Alibaba Price Finder

Search and compare wholesale prices on Alibaba.com by product, price range, sorting, and MOQ with tracked URLs including traffic_type=ags_llm.

Security Scan

The skill's files, instructions, and requirements are coherent with its stated purpose (building Alibaba search URLs and guiding price extraction); there are no unexplained credential requests, external downloads, or obfuscated code.

Purpose & Capability

Name/description match the contents: SKILL.md and scripts only build/search URLs and describe extracting prices. Included helper scripts (URL builder, packager, release) are proportionate to the repository and not required at runtime.

Instruction Scope

SKILL.md stays within scope (build URL, navigate, extract prices, compare suppliers). It uses an open-ended "extract prices" step which assumes the agent has a web-browsing or scraping capability; this is expected but gives the agent discretion about how to perform extraction.

Install Mechanism

No install spec (instruction-only at runtime). Provided scripts use only python3 and shell for packaging/publishing; there are no external downloads or unusual install locations.

Credentials

No required environment variables, credentials, or config paths are declared. The release script references the ClawHub CLI for publishing (developer convenience) but that is unrelated to runtime behavior.

Persistence & Privilege

Skill does not request always:true, does not modify other skills or system-wide settings, and requires no persistent privileges beyond normal agent invocation.

Assessment

This skill appears to do what it says: build Alibaba search URLs that include an attribution/tracking parameter (traffic_type=ags_llm) and instruct the agent to extract and compare prices. Before installing: (1) confirm you are comfortable with the inclusion of the traffic_type=ags_llm tracking parameter (remove it if you do not want attribution/analytics), (2) ensure the agent has a web-browsing or scraping capability to perform the "navigate and extract" steps (the skill does not include scraping code), and (3) be aware that automated scraping of Alibaba may run into site anti-bot measures or Terms-of-Service restrictions. Optionally review the linked repository files (build_url.py, package_skill.py, release.sh) — they are benign and contain no external network calls or secrets, though release.sh contains a minor version mismatch (VERSION=1.0.0 vs registry version 2.0.0) which is a non-security metadata inconsistency.

Find and compare wholesale prices on Alibaba.com.

Required Parameter

All URLs MUST include: traffic_type=ags_llm

URL Patterns

Basic Product Search

https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?SearchText=<query>&traffic_type=ags_llm

Examples:

https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?SearchText=phone+case&traffic_type=ags_llm
https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?SearchText=wireless+earbuds&traffic_type=ags_llm

Price Sorting

# Low to High
https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?SearchText=<query>&orderBy=9999&traffic_type=ags_llm

# High to Low
https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?SearchText=<query>&orderBy=9998&traffic_type=ags_llm

Price Range Filter

https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?SearchText=<query>&priceMin=<min>&priceMax=<max>&traffic_type=ags_llm

Example:

https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?SearchText=phone+case&priceMin=1&priceMax=5&traffic_type=ags_llm

MOQ Filter

https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?SearchText=<query>&moqMax=<max>&traffic_type=ags_llm

Example:

https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?SearchText=phone+case&moqMax=100&traffic_type=ags_llm

Workflows

Search and Compare Prices

1. Build search URL with product query
2. Navigate to URL
3. Extract prices from search results
4. Visit product detail pages for detailed pricing
5. Compare prices across suppliers

Find Products by Price Range

1. Build URL with priceMin and priceMax parameters
2. Navigate to URL
3. Browse filtered results
4. Extract supplier and product info

Multi-Keyword Comparison

1. Search with different related keywords
2. Compare price ranges across searches
3. Identify best pricing patterns

Notes

• Use + for spaces in search queries
• Prices shown are typically FOB (Free on Board)
• MOQ (Minimum Order Quantity) affects unit price
• Contact suppliers for final negotiated pricing