Competitor Monitor
Track competitor websites for changes and get alerts - stay informed about pricing, features, and content updates.
When to Use This Skill
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Pricing intelligence - Track competitor price changes
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Feature tracking - Monitor new feature announcements
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Content watch - Track new blog posts or pages
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Change alerts - Get notified of website updates
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Competitive analysis - Regular competitor audits
What Claude Does vs What You Decide
Claude Does You Decide
Structures analysis frameworks Strategic priorities
Synthesizes market data Competitive positioning
Identifies opportunities Resource allocation
Creates strategic options Final strategy selection
Suggests implementation approaches Execution decisions
Dependencies
pip install beautifulsoup4 requests click
For diff comparison:
pip install diff-match-patch
Commands
Watch URL
python scripts/main.py watch https://competitor.com/pricing python scripts/main.py watch https://competitor.com/pricing --selector ".price"
Check Changes
python scripts/main.py diff https://competitor.com/pricing --baseline cache.html
Monitor Pricing
python scripts/main.py pricing https://competitor.com/pricing
Batch Monitor
python scripts/main.py batch competitors.txt --output changes/
Examples
Example 1: Track Pricing Changes
First, capture baseline
python scripts/main.py watch https://competitor.com/pricing --save baseline.html
Later, check for changes
python scripts/main.py diff https://competitor.com/pricing --baseline baseline.html
Output:
Changes Detected!
─────────────────────
- Starter: $29/mo → $39/mo (+34%)
- Pro: $99/mo (unchanged)
+ New: Enterprise tier added
Example 2: Monitor Multiple Competitors
Create competitor list
cat > competitors.txt << EOF https://competitor1.com/pricing https://competitor2.com/pricing https://competitor3.com/features EOF
Run batch monitor
python scripts/main.py batch competitors.txt --output ./snapshots/
Output: Creates timestamped snapshots for each URL
Skill Boundaries
What This Skill Does Well
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Structuring strategic analysis
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Identifying market opportunities
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Creating strategic frameworks
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Synthesizing competitive data
What This Skill Cannot Do
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Replace market research
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Guarantee strategic success
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Know proprietary competitor info
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Make executive decisions
Related Skills
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web-scraper - Extract detailed data
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lighthouse-audit - Audit competitor performance
Skill Metadata
- Mode: centaur
category: automation subcategory: competitive-intelligence dependencies: [beautifulsoup4, requests] difficulty: intermediate time_saved: 4+ hours/week