the-warehouse-nz

name	the-warehouse-nz
description	Query The Warehouse NZ product search, specials, product detail, and store finder. Use for The Warehouse NZ product lookup, prices, specials, SKUs, store locations, or opening hours. Optional --browser mode uses CloakBrowser for public read-only page/API fetches when installed. No cart or account.
license	MIT
compatibility	Requires Python 3.10+ and network access for live data
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The Warehouse NZ

Goal

Query live The Warehouse NZ product and store data through a small deterministic CLI with human-readable and JSON output, using direct public HTTP by default and optional CloakBrowser --browser mode for public read-only fetches when edge protection makes browser context useful.

Use this when

• A user asks for The Warehouse NZ product prices or specials
• A user wants to search Warehouse products by keyword
• A user has a Warehouse SKU and wants public product details
• A user wants The Warehouse store locations, phone numbers, or current opening-hour summaries
• A workflow needs lightweight machine-readable The Warehouse product or store data

Do not use this for

• Warehouse Stationery, Noel Leeming, TheMarket, or non-Warehouse retailers
• Authenticated account, MarketClub, personalised, wishlist, cart, checkout, order, delivery-slot, or payment actions
• Redistributing scraped Warehouse product or store data as a dataset
• Historical pricing or price-change claims unless another dataset provides history

Preferred workflow

1. Run scripts/cli.py with the narrowest subcommand that answers the task
2. Use search for keyword product lookup and specials for promotional products
3. Use product when an exact R... SKU is known
4. Use stores --region for region-scoped store lookups
5. Use --browser when CI/headless edge protection blocks direct HTTP; if CloakBrowser is missing, the CLI returns cloakbrowser_not_installed
6. Use --json for agent chaining, comparisons, alerts, or structured reports
7. Mention that prices and hours are live The Warehouse website snapshots and the source is unofficial

CLI

Run with:

python3 skills/the-warehouse-nz/scripts/cli.py <command> [flags]

Commands

• search <query> [--limit N] [--page N] [--json] [--browser] - product search with prices
• product <sku> [--json] [--browser] - fetch public product details for one SKU
• stores [--region name/code] [--json] [--browser] - list stores, optionally scoped to a NZ region
• specials [query] [--limit N] [--page N] [--json] [--browser] - promotional products, optionally filtered by query

Examples:

python3 skills/the-warehouse-nz/scripts/cli.py search lego --limit 5
python3 skills/the-warehouse-nz/scripts/cli.py search "school bag" --limit 5 --json
python3 skills/the-warehouse-nz/scripts/cli.py product R3077131 --json
python3 skills/the-warehouse-nz/scripts/cli.py stores --region auckland --json
python3 skills/the-warehouse-nz/scripts/cli.py specials lego --limit 5 --json
python3 skills/the-warehouse-nz/scripts/cli.py search toys --limit 3 --json --browser

Resources

• CLI entrypoint: scripts/cli.py
• API and stability notes: references/api-notes.md

Notes

• Direct public HTTP is the default path; optional --browser imports CloakBrowser only when requested and uses a headless public page context for search, specials, product, and store fetches
• If --browser --json is requested and CloakBrowser is missing, the CLI returns {"error": "cloakbrowser_not_installed", ...} so agents can recommend installation
• CAPTCHA, queue, or challenge pages are treated as blocked states, not bypass targets
• No API key, username, password, account cookie, private token, cart, or checkout action is required for the implemented read-only operations
• The CLI uses public Salesforce Commerce Cloud storefront endpoints and parses server-rendered product markup where JSON product search is not exposed
• Product and store response shapes can change without notice; verify with a small live query before relying on larger workflows
• Keep usage narrow and respectful