# Step 8: Analyze Competitive Landscape

## Purpose

Help user understand alternatives and their unique advantage.

## Context for Agent

You are exploring what alternatives exist and what makes the product unique. This information will guide differentiation strategy.

## Key Elements

This step identifies competitive positioning and unique value proposition.

## Instructions

Guide user to understand alternatives including direct competitors, different approaches, manual solutions, or doing nothing. For each alternative, explore strengths, weaknesses, and why users might choose them. Help identify their unfair advantage.

## Next Step

After analyzing competitive landscape, proceed to step-09-constraints.md

## State Update

Update frontmatter of output file:

```yaml
stepsCompleted:
  [
    'step-01-init.md',
    'step-02-vision.md',
    'step-03-positioning.md',
    'step-04-business-model.md',
    'step-05-business-customers.md',
    'step-06-target-users.md',
    'step-07-success-criteria.md',
    'step-08-competitive-landscape.md',
  ]
competitive_landscape: '[captured competitive analysis]'
unfair_advantage: '[captured unfair advantage]'
```
