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Overview

Give it your product URL or description. It finds your top 5 competitors, runs three-track PR research across all of them (editorial, podcasts, communities), identifies which channels appear most frequently, looks up the journalist or host for each, and returns a tiered outreach list with story angles and ready-to-send cold pitch drafts tailored to your product. Use when asked to find PR opportunities, discover where competitors got featured, build a media outreach list, find which journalists cover my space, or get pitch templates for press coverage.

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Competitor PR Finder

Give it your product URL. It finds your competitors, researches every PR channel they used (news, podcasts, communities), surfaces the channels that appear across multiple competitors (your proven targets), finds the journalist or host for each, and drafts a personalized cold pitch for your product at every tier-1 channel.

Zero-hallucination policy: Every channel, journalist name, story angle, and pitch detail in the output must trace to a specific Tavily search result or the fetched product page. This applies to:

Competitor names: must appear in Tavily search results, not AI training knowledge
Channel names: must have a URL in the search results
Journalist/host names: must appear verbatim in a Tavily snippet
Story angles: extracted from article/episode titles in search results only
Pitch drafts: reference specific evidence from search data + product analysis

Common Mistakes

The agent will want to...	Why that's wrong
Name a journalist from training knowledge	Every journalist name must trace to a search result snippet. Writing "Sarah Perez covers startups at TechCrunch" from memory is hallucination.
List channels without evidence URLs	Every channel in the output must have at least one URL from the PR search results proving a competitor was featured there.
Skip the competitor confirmation step	Always show discovered competitors and wait for the user to confirm. Wrong competitors = wasted searches and a useless output.
Generate generic pitches ("We'd love to be featured")	Every pitch must reference a specific angle from the evidence AND a specific differentiator from the product analysis.
Mark a channel as Tier 1 with only 1 competitor occurrence	Tier 1 = 3+ competitors. Tier 2 = exactly 2. Tier 3 = 1. Do not promote channels that haven't proven themselves.
Use em dashes in output	Replace all em dashes (--) with hyphens.

Read Reference Files Before Each Run

cat references/pr-channel-types.md
cat references/pitch-guide.md
cat references/tier-scoring.md

Step 1: Setup Check

echo "TAVILY_API_KEY:    ${TAVILY_API_KEY:+set}${TAVILY_API_KEY:-NOT SET -- required}"
echo "FIRECRAWL_API_KEY: ${FIRECRAWL_API_KEY:+set}${FIRECRAWL_API_KEY:-not set, Tavily extract will be used as fallback}"

If TAVILY_API_KEY is missing: Stop immediately. Tell the user: "TAVILY_API_KEY is required to research competitors and find PR coverage. There is no fallback. Get it at app.tavily.com -- free tier: 1000 credits/month (about 43 full runs at ~23 searches/run). Add it to your .env file."

If only FIRECRAWL_API_KEY is missing: Continue. Tavily extract will be used for the URL fetch.

Step 2: Parse Input

Collect from the conversation:

product_url: the URL to fetch (required, unless user pastes a description directly)
product_name: optional, derived from page if not provided
geography: optional -- US / Europe / global. Default: US

If the user provides only a pasted description (no URL): Skip Steps 3 and 4. Go directly to Step 4 (product analysis) using the pasted text as product_content. Set page_source to user_description and note in data_quality_flags.

If neither URL nor description: Ask: "What is the URL of your product or startup? Or paste a short description: what it does, who it is for, and what makes it different from competitors."

Derive product slug:

PRODUCT_SLUG=$(python3 -c "
from urllib.parse import urlparse
import sys
url = 'URL_HERE'
if url.startswith('http'):
    host = urlparse(url).netloc.replace('www.', '')
    print(host.split('.')[0])
else:
    import re
    print(re.sub(r'[^a-z0-9]', '-', url[:30].lower()).strip('-'))
")
echo "Product slug: $PRODUCT_SLUG"

Step 3: Fetch Product Page

Primary: Firecrawl (if FIRECRAWL_API_KEY is set)

curl -s -X POST https://api.firecrawl.dev/v1/scrape \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FIRECRAWL_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url": "URL_HERE", "formats": ["markdown"], "onlyMainContent": true}' \
  | python3 -c "
import sys, json
d = json.load(sys.stdin)
content = d.get('data', {}).get('markdown', '') or d.get('markdown', '')
print(f'Fetched via Firecrawl: {len(content)} characters')
open('/tmp/cprf-product-raw.md', 'w').write(content)
"

Fallback: Tavily extract (if FIRECRAWL_API_KEY is not set)

curl -s -X POST https://api.tavily.com/extract \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"api_key\": \"$TAVILY_API_KEY\", \"urls\": [\"URL_HERE\"]}" \
  | python3 -c "
import sys, json
d = json.load(sys.stdin)
content = d.get('results', [{}])[0].get('raw_content', '')
print(f'Fetched via Tavily extract: {len(content)} characters')
open('/tmp/cprf-product-raw.md', 'w').write(content)
"

Checkpoint:

python3 -c "
content = open('/tmp/cprf-product-raw.md').read()
if len(content) < 200:
    print('ERROR: fewer than 200 characters fetched')
else:
    print(f'Content OK: {len(content)} characters')
"

If content < 200 characters: Stop fetching. Tell the user: "The product page returned no readable content -- the site is likely JavaScript-rendered and blocked the fetch. Please paste a short description directly: what it does, who it is for, and what makes it different."

Step 4: Product Analysis (AI)

Print page content:

python3 -c "
content = open('/tmp/cprf-product-raw.md').read()[:5000]
print('=== PRODUCT PAGE (first 5000 chars) ===')
print(content)
"

AI instructions: Analyze the product page above and extract:

product_name: the product or company name
one_line_description: what it does, for whom, core value prop. Under 20 words. No marketing language. Example: "CI/CD automation for developer teams that self-host their pipelines."
industry_taxonomy: l1 (top-level: e.g. developer tools / fintech / healthtech / consumer), l2 (sector: e.g. devops / payments / telemedicine), l3 (specific niche: e.g. CI/CD automation / embedded payments / async video consultation). Vague labels like "technology" alone are not acceptable.
differentiators: exactly 2-3 specific things that distinguish this product from generic competitors. These feed directly into the pitch drafts -- be specific. Example: ["Self-hosted pipeline runner -- no data leaves your infra", "Native support for monorepos with dynamic step generation"]
icp: buyer_persona (job title), company_type, company_size
geography_bias: US / Europe / global / unclear
page_source: "live_page" or "user_description"

Write to /tmp/cprf-product-analysis.json:

python3 << 'PYEOF'
import json

analysis = {
    # FILL from your analysis above
    "product_name": "",
    "one_line_description": "",
    "industry_taxonomy": {"l1": "", "l2": "", "l3": ""},
    "differentiators": [],
    "icp": {"buyer_persona": "", "company_type": "", "company_size": ""},
    "geography_bias": "US",
    "page_source": "live_page"
}

json.dump(analysis, open('/tmp/cprf-product-analysis.json', 'w'), indent=2)
print('Product analysis written.')
PYEOF

Verify:

python3 -c "
import json
a = json.load(open('/tmp/cprf-product-analysis.json'))
print('Product:', a['product_name'])
print('Industry:', a['industry_taxonomy']['l1'], '>', a['industry_taxonomy']['l2'], '>', a['industry_taxonomy']['l3'])
print('Differentiators:')
for d in a['differentiators']:
    print(f'  - {d}')
"

Step 4b: Phase 1 -- Competitor Discovery

ls scripts/research.py 2>/dev/null && echo "script found" || echo "ERROR: scripts/research.py not found -- cannot continue"

python3 scripts/research.py \
  --phase discover \
  --product-analysis /tmp/cprf-product-analysis.json \
  --tavily-key "$TAVILY_API_KEY" \
  --output /tmp/cprf-competitors-raw.json

Print results for AI review:

python3 -c "
import json
data = json.load(open('/tmp/cprf-competitors-raw.json'))
print(f'Searches run: {len(data[\"competitor_searches\"])}')
for s in data['competitor_searches']:
    print(f'\nQuery: {s[\"query\"]}')
    print(f'Answer: {s.get(\"answer\",\"\")[:400]}')
    for r in s.get('results', [])[:5]:
        print(f'  - {r[\"title\"]} | {r[\"url\"]}')
        print(f'    {r.get(\"content\",\"\")[:200]}')
"

AI instructions: Read the search results above. Pick exactly 5 competitor companies that:

Are named in the search result titles, answers, or snippets
Are in the same L3 niche as the product being analyzed
Are actual competing products (not agencies, consultancies, or list articles)
Are distinct from each other (not the same company under different names)

For each competitor write: name, url (from the search result where they appeared), description (one sentence from snippet), source_url (the search result URL where they were found).

Step 5: Competitor Confirmation

Show the discovered competitors to the user:

python3 << 'PYEOF'
import json

analysis = json.load(open('/tmp/cprf-product-analysis.json'))

# FILL: 5 competitors from the search results above
candidates = [
    # {"name": str, "url": str, "description": str, "source_url": str}
]

print(f"\nFound 5 competitors for {analysis['product_name']} in {analysis['industry_taxonomy']['l3']}:\n")
for i, c in enumerate(candidates, 1):
    print(f"  {i}. {c['name']} -- {c['description']}")
    print(f"     {c['url']}")

data = json.load(open('/tmp/cprf-competitors-raw.json'))
data['competitor_candidates'] = candidates
json.dump(data, open('/tmp/cprf-competitors-raw.json', 'w'), indent=2)
PYEOF

Tell the user: "These are the 5 competitors I'll research for PR coverage. Add, remove, or swap any -- or say 'looks good' to continue."

Wait for confirmation. If the user edits the list (adds/removes/swaps), update the candidates accordingly. Then write the confirmed list:

python3 << 'PYEOF'
import json

# FILL: confirmed competitor list (after user review)
confirmed = [
    # {"name": str, "url": str}
]

json.dump({"confirmed_competitors": confirmed}, open('/tmp/cprf-competitors-confirmed.json', 'w'), indent=2)
print(f"Confirmed {len(confirmed)} competitors for PR research.")
for c in confirmed:
    print(f"  - {c['name']} ({c['url']})")
PYEOF

Step 6: Three-Track PR Research (Phase 2)

python3 scripts/research.py \
  --phase pr-research \
  --competitors /tmp/cprf-competitors-confirmed.json \
  --product-analysis /tmp/cprf-product-analysis.json \
  --tavily-key "$TAVILY_API_KEY" \
  --output /tmp/cprf-pr-raw.json

This runs 3 searches per competitor (15 total):

Track A (Editorial): "[competitor]" featured press coverage TechCrunch Forbes Wired article interview
Track B (Podcasts): "[competitor]" founder CEO podcast interview appeared on episode
Track C (Communities): "[competitor]" site:reddit.com OR site:news.ycombinator.com OR site:producthunt.com

Print coverage summary:

python3 -c "
import json
data = json.load(open('/tmp/cprf-pr-raw.json'))
print(f'Competitors researched: {data[\"competitors_researched\"]}')
print()
for r in data['results']:
    print(f'{r[\"competitor\"]}:')
    for track, tdata in r['tracks'].items():
        n = len(tdata.get('results'

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name: competitor-pr-finder
description: 'Give it your product URL or description. It finds your top 5 competitors, runs three-track PR research across all of them (editorial, podcasts, communities), identifies which channels appear most frequently, looks up the journalist or host for each, and returns a tiered outreach list with story angles and ready-to-send cold pitch drafts tailored to your product. Use when asked to find PR opportunities, discover where competitors got featured, build a media outreach list, find which journalists cover my space, or get pitch templates for press coverage.'
compatibility: [claude-code, gemini-cli, github-copilot]

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---
name: competitor-pr-finder
description: 'Give it your product URL or description. It finds your top 5 competitors, runs three-track PR research across all of them (editorial, podcasts, communities), identifies which channels appear most frequently, looks up the journalist or host for each, and returns a tiered outreach list with story angles and ready-to-send cold pitch drafts tailored to your product. Use when asked to find PR opportunities, discover where competitors got featured, build a media outreach list, find which journalists cover my space, or get pitch templates for press coverage.'
compatibility: [claude-code, gemini-cli, github-copilot]
---

# Competitor PR Finder

Give it your product URL. It finds your competitors, researches every PR channel they used (news, podcasts, communities), surfaces the channels that appear across multiple competitors (your proven targets), finds the journalist or host for each, and drafts a personalized cold pitch for your product at every tier-1 channel.

