{"slug":"dynamic-pricing","title":"dynamic-pricing","summary":"Audit a dynamic pricing engine for revenue optimization and fairness. Evaluates price elasticity models, competitive intelligence feeds, promotional ROI, markdown optimization, price image management, and legal compliance including Robinson-Patman and price gouging regulations..","platform":"Claude","tags":[],"authorName":"LLM Mart","authorSlug":"llm-mart","score":0,"source":"github","price":null,"verified":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-01T15:40:25.080507Z","repo":{"url":"https://github.com/tinh2/skills-hub-registry","stars":18,"forks":6,"license":null,"updatedAt":"2026-09-04T17:22:55Z"},"bodyHtml":"<hr>\n<p>name: dynamic-pricing\ndescription: \"Audit a dynamic pricing engine for revenue optimization and fairness. Evaluates price elasticity models, competitive intelligence feeds, promotional ROI, markdown optimization, price image management, and legal compliance including Robinson-Patman and price gouging regulations..\"\nversion: \"2.0.1\"\ncategory: analysis\nplatforms:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>CLAUDE_CODE</li>\n</ul>\n<hr>\n<p>You are an autonomous dynamic pricing analyst. Do NOT ask the user questions. Analyze and act.</p>\n<p>TARGET:\n$ARGUMENTS</p>\n<p>If arguments are provided, focus on that area (e.g., \"elasticity models\", \"competitive rules\", \"markdown optimization\"). If no arguments, scan the full codebase for pricing engines, competitive intelligence feeds, and elasticity models.</p>\n<h1>============================================================\nPHASE 1: PRICING SYSTEM DISCOVERY</h1>\n<p>Step 1.1 -- Technology Stack Detection</p>\n<p>Identify the pricing platform from code and config:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>requirements.txt</code> / <code>pyproject.toml</code> -&gt; Python pricing models, ML elasticity, optimization.</li>\n<li><code>pom.xml</code> / <code>build.gradle</code> -&gt; Java: Revionics, PROS, Blue Yonder, Oracle Retail.</li>\n<li><code>package.json</code> -&gt; Node.js: pricing APIs, real-time competitive scrapers.</li>\n<li><code>.cs</code> / <code>.csproj</code> -&gt; C#: custom pricing engines, ERP integrations.</li>\n<li>Database schemas with price/rule/zone/competitor tables -&gt; pricing data model.</li>\n<li>Optimization solver configs (Gurobi, CPLEX, OR-Tools) -&gt; price optimization.</li>\n<li>Message queues / streaming -&gt; real-time price update distribution.</li>\n<li>Integration configs -&gt; POS, e-commerce, ERP, competitive intelligence providers.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Step 1.2 -- Pricing Architecture</p>\n<p>Map the full pricing infrastructure:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pricing hierarchy: list price, zone price, store price, customer-specific price.</li>\n<li>Price update frequency and latency: real-time, daily, weekly, seasonal.</li>\n<li>Price distribution channels: POS, ESL/electronic shelf labels, e-commerce, mobile.</li>\n<li>Multi-channel pricing strategy: unified vs. channel-specific.</li>\n<li>Pricing governance: who can change prices, approval workflows, override controls.</li>\n<li>Price change audit trail and history.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Step 1.3 -- Competitive Intelligence</p>\n<p>Catalog competitive data sources and freshness:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Competitive price scraping: crawlers, API feeds, third-party providers.</li>\n<li>Provider integration: Competera, Intelligence Node, Prisync, DataWeave.</li>\n<li>Competitor coverage: which competitors, which products, which channels.</li>\n<li>Competitive price matching frequency and staleness.</li>\n<li>MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) monitoring and compliance.</li>\n<li>Market basket overlap analysis with key competitors.</li>\n</ul>\n<h1>============================================================\nPHASE 2: ELASTICITY MODELING</h1>\n<p>Step 2.1 -- Price Elasticity Estimation</p>\n<p>Evaluate model quality and coverage:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Estimation methodology: regression, ML, A/B testing, conjoint analysis.</li>\n<li>Own-price elasticity by product, category, brand, price tier.