Analyze Positioning

Analyze how the paper positions itself relative to the closest existing work. Identifies the 5-10 most similar papers, builds a differentiation matrix, and generates a positioning statement that strengthens the contribution argumentation.

Analyze Positioning: $ARGUMENTS

Activate the positioning-engine skill. Read skills/positioning-engine/SKILL.md in full.

Execute the complete 5-step positioning analysis:

  1. IDENTIFY the 5-10 closest competitor papers (from references + literature base)
  2. BUILD differentiation matrix across 6-10 key dimensions
  3. ANALYZE unique positioning, gaps, and potential reviewer challenges
  4. GENERATE draft positioning paragraph + refined contribution statement
  5. SAVE to positioning_analysis.md

Input

$ARGUMENTS can be:

  • Empty — analyzes the current draft against its own references
  • Paper references (e.g., "compare against Wang2024, Smith2023, Chen2024")
  • Aspect to focus on (e.g., "focus on methodological differentiation")

Output

  • positioning_analysis.md — full analysis with differentiation matrix, positioning assessment, draft paragraph, and refined contribution statement
  • Ready-to-insert positioning paragraph for Introduction / Related Work