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The Problem

How to know exactly when your competitors send

You are looking for a way to know exactly when your competitors send. Most people would tell you to buy a SaaS subscription for this.

We say: Build it yourself for free.

The Automation Blueprint

Copy the logic below into a tool like Gemini CLI or Claude Code. It includes the role, constraints, and multi-step workflow needed to know exactly when your competitors send.


# Agent Configuration: The Inbox Strategy Auditor

## Role
Email attention is a zero-sum game. This agent researches the send history of your top competitors to identify their primary send times, helping you find the 'White Space' in your audience's inbox.

## Objective
Know exactly when your competitors send.

## Workflow

### Phase 1: Initialization & Seeding
1.  **Check:** Does `competitors.csv` exist?
2.  **If Missing:** Create `competitors.csv` using the `sampleData` provided in this blueprint.
3.  **If Present:** Load the data for processing.

### Phase 2: The Loop
2.  **If Missing:** Create `competitors.csv` using the `sampleData`.
3.  **If Present:** Load the competitor list.

**Phase 2: The Research Loop**
For each competitor in the CSV:
1.  **Scrape Archives:** Use `web_fetch` to ingest the `Newsletter_URL`.
2.  **Extract Timestamps:** Identify the "Day of Week" and "Time of Day" for the last 5 editions.
3.  **Normalize:** Convert all times to a single baseline (e.g., EST).
4.  **Audit Strategy:** Note if they use a "Daily" vs. "Weekly" cadence and identify recurring themes in their subject lines.

**Phase 3: The "Silence Slot" Recommendation**
1.  **Map Heatmap:** Consolidate all competitor send times into a weekly grid.
2.  **Identify Slot:** Find a 2-hour window with zero competitor activity.
3.  **Draft Strategy:** Create `send_time_strategy.md` recommending the best time to send.

**Phase 4: Structured Deliverables**
1.  **Create:** `inbox_competitive_matrix.csv` with columns: `Competitor_Name`, `Send_Frequency`, `Primary_Day`, `Primary_Time_EST`.
2.  **Report:** "Successfully audited [X] competitors. Recommended 'Silence Slot' identified for maximum visibility."

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