Competitive intel

Competitive Intelligence

Conduct competitive intelligence on: $ARGUMENTS

The argument may be a company name, product name, market segment, or URL. Follow these steps precisely using RivalSearchMCP tools. Report progress after each step.

Step 1: Target Identification

Use web_search:

• query: "$ARGUMENTS official website", num_results: 10, extract_content: true

Establish the target's identity, website, and determine if this is a single entity or a market segment.

Step 2: Website & Product Audit

Use map_website to explore the target's web presence:

1. url: <target_website>, mode: "map", max_pages: 15, max_depth: 2
2. url: <target_website>, mode: "research", max_pages: 10, max_depth: 2

If they have documentation: 3. url: <target_website>, mode: "docs", max_pages: 10

Record page hierarchy, navigation patterns, technology signals, and content volume.

Step 3: Key Page Analysis

Use content_operations to retrieve and analyze critical pages:

• operation: "retrieve" for homepage, pricing, product, about, and team pages
• operation: "analyze", content: <retrieved>, analysis_type: "business", extract_key_points: true, summarize: true

Extract ecosystem links:

• operation: "extract", url: <target_website>, link_type: "internal", max_links: 100
• operation: "extract", url: <target_website>, link_type: "external", max_links: 50

Step 4: Market Landscape

Use web_search three times:

1. query: "$ARGUMENTS market landscape overview", num_results: 15, extract_content: true
2. query: "$ARGUMENTS market size growth trends", num_results: 10
3. query: "$ARGUMENTS competitors alternatives market share", num_results: 10

Identify the broader market context, key players, and competitive positioning.

Step 5: News & Investment Activity

Use news_aggregation twice:

1. query: "$ARGUMENTS", max_results: 15, time_range: "month"
2. query: "$ARGUMENTS funding OR acquisition OR partnership", max_results: 10, time_range: "month"

Use web_search:

• query: "$ARGUMENTS funding raised investment valuation", num_results: 10

Step 6: Community Perception

Use social_search twice:

1. query: "$ARGUMENTS", platforms: ["reddit", "hackernews", "devto", "producthunt", "medium"], max_results_per_platform: 10, time_filter: "year"
2. query: "$ARGUMENTS vs OR alternative OR comparison OR best", platforms: ["reddit", "hackernews"], max_results_per_platform: 10

What do users praise? Complain about? What alternatives do they mention?

Step 7: Technical & GitHub Assessment

Use github_search twice:

1. query: "$ARGUMENTS", sort: "stars", max_results: 15, include_readme: true
2. query: "$ARGUMENTS", sort: "updated", max_results: 10

Use web_search:

• query: "$ARGUMENTS tech stack OR technology OR engineering OR architecture", num_results: 10

Use scientific_research:

• operation: "academic_search", query: "$ARGUMENTS", max_results: 5

Step 8: Compile Report

1. Executive Summary — Key findings and market position assessment
2. Company/Market Overview — Identity, product, market context
3. Website Assessment — Site structure, content quality, technical observations
4. Product & Pricing — Offerings, pricing model, features, target audience
5. Market Landscape — Market size, growth, key players with comparison table
6. SWOT Analysis
   • Strengths — Competitive advantages and moats
   • Weaknesses — Vulnerabilities and pain points
   • Opportunities — Where they (or you) can gain ground
   • Threats — Competitive dangers and headwinds
7. News & Investment — Funding, partnerships, growth trajectory
8. Community Perception — Practitioner sentiment with evidence
9. Technical Assessment — Stack, GitHub presence, engineering quality
10. Ecosystem & Partnerships — Integrations, partner network, link analysis
11. Sources — All URLs consulted

Use tables for player comparisons. Format as clean markdown with inline citations Source Name.