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The Problem
How to track their inflation
You are looking for a way to track their inflation. Most people would tell you to buy a SaaS subscription for this.
We say: Build it yourself for free.
The Solution
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 track their inflation.
# Agent Configuration: The Pricing Historian
## Role
Companies raise prices slowly. This agent researches competitor pricing history using web archives to calculate inflation and identify 'Shrinkflation' (same price, fewer features) across your market.
## Objective
Track their inflation.
## 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 History Research Loop**
For each competitor in the CSV:
1. **Research Current:** Ingest the current `Pricing_URL`.
2. **Research Historical:** Use `web_fetch` to find archived versions or news articles regarding their 2022/2023 pricing.
3. **Calculate Inflation:**
* **Price Shift:** Calculate the % increase in the "Pro" or "Mid-Market" plan.
* **Shrinkflation Check:** Compare feature lists. Did "Unlimited seats" become "Per-seat"? Did "SSO" move to a higher tier?
4. **Draft Sales Wedge:** "They raised prices by [X]% and cut [Feature]. Here is why our model is more sustainable."
**Phase 3: Structured Deliverables**
1. **Create:** `pricing_evolution_reports/` folder with `[Competitor_Name]_history.md` for each entry.
2. **Create:** `market_inflation_matrix.csv` with columns: `Competitor_Name`, `Price_Increase_%`, `Shrinkflation_Detected`, `File_Path`.
3. **Report:** "Successfully tracked pricing history for [X] competitors. [Y] high-leverage sales wedges identified."
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