competitor-monitor

Monitor competitors' websites, social media, pricing, and product changes automatically. Use when the user wants to track competitor activity, detect website changes, monitor pricing updates, track new features or blog posts, get alerts on competitor moves, or conduct ongoing competitive intelligence. Supports scheduled checks with configurable alert channels.

Competitor Monitor

Autonomous competitive intelligence for your agent.

Quick Start

Add a competitor to track:

python3 scripts/monitor.py add --name "Acme Corp" --url https://acme.com --track pricing,blog,changelog

Run a check:

python3 scripts/monitor.py check --all

Commands

Add Competitor

python3 scripts/monitor.py add \
  --name "Competitor" \
  --url https://competitor.com \
  --track pricing,blog,changelog,features,social \
  --social-twitter @competitor \
  --check-interval 6h

Check All Competitors

python3 scripts/monitor.py check --all
python3 scripts/monitor.py check --name "Acme Corp"

View Change History

python3 scripts/monitor.py history --name "Acme Corp" --days 30

Generate Report

python3 scripts/monitor.py report --format markdown --period week

What Gets Tracked

Signal	How	Alert When
Pricing changes	Page diff on pricing URL	Any text change detected
Blog/changelog	RSS feed or page diff	New entries
Feature launches	Changelog + social monitoring	New announcements
Social activity	X/Twitter mentions and posts	Significant posts
SEO changes	Title/meta/H1 diffs	Structure changes
Tech stack	Built-with detection	Stack changes

Configuration

Stored at ~/.openclaw/competitor-monitor.json:

{
  "competitors": [
    {
      "name": "Acme Corp",
      "url": "https://acme.com",
      "pricingUrl": "https://acme.com/pricing",
      "blogUrl": "https://acme.com/blog",
      "twitter": "@acme",
      "trackingTypes": ["pricing", "blog", "changelog", "social"],
      "checkInterval": "6h"
    }
  ],
  "alertChannel": "telegram",
  "diffThreshold": 0.05
}

Scheduling

Set up as a heartbeat task or cron:

# Check competitors every 6 hours
python3 scripts/monitor.py check --all --quiet --alert-changes

Alert Format

When changes detected:

COMPETITOR ALERT: Acme Corp
Change type: Pricing
Detected: 2026-03-06 14:30 EST
Summary: Enterprise plan price increased from $99/mo to $129/mo
Diff: [link to stored diff]

Advanced: Competitive Intelligence Reports

See references/ci-templates.md for weekly/monthly report templates that synthesize all tracked changes into actionable intelligence briefs.