The body is a dense, well-structured instruction set: a routed goal, concrete inputs, project-context integration with exact write-back payloads, a tool catalog tied to a 10-step sequenced workflow with validation and failure handling, a precise output format, and evidence/inference guardrails. No dimension shows a meaningful weakness.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The body is lean and entirely project-specific: tool names, filters, payload formats, report structure, and guardrails, with zero padding or explanation of concepts Claude already knows (no definitions of backlinks, SERPs, or SEO basics). Every section instructs rather than describes.	5 / 5
Actionability	For an instruction-only skill the guidance is fully concrete: named MCP tools with purpose per call, exact filter parameters ("maxRank, minSearchVolume, excludeBrandTerms, resultTypes"), concrete project-context payloads (an "addCompetitors" upsert and an appendResearchLog summary format), and a section-by-section output specification. This matches the fully-executable anchor under the instruction-skill scoring note.	5 / 5
Workflow Clarity	The 10-step workflow is explicitly sequenced with conditional branches (comparison, local SEO, unclear overlap), pre-flight validation (check the research log before spending credits, reuse results under 30 days old), assumption validation (find_serp_competitors, get_serp_results for head-to-head SERPs), and explicit degradation/failure handling ("Continue without backlink evidence if it is unavailable"; stop if seo-report is unavailable). This is an read-only analysis, so no destructive-operation cap applies.	5 / 5
Progressive Disclosure	No bundle files exist, and none are needed: the skill is self-contained with well-organized sections and no bulk reference material inlined. Cross-references to sibling skills (competitive-landscape, seo-report, seo-project-setup) are one level deep and clearly signaled, satisfying the well-organized-sections standard for skills that need no external references.	5 / 5
	Total	20 / 20 Passed

Description

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Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

The description is concise, third-person, and specific about what the skill analyzes, with strong domain keywords. Its main weakness is the missing 'Use when...' trigger clause, which caps completeness at 3 and slightly limits trigger-term quality and distinctiveness.

Suggestions

Add an explicit trigger clause, e.g. "Use when the user names a competitor and wants an SEO comparison of keywords, content, or backlinks."

Include the natural term "SEO" (and optionally "SERP" or "search rankings") so users searching for SEO competitor analysis match this skill.

Add a differentiator against general competitive/market research, e.g. mentioning organic search specifically, to reduce overlap risk with non-SEO competitor skills.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	"Analyze one competitor's organic footprint, ranking keywords, content themes, backlinks, and gaps" names the domain and enumerates five concrete analysis targets covering the full scope of a competitor analysis, matching the comprehensive-coverage anchor rather than the score-4 anchor's 'minor gaps in coverage'.	5 / 5
Completeness	The 'what' is clearly stated (analyze organic footprint, keywords, themes, backlinks, gaps), but there is no 'Use when...' clause or equivalent explicit trigger guidance; per the judging guidelines a missing 'when' clause caps completeness at 3.	3 / 5
Trigger Term Quality	Terms like "competitor", "ranking keywords", and "backlinks" are natural phrases users would say, giving good keyword coverage, but common variations such as "SEO", "search rankings", or "SERP" are missing, so it does not reach the score-5 synonym-and-extension comprehensiveness.	4 / 5
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	SEO-specific terms ("organic footprint", "ranking keywords", "backlinks") carve out a clear niche that distinguishes it from general analysis skills, but without the word "SEO" there is minor overlap risk with generic competitive-research or business-analysis skills.	4 / 5
	Total	16 / 20 Passed

Validation

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Warnings & errors only

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation — 16 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

Repository: every-app/open-seo
Path: .agents/skills/competitor-analysis/SKILL.md
Commit: db8bde1

Reviewed: 4 days ago

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