competitor-research

Gather competitive intelligence from LinkedIn profiles and activity via Crispy MCP endpoints.

Updated Mar 4, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/shyftai/crispymcp --skill competitor-research-shyftai
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: competitor-research
Source: https://github.com/shyftai/crispymcp/tree/main/skills/competitor-research
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/shyftai/crispymcp --skill competitor-research-shyftai

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Competitive intelligence is scattered across public LinkedIn profiles, posts, and hiring activity, making it hard to infer strategy, team composition, and market positioning; this Skill consolidates those signals into actionable insights so teams can make data-driven competitive decisions.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Company profiling: Retrieve size, industry, description, HQ, and public positioning to form a concise company overview.
  • Hiring signal analysis: Identify recent hires, departures, and hiring velocity to infer strategic priorities and product bets.
  • Org chart & people mapping: Discover key leaders, group by department, and generate a leadership and team hierarchy.
  • Content strategy analysis: Aggregate posts from key voices, categorize topics, and measure engagement patterns to reveal messaging and gaps.
  • Market landscape mapping: Search companies by industry keywords, profile multiple competitors, and highlight whitespace and opportunities.
  • Use case: Run a full competitor deep dive to produce a one-page brief summarizing leadership, hiring trends, content themes, SWOT, and recommended responses.

Quick Start

Ask the skill to perform a competitor deep dive for Acme Corp and return a concise intelligence brief covering company profile, hiring signals, org map, content strategy, and top recommendations.

Frequently Asked Questions about competitor-research

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I gather competitive intelligence from LinkedIn profiles and posts?

Gather competitive intelligence by retrieving company profiles, mapping people searches, and analyzing post engagement to synthesize hiring signals and content themes into actionable strategic reports.

Can I map a competitor's org chart using LinkedIn hiring signals?

Map org charts by searching people data to discover key leaders, grouping personnel by department, and generating a leadership hierarchy to infer strategic priorities from recent hires and departures.

What is the best way to analyze competitor content strategy on LinkedIn?

Analyze content strategy by aggregating posts from key voices, categorizing topics, and measuring engagement patterns to reveal messaging gaps and competitive positioning opportunities.

Does this competitive intelligence Skill require authenticated access to LinkedIn endpoints?

Competitive intelligence gathering requires authenticated access to Crispy MCP LinkedIn endpoints to retrieve public company profiles, people searches, and post listings for synthesis.

How do I run a full competitor deep dive and generate an intelligence brief?

Run a competitor deep dive by profiling a company, analyzing hiring velocity, mapping leadership, categorizing content themes, and synthesizing findings into a concise SWOT and recommendation brief.

Can I map a market landscape by searching companies with industry keywords?

Map market landscapes by searching companies using industry keywords, profiling multiple competitors simultaneously, and highlighting whitespace opportunities and strategic positioning gaps.