competitive-research-snapshot

# Competitive Research Snapshot ## Purpose Research a company's competitive landscape using a workflow, not a one-shot answer: **search plan → competitor selection → just-enough research → fact/inference labels → real URL citations → next-step options.** The output is a decision-support snapshot, not a market report — and because its schema is stable, downstream skills (battle cards, delta monitors) can consume it and diff it. Because it proceeds on labeled assumptions when questions go unanswered, it can run as an agent task or on a schedule; re-run it and diff against the prior snapshot. ## Input **Works best with:** the company, product, or segment to research, and **the decision this research should support** (positioning, roadmap bet, deal support, board prep) — the decision determines what "just enough" means. **Also useful:** known competitors (or explicit permission to identify them), and any prior snapshot or `market-landscape-scan` output in session — the skill builds on evidence already gathered rather than re-researching it. Input supplied inline with the invocation — text after the skill name, a pasted context dump, or an appended `ARGUMENTS:` line — counts as answers already given. Use it against the question budget; don't re-ask. **Arriving empty-handed? That works too.** The skill opens with at most 3 questions (subject, decision, competitors) and proceeds on labeled assumptions if they go unanswered. **Example invocation:** `Competitive research snapsh...