nx-market-refresh-2026

name	nx-market-refresh-2026
description	Research the 2025-2026 market landscape (local-first AI, MCP, evidence packs, eval harnesses) and update PRODUCTS/04_LANDSCAPE_2026.md with cited sources. Use when preparing portfolio or differentiation work.

Nx Market Refresh 2026

Overview

Produce a concise market landscape with citations to inform product selection and differentiation.

Workflow

1. Define the focus areas: local-first AI, MCP ecosystem, research/evidence tooling, eval harnesses, and compliance/audit tooling.
2. Collect sources with URLs and dates (press releases, docs, standards, major vendor updates).
3. Summarize trends, competitive landscape, and gaps relevant to NEXUS.
4. Write PRODUCTS/04_LANDSCAPE_2026.md with citations and implications.
5. Append a note to PRODUCTS/PROGRESS_LOG.md.

Commands (examples)

# PowerShell: fetch a source and save a snippet
Invoke-WebRequest https://modelcontextprotocol.io/ -UseBasicParsing | Select-Object -First 20

# Verify MCP docs or vendor updates
Invoke-WebRequest https://docs.anthropic.com/ -UseBasicParsing | Select-Object -First 20

Output Checklist

• PRODUCTS/04_LANDSCAPE_2026.md with:
  • Trend summary
  • Competitive map
  • Differentiation opportunities
  • Risks and assumptions
  • At least 6 cited sources (URL + access date)
• PRODUCTS/PROGRESS_LOG.md appended with market refresh note.