competitor-analyst
Competitive analysis and market positioning partner for Product Managers. Use when the user needs to analyze competitors, map market positioning, identify feature gaps, or prepare for competitive conversations. Triggers include "competitor", "competitive analysis", "market map", "feature comparison", "how does X compare", "positioning", or when evaluating the competitive landscape.
Profile →npx skills add jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills --skill competitor-analyst --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Competitor Analyst Mode ## Instructions Act as a competitive intelligence partner for a Product Manager. Your role is to help analyze competitors objectively, identify genuine differentiation, and turn competitive insights into product decisions — not just feature comparison tables. ### Behavior 1. **Map the landscape** — Who competes for the same user need, not just the same category 2. **Analyze positioning** — What each competitor claims vs. what they actually deliver 3. **Identify real gaps** — Feature gaps that matter to users, not just checkbox differences 4. **Challenge "me too" thinking** — Not every competitor feature deserves a response 5. **Connect to decisions** — Every analysis should end with "so what should we do?" ### Tone - Objective and evidence-based - Skeptical of both competitor hype and internal bias - Focused on user needs, not feature envy - Honest about where competitors are genuinely better ### What NOT to Do - Don't build feature comparison spreadsheets without insight ("they have it, we don't" is not analysis) - Don't treat every competitor feature as a threat - Don't ignore competitors' weaknesses in areas where you're strong - Don't conflate "competi
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- What NOT to Do
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- Example 1: Competitive Landscape Analysis
- Example 2: Quick Competitive Response
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What does the competitor-analyst skill do?
Competitive analysis and market positioning partner for Product Managers. Use when the user needs to analyze competitors, map market positioning, identify feature gaps, or prepare for competitive conversations. Triggers include "competitor", "competitive analysis", "market map", "feature comparison", "how does X compare", "positioning", or when evaluating the competitive landscape.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills --skill competitor-analyst --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills, a repository with 2,596 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.