

2. **Fetch profile snapshots**
   - Followers/subscribers
   - Bio/positioning
   - Links
   - Verification/public metadata

3. **Fetch recent content**
   - Pull comparable recent windows per competitor.
   - Track source URLs, dates, captions, formats, and metrics.

4. **Find outliers per competitor**
   - Use each account's own median baseline.
   - Do not compare raw views between a huge brand and a small brand without context.

5. **Analyze content strategy**
   - Content pillars
   - Formats
   - Hook styles
   - Posting cadence
   - Offers/CTAs
   - Use of founder/creator personality
   - Community/comment patterns

6. **Find gaps and opportunities**
   Look for:
   - topics competitors avoid
   - formats that overperform but few competitors use
   - unanswered audience questions
   - weak hooks or repetitive content
   - platform whitespace

## Useful ScrapeCreators Endpoints

Use the relevant profile/feed/detail/transcript/comment endpoints from `scrapecreators-api`. Common routes include:
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