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name: al-028-compare-software-tools
description: "Pick the right tool with a cited comparison. Use when the user wants help with tool comparison (research) for a small business."
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# Compare software tools

Pick the right tool with a cited comparison.

## Inputs to collect first
Ask the user for anything below that they haven't already given you. Don't guess missing facts.

- Category
- Team size
- Your own material (text, notes or data)

## Instructions

Do the task below with the user's inputs in place of each [bracket].

Compare the top five [category] tools for a [team size] team. Table: pricing, key features, ease of use, integrations, best for. Then recommend one for my situation: [describe].

## Safety checks (share these with the user)

- Check every figure, price and total against your own records before anything is sent, posted or booked. A person approves refunds, discounts, payments and price changes.
- Check names, dates, numbers and any claim against your own source material before you use the answer. AI can misread or invent details.
- Say clearly which parts need a person to review or approve before anything is sent, paid, posted or filed.

## About this skill

- Works with: ChatGPT Deep Research, Perplexity, Gemini Deep Research
- Based on this real-world example: https://www.catchagent.ai/blog/ai-assistants/ai-agents-examples
- Free prompt from AgentPlaybook Real Estate: https://agentic-library.netlify.app/prompt/al-028-compare-software-tools/
- To install in an agent that supports Agent Skills, save this file as SKILL.md in a folder with the same name as `name` above (for example in your skills directory). Install steps for Claude.ai, Claude Code, Cursor and Codex: https://agentic-library.netlify.app/skills/