Product Match

What it does

Type /product-match and give it a product — by name, image, or description. Claude identifies the key attributes (style, materials, dimensions, price range) and searches the web for similar alternatives. Returns 5-10 matches ranked by similarity with specs, pricing, and reasoning.

Use it when a product is over budget, discontinued, has a long lead time, or you need alternatives at different price points.

Install

Claude Desktop:

1. Open Customize → Browse plugins
2. Click + → Add marketplace from GitHub
3. Enter AlpacaLabsLLC/skills-for-architects
4. Install the Product & Materials Research plugin

Claude Code (terminal):

claude plugin marketplace add AlpacaLabsLLC/skills-for-architects
claude plugin install 06-materials-research@skills-for-architects

Or symlink just this skill:

git clone https://github.com/AlpacaLabsLLC/skills-for-architects.git
ln -s $(pwd)/skills-for-architects/plugins/06-materials-research/skills/product-match ~/.claude/skills/product-match

Usage

# By name
/product-match Eames Lounge Chair

# By name + constraint
/product-match Eames Lounge Chair but under $3,000

# By image
/product-match ~/Downloads/chair-photo.jpg

# By description
/product-match mid-century lounge chair, molded plywood, leather, swivel base

Pairs with

• /product-research — research finds products from a brief, match finds alternatives to a specific product
• /product-pair — after matching, find what goes with the match
• /product-enrich — enrich matched products with full metadata