Market Research — Orchestrator

Strategy track entry point. Maps market landscape, competitors, identifies gaps and opportunities. Capability metadata (route triggers, prerequisites, load map, artifact contract) lives in routing.yaml. Agent table + 3 routes + Research Checkpoint: references/agent-manifest.md. Methodology + four failure modes + when NOT to use: references/playbook.md.

Core question: What does the market look like, and where are the gaps worth filling?

Critical Gates — load first

1. Sources >18 months old → flag as historical, not current. Don't present stale data as current intelligence.
2. TAM/SAM/SOM without methodology is a guess. Every estimate needs method (top-down/bottom-up), source, and confidence.
3. Adjacent competitors are the highest threat — never skip the adjacent check. Biggest threats come from adjacent categories expanding in.
4. Never rely on training data for positions or pricing — use WebSearch. Competitor data changes constantly; verify live.

Before Starting

Apply references/_shared/before-starting-check.md. Then: