Competitive Analysis

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name: competitive-analysis
description: Framework for building competitive landscape decks — market positioning, competitor deep-dives, comparative analysis, strategic synthesis. Use when the user asks for a competitive landscape, competitor analysis, peer comparison, market positioning assessment, strategic review, or investment memo deck. Also triggers on "who are the competitors to X", "benchmark X against peers", "build a market map", or any request to systematically evaluate competitive dynamics across an industry.
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# Competitive Landscape Mapping

Build a complete competitive analysis deck. This is a two-phase process: gather requirements and get outline approval first, then build.

## Preflight: Dependency Check

Before starting (chat environment only — Office Add-in skips this), verify required libraries are installed and install any that are missing.

```bash
python3 -c "import pptx" 2>/dev/null || python3 -m pip install python-pptx
```

**Important**: Do not skip this step — chart-building, table generation, and slide writing all require `python-pptx`.

## Environment check

This skill works in both the PowerPoint add-in and chat. Identify which you're in before starting — the mechanics differ, the workflow doesn't:

- **Add-in** — the deck is open live; build slides directly into it.
- **Chat** — generate a `.pptx` file (or build into one the user uploaded).… load the full skill through Skill Me