competitor-recon
Run the following command in DeepSeek Harness:
dsh plugin install ChenneyZhuang/competitor-recon
Paste the following prompt into your AI chat to install this plugin:
Visit https://github.com/ChenneyZhuang/competitor-recon for full documentation, then run dsh plugin install ChenneyZhuang/competitor-recon in your terminal to install the plugin.
About this plugin
Before writing a single line of feature code, what you are missing is rarely technical skill—it is the directional pull of one real user complaint. Marketing pages state intentions; user reviews state outcomes. competitor-recon is built to close that gap: a repeatable workflow that turns competitor intel into decision-ready demand evidence before you start building.
Its core is a four-step method: enumerate 3 to 6 competitors across both English and Chinese sources; extract features, pricing figures, positioning, and user complaints (with source links) per competitor; cluster those complaints by underlying need and rank by frequency; deliver a comparison table, a copy-worthy list, and a skip list where every build item carries a cited complaint behind it and every skip is justified with a reason.
It suits solo developers, small teams of two or three, and anyone who wants the cheapest possible round of requirements validation before shipping. No extra infrastructure needed—just web search and a fetch client. MIT-licensed, a single SKILL.md, ready to run.
Use Cases
- Before shipping a new feature, find out what users actually complain at the lowest cost
- When the product direction is fuzzy, run a fast demand check via competitor reviews
- Before writing a PRD, convince the team with a cited comparison table of what to build and what to skip
Best For
- Solo developers
- Teams of two or three
- Full-stack or product engineers who need lightweight validation before building
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