Skill: Product Recommender (/best)

Finds the best products in a category using authoritative review sources across US, EU, and UK.

Trigger

/best [product name] — e.g., /best airfryer, /best wireless earbuds

Sources

Review Aggregators — US

Review Aggregators — UK

Review Aggregators — EU

Price Comparison Sources

Retailers (Availability)

United States

United Kingdom

Germany

France

Italy

Spain

Netherlands

Belgium

Poland

Other EU Markets

Workflow

1. Parse query — extract product category from user input
2. Detect region — default to US, allow override (e.g., /best airfryer de or /best earbuds fr)
3. Search sources — query relevant aggregator for top-rated products
4. Filter by region — keep products available in selected region
5. Categorize picks:
   • Top Pick — best overall
   • Best Value — best performance per dollar/pound/euro
   • Budget — solid option under $50/£40/€50
6. Generate output — 3 picks with summary + link
7. Price rule: Show approximate price range from search snippets (e.g., "€120-150"). Use "v.a. €X" for lowest found.
8. Link rule: Use direct Google search link with full product name: https://www.google.[nl|de|co.uk]/search?q=[product-name]. Default to user's region (detect from timezone or default to NL).
9. Summary rule: Always include 1-2 sentence summary explaining why it's top pick, best value, or budget in English.
10. Language rule: Always output in English (even for NL queries, translate summary)
11. Cache — store results for 6 hours in ~/.openclaw/cache/best-products/

Region Detection

Output Format

🎯 /best [product]

📍 [US/UK/DE/FR/IT/ES/NL/BE/PL] — [date]

🏆 TOP PICK
[Product Name]
€[price range]
[1-sentence summary why]
🔗 https://www.google.nl/search?q=product+name

💎 BEST VALUE
[Product Name]
€[price range]
[1-sentence summary why]
🔗 https://www.google.nl/search?q=product+name

💶 BUDGET
[Product Name]
€[price range]
[1-sentence summary why]
🔗 https://www.google.nl/search?q=product+name

Caching

• Location: ~/.openclaw/cache/best-products/
• Format: {product}-{region}.json (e.g., earbuds-us.json)
• TTL: 6 hours
• Check cache first; if stale/missing, fetch fresh data

Link Verification (MANDATORY)

CRITICAL: All output URLs MUST be working Google search links. No exceptions.

Verification workflow:

1. Search reviews → get exact product names
2. Construct Google search URL with full product name
3. Verify the product name is accurate from trusted sources (Consumentenbond, Which?, etc.)
4. Output Google search link — user can click to see current prices

External Endpoints

No personal data, credentials, or API keys are sent to external services.

Privacy & System Access

• Timezone detection: Reads system timezone to default to user's region (can be overridden via command)
• Cache: Writes to ~/.openclaw/cache/best-products/ for 6 hours
• No credentials required: Uses built-in web tools only

Security & Privacy

• Data leaving the machine:
  • Product search terms → Brave Search API
  • Product names → Google Search (for price links)
• Data at rest: Results cached locally for 6 hours only
• No credentials required: Uses OpenClaw's built-in web_search and web_fetch tools
• No PII: No user identifiers, emails, or personal information processed

Trust Statement

This skill uses publicly available review data from trusted sources (Wirecutter, RTINGS, Which?, Tweakers, Consumentenbond, etc.) and price data from major retailers (Amazon, Best Buy, MediaMarkt, Coolblue, etc.). No personal data is collected or sent to third parties beyond standard search queries.

By using this skill, only product search terms are sent to the Brave Search API. All product data comes from publicly accessible web pages.

Model Invocation Note

This skill can be invoked autonomously when the user types /best [product]. Users can opt out by disabling this skill in their OpenClaw configuration.