OpenCode Competitive Analysis Plugin

AI-powered competitive feature analysis for OpenCode. Orchestrates a team of specialist agents to analyze competitor websites and generate detailed feature specifications.

Features

• Multi-Agent Collaboration: Coordinates specialist agents for comprehensive analysis

  • Business Analyst: Competitive research and market analysis
  • Product Owner: Requirements and feature specifications
  • Designer: UX/UI design proposals
  • Web Researcher: Website analysis and screenshot capture

• Competitive Intelligence: Systematic analysis of multiple competitor websites

• Visual Evidence: Screenshot capture and documentation of user flows

• Requirements Engineering: Clear, actionable requirements with acceptance criteria

• Design Proposals: UX/UI specifications based on competitive landscape

• Feature Specifications: Complete documentation with implementation plans

Installation

Add to your OpenCode configuration:

{
  "plugin": ["opencode-competitive-analysis"]
}

Or install via npm:

npm install -g opencode-competitive-analysis

Usage

Basic Competitive Analysis

Analyze how competitors handle user authentication

With Specific Competitors

Analyze the shopping cart feature on competitor websites:
- Shopify: https://www.shopify.com
- WooCommerce: https://woocommerce.com
- BigCommerce: https://www.bigcommerce.com

Focus on checkout flow and payment processing.

Advanced Usage

analyze_competitors(
  featureName="file upload functionality",
  competitors=[
    { name: "Google Drive", url: "https://drive.google.com" },
    { name: "Dropbox", url: "https://www.dropbox.com" },
    { name: "OneDrive", url: "https://onedrive.live.com" }
  ],
  requirements=["drag and drop", "progress tracking", "batch uploads", "error handling"],
  targetAudience="enterprise users"
)

Workflow

The plugin orchestrates the following workflow:

1. Research Phase

   • Web Researchers navigate each competitor website in parallel
   • Screenshots captured at key interaction points
   • User flows documented
   • Technical notes gathered

2. Analysis Phase

   • Business Analyst synthesizes all research findings
   • Patterns and best practices identified
   • Competitive positioning analyzed

3. Requirements Phase

   • Product Owner defines feature requirements
   • User stories created with acceptance criteria
   • Implementation priorities established
   • Phased delivery plan created

4. Design Phase

   • Designer creates UX/UI proposals
   • User flows designed
   • Visual system defined
   • Accessibility considerations documented

5. Specification Generation

   • Comprehensive feature specification generated
   • Implementation plan with phases
   • Risk assessment included
   • Deliverables documented

Output

The plugin generates:

• Feature Specification Document (Markdown)

  • Executive summary
  • Competitive landscape analysis
  • Detailed requirements
  • Design proposals
  • Implementation plan
  • Risk assessment

• Screenshot Directory

  • Organized by competitor
  • Labeled by user flow step
  • High-resolution captures

• Analysis Report (JSON)

  • Structured data for programmatic use
  • All agent outputs
  • Metadata and timestamps

Agents

Business Analyst

Specializes in competitive research, feature discovery, and market analysis.

Use when:

• Need to understand competitive landscape
• Analyzing feature implementations across multiple competitors
• Researching best practices and industry standards
• Gathering competitive intelligence

Product Owner

Specializes in requirements gathering, feature specification, and user story definition.

Use when:

• Need to define feature requirements
• Creating acceptance criteria
• Breaking down features into epics/stories
• Prioritizing features and requirements

Designer

Specializes in UX/UI design, user experience, and interaction patterns.

Use when:

• Need to design user interfaces
• Improving user experience
• Creating interaction patterns
• Designing responsive layouts

Web Researcher

Specializes in website analysis, screenshot capture, and competitor exploration using Playwright.

Use when:

• Analyzing competitor websites
• Capturing screenshots
• Exploring user flows on websites
• Gathering visual evidence of implementations

Configuration

Plugin behavior can be customized in ~/.config/opencode/competitive-analysis.json:

{
  "model": "gpt-4o-mini",
  "outputDirectory": "./output",
  "screenshotQuality": "high",
  "maxCompetitors": 5
}

Examples

Example 1: Analyzing Authentication

I need to implement user authentication. Analyze how Google, Microsoft, and Apple handle authentication.

Use the analyze_competitors tool to launch the analysis team.

Example 2: E-commerce Checkout

Research competitor checkout flows:
- Amazon
- Shopify
- WooCommerce

Focus on payment methods and guest checkout.

Example 3: Real-time Collaboration

Analyze collaborative editing features:
- Google Docs
- Notion
- Coda

Target audience: teams and enterprises.
Requirements: real-time sync, cursors, comments, version history.

License

MIT