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.