Lucid + Linkeddit

Build a Lucidchart competitor analysis from real competitor data, with Claude

A Lucidchart competitor analysis template gives you an empty matrix; Claude can fill one from measured data. The Lucid connector lets Claude search, create, share and export Lucid diagrams. Linkeddit supplies what goes in the boxes: each tracked competitor's recent moves, with a priority and a reason, and where AI answer engines recommend a rival. Claude drafts the diagram in Lucid and you edit it from there. The result is a static picture, so you rerun the prompt to refresh it.

Updated 2026-10-29

Connect both

Your AI client sits in the middle. Linkeddit supplies the data; the other connector makes the change.

Linkeddit connector

Add https://mcp.linkeddit.com/mcp as a connector and sign in. Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http linkeddit https://mcp.linkeddit.com/mcp.

Setup guide

Lucid connector

Add the Lucid connector from Claude's connector directory and approve access when Lucid asks. In Claude Code, run claude mcp add --transport http lucid https://mcp.lucid.app/mcp, then /mcp to authorize.
On a Lucid Team or Enterprise account, an admin has to enable MCP access first.
Add the Linkeddit connector at https://mcp.linkeddit.com/mcp.

Endpoint: https://mcp.lucid.app/mcp

Lucid docs

Works in: Claude, Claude Code.

The prompt

Paste into Claude

Use the Linkeddit connector and the Lucid connector. 1) With Linkeddit, call compete_brief_get with view weekly and read the signals: competitor, priority, category, title, why_it_matters and source_url. 2) Use only what that data says; if a competitor has no signal, show it with no moves rather than inventing any. 3) With Lucid, call lucid_create_diagram_from_specification to build one competitor analysis diagram: one column per competitor, a box per move grouped under high priority, watch and low, and a final row called Our response that I will fill in. 4) Put the source_url on each box as text. 5) Call lucid_create_document_share_link with view-only permissions and give me the link. Do not share it with anyone else.

Step by step

Step 1
Connect both connectors to Claude
Add the Lucid connector and the Linkeddit connector (https://mcp.linkeddit.com/mcp) in Claude or Claude Code. Lucid asks you to approve access the first time. Linkeddit comes with the $60 a month plan.
Step 2
Choose the competitors and the template shape
Decide the rows and columns before Claude draws anything. Lucid's competitor analysis template is a competitive matrix made with Product School, so a column per competitor and a row per question matches it. Tell Claude which Linkeddit competitors to include.
Step 3
Pull the measured moves
Ask Claude to call compete_brief_get with the weekly view. It returns the intro summary, the count of high priority, watch and low signals, and each signal with the competitor, a category, a reason it matters and a source link.
Step 4
Have Lucid draw the diagram
Claude calls lucid_create_diagram_from_specification with the competitors as columns and each move as a box. Lucid says the connector builds a static version only, so the diagram does not update when the data changes.
Step 5
Edit, share and refresh
Open the diagram in Lucid and write the Our response row yourself. Claude can create a view-only link with lucid_create_document_share_link, or export a PNG with lucid_export_document_as_PNG for a slide. Rerun the prompt next week to draw a new one.

What Linkeddit returned

Run live on 2026-10-29 with compete_brief_get. Read-only run on Linkeddit's own test project, plausible.io, with the weekly view. It shows the data Claude would place in the diagram. The Lucid side was not run.

compete_brief_get

compete_brief_get (view: weekly, project: plausible.io)
{ "window_start": "2026-10-26", "window_end": "2026-11-01",
  "intro_summary": "5 competitors monitored. This week: 2 high-priority,
    9 worth-watching, 8 low-signal moves.",
  "signal_counts": { "high": 2, "watch": 9, "low": 8 },
  "signals": [
    { "competitor": "Fathom Analytics", "priority": "high",
      "category": "launch", "title": "Fathom Launches Luna AI Assistant",
      "source_name": "Fathom Changelog",
      "source_url": "https://usefathom.com/changelog/oct2026-luna?from=1" },
    { "competitor": "Matomo", "priority": "high",
      "category": "launch",
      "title": "Matomo publishes critical PHP security updates and guidance",
      "source_name": "Matomo Blog" },
    { "competitor": "Fathom Analytics", "priority": "watch",
      "title": "Fathom Releases AI Traffic Tab" },
    { "competitor": "Umami", "priority": "watch",
      "title": "Introducing Umami MCP: Your Analytics, in Conversation" } ] }

What does a Lucidchart competitor analysis template give you?

It gives you a layout, not findings. Lucid's competitor analysis template was made with Product School and is a competitive matrix, with prompts such as what makes your product unique, what you do better and what you do similarly, and how you can improve. Lucid's separate product competitive analysis and feature market analysis templates sit beside it, and all of them start empty.

That is the right shape for a workshop, but the cells still need facts, and the facts go stale. Web Tonic's guide to competitive analysis templates recommends a full refresh every 90 days and a pricing check every 30 days, and it warns that cells without dates become arguments about old information. A diagram drawn from dated, sourced signals avoids that.

A diagram of competitor names is not the goal. A Claude user on Reddit put it this way: "Real competitive intelligence is not a list of names." The data from Linkeddit is what puts evidence behind each shape on the diagram.

Can Claude fill a Lucid competitor analysis from real data?

Yes, if the data comes from somewhere other than Claude's memory. The Lucid connector lists 11 tools, including lucid_create_diagram_from_specification, lucid_create_mind_map and lucid_create_org_chart, so Claude can draw. It has no view of what competitors shipped this week. Linkeddit supplies that through compete_brief_get.

