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 - Extract detailed data
• lighthouse-audit - Audit competitor performance

Skill Metadata

• Mode: centaur

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