comparison-publishing

Turn canonical competitor data into website-ready outputs.

Use this skill when the task is to create comparison table rows, filters, summaries, or SEO page inputs from the canon.

Load First

• Read comparison/COMPETITOR_GUIDE.md for the fact/evaluation/opinion boundary.
• Read comparison/TRACKING.md if freshness or readiness matters.
• Read the relevant canonical competitor folders in comparison/<slug>/.

Only fall back to comparison/_legacy/ if the user explicitly wants a stopgap or the canonical record does not exist yet.

What This Skill Produces

• comparison table rows
• filter group suggestions
• short competitor summaries
• SEO page briefs
• head-to-head output inputs

Publishing Rules

• the canon is the only source of truth
• do not invent new facts in publishing output
• compress and reframe; do not silently re-research
• if a required field is missing from canon, surface the gap instead of making it up
• keep opinionated website language traceable to the editorial layer in canon

Publishing Workflow

1. Read the relevant canonical records.
2. Extract structured fields first:
   • categories
   • tags
   • comparison axes
   • relevance
3. Use prose only for:
   • summary compression
   • strengths and weaknesses
   • positioning angle
4. Produce the target format.
5. If output requirements expose schema gaps, hand off to comparison-taxonomy rather than patching around them.

Stop Conditions

Pause and call out a gap when:

• the needed competitor is only in _legacy/
• a table/filter value is only implied in prose
• the record is stale and the output claims would be risky