---

**Zero-hallucination policy:** Every channel, journalist name, story angle, and pitch detail in the output must trace to a specific Tavily search result or the fetched product page. This applies to:
- Competitor names: must appear in Tavily search results, not AI training knowledge
- Channel names: must have a URL in the search results
- Journalist/host names: must appear verbatim in a Tavily snippet
- Story angles: extracted from article/episode titles in search results only
- Pitch drafts: reference specific evidence from search data + product analysis

---

## Common Mistakes

| The agent will want to... | Why that's wrong |
|---|---|
| Name a journalist from training knowledge | Every journalist name must trace to a search result snippet. Writing "Sarah Perez covers startups at TechCrunch" from memory is hallucination. |
| List channels without evidence URLs | Every channel in the output must have at least one URL from the PR search results proving a competitor was featured there. |
| Skip the competitor confirmation step | Always show discovered competitors and wait for the user to confirm. Wrong competitors = wasted searches and a useless output. |
| Generate generic pitches ("We'd love to be featured") | Every pitch must reference a specific angle from the evidence AND a specific differentiator from the product analysis. |
| Mark a channel as Tier 1 with only 1 competitor occurrence | Tier 1 = 3+ competitors. Tier 2 = exactly 2. Tier 3 = 1. Do not promote channels that haven't proven themselves. |
| Use em dashes in output | Replace all em dashes (--) with hyphens. |

---

## Read Reference Files Before Each Run

```bash
cat references/pr-channel-types.md
cat references/pitch-guide.md
cat references/tier-scoring.md
```

---

## Step 1: Setup Check

```bash
echo "TAVILY_API_KEY:    ${TAVILY_API_KEY:+set}${TAVILY_API_KEY:-NOT SET -- required}"
echo "FIRECRAWL_API_KEY: ${FIRECRAWL_API_KEY:+set}${FIRECRAWL_API_KEY:-not set, Tavily extract will be used as fallback}"
```

**If TAVILY_API_KEY is missing:** Stop immediately. Tell the user: "TAVILY_API_KEY is required to research competitors and find PR coverage. There is no fallback. Get it at app.tavily.com -- free tier: 1000 credits/month (about 43 full runs at ~23 searches/run). Add it to your .env file."

**If only FIRECRAWL_API_KEY is missing:** Continue. Tavily extract will be used for the URL fetch.

---

## Step 2: Parse Input

Collect from the conversation:
- `product_url`: the URL to fetch (required, unless user pastes a description directly)
- `product_name`: optional, derived from page if not provided
- `geography`: optional -- US / Europe / global. Default: US

**If the user provides only a pasted description (no URL):** Skip Steps 3 and 4. Go directly to Step 4 (product analysis) using the pasted text as `product_content`. Set `page_source` to `user_description` and note in `data_quality_flags`.

**If neither URL nor description:** Ask: "What is the URL of your product or startup? Or paste a short description: what it does, who it is for, and what makes it different from competitors."

Derive product slug:

```bash
PRODUCT_SLUG=$(python3 -c "
from urllib.parse import urlparse
import sys
url = 'URL_HERE'
if url.startswith('http'):
    host = urlparse(url).netloc.replace('www.', '')
    print(host.split('.')[0])
else:
    import re
    print(re.sub(r'[^a-z0-9]', '-', url[:30].lower()).strip('-'))
")
echo "Product slug: $PRODUCT_SLUG"
```

---

## Step 3: Fetch Product Page

**Primary: Firecrawl (if FIRECRAWL_API_KEY is set)**

```bash
curl -s -X POST https://api.firecrawl.dev/v1/scrape \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FIRECRAWL_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url": "URL_HERE", "formats": ["markdown"], "onlyMainContent": true}' \
  | python3 -c "
import sys, json
d = json.load(sys.stdin)
content = d.get('data', {}).get('markdown', '') or d.get('markdown', '')
print(f'Fetched via Firecrawl: {len(content)} characters')
open('/tmp/cprf-product-raw.md', 'w').write(content)
"
```