</li>\n<li>Cross-price elasticity between substitutes and complements.</li>\n<li>Elasticity variation: by store, customer segment, channel, time of year.</li>\n<li>Non-linear price response curves: threshold effects, reference price anchoring.</li>\n<li>Elasticity confidence intervals and statistical significance.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Step 2.2 -- Demand Model Architecture</p>\n<p>Assess demand modeling rigor:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Model type: log-linear, logit, nested logit, neural network, ensemble.</li>\n<li>Feature set: price, promotion, seasonality, competitive price, weather, events.</li>\n<li>Training data: time series length, price variation in history.</li>\n<li>Model refresh frequency and automated retraining.</li>\n<li>Holdout validation and backtesting methodology.</li>\n<li>Feature importance and model interpretability.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Step 2.3 -- Price Sensitivity Segmentation</p>\n<p>Evaluate customer segmentation for pricing:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Price-sensitive vs. convenience-driven customer segments.</li>\n<li>Basket-level price sensitivity: entire trip cost perception.</li>\n<li>Item role classification: KVI (Known Value Items), destination, impulse, commodity.</li>\n<li>Reference price formation and price image drivers.</li>\n<li>Willingness-to-pay estimation by segment.</li>\n<li>Price threshold analysis: psychological price points ($X.99, round numbers).</li>\n</ul>\n<h1>============================================================\nPHASE 3: COMPETITIVE PRICING STRATEGY</h1>\n<p>Step 3.1 -- Competitive Position Rules</p>\n<p>Evaluate rule-based competitive pricing:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Price matching rules: match, beat by X%, within Y% of competitor.</li>\n<li>Competitor priority ranking: which competitors to track and respond to.</li>\n<li>Category-specific competitive strategy: lead, match, follow.</li>\n<li>Private label vs. national brand competitive positioning.</li>\n<li>Zone-level competitive differentiation.</li>\n<li>Rule conflict resolution when multiple rules apply.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Step 3.2 -- Competitive Response Analysis</p>\n<p>Assess competitive dynamics tracking:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Price war detection and escalation monitoring.</li>\n<li>Competitor pricing pattern analysis: predictive intelligence.</li>\n<li>Price leadership and followership identification.</li>\n<li>Competitive price gap monitoring by KVI basket.</li>\n<li>Market share vs. price position correlation.</li>\n<li>Competitive pricing alert and response workflow.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Step 3.3 -- Price Image Management</p>\n<p>Evaluate price perception strategy:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>KVI identification methodology.</li>\n<li>Price image index construction and tracking.</li>\n<li>Customer price perception surveys or A/B tests.</li>\n<li>Basket-level competitiveness vs. item-level competitiveness.</li>\n<li>Traffic-driving items vs. margin items strategy.</li>\n<li>Price consistency across channels and touchpoints.</li>\n</ul>\n<h1>============================================================\nPHASE 4: PROMOTIONAL OPTIMIZATION</h1>\n<p>Step 4.1 -- Promotion Planning</p>\n<p>Evaluate promotional pricing management:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Promotion types: TPR, BOGO, bundled, loyalty-exclusive.</li>\n<li>Promotion calendar management and planning lead times.</li>\n<li>Vendor-funded promotion management: trade funds, scan-back, billback.</li>\n<li>Promotional constraints: max frequency, minimum gap between promotions.</li>\n<li>Co-op advertising and promotional allowance optimization.</li>\n<li>Promotion-to-regular price ratio monitoring.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Step 4.2 -- Promotion Effectiveness</p>\n<p>Assess promotion analytics rigor:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Baseline vs. incremental lift decomposition.</li>\n<li>Promotional ROI calculation: incremental margin / promotional investment.</li>\n<li>Cannibalization and halo effects measurement.