What is Competitor Analysis?

Generate competitor analysis with SWOT and market positioning. Use when comparing features, checking market share, analyzing differentiation strategies.

How to install Competitor Analysis?

Run: claude skill add --url github.com/openclaw/skills/tree/main/skills/bytesagain3/rivalwatch

Rivalwatch

Name: Competitor Analysis
Rating: 5 (3818 reviews)
Author: bytesagain3

Rivalwatch v2.0.0 is a utility toolkit for tracking, analyzing, and managing competitive intelligence data. It provides a comprehensive CLI with timestamped logging, multi-format data export, and full activity history tracking for competitor analysis workflows.

Commands

All commands accept optional <input> arguments. When called without arguments, they display the 20 most recent entries from their respective logs. When called with input, they record a new timestamped entry.

Command	Usage	Description
`run`	`rivalwatch run [input]`	Run a competitive analysis task and log the result
`check`	`rivalwatch check [input]`	Check a competitor's status or validate data
`convert`	`rivalwatch convert [input]`	Convert competitive data between formats
`analyze`	`rivalwatch analyze [input]`	Analyze competitive positioning or market data
`generate`	`rivalwatch generate [input]`	Generate competitive intelligence reports
`preview`	`rivalwatch preview [input]`	Preview analysis output before finalizing
`batch`	`rivalwatch batch [input]`	Process multiple competitors in batch mode
`compare`	`rivalwatch compare [input]`	Compare two or more competitors side by side
`export`	`rivalwatch export [input]`	Log an export operation
`config`	`rivalwatch config [input]`	Manage analysis configuration settings
`status`	`rivalwatch status [input]`	Log or view status entries
`report`	`rivalwatch report [input]`	Generate or log competitive reports

Utility Commands

Command	Usage	Description
`stats`	`rivalwatch stats`	Show summary statistics across all log files
`export <fmt>`	`rivalwatch export json\|csv\|txt`	Export all data in JSON, CSV, or plain text format
`search <term>`	`rivalwatch search <term>`	Search across all log entries (case-insensitive)
`recent`	`rivalwatch recent`	Show the 20 most recent activity entries
`status`	`rivalwatch status`	Health check — version, data dir, entry count, disk usage
`help`	`rivalwatch help`	Show full command reference
`version`	`rivalwatch version`	Print version string (`rivalwatch v2.0.0`)

Data Storage

All data is stored locally in ~/.local/share/rivalwatch/:

history.log — Master activity log with timestamps for every operation
run.log, check.log, analyze.log, etc. — Per-command log files storing timestamp|input entries
export.json, export.csv, export.txt — Generated export files

Each entry is stored in pipe-delimited format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM|value. The data directory is created automatically on first use.

Requirements

Bash 4.0+ (uses set -euo pipefail, local variables)
Standard Unix tools: date, wc, du, tail, grep, sed, basename, cat
No external dependencies, API keys, or network access required
Works on Linux, macOS, and WSL

When to Use

Tracking competitor product changes — Use run and check to log competitor updates, feature launches, or pricing changes over time
Comparing market positioning — Use compare to track how two or more competitors position themselves on features, pricing, or messaging
Generating SWOT-style analysis — Use analyze followed by report to build structured competitive intelligence documents
Batch monitoring multiple competitors — Use batch to queue and process data on several competitors in a single pass
Exporting competitive data for presentations — Use export json or export csv to produce structured data for dashboards or stakeholder reports

Examples

bash

# Log a competitor product update
rivalwatch run "Competitor X launched feature Y at $29/mo"

# Check competitor pricing
rivalwatch check "Competitor Z pricing page updated"

# Analyze market positioning
rivalwatch analyze "SaaS CRM market Q1 2025"

# Compare two competitors
rivalwatch compare "Slack vs Teams - enterprise features"

# Batch process multiple competitor entries
rivalwatch batch "CompA launch" "CompB pivot" "CompC funding"

# Export all competitive intel as JSON
rivalwatch export json

# Search for past entries mentioning a competitor
rivalwatch search "Competitor X"

# View summary statistics
rivalwatch stats

Output

All commands output structured text to stdout. Use standard shell redirection to capture output: