An intelligent merchandising assistant that audits eCommerce catalogs to identify SKU sprawl, price gaps, and duplicate risks without requiring live API integrations.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install assortment-scout
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install assortment-scout using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Assortment Scout?
Assortment Scout is a powerful tool within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem designed for eCommerce operators, category managers, and marketplace sellers. It serves as a heuristic decision layer that transforms raw catalog exports, performance notes, and business constraints into actionable merchandising strategies. By analyzing product signals such as revenue, margin, and variant coverage, it helps teams move from data overload to strategic clarity.
This skill is particularly effective for businesses managing catalogs of 30 to 2,000 SKUs that need a fast, reliable way to audit their product mix. It provides a structured portfolio lens to categorize products into hero, core, seasonal, and long-tail segments, ensuring that your inventory remains lean, profitable, and aligned with market demand.
Assortment Scout Use Cases
- Reducing SKU clutter and long-tail bloat to improve warehouse efficiency.
- Identifying price-band, feature, or variant coverage gaps in a specific product line.
- Reviewing duplicate-risk or cannibalization concerns across similar product listings.
- Preparing professional category reviews or seasonal line review memos for stakeholders.
- Turning unstructured catalog notes into a prioritized 30-day merchandising action brief.
How Assortment Scout Works
- The user provides a review objective, such as a seasonal cleanup or a gap discovery mission.
- The skill captures and normalizes assortment signals including revenue, margin, inventory, and variant data.
- It applies a portfolio lens to categorize products (Hero, Core, Seasonal, etc.) and detect overlap clusters.
- Assortment Scout highlights specific gaps in the catalog and identifies duplicate-risk items.
- The system generates a comprehensive Markdown brief featuring keep-add-expand-merge-retire recommendations.
Assortment Scout Setup
To use this Openclaw Skills entry, ensure your Openclaw environment is active and provide your catalog data via prompt or file upload.
# No complex installation required. Simply invoke the skill within your AI agent:
# "Use assortment-scout to audit this CSV export for SKU sprawl."
Assortment Scout Data Schema & Taxonomy
Assortment Scout organizes data into a structured advisory format using the following taxonomy:
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Health Summary | Overall assessment of the current catalog status. |
| Scorecard Lenses | Performance evaluation based on margin, revenue, and age. |
| Gap Map | Visualization of price-band or feature deficiencies. |
| Action Matrix | Categorized recommendations: Keep, Add, Expand, Merge, or Retire. |
| 30-Day Plan | Tactical execution steps with suggested owners. |
Assortment Scout Advanced Features
- Multi-segment portfolio analysis across hero, core, and long-tail products.
- Heuristic cannibalization detection to prevent internal SKU competition.
- Customizable business goal alignment (e.g., premiumization or entry-price coverage).
- Automated 30-day execution roadmap generation for merchandising teams.
- Support for offline data processing, allowing for audits without sensitive live PIM/ERP access.
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