A Claude Skill for checking competitors before a new project
A Reddit post shared a Claude workflow for automated competitive analysis. It uses a Claude Skill called `cba-searching` to help check similar products before building something new.
The item comes from r/ClaudeWorkflows, a community where people share ways to use Claude. From the title, the main idea is to use the `cba-searching` Claude Skill to automate part of the research you would normally do before starting a new project.
For a solo maker, this could help answer simple early questions: who already built something similar, what they offer, and where your idea might be different. The provided item does not include steps, sample output, or performance numbers, so the real usefulness still needs hands-on testing.
Key points
- The workflow is meant for early project research.
- It uses a Claude Skill named `cba-searching`.
- It may save time when checking similar products or competitors.
- The item does not provide enough detail to judge output quality.
Quick term guide
- share
- A server folder made available to apps or other devices.
- workflow
- A repeatable set of steps for getting a task done.
- competitive analysis
- Research that compares your idea with similar products or companies.
- Claude Skill
- An add-on or setup that helps Claude handle a specific kind of task.
- skill
- A reusable set of instructions for handling a task.
- build
- A chosen set of in-game abilities or items a player equips for their character.
- testing
- The process of checking that software does what it's supposed to do, usually by running it and looking for errors.
- competitors
- Other businesses making similar products for the same customers.