Search, compare, and rank deals across electronics retailers. Track price history and get alerts on price drops. Trigger words - deal, deals, price check, compare prices, best deal, sale, cheapest, best price, price tracker, price drop, deal score.
Search, compare, and rank electronics deals across 10 retailers. Ranks products by a composite deal score (discount + reviews + specs).
# Search for deals (ranked by deal score)
node ~/.claude/skills/deals/scripts/deals.cjs search "Canon EOS R8"
# Search specific store
node ~/.claude/skills/deals/scripts/deals.cjs search "55 inch TV" --store bestbuy
# JSON output
node ~/.claude/skills/deals/scripts/deals.cjs search "RTX 4070" --json
# Limit results
node ~/.claude/skills/deals/scripts/deals.cjs search "gaming monitor" --top 3
# Price range filter
node ~/.claude/skills/deals/scripts/deals.cjs search "Onkyo receiver" --max-price 1000
node ~/.claude/skills/deals/scripts/deals.cjs search "4K TV" --min-price 500 --max-price 1500
# Add to watchlist with target price
node ~/.claude/skills/deals/scripts/deals.cjs watch "Canon EOS R8" --target 1100
# Check watchlist prices
node ~/.claude/skills/deals/scripts/deals.cjs check
# View price history
node ~/.claude/skills/deals/scripts/deals.cjs history "Canon EOS R8"
# Deal analysis (is this a good deal?)
node ~/.claude/skills/deals/scripts/deals.cjs analyze "Canon EOS R8"
# List/remove watchlist items
node ~/.claude/skills/deals/scripts/deals.cjs list
node ~/.claude/skills/deals/scripts/deals.cjs unwatch 3
# Store health check
node ~/.claude/skills/deals/scripts/deals.cjs health
# Cron (automated daily check + alerts)
node ~/.claude/skills/deals/scripts/deals.cjs cron
| Store | Key | Method | Price Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | apple | Scrape (JSON) | 100% |
| Best Buy | bestbuy | API (with key) / Scrape | 100% (API) |
| Amazon | amazon | Scrape | Best effort |
| Walmart | walmart | Scrape | Best effort |
| Target | target | Scrape | Best effort |
| Newegg | newegg | Scrape | Best effort |
| B&H Photo | bhphoto | Scrape | Best effort |
| Micro Center | microcenter | Scrape | Best effort |
| Home Depot | homedepot | Scrape | Best effort |
| eBay | ebay | Scrape (Buy It Now) | Best effort |
See v2 algorithm below (this section kept for reference, v2 is the active implementation).
BESTBUY_API_KEY - Best Buy Products API key (get at developer.bestbuy.com). Without this, Best Buy falls back to scraping.SQLite at ~/.claude/skills/deals/data/deals.db
Tables: products, watchlist, price_history, alert_log, store_health
Reddit integration is built into the CLI via reddit.cjs. It fires automatically in parallel with store searches -- no manual WebSearch needed.
Category-to-subreddit mapping includes: tv, camera, monitor, desktop, laptop, headphones, phone, appliance, gaming, audio, receiver, networking, storage, printer, smartHome.
Products ranked 0-100 by 6-dimension composite score:
deal_score = (reviews * 0.30) + (specs * 0.25) + (brand * 0.15) +
(priceValue * 0.10) + (discountDepth * 0.10) + (storeTrust * 0.10)
EMOJIS: The CLI output contains emojis (🔍💎🔥⭐💰🗣️📖⚠️📉). When sending via sendMessage.sh, send the CLI output AS-IS. NEVER strip, rewrite, or summarize the output.
REVIEWS: Every search pulls review scores from Best Buy (API), Amazon (scraper), Walmart (JSON), Newegg (Realtime API enrichment), Home Depot (GraphQL), and eBay. Always display star ratings and review counts. Footer shows 3 review source links (Rtings, Toms Hardware, etc.) from review-sources.cjs.
REQUIRED OUTPUT SECTIONS:
Pre-populated in review-sources.cjs for 19 categories: monitor, tv, camera, audio, headphones, laptop, desktop, appliance, networking, storage, smartHome, phone, printer, gaming, gpu, peripherals, tablet, projector. Each has professional review sites, community forums, spec databases, and price history trackers.