Is the Competitive Response skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from mrthames/lean-pm-skills. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the Competitive Response SkillProof Score?

9.2/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 5/5.

How do I install Competitive Response?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use Competitive Response with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

Competitive Response

Structured 4-step playbook to assess and respond to a competitor move within 24-48 hours.

by mrthames · mrthames/lean-pm-skills

Tested · Works

Install — copy the command Download source ↗

Test report

Verdict: Tested · Works
Score: 9.2/10
Tested: Jul 16, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Aug 10, 2026 · c9428ad

Turns a vague 'what do we do about the competitor' ask into five concrete deliverables (assessment, impact, response options with trade-offs, sales/CS talking points, leadership brief) instead of one generic paragraph — the multi-audience arming step is the real value-add over just asking Claude cold.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 5/5
Triggers reliably 5/5
Output vs. baseline 8/10
Docs & honesty 5/5

What Competitive Response does

A prompt-scaffold skill for product managers: assess what a competitor did, evaluate impact on users/pipeline/roadmap, decide respond/monitor/ignore, and draft sales objection handlers, CS talking points, and a leadership brief. Triggers on competitor launches, pricing changes, acquisitions, or when sales/leadership ask about a competitor move.

How to install Competitive Response

git clone https://github.com/mrthames/lean-pm-skills.git
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r lean-pm-skills/skills/competitive-response ~/.claude/skills/competitive-response

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger Competitive Response

/competitive-response Structured 4-step playbook to assess and respond to a competitor move within 24-48 hours.

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

Notion just launched a cheaper tier undercutting our premium plan
A competitor just got acquired, help me draft a note for leadership
Sales is asking about a rival's new pricing, what should I tell them?

Frequently asked questions

Is the Competitive Response skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from mrthames/lean-pm-skills. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does Competitive Response work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 16, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Turns a vague 'what do we do about the competitor' ask into five concrete deliverables (assessment, impact, response options with trade-offs, sales/CS talking points, leadership brief) instead of one generic paragraph — the multi-audience arming step is the real value-add over just asking Claude cold.
What is the Competitive Response SkillProof Score?: 9.2/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
How do I install Competitive Response?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use Competitive Response with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.