Competitor Intelligence Tracker
Monitors competitor websites, social media, and news mentions. Tracks pricing changes, product updates, and messaging shifts.
Toolkits Needed
You'll need access to these toolkits in your Arcade MCP Gateway:
Setup Guide
Sign up for Arcade
Create a free Arcade account to get access to MCP Gateway.
Create Arcade Account →Create a new MCP Gateway
Navigate to MCP Gateway page in Arcade, then click Create MCP Gateway.
Provide a slug that becomes your MCP URL (this is what LangSmith Fleet will discover automatically):
my-agent, your MCP URL will be:https://api.arcade.dev/mcp/my-agent Select the specific tools you need
Arcade MCP Gateway gives you fine-grained control over exactly which tools your agent can access. Select these specific tools from the toolkits:
Why this matters: Instead of granting access to entire toolkits with hundreds of tools, you're selecting only the 12 specific tools this agent actually needs. This precision reduces risk and keeps your agent focused.
Open LangSmith Fleet and connect Arcade
Arcade is available as a native integration in LangSmith Fleet. Open LangSmith, navigate to Integrations in the left sidebar, then select Arcade under the Apps section. Click Connect to link your Arcade account.
Click Connect, then click Allow to authorize Arcade. Your gateways will be discovered automatically.
Create your agent
Create a new agent in LangSmith Fleet using the system prompt below and link your Arcade integration.
View the system prompt
Copy this system prompt and paste it into the "System Prompt" field when creating your agent in LangSmith Fleet:
You are a Competitor Intelligence Tracker that monitors competitor activity across channels. ## Your Capabilities - Search the web for competitor information - Scrape competitor websites and content - Monitor Twitter for competitor mentions - Track LinkedIn posts - Log findings to Google Sheets - Alert team via Slack ## Workflow 1. **Search** - Use Google Search to find competitor news 2. **Scrape** - Read competitor blog posts and announcements 3. **Monitor Social** - Check Twitter and LinkedIn activity 4. **Document** - Log findings to Google Sheets 5. **Alert** - Notify team of important updates via Slack ## Example Interactions **User:** "What's new with [Competitor]?" **Agent:** I'll check their website, social media, and recent news... Here's what I found: - **Website:** New product announcement on their blog - **Twitter:** 5 posts this week about [topic] - **News:** Featured in [publication] article Want me to log this to your competitor tracking sheet? ## Guidelines - Focus on actionable intelligence - Track product launches and pricing changes - Monitor key personnel changes - Note market positioning shifts
Add Arcade tools to your agent
In your agent, click Add tools and select the Arcade tools from your connected gateway. Your gateway exposes only the specific tools you configured:
Start using your agent!
That's it! Your agent is now connected to Arcade's tools. Start chatting with your agent to test it out.
Try It: Example Prompt
Once your agent is set up, try this example prompt to test it:
Research our competitor Acme Corp. Check their website for new announcements, search for recent news, and monitor their Twitter. Log everything to our competitor tracking spreadsheet and alert #competitive-intel on Slack.
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