Camelcamelcamel Alerts
Monitor CamelCamelCamel price drop alerts.
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- Version
- 1.0.0
Overview
Monitor CamelCamelCamel price drop alerts.
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CamelCamelCamel Alerts
Automatically monitor your CamelCamelCamel RSS feed for Amazon price drops and get notified on Telegram.
Quick Start
- Get your RSS feed URL from CamelCamelCamel:
- Go to https://camelcamelcamel.com/ and set up price alerts
- Get your personal RSS feed URL (format:
https://camelcamelcamel.com/alerts/YOUR_UNIQUE_ID.xml) - Create a cron job with YOUR feed URL (not someone else's!):
cron add \
--job '{
"name": "camelcamelcamel-monitor",
"schedule": "0 */12 * * *",
"task": "Monitor CamelCamelCamel price alerts",
"command": "python3 /path/to/scripts/fetch_rss.py https://camelcamelcamel.com/alerts/YOUR_UNIQUE_ID.xml"
}'
Important: Replace YOUR_UNIQUE_ID with your own feed ID from step 1. Each person needs their own feed URL!
- Clawdbot will:
- Fetch your feed every 4 hours
- Detect new price alerts
- Send you Telegram notifications
How It Works
The skill uses two components:
scripts/fetch_rss.py
- Fetches your CamelCamelCamel RSS feed
- Parses price alert items
- Compares against local cache to find new alerts
- Outputs JSON with new items detected
- Caches item hashes to avoid duplicate notifications
Cron Integration
- Runs on a schedule you define
- Triggers fetch_rss.py
- Can be configured to run hourly, every 4 hours, daily, etc.
Setup & Configuration
See SETUP.md for:
- How to get your CamelCamelCamel RSS feed URL
- Step-by-step cron configuration
- Customizing check frequency
- Cache management
- Troubleshooting
Alert Cache
The script maintains a cache at /tmp/camelcamelcamel/cache.json to track which alerts have been notified. This prevents duplicate notifications.
Clear the cache to re-test notifications:
rm /tmp/camelcamelcamel/cache.json
Notification Format
When a new price drop is detected, you'll receive a Telegram message like:
🛒 *Price Alert*
*PRODUCT NAME - $XX.XX (Down from $YY.YY)*
Current price: $XX.XX
Historical low: $ZZ.ZZ
Last checked: [timestamp]
View on Amazon: [link]
Customization
Check Frequency
Adjust the cron schedule (6th parameter in the schedule field):
0→ every hour0 /4→ every 4 hours (default)0 /6→ every 6 hours0 0 *→ daily
Message Format
Edit scripts/notify.sh to customize the Telegram message layout and emoji.
Technical Details
- Language: Python 3 (built-in libraries only)
- Cache: JSON file at
/tmp/camelcamelcamel/cache.json - Feed Format: Standard RSS/XML
- Dependencies: None beyond Python standard library
- Timeout: 10 seconds per feed fetch
Troubleshooting
If you're not receiving notifications:
- Verify the feed URL works in your browser
- Check the cron job exists:
cron list - Test manually:
python3 scripts/fetch_rss.py <YOUR_FEED_URL> /tmp/camelcamelcamel
- Clear the cache to reset:
rm /tmp/camelcamelcamel/cache.json
- Check Telegram is configured in Clawdbot
Installation
openclaw install camelcamelcamel-alerts
💻Code Examples
}'
**Important**: Replace `YOUR_UNIQUE_ID` with your own feed ID from step 1. Each person needs their own feed URL!
3. **Clawdbot will**:
- Fetch your feed every 4 hours
- Detect new price alerts
- Send you Telegram notifications
## How It Works
The skill uses two components:
### `scripts/fetch_rss.py`
- Fetches your CamelCamelCamel RSS feed
- Parses price alert items
- Compares against local cache to find new alerts
- Outputs JSON with new items detected
- Caches item hashes to avoid duplicate notifications
### Cron Integration
- Runs on a schedule you define
- Triggers fetch_rss.py
- Can be configured to run hourly, every 4 hours, daily, etc.
## Setup & Configuration
**See [SETUP.md](references/SETUP.md)** for:
- How to get your CamelCamelCamel RSS feed URL
- Step-by-step cron configuration
- Customizing check frequency
- Cache management
- Troubleshooting
## Alert Cache
The script maintains a cache at `/tmp/camelcamelcamel/cache.json` to track which alerts have been notified. This prevents duplicate notifications.
**Clear the cache** to re-test notifications:rm /tmp/camelcamelcamel/cache.json
## Notification Format
When a new price drop is detected, you'll receive a Telegram message like:View on Amazon: [link]
## Customization
### Check Frequency
Adjust the cron schedule (6th parameter in the `schedule` field):
- `0 * * * *` → every hour
- `0 */4 * * *` → every 4 hours (default)
- `0 */6 * * *` → every 6 hours
- `0 0 * * *` → daily
### Message Format
Edit `scripts/notify.sh` to customize the Telegram message layout and emoji.
## Technical Details
- **Language**: Python 3 (built-in libraries only)
- **Cache**: JSON file at `/tmp/camelcamelcamel/cache.json`
- **Feed Format**: Standard RSS/XML
- **Dependencies**: None beyond Python standard library
- **Timeout**: 10 seconds per feed fetch
## Troubleshooting
If you're not receiving notifications:
1. **Verify the feed URL** works in your browser
2. **Check the cron job** exists: `cron list`
3. **Test manually**:cron add \
--job '{
"name": "camelcamelcamel-monitor",
"schedule": "0 */12 * * *",
"task": "Monitor CamelCamelCamel price alerts",
"command": "python3 /path/to/scripts/fetch_rss.py https://camelcamelcamel.com/alerts/YOUR_UNIQUE_ID.xml"
}'🛒 *Price Alert*
*PRODUCT NAME - $XX.XX (Down from $YY.YY)*
Current price: $XX.XX
Historical low: $ZZ.ZZ
Last checked: [timestamp]
View on Amazon: [link]Tags
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