**Fallback: Tavily extract (if FIRECRAWL_API_KEY is not set)**

```bash
curl -s -X POST https://api.tavily.com/extract \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"api_key\": \"$TAVILY_API_KEY\", \"urls\": [\"URL_HERE\"]}" \
  | python3 -c "
import sys, json
d = json.load(sys.stdin)
content = d.get('results', [{}])[0].get('raw_content', '')
print(f'Fetched via Tavily extract: {len(content)} characters')
open('/tmp/cprf-product-raw.md', 'w').write(content)
"
```

**Checkpoint:**

```bash
python3 -c "
content = open('/tmp/cprf-product-raw.md').read()
if len(content) < 200:
    print('ERROR: fewer than 200 characters fetched')
else:
    print(f'Content OK: {len(content)} characters')
"
```

**If content < 200 characters:** Stop fetching. Tell the user: "The product page returned no readable content -- the site is likely JavaScript-rendered and blocked the fetch. Please paste a short description directly: what it does, who it is for, and what makes it different."

---

## Step 4: Product Analysis (AI)

Print page content:

```bash
python3 -c "
content = open('/tmp/cprf-product-raw.md').read()[:5000]
print('=== PRODUCT PAGE (first 5000 chars) ===')
print(content)
"
```

**AI instructions:** Analyze the product page above and extract:

- `product_name`: the product or company name
- `one_line_description`: what it does, for whom, core value prop. Under 20 words. No marketing language. Example: "CI/CD automation for developer teams that self-host their pipelines."
- `industry_taxonomy`: `l1` (top-level: e.g. developer tools / fintech / healthtech / consumer), `l2` (sector: e.g. devops / payments / telemedicine), `l3` (specific niche: e.g. CI/CD automation / embedded payments / async video consultation). Vague labels like "technology" alone are not acceptable.
- `differentiators`: exactly 2-3 specific things that distinguish this product from generic competitors. These feed directly into the pitch drafts -- be specific. Example: ["Self-hosted pipeline runner -- no data leaves your infra", "Native support for monorepos with dynamic step generation"]
- `icp`: `buyer_persona` (job title), `company_type`, `company_size`
- `geography_bias`: US / Europe / global / unclear
- `page_source`: "live_page" or "user_description"

Write to `/tmp/cprf-product-analysis.json`:

```bash
python3 << 'PYEOF'
import json

analysis = {
    # FILL from your analysis above
    "product_name": "",
    "one_line_description": "",
    "industry_taxonomy": {"l1": "", "l2": "", "l3": ""},
    "differentiators": [],
    "icp": {"buyer_persona": "", "company_type": "", "company_size": ""},
    "geography_bias": "US",
    "page_source": "live_page"
}

json.dump(analysis, open('/tmp/cprf-product-analysis.json', 'w'), indent=2)
print('Product analysis written.')
PYEOF
```

Verify:

```bash
python3 -c "
import json
a = json.load(open('/tmp/cprf-product-analysis.json'))
print('Product:', a['product_name'])
print('Industry:', a['industry_taxonomy']['l1'], '>', a['industry_taxonomy']['l2'], '>', a['industry_taxonomy']['l3'])
print('Differentiators:')
for d in a['differentiators']:
    print(f'  - {d}')
"
```

---

## Step 4b: Phase 1 -- Competitor Discovery

```bash
ls scripts/research.py 2>/dev/null && echo "script found" || echo "ERROR: scripts/research.py not found -- cannot continue"
```

```bash
python3 scripts/research.py \
  --phase discover \
  --product-analysis /tmp/cprf-product-analysis.json \
  --tavily-key "$TAVILY_API_KEY" \
  --output /tmp/cprf-competitors-raw.json
```

Print results for AI review:

```bash
python3 -c "
import json
data = json.load(open('/tmp/cprf-competitors-raw.json'))
print(f'Searches run: {len(data[\"competitor_searches\"])}')
for s in data['competitor_searches']:
    print(f'\nQuery: {s[\"query\"]}')
    print(f'Answer: {s.get(\"answer\",\"\")[:400]}')
    for r in s.get('results', [])[:5]:
        print(f'  - {r[\"title\"]} | {r[\"url\"]}')
        print(f'    {r.get(\"content\",\"\")[:200]}')
"
```

**AI instructions:** Read the search results above. Pick exactly 5 competitor companies that:
1. Are named in the search result titles, answers, or snippets
2. Are in the same L3 niche as the product being analyzed
3. Are actual competing products (not agencies, consultancies, or list articles)
4. Are distinct from each other (not the same company under different names)

For each competitor write: `name`, `url` (from the search result where they appeared), `description` (one sentence from snippet), `source_url` (the search result URL where they were found).

