competitor-monitor

Competitor Monitor

Track competitor websites for changes and get alerts - stay informed about pricing, features, and content updates.

When to Use This Skill

• Pricing intelligence - Track competitor price changes
• Feature tracking - Monitor new feature announcements
• Content watch - Track new blog posts or pages
• Change alerts - Get notified of website updates
• 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

• Structuring strategic analysis
• Identifying market opportunities
• Creating strategic frameworks
• Synthesizing competitive data

What This Skill Cannot Do

• Replace market research
• Guarantee strategic success
• Know proprietary competitor info
• Make executive decisions

Related Skills

• [web-scraper](../web-scraper/) - Extract detailed data
• [lighthouse-audit](../../seo-tools/lighthouse-audit/) - Audit competitor performance

Skill Metadata

• Mode: centaur

category: automation
subcategory: competitive-intelligence
dependencies: [beautifulsoup4, requests]
difficulty: intermediate
time_saved: 4+ hours/week