👁️ business recipe
Competitor Watch AI Routine for Mac
Stay ahead by monitoring competitor announcements, product launches, and market moves.
Who it's for
Founders, PMs, and marketers who need to stay ahead of competitor moves without manual weekly research.
What lands in your morning
A Monday-morning intel brief on your competitors: new launches, pricing changes, and notable announcements, with what each move means for you.
The exact prompt
Paste this into a new routine.
Research what my competitors did over the past week. For each company I track, summarize any product launches, pricing changes, big announcements, or notable hires. For every move, add a one-line "so what" on how it affects us and whether we should respond. Put the most strategically important items first.
Schedule
Every Monday at 9:00 AM
cron: 0 9 * * 1
Intelligence
Powerful tier
Set per routine to control spend.
Required connectors
None needed, runs out of the box.
Set it up
Running in under a minute.
Step 01
Install Routines
Download the DMG, drag to Applications, and sign in with Google once.
Step 02
Pick the Competitor Watch recipe
Choose Competitor Watch from the library, or paste the example prompt into a new routine.
Step 03
Name your competitors
Edit the prompt to list the companies you track and what you care about for each.
Step 04
Set the schedule
Keep the default Monday 9:00 AM so you start the week informed.
Sample output
What a run looks like.
Competitor watch · Monday
Done- Competitor A shipped a meetings feature; overlaps our core.
- Competitor B raised prices 20%; opens a value angle.
- So what: lead with local-first in next week's messaging.
Saved to your local output history · never uploaded
FAQ
Questions about this recipe.
Why does Competitor Watch use a higher intelligence tier?
It defaults to the Smart tier because synthesizing moves into strategic "so what" analysis benefits from a stronger model. You can change the tier per routine.
Does it need any connectors?
No accounts are required. Pair it with the Playwright browser automation connector to read competitor sites that have no API.
How often should it run?
Weekly is the default and works for most markets. Speed it up if your space moves fast, or slow it down to monthly.
Is the analysis kept private?
Yes. It runs on your Mac and saves to local output history. Your competitive research never leaves your machine.
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Run Competitor Watch on your Mac.
Install Routines, paste the prompt, set the schedule. It runs locally and the output stays on your machine.
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