Track competitor prices and contacts into Google Sheets
As described in the source, assembled a scraper that keeps watch on competitor websites hourly and tracks price changes plus pulls product data automatically. Claude AI pulls contact info, pricing, and company details straight into Google Sheets. Competitor research now takes 2 minutes instead of 10-15 hours monthly.
Research is mostly gathering, cleaning and comparing. Handing that groundwork to an agent leaves the person with the part that needs judgment: deciding what the findings mean. It is one of 67 sightings filed under Research & Data on Agent Sightings (number 18 by interest), and one of 91 involving Claude.
How you could try it
Here is a reusable prompt, written by us in our own words, that captures the task. Paste it into Claude or any similar agent and adjust the details to your situation.
Research brief: track competitor prices and contacts into Google Sheets. Prefer primary sources, include links and confidence notes, and do not contact anyone.
Tip: Start small: run it once on a low-stakes example, read what the agent did, and only then let it run on real work.
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