Source-Traced Research Bundle
Compile many sources into one bundle where every claim is atomic, sourced, dated, tiered, and conflict-checked, in Markdown or JSON.
Before & after
Same prompt, same agent — the only difference is the skill.
Market research is important before you launch a new product. There are several areas you might explore—competitive landscape, customer needs and pain points, market size and growth trends, pricing benchmarks, and regulatory considerations if they're relevant. You could use a mix of approaches: talking to potential customers, analyzing competitor offerings, looking at industry reports, studying customer reviews on existing solutions, and maybe running a small survey. The key is to be systematic about it and document what you find. I'd be happy to help you plan a research approach if you tell me more about what your product does, who the target customer is, and what key questions you're trying to answer.
MARKET RESEARCH PLAN: PRODUCT LAUNCH RESEARCH OBJECTIVES 1. Validate problem/market demand: Do target customers perceive this pain? 2. Competitor positioning: Who else solves this? What's their pricing model? 3. Market size estimate: TAM (total addressable market) + SAM (serviceable) 4. Go-to-market insights: Which channels reach buyers? Price sensitivity? METHODOLOGY & SOURCES QUALITATIVE RESEARCH • Customer interviews: 15-20 target customers (1:1 video calls, 30 min) • Interview template: Problem severity (1-10), current workaround, willingness to pay • Analysis: Themes extraction, quote documentation, pain-point ranking COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS • Competitor audit: 5-8 direct competitors + 3-5 indirect • Matrix: Pricing, features, target segment, strengths/gaps • Sources: Website, demo video, G2/Capterra reviews, pricing pages MARKET SIZING • TAM: Start with industry report (Gartner, McKinsey) → revenue estimate • SAM: Apply target-customer filter (company size, geography, vertical) • Formula: Market size × penetration rate × avg contract value SURVEY (if sample size >100 needed) • Tool: Typeform or Qualtrics • Sample: 50-100 target respondents (Reddit, LinkedIn recruitment) • Questions: Problem relevance, feature priorities, price sensitivity DELIVERABLE • Report: 8-12 pages (executive summary, findings, competitive matrix, TAM calculation, recommend go/no-go) • Timeline: 2-3 weeks (interviews + analysis) GO/NO-GO DECISION CRITERIA GO: Problem severity > 7/10, TAM > $100M, pricing power exists (multiple mentions of would pay), <2 strong competitors NO-GO: Niche market (<$10M TAM), saturated competition, customers prefer free alternatives
About this skill
Research notes lose their sources the moment they are summarized, and downstream decks repeat claims nobody can trace. This skill builds a fact base where every statement can be checked.
What it does
- Splits findings into atomic claims, each with a source ID, excerpt, and dates
- Grades sources primary, secondary, or tertiary and detects circular sourcing back to one origin
- Keeps conflicts visible with the likely reason they differ
- Separates "not found" from "not searched"
- Validates that every summary line and claim traces to a source before output
What you get
A bundle with a cited summary, claim table, conflicts, source manifest, gaps, and validation result, in Markdown for people or a stable JSON schema for agents and pipelines.
Best for
Analysts, strategy teams, and agent builders who need a reusable, auditable fact base from many documents.
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