geizhals-price-comparison

name	geizhals-price-comparison
description	Research and compare prices on Geizhals.at for arbitrary products. Use when the user asks for cheapest offers, price comparisons, product search, pack/variant comparisons, cart checks, shipping-aware totals, or whether a Geizhals/shop offer is good.

Geizhals Price Comparison

Use this skill for general Geizhals price research.

Goals

• Find the correct product/variant on Geizhals.at.
• Compare offers by item price, shipping/payment fees, availability, and merchant.
• Check whether a user's cart/order summary looks correct.
• Explain the cheapest sensible option, not just the lowest sticker price.

CLI

This skill includes a no-dependency Geizhals helper:

.pi/skills/geizhals-price-comparison/geizhals.py search "query" --limit 5
.pi/skills/geizhals-price-comparison/geizhals.py search "query" --limit 5 --json
.pi/skills/geizhals-price-comparison/geizhals.py offers URL [URL ...]
.pi/skills/geizhals-price-comparison/geizhals.py offers URL [URL ...] --json

Search Mode

search uses Geizhals autocomplete (/acs) and enriches top candidates by fetching detail pages.

Output fields include:

• name
• detail_url
• min_price_eur
• shop
• offer_count
• price_confidence: high|medium|low|unknown
• price_source: offer_table|embedded_offer_raw_price|meta_product_price|title_ab_price|none
• error

Example:

.pi/skills/geizhals-price-comparison/geizhals.py search "mac mini m4 512" --limit 5 --json

If Geizhals search is not enough, use Brave as fallback:

psst --global run /Users/tom/.pi/agent/skills/brave-search/search.js "site:geizhals.at PRODUCT MODEL VARIANT" -n 20 --country AT

Offers Mode

Prefer Geizhals product pages (...-a123456.html) over broad variant/category pages (...-v12345.html) when comparing offers.

offers extracts Geizhals offer rows from product pages and includes:

• item price
• merchant
• delivery time
• shipping/payment notes
• shop-specific product detail string

Example:

.pi/skills/geizhals-price-comparison/geizhals.py offers \
  https://geizhals.at/some-product-a123456.html

Use the details field to verify the exact product variant.

Variant Verification

Always verify details before recommending an offer. Depending on product type, check:

• exact model number / generation
• color / storage / size / region version
• pack size / quantity
• compatibility constraints
• warranty/import notes
• refurbished/open-box status
• shop-specific product title in the details column

If variants are ambiguous, say so and ask the user for confirmation or provide multiple links.

Shipping and Payment Heuristics

Geizhals offer rows often contain payment/dispatch notes. Use these rules for a first estimate:

• GRATISVERSAND → shipping €0
• € X (kostenfrei ab € Y Warenwert) → add €X only if cart subtotal is below Y
• Gratisversand ab € Y Warenwert → shipping €0 if cart subtotal is >= Y, otherwise add listed shipping fee if present
• If multiple products are bought from the same merchant, estimate shipping once for the combined subtotal
• If shipping/payment fees are unclear, report item price and say checkout should confirm final shipping

Do not overstate precision: Geizhals prices can change and final checkout may differ.

Comparing Multiple URLs

Run offers on multiple product pages:

.pi/skills/geizhals-price-comparison/geizhals.py offers URL1 URL2 URL3 --json

For multi-item carts, group offers by merchant where possible and compute:

combined subtotal + estimated one-time shipping/payment fee

Answer Style

Keep answers concise and in the user's language. For German users:

Am günstigsten aktuell:

| Produkt | Anbieter | Preis | Versand/Hinweis |
|---|---:|---:|---|
| ... | ... | ... | ... |

Fazit: ...

Bitte im Checkout final prüfen, weil Geizhals-Preise/Versandbedingungen sich ändern können.

Include direct Geizhals links used for the comparison.