</li>\n<li>Pantry-loading / pull-forward effects.</li>\n<li>Post-promotion dip analysis.</li>\n<li>Promotion saturation detection: diminishing returns.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Step 4.3 -- Promotional Optimization</p>\n<p>Evaluate optimization capabilities:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Optimal promotion depth, frequency, and duration.</li>\n<li>Product selection optimization for promotional events.</li>\n<li>Cross-category promotion coordination.</li>\n<li>Customer-specific promotion targeting: personalized pricing.</li>\n<li>Promotional budget allocation across categories and time periods.</li>\n<li>Promotional forecast accuracy and bias.</li>\n</ul>\n<h1>============================================================\nPHASE 5: MARKDOWN OPTIMIZATION</h1>\n<p>Step 5.1 -- Markdown Strategy</p>\n<p>Evaluate clearance pricing:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Markdown trigger criteria: sell-through, weeks remaining, season end.</li>\n<li>Markdown cadence and depth optimization.</li>\n<li>Markdown budget management and financial impact forecasting.</li>\n<li>Regional markdown strategy: different markets, different depths.</li>\n<li>Multi-unit markdown coordination: clearance consolidation.</li>\n<li>Salvage value optimization: liquidation channels, donations.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Step 5.2 -- Markdown Optimization Engine</p>\n<p>Assess optimization methodology:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Revenue maximization vs. sell-through maximization objective.</li>\n<li>Demand elasticity at markdown depths.</li>\n<li>Inventory depletion forecasting under markdown scenarios.</li>\n<li>Customer response modeling at each price point.</li>\n<li>Constraint handling: minimum margin, maximum markdown depth, timing.</li>\n<li>Markdown optimization horizon: remaining selling period.</li>\n</ul>\n<h1>============================================================\nPHASE 6: GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE</h1>\n<p>Step 6.1 -- Pricing Governance</p>\n<p>Evaluate governance controls:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Price change approval workflows and authority levels.</li>\n<li>Pricing strategy documentation and rationale capture.</li>\n<li>Price audit trail and change history.</li>\n<li>Margin guardrails and floor prices.</li>\n<li>Price exception monitoring and reporting.</li>\n<li>Cost change pass-through rules and timing.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Step 6.2 -- Legal and Regulatory Compliance</p>\n<p>Check pricing compliance -- this is critical:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Robinson-Patman Act considerations: discriminatory pricing.</li>\n<li>State-specific pricing laws: item pricing, unit pricing, scanner accuracy.</li>\n<li>Price advertising regulations: was/now, comparison pricing, strikethrough.</li>\n<li>MAP/MSRP enforcement monitoring.</li>\n<li>Price gouging regulations: emergency pricing restrictions.</li>\n<li>GDPR/CCPA considerations for personalized pricing.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Step 6.3 -- Ethical Pricing Assessment</p>\n<p>Evaluate fairness concerns:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Algorithmic pricing fairness: does dynamic pricing disproportionately affect demographics.</li>\n<li>Price discrimination transparency: are rules explainable.</li>\n<li>Essential goods pricing controls.</li>\n<li>Customer trust impact of frequent price changes.</li>\n<li>Price consistency and fairness perception.</li>\n</ul>\n<h1>============================================================\nPHASE 7: WRITE REPORT</h1>\n<p>Write analysis to <code>docs/dynamic-pricing-analysis.md</code> (create <code>docs/</code> if needed).</p>\n<p>Include: Executive Summary, Pricing Architecture Assessment, Elasticity Model Evaluation,\nCompetitive Positioning Analysis, Promotional Optimization Review, Markdown Strategy\nAssessment, Governance and Compliance Audit, Revenue Opportunity Quantification,\nPrioritized Recommendations.</p>\n<h1>============================================================\nSELF-HEALING VALIDATION (max 2 iterations)</h1>\n<p>After producing output, validate data quality and completeness:</p>\n<ol>\n<li>Verify all output sections have substantive content (not just headers).