| name | write-competitor-analysis |
| description | Competitive landscape analysis using the Competitor Analysis prompt from jeffbailey.us. Direct shortcut — use when the user says /write:competitor-analysis. |
Competitor Analysis
Direct shortcut to the Competitor Analysis prompt. Skips prompt selection — use /write:strategy for the general strategy workflow instead.
Prompt Caching
All prompts are cached locally as markdown to avoid repeated network fetches.
Cache directory: ~/.claude/cache/writing-prompts/
To load the prompt:
- Check if
~/.claude/cache/writing-prompts/competitor-analysis.md exists
- If it exists, read and use it
- If it does not exist, fetch and cache it:
mkdir -p ~/.claude/cache/writing-prompts && curl -s "https://jeffbailey.us/prompts/competitor-analysis/raw.html" | pandoc -f html -t markdown --wrap=none -o ~/.claude/cache/writing-prompts/competitor-analysis.md
- Read the newly cached file and use it
To refresh a cached prompt: delete the cached file and re-fetch using step 3.
Workflow
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Understand the objective -- Ask the user about their market, competitors, and what strategic questions they need answered.
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Load the prompt -- Load the Competitor Analysis prompt (slug: competitor-analysis) using the caching steps above.
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Gather variables -- If the loaded prompt contains template variables in the format {{variable_name|default="value"}}:
- Has a non-empty default: Present the default and let the user accept or override it.
- Has an empty default or no default: The user must provide a value. Show the HTML comment examples as suggestions to choose from.
Present all variables at once. Pre-fill any values already clear from the user's initial request.
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Apply the prompt -- Substitute all gathered values, then follow the loaded prompt to produce the competitive landscape analysis.
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Deliver actionable output -- Present findings with clear priorities, opportunity gaps, and next steps.
Reference
Strategy prompts are maintained at https://jeffbailey.us/prompts/
