pp-airbnb

What this skill does

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# Airbnb — Printing Press CLI

## Prerequisites: Install the CLI

This skill drives the `airbnb-pp-cli` binary. **You must verify the CLI is installed before invoking any command from this skill.** If it is missing, install it first:

1. Install via the Printing Press installer. It defaults binaries to `$HOME/.local/bin` on macOS/Linux and `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\PrintingPress\bin` on Windows:
   ```bash
   npx -y @mvanhorn/printing-press-library install airbnb --cli-only
   ```
2. Verify: `airbnb-pp-cli --version`
3. Ensure the reported install directory is on `$PATH` for the agent/runtime that will invoke this skill.

If the `npx` install fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go install (requires Go 1.26.3 or newer):

```bash
go install github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/travel/airbnb/cmd/airbnb-pp-cli@latest
```

If `--version` reports "command not found" after install, the runtime cannot see the binary directory on `$PATH`. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds.

## When to Use This CLI

Reach for this CLI when an agent or user names an Airbnb listing URL, asks about Airbnb fees or direct-booking savings, mentions 'book direct,' or wants to plan a trip across listings. The cheapest command is the headline; plan and compare extend it. The local store accumulates listings, hosts, and price history across sessions, so re-running queries gets faster and richer over time.

## When Not to Use This CLI

Do not activate this CLI for requests that require creating, updating, deleting, publishing, commenting, upvoting, inviting, ordering, sending messages, booking, purchasing, or changing remote state. This printed CLI exposes read-only commands for inspection, export, sync, and analysis.

## Unique Capabilities

These capabilities aren't available in any other tool for this API.

### Host-direct arbitrage
- **`cheapest`** — Given an Airbnb or VRBO listing URL, find the host's direct booking site and report the cheapest of three sources.

  _When a user names an Airbnb/VRBO listing, this is the right tool to reach for. Returns a structured comparison of OTA fees vs direct booking with actionable URLs._

  ```bash
  airbnb-pp-cli cheapest 'https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/37124493?check_in=2026-05-16&check_out=2026-05-19' --agent
  ```
- **`plan`** — Search Airbnb and VRBO in parallel for a city/dates/budget, then run cheapest on the top results, return a ranked-by-savings list.

  _The agent-friendly trip planner. One call returns ranked results across both platforms with direct-booking URLs and savings amounts._

  ```bash
  airbnb-pp-cli plan 'Lake Tahoe' --checkin 2026-05-16 --checkout 2026-05-19 --guests 4 --budget 1500 --agent
  ```
- **`compare`** — Side-by-side: OTA total (with cleaning + service + tax fees) vs direct booking total, with dollar and percent savings.

  _Use when an agent needs to justify a booking recommendation with concrete savings numbers._

  ```bash
  airbnb-pp-cli compare 'https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/37124493' --checkin 2026-05-16 --checkout 2026-05-19 --json
  ```
- **`find-twin`** — Reverse image search a listing's photos to find the same property on direct booking sites or alternate platforms.

  _When host extraction fails (vague host name), reverse image search is the most reliable signal._

  ```bash
  airbnb-pp-cli find-twin 'https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/37124493' --json
  ```

### Cross-platform
- **`match`** — Given a listing on Airbnb (or VRBO), find the same property on the other platform via geocode + amenities + photo signal.

  _Cross-platform price discrimination is real; the same condo can cost 15 percent less on VRBO. This finds it._

  ```bash
  airbnb-pp-cli match 'https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/37124493' --json
  ```

### Local state that compounds
- **`watch`** — Add saved listings to a watchlist with target prices; daily sync checks for drops; cron-friendly exit codes signal hits.

  _Use when a user is shopping a specific listing and waiting for a price drop. Schedule watch check daily; act on exit code 7._

  ```bash
  airbnb-pp-cli watch add 'https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/37124493' --max-price 350 --checkin 2026-05-16 --checkout 2026-05-19
  ```
- **`host portfolio`** — Given a host or property management company name, list every known listing under them across Airbnb and VRBO.

  _Discover bulk patterns: which PMCs operate in this city, which have direct sites, where to focus arbitrage._

  ```bash
  airbnb-pp-cli host portfolio 'Vacasa' --json --select listings.title,listings.location
  ```
- **`wishlist diff`** — Track price changes on Airbnb wishlists over time; report which saved listings dropped, by how much, and over what window.

  _User saved a listing months ago and forgot. This surfaces price movement so they can act before booking._

  ```bash
  airbnb-pp-cli wishlist diff --since 2026-04-01 --json
  ```
- **`fingerprint`** — Stable hash from photos + amenities + host + city; used by match for dedupe; exposed for power-user export workflows.

  _Build your own external joins on listings; stable across sessions._

  ```bash
  airbnb-pp-cli fingerprint 'https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/37124493'
  ```

## Discovery Signals

This CLI was generated with browser-observed traffic context.
- Capture coverage: 66 API entries from 299 total network entries
- Protocols: rpc_envelope (80% confidence), rest_json (75% confidence)
- Auth signals: api_key — headers: X-Airbnb-API-Key, X-Goog-Api-Key
- Generation hints: has_rpc_envelope, weak_schema_confidence
- Candidate command ideas: create_GetViewportInfo — Derived from observed POST /$rpc/google.internal.maps.mapsjs.v1.MapsJsInternalService/GetViewportInfo traffic.; create_StaysPdpSections — Derived from observed POST /api/v3/StaysPdpSections/{hash} traffic.; create_get_data_layer_variables — Derived from observed POST /api/v2/get-data-layer-variables traffic.; create_js — Derived from observed POST /js/ traffic.; create_marketing_event_tracking — Derived from observed POST /api/v2/marketing_event_tracking traffic.; create_messages — Derived from observed POST /tracking/jitney/logging/messages traffic.; create_realtimeconversion — Derived from observed POST /track/realtimeconversion traffic.; get_GetConsentFlagsQuery — Derived from observed GET /api/v3/GetConsentFlagsQuery/{hash} traffic.
- Caveats: empty_payload: API-looking request returned an empty or null payload; schema confidence is weak.; empty_payload: API-looking request returned an empty or null payload; schema confidence is weak.; empty_payload: API-looking request returned an empty or null payload; schema confidence is weak.; empty_payload: API-looking request returned an empty or null payload; schema confidence is weak.; empty_payload: API-looking request returned an empty or null payload; schema confidence is weak.; empty_payload: API-looking request returned an empty or null payload; schema confidence is weak.; empty_payload: API-looking request returned an empty or null payload; schema confidence is weak.; empty_payload: API-looking request returned an empty or null payload; schema confidence is weak.; empty_payload: API-looking request returned an empty or null payload; schema confidence is weak.; empty_payload: API-looking request returned an empty or null payload; schema confidence is weak.

## Command Reference

**airbnb_listing** — Airbnb listings (search and detail) via SSR HTML scrape (openbnb pattern, no auth required).

- `airbnb-pp-cli airbnb_listing get` — Get full Airbnb listing detail (amenities, house rules, location, highlights, description, policies, host) via SSR...
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