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/install price-alert-monitor
Description
商品价格监控工具。监控电商商品价格变化,价格低于阈值时发送通知。适合购物党、羊毛党。
Usage Guidance
This package is not malicious but is inconsistent: the README promises real price scraping and notification delivery (SMTP/Webhook) but the bundled script only generates simulated prices and prints to the terminal while saving data to ~/.price-monitor.json. Before installing or running it: (1) inspect the Python script yourself — it currently contains no network calls or notification code, so it won't send alerts; (2) if you expect webhook/email alerts, implement or verify secure handling of credentials and endpoints (the README's PRICE_WEBHOOK suggestion is not used by the script); (3) be aware it will create/modify ~/.price-monitor.json; (4) if you don't want to run it on your host, run inside a sandbox/container; (5) contact the author or wait for a version that implements real fetching and secure notification if you need production behavior.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: price-alert-monitor
Version: 1.0.0
The skill is a basic price monitoring tool skeleton that stores product data locally in `~/.price-monitor.json`. The core logic in `scripts/price_monitor.py` currently uses mock data (random numbers) for price updates and lacks actual network communication, sensitive data access, or command execution. No evidence of malicious intent, data exfiltration, or prompt injection was found.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
Name and description (price monitoring + alerts) match the provided script's intent. The script detects platforms, stores items, and updates a local JSON price history which is coherent with a simple price monitor. Minor inconsistency: _meta.json declares python3 as a required binary while higher-level metadata listed no required binaries.
Instruction Scope
SKILL.md claims support for SMTP and Webhook notifications and instructs users to set PRICE_WEBHOOK, but the actual script does not read any environment variables, does not call network endpoints, and does not implement SMTP/webhook delivery. Also SKILL.md implies real price retrieval from e-commerce sites, while fetch_price in the script returns simulated random prices. This is scope creep / mismatch between instructions and runtime behavior.
Install Mechanism
No install spec (instruction-only) and only a small Python script are provided; there is no remote download or package installation. The risk from installation is low. _meta.json indicates python3 is required (reasonable).
Credentials
SKILL.md suggests configuring PRICE_WEBHOOK and SMTP credentials for notifications, but the code does not read or require any environment variables or credentials. There are no required secrets declared. The documentation hinting at external endpoints/credentials without code support is inconsistent and could mislead users into providing secrets where the code won't use them — or suggests missing functionality that, if added later, could require those credentials.
Persistence & Privilege
The script stores data at ~/.price-monitor.json (user home) which is typical for a per-user tool. The skill does not request always:true, does not modify other skills, and does not access system-wide configs.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install price-alert-monitor - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/price-alert-monitor - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Initial release of price-alert-monitor.
- Monitor price changes for products on JD, Taobao, Amazon, and more.
- Track price history and generate trend charts.
- Receive notifications when the price drops below your set threshold.
- Supports monitoring multiple products at once.
- Provides command-line interface for adding products, setting alerts, and configuring notifications via terminal, email, or webhook.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Price Alert Monitor?
商品价格监控工具。监控电商商品价格变化,价格低于阈值时发送通知。适合购物党、羊毛党。 It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 518 downloads so far.
How do I install Price Alert Monitor?
Run "/install price-alert-monitor" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Price Alert Monitor free?
Yes, Price Alert Monitor is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Price Alert Monitor support?
Price Alert Monitor is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Price Alert Monitor?
It is built and maintained by SxLiuYu (@sxliuyu); the current version is v1.0.0.
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