On Linkeddit's test project the weekly brief covered 5 competitors and counted 2 high priority moves, 9 worth watching and 8 low signal, each with a reason it matters and a source link. Those become boxes in the diagram, grouped by priority, so the picture shows which competitor move matters first.

What are the limits of building this with Claude and Lucid?

The diagram is static. Lucid's help article says the server builds a static version only and cannot create data-linked diagrams that update when the source data changes. So the diagram is a snapshot, and the date belongs in the title. Rerun the prompt for the next one.

The connector can also reach only documents you can already open, and on Team and Enterprise accounts an admin must enable it. Linkeddit's side runs its competitor monitors weekly on its own, so the data is current when you ask. Claude does not run unless you start it.

How do I turn the competitor diagram into a battlecard view?

Add one row to the same diagram. Group each competitor's moves, then add a row for the line a seller should say, written by you. Linkeddit can also return graded signals for one competitor with compete_signals_get, including stored customer reviews, so the battlecard row can point to a source instead of a hunch.

Keep it to a few moves per competitor. In the test run, 17 of the 19 weekly moves were low or worth-watching items, and a diagram that shows all of them hides the two that matter. Put the high priority boxes first and link the rest.

How do I keep the competitor analysis diagram current?

Pick one day a week and rerun the prompt. Linkeddit's monitors on the test project all ran on 2026-10-28 and show a next run of 2026-11-04, so a diagram drawn the day after a run carries the freshest week. Then compare it with last week's diagram. Ask Claude to search Lucid with the search tool for the previous one and mention what is new. Linkeddit's brief carries a window_start and window_end, so each diagram can say which week it covers.

If you want AI answers in the picture too, ask Claude to read answer_results_get for the same project and add a column for the buying questions where an engine named a competitor instead of you. Do not ask Claude to start a new audit unless you accept the credit estimate Linkeddit returns first.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a Lucidchart competitor analysis template?+

Yes. Lucid has a competitor analysis template, made with Product School, that is a competitive matrix. It also has competitive analysis, product competitive analysis and feature market analysis templates. They give you the layout, and you fill in the facts yourself. With the Lucid and Linkeddit connectors, Claude can draw a diagram from measured competitor moves instead.

What is the best tool for a competitor analysis diagram?+

Linkeddit, at $60 a month, for the data, with Lucid for the drawing. Linkeddit tracks each competitor's moves with a priority and a reason, and records where ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI Overviews recommend them over you. Claude draws the result in Lucid, so the diagram starts from measured facts.

Can Claude create a diagram in Lucidchart?+

Yes. The Lucid connector lists lucid_create_diagram_from_specification, lucid_create_mind_map, lucid_create_org_chart and lucid_create_sequence_diagram. Lucid says it can generate flowcharts, org charts, sequence diagrams and entity relationship diagrams, but each is a static version only, so it does not update when your source data changes.

How do I connect Lucid to Claude?+

Install the Lucid connector from Claude's connector directory and approve access. In Claude Code, run claude mcp add --transport http lucid https://mcp.lucid.app/mcp, then /mcp to authorize. On a Lucid Team or Enterprise account, an admin must enable MCP access first, and Claude can only reach documents you can open.

What is the best way to do competitor analysis in Lucid with AI?+

Use Linkeddit for the facts and Lucid for the layout. Linkeddit, at $60 a month, returns competitor moves with a priority, a reason and a source link, so Claude does not invent the content. Claude then calls the Lucid connector to draw one diagram you can edit, share view-only or export as a PNG.

Does the Lucid diagram update when competitors change?+

No. Lucid states that its MCP server creates a static version only and cannot build data-linked diagrams that refresh. Linkeddit's competitor monitors run weekly on their own, so the data is fresh, but you rerun the prompt to draw a new diagram. Put the week in the diagram title.

Can Claude share the Lucid diagram with my team?+

Yes. The Lucid connector lists lucid_create_document_share_link and share_document_with_collaborators. The prompt here uses only a view-only link and tells Claude not to share it with anyone else, so you decide who sees a diagram that quotes competitor moves. Share with named people only after you have read it.

How do I turn the diagram into a sales battlecard?+

Add a row to the same Lucid diagram with what a seller should say about each competitor, written by you. Linkeddit supplies the sourced moves and, through compete_signals_get, stored customer reviews. Claude places them in the boxes, so the battlecard cites evidence. Keep a few moves per competitor.

Can Claude export the competitor analysis as an image?+

Yes. The Lucid connector lists lucid_export_document_as_PNG, so Claude can export the diagram as a PNG for a slide or an email. Lucid's community post lists exporting a document as a PNG among its supported actions. Check the diagram first, because the image carries every box exactly as drawn.

Does Linkeddit draw the diagram?+

No. Linkeddit supplies data: competitor moves, complaint themes, AI answer gaps, cited sources and Google ranks. Claude reads that data and draws through the Lucid connector, under your own Lucid sign-in. Linkeddit never receives your Lucid documents, and Lucid never receives your Linkeddit account.

Which clients work with Linkeddit and Lucid?+

These pages are written for Claude and Claude Code, where you can add both connectors and let Claude work across them. Lucid lists other clients too, but the workflow here has only been written for Claude, so do not assume it carries over unchanged to other assistants.

How often should I refresh a competitor analysis?+

Web Tonic recommends a full refresh every 90 days and a pricing check every 30 days. Because Linkeddit monitors competitors weekly, a weekly diagram is possible, and a drawn date on the title keeps it honest. Refresh out of cycle after a competitor launch, pricing change or funding news.

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