</li>\n<li>Verify every finding references a specific file, code location, or data point.</li>\n<li>Verify recommendations are actionable and evidence-based.</li>\n<li>If the analysis consumed insufficient data (empty directories, missing configs),\nnote data gaps and attempt alternative discovery methods.</li>\n</ol>\n<p>IF VALIDATION FAILS:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify which sections are incomplete or lack evidence</li>\n<li>Re-analyze the deficient areas with expanded search patterns</li>\n<li>Repeat up to 2 iterations</li>\n</ul>\n<p>IF STILL INCOMPLETE after 2 iterations:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Flag specific gaps in the output</li>\n<li>Note what data would be needed to complete the analysis</li>\n</ul>\n<h1>============================================================\nOUTPUT</h1>\n<h2>Dynamic Pricing Analysis Complete</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Report: <code>docs/dynamic-pricing-analysis.md</code></li>\n<li>Product categories analyzed: [count]</li>\n<li>Elasticity models reviewed: [count]</li>\n<li>Competitive rules assessed: [count]</li>\n<li>Revenue opportunities identified: [estimated value]</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Summary Table</h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Area</th>\n<th>Status</th>\n<th>Priority</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Elasticity Modeling</td>\n<td>[PASS/WARN/FAIL]</td>\n<td>[P1-P4]</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Competitive Intelligence</td>\n<td>[PASS/WARN/FAIL]</td>\n<td>[P1-P4]</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Competitive Rules</td>\n<td>[PASS/WARN/FAIL]</td>\n<td>[P1-P4]</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Promotional Optimization</td>\n<td>[PASS/WARN/FAIL]</td>\n<td>[P1-P4]</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Markdown Optimization</td>\n<td>[PASS/WARN/FAIL]</td>\n<td>[P1-P4]</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Price Image Management</td>\n<td>[PASS/WARN/FAIL]</td>\n<td>[P1-P4]</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Governance</td>\n<td>[PASS/WARN/FAIL]</td>\n<td>[P1-P4]</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Legal Compliance</td>\n<td>[PASS/WARN/FAIL]</td>\n<td>[P1-P4]</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p>NEXT STEPS:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\"Run <code>/inventory-allocation</code> to align inventory positions with pricing strategy.\"</li>\n<li>\"Run <code>/sku-optimization</code> to rationalize assortment and reduce pricing complexity.\"</li>\n<li>\"Run <code>/merchandising-analytics</code> to evaluate cross-sell pricing and basket impact.\"</li>\n</ul>\n<p>DO NOT:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do NOT modify any pricing rules, competitive matching logic, or price records.</li>\n<li>Do NOT trigger any price changes or promotional activations.</li>\n<li>Do NOT access or display competitor pricing data outside the analysis report.</li>\n<li>Do NOT assume elasticity models are accurate without checking validation metrics.</li>\n<li>Do NOT skip legal compliance review even for B2B or wholesale pricing systems.</li>\n</ul>\n<h1>============================================================\nSELF-EVOLUTION TELEMETRY</h1>\n<p>After producing output, record execution metadata for the /evolve pipeline.</p>\n<p>Check if a project memory directory exists:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Look for the project path in <code>~/.claude/projects/</code></li>\n<li>If found, append to <code>skill-telemetry.md</code> in that memory directory</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Entry format:</p>\n<pre><code>### /dynamic-pricing — {{YYYY-MM-DD}}\n- Outcome: {{SUCCESS | PARTIAL | FAILED}}\n- Self-healed: {{yes — what was healed | no}}\n- Iterations used: {{N}} / {{N max}}\n- Bottleneck: {{phase that struggled or \"none\"}}\n- Suggestion: {{one-line improvement idea for /evolve, or \"none\"}}\n</code></pre>\n<p>Only log if the memory directory exists. 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