amazon-catalog-cli 1.2.0

Catalog CLI Light - Free CLI for querying Amazon Category Listing Reports

Catalog CLI Light

Free CLI for Amazon catalog auditing

The first AI-agent-friendly Amazon catalog analysis tool. Query your CLRs with natural language, automate catalog audits, and integrate with AI workflows.

💡 Want more? Check out Catalog Audit Pro for web-based audits, unlimited reports, and client-ready PDFs.

Features

• 🤖 Agent-Native - CLI/JSON output designed for AI agent integration
• ⚡ Fast - Query 1000+ SKU catalogs in seconds
• 🔌 Extensible - Plugin system for custom queries
• 📊 Comprehensive - 9 built-in catalog health checks
• 🎯 RUFUS Optimized - Amazon AI shopping assistant bullet scoring

Installation

pip install amazon-catalog-cli

Or install from source:

git clone https://github.com/BWB03/amazon-catalog-cli.git
cd amazon-catalog-cli
pip install -e .

Quick Start

# Run all catalog checks
catalog scan my-catalog.xlsx

# Run specific check
catalog check missing-attributes my-catalog.xlsx

# Export results as JSON (for agents)
catalog scan my-catalog.xlsx --format json --output results.json

# List available queries
catalog list-queries my-catalog.xlsx

Available Queries

Attribute Audits

• missing-attributes - Find mandatory attributes missing from listings
• missing-any-attributes - Find all missing attributes (required + conditional)
• new-attributes - Find unused template fields that might add value

Content Quality

• rufus-bullets - Score bullet points against Amazon's RUFUS AI framework
• bullet-prohibited-content - Find bullet points with prohibited chars, emojis, claims, or placeholders
• bullet-formatting - Check bullet formatting (capitalization, length, punctuation)
• long-titles - Find titles exceeding 200 characters
• title-prohibited-chars - Find titles with prohibited characters
• prohibited-chars - Find prohibited characters in title/brand (basic validation)

Catalog Structure

• product-type-mismatch - Find mismatched product types and item keywords
• missing-variations - Find products that should be variations but aren't

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🆕 Bullet Point Validation (v1.2.0)

The new bullet-prohibited-content and bullet-formatting queries enforce Amazon's official bullet point requirements:

Prohibited Content Detected:

• Special characters (™, ®, €, …, †, ‡, °, ¢, £, ¥, ©, ±, ~, â)
• Emojis (☺, ☹, ✅, ❌)
• Placeholder text ("NA", "n/a", "TBD", "copy pending", "not applicable")
• Banned claims ("eco-friendly", "anti-microbial", "anti-bacterial")
• Guarantee language ("full refund", "unconditional guarantee")

Formatting Rules Enforced:

• Must begin with capital letter
• Must NOT end with punctuation (sentence fragments, not sentences)
• Length: 10-255 characters
• Minimum 3 bullets per product recommended

Note: Product Description is intentionally excluded (has different content rules).

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Usage Examples

For Humans

# Quick scan with summary
catalog scan my-catalog.xlsx

# Detailed results
catalog scan my-catalog.xlsx --show-details

# Check specific issue
catalog check rufus-bullets my-catalog.xlsx

For AI Agents

# JSON output for agent parsing
catalog scan my-catalog.xlsx --format json

# CSV export for spreadsheet analysis
catalog scan my-catalog.xlsx --format csv --output audit.csv

# Single query with structured output
catalog check missing-attributes my-catalog.xlsx --format json

Example JSON Output

{
  "timestamp": "2026-02-21T10:30:00Z",
  "total_queries": 9,
  "total_issues": 47,
  "total_affected_skus": 23,
  "queries": [
    {
      "query_name": "missing-attributes",
      "description": "Find mandatory attributes missing from listings",
      "total_issues": 12,
      "affected_skus": 8,
      "issues": [
        {
          "row": 7,
          "sku": "ABC-123",
          "field": "brand",
          "severity": "required",
          "details": "Missing required field: brand",
          "product_type": "HAIR_STYLING_AGENT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

CLI Commands

catalog scan

Run all queries on a CLR file.

catalog scan <clr-file> [OPTIONS]

Options:
  --format [terminal|json|csv]  Output format (default: terminal)
  --output PATH                 Output file path
  --show-details / --no-details Show detailed results

catalog check

Run a specific query.

catalog check <query-name> <clr-file> [OPTIONS]

Options:
  --format [terminal|json|csv]  Output format (default: terminal)
  --output PATH                 Output file path
  --show-details / --no-details Show detailed results

catalog list-queries

List available queries.

catalog list-queries <clr-file>

Agent Integration

This tool is designed for AI agent workflows:

import subprocess
import json

# Run scan and parse results
result = subprocess.run(
    ['catalog', 'scan', 'my-catalog.xlsx', '--format', 'json'],
    capture_output=True,
    text=True
)

data = json.loads(result.stdout)

# Agent can now process catalog issues
for query in data['queries']:
    if query['total_issues'] > 0:
        print(f"Found {query['total_issues']} issues in {query['query_name']}")

RUFUS Bullet Optimization

The rufus-bullets query evaluates bullet points against Amazon's RUFUS AI framework:

• Bullet 1: Should lead with Hero Benefit (why buy this?)
• Bullet 2: Should state who it's for (target audience)
• Bullet 3: Should differentiate (why this vs. competitors?)
• All bullets: Checked for specifics, length, vague marketing, ALL CAPS

Scores 1-5 with actionable suggestions.

Extending with Custom Queries

Create a new query plugin:

from catalog.query_engine import QueryPlugin

class MyCustomQuery(QueryPlugin):
    name = "my-custom-check"
    description = "My custom catalog check"
    
    def execute(self, listings, clr_parser):
        issues = []
        
        for listing in listings:
            # Your logic here
            if some_condition:
                issues.append({
                    'row': listing.row_number,
                    'sku': listing.sku,
                    'field': 'FieldName',
                    'severity': 'warning',
                    'details': 'Issue description',
                    'product_type': listing.product_type
                })
        
        return issues

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Requirements

• Python 3.7+
• openpyxl
• click
• rich

How to Get Your CLR

1. Go to Amazon Seller Central → Catalog → Category Listing Report
2. Click Generate Report
3. Download the .xlsm or .xlsx file
4. Run catalog CLI on it

Contributing

This is an open-source project. Contributions welcome!

• Add new query plugins
• Improve parsing logic
• Enhance output formats
• Build integrations

Roadmap

v1.1

• Excel export (formatted like CLR Auditor)
• Natural language query parsing
• Query result caching

v2.0

• Query composition ("missing attributes AND rufus score <3")
• Saved query templates
• Diff mode (compare two CLRs)
• Watch mode (monitor CLR file for changes)

License

MIT License - Free to use, modify, and distribute.

Author

Built by Brett Bohannon (@BWB03)

Amazon consulting veteran, AI automation enthusiast, open-source believer.

Related Projects

• clr-auditor - Original CLR auditing tool
• amazon-tool - Amazon variation creator

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