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Skill 07. Research

Clyde does your market research.

Trend monitoring in each brand's niche, competitor analysis with benchmarks and content ideas with source citation. Every insight has a source, so you can verify it. No LLM hallucinations as input to your research.

What Clyde does

Four core functions of this skill.

Trend monitoring per niche

Continuous scanning of news sources, social media and search volumes in the specific niche of each brand.

Competitor analysis

Who are the biggest players, what do they do and what does their content strategy say about their positioning? Including a gap analysis for your brand.

Content ideas with source citation

Actionable content proposals with the underlying sources. No "the AI made this up". Every claim is verifiable.

Actionable insights

Not "the trend is X" but "given trend X, your brand can take action Z." Recommendations with context.

How it works

  1. 01

    Define niche and competitors

    Per brand: which niche, which 3 to 5 key competitors, which keywords and themes do we track?

  2. 02

    Turn on monitoring

    Clyde runs continuously. News, social and search volumes. Alerts on significant changes.

  3. 03

    Ask what you want to know

    Ask in natural language: "What are competitors doing on theme X?" Clyde delivers a structured answer with sources.

Works together with

Via the shared memory per brand.

Blog Factory: research data feeds the choice of blog topics.
Social Media: trend insights become content proposals.
Ad Creator: competitor analysis improves your own ads.

Who this is for

Content strategists without time for deep research

No more 3 hours of Googling per content calendar. Clyde delivers the background; you make the strategic decisions.

Getting up to speed in a new niche

New client in an industry you are not familiar with? Clyde builds a niche briefing in a day.

Credit cost and tier availability

What this skill costs per action, and how much is included in each tier.

3 cr / query

TierResearch
FoundingFair use
GrowthFair use
ProfessionalFair use
EnterpriseFair use

Frequently asked questions about Research

What does the Research skill do exactly?

Clyde runs continuous market research, monitors trends in your niche, analyzes competitors, and delivers actionable insights with source citations. Answers targeted questions (for example, 'what did competitor X launch in the last 30 days') or runs weekly trend scans in the background.

Which sources does Research use?

Web (via Perplexity, Tavily, and Exa APIs), news aggregators, social platforms (Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok), Meta Ad Library, Google Trends, and custom RSS feeds you add. Every output shows the exact source, date, and relevance score.

On which tiers is Research available?

Included on all tiers with fair-use on number of queries. 3 credits per query. Professional adds scheduled weekly trend reports, Enterprise adds custom report cadences and specific competitor watchlists. Founding Member receives lifetime access at 997 EUR.

How long does Research onboarding take?

Three to five days. Day 1 you specify the niche, audience, and competitors. Days 2 through 3 Clyde establishes a baseline trend profile. Day 4 delivers the first weekly report with manual feedback. From day 5 it runs autonomously with a weekly review.

How does this differ from Perplexity Pro or Brandwatch?

Perplexity Pro answers stand-alone questions without memory. Brandwatch is enterprise social listening. Clyde combines deep web search and social listening with brand-level memory: a trend that was relevant last week is not pulled again, and competitor moves are linked to your earlier analyses.

Ready to hand research over to Clyde?

Book a call. We will discuss how this skill fits your brands.

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