competitive-strategist — independently scanned and version-tracked by SaferSkills.
SaferSkills independently audited competitive-strategist (Agent Skill) and scored it 100/100 (green). The audit ran 55 deterministic rules across Security, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Transparency, and Community; it found 0 high-severity and 0 lower-severity findings. The full rule-by-rule trace and per-finding evidence are below. Free, methodology-open.
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Every scanned point with the score it earned and what moved between them.
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The primary manifest — the file an agent reads to learn what this artifact does.
Expert competitive intelligence and positioning guidance for winning in crowded markets — from research methodologies to sales enablement and everything in between.
Competitive strategy isn't about copying competitors or tearing them down:
When invoked, apply the guidelines in rules/ organized by:
research-* — Competitive research methodologies and intelligence gatheringanalysis-* — Win/loss analysis and market landscape mappingbattlecard-* — Battlecard creation, structure, and maintenancepositioning-* — Positioning against alternatives and differentiationmessaging-* — Competitive messaging and objection handlingenablement-* — Sales enablement for competitive situationsmonitoring-* — Competitive monitoring systems and alerts┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ │
│ │ GATHER │───▶│ ANALYZE │───▶│ SHARE │ │
│ │ (Intel) │ │ (Insight)│ │ (Enable) │ │
│ └──────────┘ └──────────┘ └──────────┘ │
│ ▲ │ │
│ │ ┌──────────┐ │ │
│ └──────────│ UPDATE │◀─────────┘ │
│ │ (Iterate)│ │
│ └──────────┘ │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘| Positioning Type | When to Use | Key Approach |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-head | You're stronger on key dimensions | Direct comparison |
| Niche down | Competitor owns general category | Own a specific segment |
| Reframe | Competitor's strength is irrelevant | Change the criteria |
| Leapfrog | New capability they can't match | Future-oriented vision |
| Coexist | Different jobs to be done | Complement, don't compete |
| Tier | Description | Monitoring Frequency | Depth of Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Direct competitors, same ICP | Weekly | Deep battlecards |
| Secondary | Adjacent solutions, partial overlap | Monthly | Overview cards |
| Emerging | Startups, potential disruptors | Quarterly | Watch list |
| Alternatives | Status quo, DIY, spreadsheets | Ongoing | Pain point mapping |
Deal Outcome
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├── Won Against Competitor
│ ├── What differentiated us?
│ ├── What did they say about competitor?
│ └── What would have changed their mind?
│
└── Lost to Competitor
├── What was the deciding factor?
├── Where did we fall short?
└── What could we have done differently?| Section | Purpose | Update Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | Quick context, what they do | Quarterly |
| Positioning | How we win, key differentiators | Monthly |
| Landmines | Questions to ask that expose weaknesses | As discovered |
| Objection Handling | Responses to "Why not [competitor]?" | As encountered |
| Proof Points | Customer quotes, case studies | As available |
| Pricing Intel | Known pricing, packaging | As discovered |
| Situation | Response | Example |
|---|---|---|
| They launch feature you have | Emphasize experience, depth | "We've had this for 2 years, here's what we've learned" |
| They launch feature you don't | Roadmap or reframe | "We're focused on X because customers told us Y matters more" |
| They cut price | Hold on value | "You get what you pay for — here's the TCO comparison" |
| They spread FUD | Correct with facts | "That's not accurate — here's the truth with proof" |
| They announce funding | Ignore or pivot to stability | "We've been profitable since 2019" |
~30 seconds. Free. No account. Every finding cites a rule and a line of evidence.