---

## Step 5: Competitor Confirmation

**Show the discovered competitors to the user:**

```bash
python3 << 'PYEOF'
import json

analysis = json.load(open('/tmp/cprf-product-analysis.json'))

# FILL: 5 competitors from the search results above
candidates = [
    # {"name": str, "url": str, "description": str, "source_url": str}
]

print(f"\nFound 5 competitors for {analysis['product_name']} in {analysis['industry_taxonomy']['l3']}:\n")
for i, c in enumerate(candidates, 1):
    print(f"  {i}. {c['name']} -- {c['description']}")
    print(f"     {c['url']}")

data = json.load(open('/tmp/cprf-competitors-raw.json'))
data['competitor_candidates'] = candidates
json.dump(data, open('/tmp/cprf-competitors-raw.json', 'w'), indent=2)
PYEOF
```

Tell the user: "These are the 5 competitors I'll research for PR coverage. Add, remove, or swap any -- or say 'looks good' to continue."

**Wait for confirmation.** If the user edits the list (adds/removes/swaps), update the candidates accordingly. Then write the confirmed list:

```bash
python3 << 'PYEOF'
import json

# FILL: confirmed competitor list (after user review)
confirmed = [
    # {"name": str, "url": str}
]

json.dump({"confirmed_competitors": confirmed}, open('/tmp/cprf-competitors-confirmed.json', 'w'), indent=2)
print(f"Confirmed {len(confirmed)} competitors for PR research.")
for c in confirmed:
    print(f"  - {c['name']} ({c['url']})")
PYEOF
```

---

## Step 6: Three-Track PR Research (Phase 2)

```bash
python3 scripts/research.py \
  --phase pr-research \
  --competitors /tmp/cprf-competitors-confirmed.json \
  --product-analysis /tmp/cprf-product-analysis.json \
  --tavily-key "$TAVILY_API_KEY" \
  --output /tmp/cprf-pr-raw.json
```

This runs 3 searches per competitor (15 total):
- **Track A (Editorial):** `"[competitor]" featured press coverage TechCrunch Forbes Wired article interview`
- **Track B (Podcasts):** `"[competitor]" founder CEO podcast interview appeared on episode`
- **Track C (Communities):** `"[competitor]" site:reddit.com OR site:news.ycombinator.com OR site:producthunt.com`

Print coverage summary:

```bash
python3 -c "
import json
data = json.load(open('/tmp/cprf-pr-raw.json'))
print(f'Competitors researched: {data[\"competitors_researched\"]}')
print()
for r in data['results']:
    print(f'{r[\"competitor\"]}:')
    for track, tdata in r['tracks'].items():
        n = len(tdata.get('results'

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Source repository: Varnan-Tech/opendirectory
License: MIT
Version: 1.0.0
Last GitHub push: Aug 16, 2026
Registry updated: Sep 5, 2026
Instruction path: skills/competitor-pr-finder/SKILL.md @ 62e437ab1340

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Dependency or permission surface needs review
Permission surface may require sandboxing
Potential broker, wallet, exchange, or real-money execution surface; sandbox and explicit approval are required
Requires TAVILY_API_KEY with no fallback; if missing, the skill stops entirely, which may hinder usability in environments without the key pre-configured.
External API usage (Tavily, Firecrawl) may incur costs or rate limits; no guidance is provided on handling these operational constraints.
The zero-hallucination policy is a guideline for the agent, not enforced programmatically; adherence depends on the agent's interpretation.
This skill may touch real-money trading, broker, wallet, or exchange operations; use only in a sandbox with explicit approval.
Quality score needs review
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Dependency/runtime risk: command execution surface, credential or environment access
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Competitor PR Finder

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Step 3: Fetch Product Page

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Step 4b: Phase 1 -- Competitor Discovery

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