forum-research
Research real competitors and market positioning via Reddit, forums, and community discussions. Use when finding actual competitors (not assumed ones), researching brand reputation, discovering how users compare brands, or when user mentions "forum research", "Reddit comparisons", "real competitors", or "what do people say about".
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill forum-research-nocodeify-aeo --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.
# Forum Research Methodology This skill teaches how to discover REAL competitors and market positioning through forum research, rather than relying on category assumptions. ## Why Forum Research Matters - Category competitors ≠ actual competitors - Users compare within tiers, not across tiers - Forums reveal authentic competitive landscape - Premium brands often have unexpected peer groups - Budget comparisons can damage premium positioning ## The Forum Research Process ### Step 1: Reddit Search Queries ``` site:reddit.com "[Brand]" vs site:reddit.com "[Brand]" comparison site:reddit.com "[Brand]" or "[Competitor]" site:reddit.com "best [category]" recommendations site:reddit.com "[Brand]" review site:reddit.com "[Brand]" worth it ``` ### Step 2: Industry Forum Search Find industry-specific forums: ``` "[category] forum" site:*.com "[category] community" discussions ``` Then search within: ``` site:[industry-forum].com "[Brand]" site:[industry-forum].com "best [category]" site:[industry-forum].com "[Brand]" vs ``` ### Step 3: Comparison Mining Look for natural language patterns: - "X and Y are the best" - "X is comparable to Y" - "If you can't get X, try Y" - "X is the [category] e
- Why Forum Research Matters
- The Forum Research Process
- Step 1: Reddit Search Queries
- Step 2: Industry Forum Search
- Step 3: Comparison Mining
- Step 4: Tier Mapping
- Critical Rules
- DO:
- DON'T:
- Evidence Template
- Example: FueGenix Case Study
- Wrong Approach (Category-Based)
- Right Approach (Forum-Based)
- Output Format
What does the forum-research skill do?
Research real competitors and market positioning via Reddit, forums, and community discussions. Use when finding actual competitors (not assumed ones), researching brand reputation, discovering how users compare brands, or when user mentions "forum research", "Reddit comparisons", "real competitors", or "what do people say about".
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill forum-research-nocodeify-aeo --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 majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 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.