• DATA
  • INSIGHT
  • ACTION
  • HUMAN

How to discover competitor tech stacks with your AI

Connect Hexomatic to your agent to automate web reconnaissance. Once connected, your agent handles the execution and data retrieval for any discovery workflow.

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Short answer

How can I find out what tools my competitors use?

You can trigger Hexomatic discovery workflows through your agent to scan competitor sites. Your agent pulls the identified software data directly into your chat. This gives you a clear map of their technical footprint.

The results you get

Where the data lands

The AI processes the raw web scans into actionable lists.

DATA

Software inventories

The agent extracts a list of every identified platform, from CMS to tracking pixels. You get a clean list of what is actually running on the site.

INSIGHT

Stack comparisons

Compare your own setup against a competitor's footprint. Your agent identifies gaps or advantages in their technical choices.

ACTION

Automated execution

Instead of manual browsing, your agent runs the specific Hexomatic automation needed for the job. It handles the execution and the retrieval.

HUMAN

Strategic decisions

The AI provides the data, but you decide which tools are worth adopting. You interpret the findings to adjust your own tech strategy.

The workflow

What your AI does when the request arrives.

Your agent acts as the operator for Hexomatic's specialized web discovery engines.

  1. Find the workflow

    Your agent looks through your available Hexomatic automations to find the specific discovery workflow required for the target URL.

    list_automations

  2. Run the scan

    The agent starts the chosen automation, sending the competitor's URL to Hexomatic to begin the deep scan of their site.

    run_workflow

  3. Retrieve results

    Once the scan finishes, your agent pulls the raw technology detection data back from the Hexomatic engine.

    get_workflow_results

  4. Parse the stack

    The agent reads the returned data to tell you exactly which marketing, analytics, and infrastructure tools were found.

    get_workflow_results

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to kick off your research.

Starting points

Swap out the website URLs and specific tool types to match your research needs.

Hexomatic Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_ReTF3G4BgcGresVEgq0YHr8NQJVt04f7REqfsFkI/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Hexomatic capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
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  "mcpServers": {
    "hexomatic-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_ReTF3G4BgcGresVEgq0YHr8NQJVt04f7REqfsFkI/mcp"
    }
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}
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  • Run the tech stack discovery workflow for competitor.com and tell me what they use for analytics.

  • Find the Hexomatic automation that identifies e-commerce platforms and run it on shopify-competitor.com.

  • Check the tech stack of target-site.io and list all the marketing automation tools they have installed.

  • Use Hexomatic to scan my competitor's site and summarize their main infrastructure tools.

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  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Start here

Connect Hexomatic once, then ask.

You only need to link your account once. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can immediately start asking your agent to run scans.

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FAQ

How this task behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI change my Hexomatic settings?

    No. The AI can only trigger existing automations and read their results. It cannot modify your Hexomatic account settings or configurations.

  • 02

    Does the AI do the web scraping itself?

    No. The AI uses Hexomatic to perform the actual scraping and discovery via specialized workflows.

  • 03

    Will the AI buy software for me?

    No. The AI only identifies what is currently being used on a website. It has no capability to interact with checkout pages or purchase anything.

  • 04

    Can I run multiple scans at once?

    Yes, you can ask your agent to run different workflows for different URLs sequentially.

  • 05

    What happens if a website blocks the scan?

    The AI will report the results returned by the Hexomatic workflow, which will include any errors or empty results if the site is inaccessible.

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