/market-snapshot
Quick competitive standing + demand signals for any state — 4 API calls, under 60 seconds
Purpose
Sometimes you need a fast answer before a call, a meeting, or a strategy session: what's my brand's competitive position in this state right now, what's selling, and where are the allocation gaps? Running a full market analysis takes time — this command gives you the essential data in a single structured output.
/market-snapshot pulls your brand's top models by sales volume, the competitive share ranking for all brands in the state, a segment demand breakdown with demand-to-supply signals, and active supply data — all scoped to the state you specify. It concludes with allocation signals (which models are under-supplied vs over-supplied) and your competitive intelligence summary.
Arguments
STATEoptionalTwo-letter state code (TX, CA, FL) or state name. Use 'national' for a national snapshot. Defaults to your profile's primary state if omitted.
How It Works
Execution flow. MCP tool calls are shown inline on each step.
Reads marketcheck-profile.md for brands, competitor_brands, and states. Parses STATE argument — converts full names to codes, defaults to profile primary state if omitted.
get_sold_summaryCalls get_sold_summary for your brand in the specified state, ranked by make,model, to get top 15 models by sales volume with avg price and DOM.
get_sold_summaryCalls get_sold_summary for all brands in the state, ranked by make, to compute market share % and competitive standing for your brand vs the full market.
get_sold_summaryCalls get_sold_summary by body_type for your brand and then total market to calculate your segment share vs market share, with D/S ratio signal per segment.
search_active_carsCalls search_active_cars for your brand in the state with body_type and model facets to get active supply counts for D/S ratio calculation per model.
MCP Tool Calls
| Tool | Calls | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
get_sold_summary | 3 | Brand model demand, competitive share, segment breakdown |
search_active_cars | 1 | Active supply by model and body_type for D/S ratios |
Example Output
MARKET SNAPSHOT: Texas — Toyota | February 2026 ════════════════════════════════════════════════ COMPETITIVE STANDING Rank Make Sold Share % Signal ──── ──────────────── ─────── ──────── ────── 1 Toyota ★ 24,832 16.2% HOLDING 2 Ford 22,407 14.6% LOSING (-30 bps) 3 Chevrolet 19,841 12.9% STABLE 4 Hyundai 12,219 8.0% GAINING (+40 bps) 5 Honda 11,334 7.4% STABLE YOUR TOP MODELS (Texas, Feb 2026) Model Sold Avg Price Avg DOM ────────────────── ────── ────────── ─────── RAV4 XLE 2,847 $32,400 18 days Camry SE 1,932 $26,800 22 days Tacoma TRD Off-Rd 1,614 $41,200 16 days Highlander XLE 1,287 $44,100 25 days 4Runner TRD Pro 743 $52,300 14 days SEGMENT DEMAND SIGNALS Segment D/S Ratio Signal ───────── ───────── ───────────────── Pickup 2.31 UNDER-SUPPLIED ↑ SUV 2.08 UNDER-SUPPLIED ↑ Sedan 0.94 BALANCED ✓ Minivan 0.48 OVER-SUPPLIED ↓ Try: "competitor analysis", "EV adoption in Texas", "regional demand heatmap"
Cost Estimate
60 snapshots/month ≈ $2–4
Limitations
- US market only.
- State-level data requires sufficient sold transaction volume — small states may have limited model-level granularity.
- D/S ratios reflect the current month's sold velocity vs active supply; does not account for units in transit.
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