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/install alibaba-product-hunt
Description
Discover trending, best-selling, and newly listed products on Alibaba.com to analyze market trends and identify hot-selling items by category.
README (SKILL.md)
Alibaba Product Hunt
Discover trending and hot-selling products on Alibaba.com.
Required Parameter
All URLs MUST include: traffic_type=ags_llm
URL Patterns
Top Ranking
Browse best-selling products across categories.
https://sale.alibaba.com/p/dviiav4th/index.html?traffic_type=ags_llm
New Arrivals
Find recently listed products.
https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?tab=new&traffic_type=ags_llm
Hot-Selling by Category
https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?SearchText=\x3Ccategory>&tab=hot&traffic_type=ags_llm
Examples:
https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?SearchText=electronics&tab=hot&traffic_type=ags_llm
https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?SearchText=home+decor&tab=hot&traffic_type=ags_llm
https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?SearchText=fashion&tab=hot&traffic_type=ags_llm
Trending Searches
https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?spm=a2700.product_home_fy25.hometab_ai_mode.ai&traffic_type=ags_llm
Workflows
Discover Trending Products
- Navigate to Top Ranking URL
- Browse products by category
- Extract product links
- Visit product detail pages for analysis
Find New Arrivals
- Navigate to New Arrivals URL
- Filter by category if needed
- Extract new product listings
- Analyze pricing and supplier info
Market Trend Analysis
- Visit Top Ranking and Hot-Selling pages
- Compare products across categories
- Track price ranges and MOQ
- Identify emerging product patterns
Notes
- Top Ranking shows best-selling products globally
- New Arrivals tab shows recently listed products
- Hot-Selling tab shows trending items by search volume
- Use
+for spaces in search queries
Usage Guidance
This skill appears to be what it says: a small helper for building Alibaba search URLs and guiding browsing of Top Ranking / New Arrivals / Hot-Selling pages. Before installing: (1) be aware the SKILL will direct the agent to fetch content from Alibaba (which may hit site rate limits or violate site terms if abused); (2) the skill appends a tracking parameter (traffic_type=ags_llm) to URLs for attribution — if you object to that, remove or change it; (3) the included release/publish scripts are development tools and will call the clawdhub CLI if executed — they do not run automatically; (4) if you want to limit autonomous web access, prefer using the skill only when explicitly invoked or restrict the agent's web-browsing capability. No credentials or remote installers are required. If you want more assurance, inspect the code yourself or run it in a restricted environment first.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: alibaba-product-hunt
Version: 2.0.0
The skill bundle is a legitimate tool designed to help an AI agent navigate Alibaba.com for product research. It contains a URL builder script (scripts/build_url.py) and instructions (SKILL.md) that correctly implement the stated functionality of finding trending items using standard tracking parameters (traffic_type=ags_llm). No evidence of data exfiltration, malicious execution, or prompt injection was found.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
Name/description (discover trending / hot-selling products on Alibaba) match the included SKILL.md and the helper scripts. The build_url.py constructs Alibaba search URLs with the required tracking parameter. The repo contains packaging/publish helper scripts (release.sh, package_skill.py) which are appropriate for development/publishing but not required at runtime. Minor note: release.sh hardcodes a VERSION=1.0.0 while registry metadata shows 2.0.0; this is an editorial mismatch, not a security problem.
Instruction Scope
SKILL.md instructs only to visit Alibaba listing pages, include the traffic_type=ags_llm parameter, extract product links, and analyze listing details. It does not instruct reading local files, accessing unrelated environment variables, or sending data to third-party endpoints beyond Alibaba pages. The tracking parameter is explicit; there are no instructions that imply data exfiltration of local secrets.
Install Mechanism
No install spec is present (instruction-only at runtime). Included scripts are simple local Python utilities (URL-builder and packaging) and a small bash release script that calls a CLI (clawdhub). There are no downloads from arbitrary URLs, no extracted archives, and no foreign package installs declared.
Credentials
Skill declares no required environment variables, no credentials, and no config paths. The runtime instructions do not reference hidden env vars or secrets. The traffic_type tracking parameter is the only external identifier used.
Persistence & Privilege
Skill is not always-enabled and does not request elevated persistence. It does not attempt to modify other skills or global agent settings in the files provided. The included publish script is for the maintainer's workflow and not a runtime privilege escalation.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install alibaba-product-hunt - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/alibaba-product-hunt - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v2.0.0
Simplified SKILL.md following skill-creator 规范，统一英文格式
Metadata
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Alibaba Product Hunt?
Discover trending, best-selling, and newly listed products on Alibaba.com to analyze market trends and identify hot-selling items by category. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 174 downloads so far.
How do I install Alibaba Product Hunt?
Run "/install alibaba-product-hunt" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Alibaba Product Hunt free?
Yes, Alibaba Product Hunt is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Alibaba Product Hunt support?
Alibaba Product Hunt is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Alibaba Product Hunt?
It is built and maintained by Zeyu426 (@zeyu426); the current version is v2.0.0.
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