/sif-to-csv

What it does

Type /as:sif-to-csv and point it at a .sif file from a dealer. The skill parses the file against the source system’s verified format, keeps list price, discounts, sell price, and quantities distinct, and returns a readable preview with row counts, unknown fields, and conversion losses. It never expands manufacturer codes from memory, and derived prices are computed only when their meaning is verified.

Use it to review dealer quotes, compare pricing against your specification, or import dealer data into your master product library.

Install

Claude Desktop:

1. Open Customize → Browse plugins
2. Click + → Add marketplace from GitHub
3. Enter AlpacaLabsLLC/skills-for-architects
4. Install Architecture Studio

Claude Code (terminal):

claude plugin marketplace add AlpacaLabsLLC/skills-for-architects
claude plugin install as@skills-for-architects

Or symlink just this skill:

git clone https://github.com/AlpacaLabsLLC/skills-for-architects.git
ln -s $(pwd)/skills-for-architects/skills/sif-to-csv ~/.claude/skills/sif-to-csv

Usage

/as:sif-to-csv ~/Documents/project/dealer-quote.sif

Dealer systems don’t share one SIF format — the skill resolves the actual source system and version before mapping, and asks only when a missing fact would change the conversion.

Field mapping

The plugin carries no SIF field dictionary or manufacturer-code table. Field codes, record boundaries, encoding, and price semantics are read from the actual source system’s specification or verified mapping evidence. Unknown codes stay unknown, unmapped fields are kept, and losses are reported before anything is exported or saved.

Pairs with

• /as:csv-to-sif — round-trip: create SIF, send to dealer, parse their quote back
• /as:product-data-cleanup — normalize the parsed data
• /as:product-enrich — add categories and tags to imported products